Newark post., 1915-08-04
Newark Loses Pitchers Battl'

Newark Loses Pitchers Battle
Newark and Parkside played a
fast game of ball on Saturday but
the home club lost by the score of |
2 to /. 1t was largely pitchers
battle between Hogan and Jones
with the Wilmington lad having a
shade the better of it.
This defeat moved Newark down
to fifth place and only one game in
the lead of Elkton, the tailenders.
Elk Mills sprung surprise by de-
feating Traction Company a to 0,
largely through the fine pitching
of Wilson. New Castle had no
trouble in trouncing Elkton, 9 to
2.
There were some changes in the
Newark line up. Neither Reynolds
or Lucy, the Baltimore battery,
were on hand, and Schmickel, the
second baseman was also absent.
Brown, who halls from Yorklyn,
and who has the earmarks of a
fair player, was placed at second
in place of Schmickel and Scanlon
was allowed to sit on the bench
until the last part of the game
when Brown replaced Scott at
short and Scanlon went to second.
Although Brown played hard
game he used poor judgment with
runners on second and was really
directly responsible for both of
Parksides runs and consequently
Newark's defeat. In the second
inning Riley for Parkside singled
and stole second. Brown devoted
all his time hanging around sec
ond to keep the runner on until
Hogan would start to deliver the
ball. Then the Yorklyn boy would
slip and slide around in an effort
to get back back to his proper po-
sition. Just what might be ex-
pected to happen under such cir
cumstances happened. Getsen-
berg pushed one through to right
field between second and third
which Brown should have fielded
easily had he been in his position
and Riley scored.
Brown was evidently doing the
best that he knew how and not so
much blame is due him as some Of
the Newark players who have been
in the game long enough to correct
such faults. Apparently, however,
the entire team failed to notice the
crude way Brown was playing the
bag as he continued the same way
every time a runner would go on
second. With a runner on second
Brown was invariably on the run
to get back to his position wher
Hogan would deliver the ball
What would be the result in case
of hit towards right field? lr
case the ball was hit to his righ'
he did not have one chance in
hundred of stopping in time tt
get back for it and if hit to thu
left of the baseman's natural po
sition the chances were about thu
same against him getting tn
ball as he was always too far ava.
from his position to get such a bal
Fortunately, however, the one il
the second inning was the onl.
one hit towards right field bu
that was sufficient to win tn
game and yet Brown was allowe
to continue to play the bag tn
same way during the entire game
In the sixth inning with on
down Hampton singled. He at
tempted to steal and Spence mad
a peg that had the runner severa
wards but Brown dropped the bal
The dropping of thrown ball
something that is liable to happe
to any fielder but nevertheless
cost Newark run in this instanc
as Mcguire dumped one in fror
of the plate and when Hogan mad
a bad throw to first Hampto
scored. Had Brown held the ba
there would have been three ou
before Mcguire batted.
Newark scored one run in tn
eighth inning on Morris singh
an error of the rightfielder an
Rankins safe hit. Jones pitche
a fine game and was given gre'
support in the pinches especial
bv Rainey and McGoah. Hoga
famed eleven men and did M
walk a man. The score: