The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-09-21

The report that Pemberton was com
ing to Mount Holly on Saturday load
ed" to beat the home team was not ex
actly correct, as the only load was tina
of enthusiasm on the part of the Penn
berton hackers, who were confident O
victory-that is, before the game. Ate
lit was over some of those who said the,
expected to wipe the floor with Noun
Holly remarked that they knew the,
were outclassed before they began tn,
game" Copper, the regular umpire die
not appear, and there was some delay il
getting man for the position. Lev
Shinn, who had been acting as fielc
umpire, was finally agreed upon as the
umpire behind the bat. Pemberton in
sisted on having an umpire on the field
and DR.. Lyman Hollingshead was &C
cepted. Then Pemberten insisted that
the umpires should change positions
each inning, but manager Perinchiei
would not agree to this proposition. He
insisted on observing the rules which
say the umpire in chief shall take DO
sition back of the bat, and have full
charge of and be responsible for the
proper conduct of the game" Another
rule says the field umpire shall take
such position on the field as he may
deem best suited to render decisions.
The Pemberton managers were not in
clined to give in to this proposition, and
said il they could not have their way
they would go home, but when manager
Perinchief told them to pack up and go
they changed their minds and the game
began. The umpires did well, and there
were but one or two kicks over decisions,
one Of the strongest coming from the
Pemberton team on ruling of their
own umpire.
Pemberton went to bat first and Slater
and Wells were thrown out at first.
Shemelia hit one which slipped through
the feet of the second baseman l..
Saidt came next and he hit one to the
shortstop, who made wild throw which
put Saidt safe and Shemelia on second.
An error by Ritter allowed Shemelia to
score and Jones was safe at first. Pit
man made nice hit to right, and Saidt
and Jones scored. Rogers struck out,
and the score stood three runs in favor
of Pemberton, which set the fans from
that borough wild.
That was all there was to it for them,
however, for in the next eight innings
not Pemberton man reached second
base In the fourth Rogers hit one to
the cornfield that looked good for two
bases, but Burtis quickly gathered the
ball and caught the runner at second.
In the fifth Dawson got hit but was
forced at second. In the eighth Wells
reached first but was caught trying to
steal second. With those exceptions not
a Pemberton man reached first base
after the first inning.
For Mount Holly Beaudry drew base
ON balls in the first inning and went to
second on wild throw by the pitcher
trying to catch him off first. Folwell
hunted and reached first, Beaudry going
home. Folwell tried to steal home but
was caught at the plate.
In the third Beaudry was safe at first
on an error of the shortstop, and stole
second and third Folwell reached
second and both Beaudry and Folwell
came home on McGrath's out at first
This tied the score, and the Pemberton
crowd was not quite SO jubilant
In the fourth Cline hit to left, stole
second and third, and came home al
Chance was being thrown out at first.
In the fifth Beaudry struck out anc
Folwell made clean two base hit. NJ.
Grath hit one which while not exactly
two base hit, allowed him to reach
second, and Folwell scored.
This ended the run getting, and the
game ended to 8 in Mount Holly.
favor. The score follows: