Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-06-16
Baseball! News

Leonardtown teams was q close and
exciting contest until the last half of
the seventh inning. when, with Mechan-
icsville leading, 4 TO 3, Leonardtown
Al bat and two out, Henry Camalier
hit safely To the outfield and pulled up
at third. The claim was made by Me-
Gainesville that he had not touched
hrst base and the ball was thrown 70
the first baseman. The runner, motto.
ing that the baseman was not on the
base when he received the ball, return
ed To first base, touched it and then
circied the other bases and crossed the
home plate without any effor: being
made 20 intercept him. Mr.. Bur
roughs, umpiring bases, called Cana
Tier out for not touching first base.
Mr.; Benz. Combs. umpiring balls and
strikes for thai inning, land. bv virtue
of his position, umpire-in-chief on any
play occurring in that inning) asked
Mr.. Burroughs IL he had seen CANA
lier miss the first sack. Mr.. Bur-
rouKhs replied that he saw il. Mr..
Combs then asked Mr.. Burroughs II
he had seen the ball returned TO first
base. ahead Of the runner. This, &C
cOrding To baseball rules, is necessary
before the play is completed and with
out such completion the umpire had no
right To call the runner out To this
question Mr.. Burroughs replied that
he had not seen the ball played back
tn first base. Mr.. Combs then, as UNI
pire in chief and acting under his in
depreciation of the rules, reversed Mr..
Burroughs on his decision and called
CamaIier safe at the home plate. The
manager Of the Mechanicsyille team
declined 70 accept this decision and
took his team from the field
Upon refusal of the Mccnanicsville
team tn return "a the field, Mr.. Combs
forfeited the game To Leonardtown.
and himself left the field, the game be-
ing over as far as he was concerned. .
Obviously, tbs game officially ended
when Mr.. Combs declared il forfeited,
and was resumed only through an
agreement between the managers that
Camalicr should be considered out.
This was done. in fairness TO the big
crowd on the grounds, and terminated
in score Of to- ) in favor of Mech an
lcSvillr.
As to the merits OF the game from a
playing standpoint, Mechanicsville
unquestionahly outplayed the local
team. HonorS in the OutEeld were
about even. II anything LeOnardtown
hod Sh6dt butTC DOLn DaCk- SLOD
men caught we'll, but Hill, for Me-
chanicsville, pitched IA better game
than Harris Camalier, who returned
from Washington just a few minutes
before the game started and was not
in anything like his usual form
The Leonardtown infield PLAYED
everything but base ball, Thompson
and dick" Greenwell being the worst
Offenders. Both of them are good
ball players and, with Roberts and
Sam Davis make an infield that will
compare with any in Southern Mary
land. What they lack is practice TO
give them >tcadincss and confidence.
Something else they need is snap"
and ginger. There was no pep"
in their play.
Pitcher Hill pulled of the fielding
feature Of the game when he hung on
to a hot line drive from Henry Cana
lier's bat in the fifth inning. j. Mat
tingly and NJ Adams shared batting
honors for MechanicSville, and "Dick"
Greenwich and Sam Davis led the local
team with the stick. Here, also, Me-
chanicSville Was easily superior. hit
ting oftcnor and getting in their ticks
when they meant TunS
On Saturday, June IL, Mechanics
willie defeated Baden, to3 Batteries,
Burroughs and Richardson for Me-
chanicSville; Townsend and Baden for
Baden.
Bel Alton registered a win over the
strong Clinton team on Sunday, setting
them down, IA To ,
0n Saturday, June Is. Lronardtown
will play SnlOmnn'S at Leonard Hall
grounds at ; - p. IN. Solomon's is
making strong bid for the champion
ship Of Calvert county, their last win
being from Lower Marlboro. To date
Solomon's has won q games and lost
=. IHnnardtown had good practice
on Wednesday, and should play
very much b"tt'r article Of ball than
they displayed on Sunday against Me-
chanicSville. Elliott Dent is taking q
daily workout and will soon he in
shape tn take his turn in the box.
On Sunday, June ~, LronardtOwn
goes To ClintOn for a game.
Mechanicsyille will play Upper
Marlboro at MechanicSville on Sun.
day afternoon next.