New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
Hosts from Highland and
Lowland See Triumph of
Commonwealth F. 6.
PROVES
POWERFUL IN BOX
Happy" Dodd Drives Out Home
Run in Sixth Inning-Balmos
Fails in Pinch.

All Montclair turned out yesterday
for the baseball game between the
Montclair Athletic Club team and the
nine from the Commonwealth Field
Club Of Upper Montclsir. II was
battle as weighty in importance to
Montclsir folk as a worlds series con-
test, and one Of the biggest crowds
that ever jammed the athletic CLUB
grounds was on hand 20 see the men
from the heights vanquish their broth
ers Of the lowlands by score OF 10 o.
Alderman, who pitched for the high
land team, let Montclair down with
four wildly scattered hits. Montclair, on
the other haLa, was forced 70 use two
pitchers, the combination being Ber-
gen and Meyers. or the pair Com
monweath ripped six rousing drives
one of which was a home run slam By
Happy" Dodd in the sixth frame,
while another was a three-base wallo9
that came in the opening round. 4
The fact that the game was IN the
series for the Amateur League cham
ponship cut little figure. on either
side. Old scores had 20 be settled, and
the city title, something of greater
value in Montclair eyes than mere
league championship, was al stake.
There was enough OF spirited play
from the outset TO satisfy the most
blase critic. The fact that II took only
a few minutes over an hour and half
TO decide the issue is significant, as
especially as two hours and half IS
the usual duration Of the league games.
Montclair was responsible for a couple
Of smart double plays that did much
TO check further uprisings OF the
Commonwealth.
Luck played into Montclair's hands
in the first frame, when Percy Ayres,
brother of the Harvard captain-elect,
whaled a drive to the tennis courts m
left field. The bali alighted on top
of the canvas awning and, after
moment Of indecision, slowly rolled
back to the field of play, dropping into
Balmos's outstretched hands. By fast
relay to Kinnan, the ball was whipped
to Cough just in time 70 catch Ayers
at the plate.
In the first inning things looked rosy
for the lowland team, but the inability
of Balmos to make a. hit cost his side
a run or more, and quitS possibly the
victory. With one out, Jacobus walked
and reached third when Jube singled
to right. Rollins smashed out what
seemed to be a hit, but Burleigh re-
turned it to the plate in time TO catch
Jacobus sliding home. Archibalds
grounder let lube reach third, thereby
filling the bases. Balmos, however,
was unable to deliver in time of need,
though later in the day when nothing
depended on him he lined out singles
on two occasions.
Neither team was near a score again
until the sixth, when Commonwealth
actually broke the ice by virtue OF
Happy" Dodd's homer. Dodd drove
the ball so far that it never was re-
turned to the field.
The forces from the heights con-
tinued their attack in the seventh
fran, Meyers first inthe box for Mont
clair. Stanton, the first man TO face
the relief twirler, was passed. lie
went to second on Simister's single, and
scuttled to third as Sinister and Bur
leigh were being snuffed out In a
double play. Rollins error on Strasts
grounder let him cross the plate.
Balmos singled for Montelair IN the
seventh. and was sacrificed to second
by Kinnan. The stayed there whiie
the side was being retired, and he
suffered the same fate in the ninth
inning after making a single.
The score follows: