Middletown transcript., 1915-07-03
B. B. PICK UPS

"Hard Fibre, yes, very hard fibre
but not quite hard enough
Nowland and Bell made fine two-base
wallops in the first, Rell's bringing two
runners in.
Newnam's cuteness in second inning,
in keeping "hands off, a tiny base line
bunt till it finally rolled out, kept the
batter of first base, for he finally struck
out Takes brains as well as fingers to
play baseball
In third inning !. Gibbs smashed big
hit against the high wires on left field,
and two more got on bases, and then
all three left there by Donohue's little
pop-up.
Kinks missed fielding in Sd inning,
gave visitors their first run.
Donohue caught flies in 4th, 9Th and
7th. Kirk caught good fly in 4th inning.
Bell made two fine plays at short in
TIN a red hot pickup. both fielded
to first. 'Chippy' Bell, he did well",
yelled fan.
In the 9Th both Nowland and Bell
sent strong hits to left field, and then
both committed suicide on second
The stampede started in ninth inning,
(from Kinks muffed fly and poor throw
and Nowland's fumble) came near being
fatal-two men got in, making score 8
to 4, and with on basses, when luckily a
runner was caught between second and
third, and &c. c." Newman struck out
the third batter, leaving score to 8 in
favor of Middetown.
Heard Hard Fibre fan say their short
stop Essick was an eX-AlE Wilmington
Lacquer.
In 7th. after Ellison had made first,
Nowland sent a blistering liner through
first baseman's fingers, when the next
batter's ball put Nowland out I'd, and
that baseman put batter out at first -
! fine double play by the Hard Fibres and
the only one in the game
| Kirk is o. X, but he was out of his
element in the far field-a square peg
vainly trying to fit a round hole
Buddy" Walker slugged one over
the high fence into somebody's bear
patch, snd made two bases, caught q fly
in that critical ninth, and played seconc
dawlessly. Good for Buddy!
Newman struck oqt 2 to Davis s
made assists and only walked one, apC
made no errors.
An old expert asks Scribe to prinl
this: "Why keep man on the bencF
who can make two-base hits and le
others play who strike out half tn.
time?
Gallagher played an EXCEPTIONAL,
fine game, making some hard running
, catches, and promptly getting every
] possible case at second with Wallace
red hot iiE2Fs,
Walker in tho I'd felded to I'd AM
Gallagher sent it straight to 1st max
ing fine double play.
Walker fielded often and well, bu
marred as especially smart pick up il
the 7th by his one fault of careless
throwing.
Viuyard playe well-made 9 brillian
running catch in 9TH and made a conpl
of good hits,
Wallace made superb catcher stop
ped all balls and shot deadly liners t
second, and batted well,
Eliason is makiug first class frs
. baseman, and is not bad at the bat
but slipt up in the 4th-by not at one
returning to his base as fly was abou
te be taken.
Swain pitched well-walked but one
struck o&t 4 and held the batters sen
orally down to g9all hits easily felded
In 7th Swain kbeRked board off tn
barn in the left.
Kirk put up an all around COED gam
Ia field and at the bat.
DonSbue, did we'll despite his i'll luc
s. to get a thwack on the bean IN the Sd.
It He was called cut in the 9th for fai
!, ing % touch 3d--a weakness of hi
]. viii the Scribe saw him commit i
!. the |, though il was not noticed
the besapeakers. Stop it.