The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-09
Base Ball.

Those who went to the Mount Holly
grounds Saturday saw punk" game,
interesting only because it took ten in
nings to finish and because of the close
situation that existed until the last man
was out. The grounds were wet and
made the ball hard to handle, but the
plays were anything but brilliant. In
fact the only two exhibitions that called
forth applause were made by the visitors,
once when the right fielder caught fly
after a sharp run, the other being a
throw to second and a quick return in
time to catch the runner at home. Bris-
tol was the opposing team. 1t was here
not many weeks since and beat Mount
Holly. On Saturday Berner was in the
pitchers box, Cain having been laid off
for the indifferent manner in which he
played Labor Day. He was put on first
base, however, where he made an error
by dropping ball tossed to him by the
pitcher, which allowed runner to finally
score. 'Rube" Lippincott tried to steal
home as the pitcher delivered the ball
and was caught, and with one man out
''Rube" foOlishly hunted the third strike
which fouled and put him out. Hullings
also tried the steal home trick, but was
caught. The third baseman for Bristol
had two errors, the last of which allowed
Mount Holly to score the winning run.
Bristol got but four hits off of Berner
and was able to score three runs. Mount
Holly got Is hits, but out of that big lot
was able to get but four runs, three of
them being on errors. Berner showed
his skill as a pitcher, but he was too
strong for Hullings to catch. Jimmie
Greenwood, of Hainesport, umpired and
did pretty well, but he would have been
fNf tn Cd Aoa III ~
the bat. He could have held Berner all
right. The score was to 3 in favor of
Mount Holly but the latter should have
won by larger score.
Manager Poth has been trying to ar
range series of games with the r. ID.
Wood team, champions of the Delaware
River League. The Florence team has
| finally awakened and taken notice of Mr..
Poth's advances for struggle. Florence
says it is willing to play series of three
games, the winner of two to be the
champions of the series. One game is to
be played on each home ground and if a
, third game is necessary neutral ground
| is to be selected. Burlington is to select
! fifteen men from those who have appear.
ed in their lineup until and including
Saturday, August %, excluding any
player under National agreement. The
r. d. Wood Association will play the
men now on file with the secretary Of
the Delaware River League. On the
| financial end of the subject Florence will
| go to Burlington without charge if Bur
lington will play at Florence without
compensation, or Florence is willing tt
give and take 800 guarantee, and if {
third game is necessary the gate receipts
are to be evenly divided after necessary
Expenses are paid. The Florence man
agement is willing to put 500 in thu
hands of L. Snowden Haines as guar
antee of good faith. The umpires are t.
be selected by the Philadelphia Inquirer
If this proposition is acceded to by MI
Poth the first game is to be played a
Florence next Saturday. The reply Q
the Burlington manager has not beel
made public but it is hard to see wher
he could get fairer offer. 1t is YER
certain the games would be interestin
and would be a drawing card for an
ground