The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-22
Base Ball.

It was sore lot of men who went
home to Lumberton Saturday evening
when the base ball team from that
town carried with it the record of the
first defeat in nine games, and Mount
Holly did it. Two weeks before Mount
Holly went to Lumberton and came
home defeated by the score of two to
one. On the next Saturday Lumber
ton defeated the East Side, of Cam
den. The latter had a pitcher in the
box by the name of Evans and he
showed up to such good advantage
that Lumberton engaged him to come
to the county seat for the purpose of
taking home with them the scalps of
the county-ceat team. Possibly Evans
scented defeat in the air for he asked
the scorers not to put his real name
down and he selected the real lady-like
name of Ruth. He was some pitcher,
but the Mount Holly men had their
batting clothes on and touched him up
for eight hits, while five were all the
visitors were able to secure. -Four
errors were charged against Lumber
ton and Mount Holly had one.
Lumberton brought number of
hackers, one of whom was especially
vociferous in voice and action, remind
ing one of the old county league games
when Florence man made all the
noise. The first two innings resulted
In blank for each side, but in the
third, with one man out, Hendrickson.
catcher for Lumberton, reached first
base on an error by Ritter who had to
reach out too far and try to stop the
ball with one hand. Then Evans went
down on four balls. The next man
was thrown out at first and the next
man sent safe hit which scored two
runs and the Lumberton contingent
saw victory in the air, for two runs
count whole lot in these days.
In Mount Holly's half of the third it
looked as if something might be do
ing for Burtis made hit, but the
other men were retired at first base.
In the fourth inning Mount Holly took
start. McCue and Foulks started
off with hits. Ritter sent little one
to the infield and the two first hitters
scored, Foulks coming all the way
from second on the punky hit, Ritter
being caught off second. Cline got
hit, Lippincott reached first on an err
ror OF the first baseman, and the two
men finally scored. This made things
look different, the score being four to
two in Mount Ho1ly's favor.
Lumberton tried hard to do some
thing in the fifth inning, but was I'M
able to cross the home plate. In Mount
Holly's half of this inning there was
an exhibition not down on the bills.
The umpire in haste, called to the bat
ter You're out" on a third strike
which the Lumberton catcher failed to
hold. The batter ran to first, and an
effort to catch him failed. The umpire
decided the man was safe. Over in the
left field side of the diamond is a
place for the players. 1t does not
nave the appearance of a pulpit, but
the instant the decision was given
there ran out from this shed a man
dressed In ministerial garb who began
to object to the decision. The rules
prescribe that nobody shall be on the
held except in uniform and in order
TO conform to this regulation some
body, handed to the wildly gesticulat-
ing figure players cap that was out
OF all proportion to tn size of his head.
He argued and pleaded but the UNI
pire decided he had a right to make
the decision that he had rendered and
the figure - lower half preacher
and upper topknot base ball cap
gave an exhibition that was not at all
creditable to him.
After short intermission the game
proceeded although there was much
warmth in the Lumbeton section In
the sixth Foulks got clean hit and
went to secon1 on an error made bv
Lumberton's second baseman trying
to catch Ritter at first Foulks took
third when Cline was put out at first
and scored a moment later when
Evans made wild pitch.
In the seventh inning there was an
other exhibition by the preacher-man-
ager, who objected to a man going to
second base on an overthrow to first.
There seems to have been some mis-
understanding, on the part of Lum- |
berton, at least, on this ground rule
which allowed a man to advance from |
first to second on an overthrow. even
though the ball was recovered and the |
runner was touched. However. the |
umpire declared the runner safe and |
then more skyrockets went up from |
The Lumberton bench.
This ended the run getting until |
Lumberton's half of the ninth, when |
Hatcher a former Mount Holly PLAYER |
made a hit-he made two of Lumber
,on's five-and he was brought home |
by a hit by Yates. The game then |
ended in favor of Mount Holly by the |
score of five to three.
Then there were cries of "robber''
md so forth directed to the umpire. Yet |
t must be borne in mind that in the
'wo instances where the greatest kicks
we're registered by Lumberton no bene-
it was derived by Mount Holly. Among |
hose who most severely criticised the |
umpire and openly declared him s'ros-
en- was the minister-manager. Yet
lie was an umpire about year ago in
game at Rancocas Park. At that
ime one of his decisions was so rank
hat we took him to task for it. Two
lays later, feeling that we had done
lin an injustice, not on his umpiring
'ut in making an uncalled-for remark
We wrote an apology, which it took him
our weeks to acknowledge the receipt
#. On Saturday in an attempt to
lave quiet discussion with him on
he points he had made he said he had |
lad enough of US and did not want to
ak with us. He was red in the face
md distinctly angry. He had all |
,he earmarks of the average baseball I
AN, but the characteristics of chris
ian minister were wanting. We apollo
Slzeo TO MIN year ago, we nave nc |
apology to make now. 1t is to be |
hoped he did not allow the sun to go
Town on his wrath and that in his
he was sincere when he |
asked to forgive US our trespasses as
We forgive those who trespass against
is" At the time referred to a year
ago he had the sympathy of many. On
there were few who held him |
n much respect but regarded him as
ne showed himself-an average base
pail fan, who tried to be sport" but
lid not know how. The score follows:
MOUNT HOLLY.
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