The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-29

Base Ball.
The base ball season opened in
Mount Holly Saturday, and the Sham.
rock club, from Burlington, came over
to engage the local team in a contest
but the affair ended in a one.sided
game that lost interest after the second
inning.
Shamrock had players from manv
sections. Chance, the one, time pitch.
er, was on hand to do duty. He was
called on to bat in one of the last inn.
ings, but he could not do much. He
has taken on considerable flesh and
his base ball days are about over. The
Burlington team made many changes
in its field before the game was over
but they did not avail them anything.
The only run secured was on an error
on the part Of Mount Holly.
Bozarth was the first man to bat for
the visitors. He went to first base on
balls, butwas caught mapping. Loven-
duski was struck out and Adams
reached first by an overthrow from
shortstop to first base. The runner
went to second on the play but he was
caught off the base by quick play of
Forbes.
In Mount Holly's half of the inning,
awrie Gillian struck out. Morgan
got sharp crack on the head by a
pitched ball. He did not mind that
and stole second and third. McCue
was thrown out at first. Beaudry
made two-base hit which scored Nor
gan and Jess Foulks followed with the
same performance, on which Beaudry
scored. ShemsleH struck ont.
In the second inning Moore sent q
nice one to centre field and Gallagher
was given base on balls. Foster hit
to third base and Moore was forced out.
Reed was thrown out at first and Van
sciyer struck out.
Mount Holly scored another run in
this inning. f. Foulks hit to the
pitcher who made wild throw to first
base. Peacock struck out, but while
he was doing it Foulks stole third base
and went home on Lawrie Gillam's
safe hit.
In the third inning Shamrock did
not have look-in and went to pieces
on Mount Holly's plays. Beaudry got
his second hit, sending the ball to
centre field. Jess Foulks tried the
bunt game and reached first safely
sending Beaudry to second. Sheme-
ley also hunted safely and the bases
were filled. F. Foulks hunted and
Shamrock's catcher stepped on the
home plate, retiring Beaudry. All
that was necessary to complete fine
double play was to throw the ball to
first base, but the Shamrock catcher
seemed dazed and Foulks was safe at
first, Peacock hit fly on which Jess
tried to score but was caught at home.
In the fifth inning Burlington
changed its players to different posi-
tons. Jess Foulks was the first man
up and he profited by the change by
getting to second, the Shamrock pitch
er throwing to the base when he had
no chance whatever to catch the run
ner and the throw went wild. Jess
went to third on ball dropped by the
catcher. Shemeley got his base on
balls and stole second. Frank Foulks
went out on fly. Peacock hit to
centre, Jess and Shemeley scoring.
Forbes out on fly. Frank Foulks
stole second and third and tried the
same game at home but was put out.
In the eighth inning Chance was
put in as pinch hitter, but he was
caught at first. Bozarth got base on
balls and went to second on a wild |
pitch. LovendusH was thro wn out at |
first. Kitsch, an old player, was then
put in to bat. He sent one to third |
but Shemely threw wild to first and
the runner continued to second,
Bozarth going home.
Ia Mount Holly's half of this inning
Morgan was the first man at bat. The
hitting and running came so fast that
the reporter was not able to keep track
of the plays, but every player went to
bat, Morgan being the last man up.
When the score boys had put the
figures up it was seen that five runs
had been scored.
That settled the game and Shamrock
was defeated by the score of thirteen to
one, the only consolation in sight be
ing that they were not shut out.
Tomorrow the game will be with
Emerson, of Camden, a team that
ranks high in the Camden City league.
The local players will have some work
cut out for them. The exercises will
begin at three o'clock when there will
De a flag raising and patriotic adj
dress by Rev. L.. M. Bicknell.
Saturdays game will be with River
side
Florence played with Riverside,
Saturday, and won the game by get
ling IL runs, shutting the watch
makers out.
The Tigers defeated team from De-
anco, Saturday, and won by the score
If IA to 6.
The following is the score.