New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
EngIewood Fritters Away
Early Innings and Just
Gains a Tie.
OVERCONFIDENCE NOT
A LITTLE TO BLAME
New Champions Err and Waste
Opportunities Until Umpire
Says It's Too Late.

The Enrlewood Field Club nine.
newly crowned champions of the Anna
teur League, frittered away a whole
afternoon in Montclair yesterday in
vain attempt to crush the Montclalr
A. c. team. 0verconfdence affected the
play of the champions ard the best
they could do was to score an eight
inning tie with Montclair, the points
reading 3 all. Darkness ended the game
when Montclair was al bat in the ninth
inning.
On past performances all Englewood
had to DO. wAs to take the field and
the game was as good as won. Early
in the contest il looked as II the out
come would be determined just in that
way. because the North Jerseymen
scored twice in the opening round.
The lead was shortlived. however, for
Montclair tied il up in its half with a
brace Of runs and came from behind
again in the fifth to make it z tie score
for all time. This last statement is
made on the authority of Frank Bien,
the president of the league, who said
after the game that as the league sea-
son is over and nothing hangs on the
outcome of the contest il won't be
played over. Thus ends EnSlewood's
first successful season after half a
dozen f-uitless years.
Eddie Meyer, who became the hero
of Montclair last Saturday by shutting
out the Commonwealth folk of the up
per village, twirled none too we'll for
the home team in the opening innings
and. was lucky TO escape with as little
punishment as he did get in the first
few frames. Later on he settled down.
In the ninth he let Englewood score
twice on a base on balls, a couple Of
hits and a couple of hit batsmen, but
he was saved from impending defeat
when the umpire called the game as
the first Montciair man was at the bat
IN their half of the inning.
Harold Mallon, the eth Regiment
veteran, was Englewood's first choice
in tie box. but he was wild and easy -
hit. He made weV in the fourth TOR
Charlie Press, after Montclair lad
scored three runs and made five hits.
Press was not himself for the first
couple of innings. end before he set
tiled down MOntclair scored tTo more
runs on base OH balls and successive
doubles by Jacobus and Dodd. Press in
five innings struck out seven men,
passed one and allowed three hits
Meyer, on the other hand, struck out
five, passed four, hit two and allowed
eight hits.
Errors cost each team one run. En-
glewood profited By a misplay in the
Arst frame, when Vaughn Lewis was
safe on Kinnan's foozle 1t happened
shat the next three men. Knox, Riddell
and Wilbur, singled. so that Englewood
got two runs when il was entitled to
one.
In the fourth, Arthur Barnwell let
drive escape him for a three baser,
thereby letting Rollins, who was on
second, score.
A. Never opened Montcair's attack
III the first frame with vicious single
To centre, and in another moNent Dodd
ramnNd a drive to deep centre which
was good for the circuit.
Englewood went into the lead again
in the second. Dick Lewis singled and
Mallon sacrificed him to second. Meyer
hit Barnwell and Knox walked, filling
the bags after Vaughn Lewis flied out.
Riddel'C single scored Lewis and Barn
we'll.
Montclajr counted once in the fourth,
on Eollins's double and Barnwell's
erroA
Knoy doubled in the fifth, was sacri-
feed elong by Riddell and scored on
Falsely hit to centre.
The score follows: