Evening journal., 1915-07-29
Silverbook Tid-Bits

silycrbrook put up the worst ar
ticle Of ball Of the season when they
went down to defeat at the hands Of
the fast Girard College team OF Phil
adelphia last Saturday.
Four errors in one inning is the
BROKERS record. Errors Of all kinds
were numerous. Had earned runs
counted, the locals would have defeat
ed the College boys. A to 8. AS it was.
the final score was s TO 5. with the
Brokers on the short end. The err
rors may be due 10 the fact that many
were thinking about their vacation az
the Delaware Water Gap, as several
were going to leave for that place al
ter the game. Nuf said.
Mathewson started for silverhrook,
but was too liberal with passes and
war Ineffective Manager Ellicott
sent Wise 10 the mound in the third
session and was touched for seven
safeties. none Of which we're for extra
bases. Wise had one of his hngers
badly hurt while going after Q line
drive in the seventh inning. He nm
ished the game but says he viii NOT
so in any more until the hand thor
oughly heals
Hansen held both Mathewson and
Wise in a creditable manner and for
change registered one in the error
column. "Pete" also batted. 33S for
the game.
Simpson. who usually bunts down
third base line. tried this Saturday but
/ failed to get safe To make up for
this he came across with some fast
fielding.
Crooks got his ever-ready single
that always does some good buI there
/ is no need for singles, doubles, triples
or home runs If the team continues tc
pull of the helding it did last Satur'
day. Crooks made his first error o
the season last Saturday. This is nc
Disgrace as almost all Of them regis
tered something besides goose egg
Greenfield. who batted 800 last
year. has taken a slump. He connected
but once yesterday out of five trips e
the plats. He had but FIVE putouts al
first base as none OF the helderI
seemed to be able to get hold on th'
ball and throw II to him. GreenfelC
also had a mishap. II was no dis
grace. Greenie, as everybody wa
doin' II.
! Smith was the only BROKER TO shin
even If he did have an error. He mad
the only extra base hit of the game.
three-bagger and accepted some harl
chances at third on the ground, ant
two hard running catches. Bot
brought the spectators TO their feet.
siemen batted 500 for the game, bu
oh my. those errors It's no disgrace
Bob, the rest OF your mates wer
right with you. You have Tommy o.
one side and George on the other
look what they did.
Sharpe came across with his regu
b lar single and stole half Of III
Brokers' bases, the total being tw'
, Therefore sharpe stole one. Smit
5 swiped the other. Mental arithmeti
not algebra.
stetser also got his regular sing
and PLAYED a fast game in the fiel
: not having an error. Bert had twl
thirds of the Brokers strikeouts, u
total being three, therefore he fame
twice. Sharpe punched the other on
More mental arithmetic
o II took enough time TO play tw
games. over two hours being necel
sary for the nine innings.
Three Of the players went 20 IN
Delaware Water Gay after the gan
for a weeks vacation. They inclut
Wise, Siemen and Crooks. We a
hope they have gUod time, ami thi
they will forget how to make errol
by next Saturday, when the local wi
play the Middletown A. c.. at Middl
town. II the vacation idea prov,
successful in making the players lear
> how 10 forget 10 make errors, Harl
will send us all on a vacation.
II was rumored that the campe
l who we're going to the Gap forgot
: get anything to eat for the week.
. this rate Manager Ellicott will have
cancel the game with Middletown ne