The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-08-18
Bel Air Humbles The Champeens

Older followers of the national game
and Bel Air is blessed with II number
of them will recall with pleasure and
pride the record of the old Victor team
of years ago. The name was truly
appropriate, for they classed IN THEFT
day with the best OF the small town
teams, and usually brought home the
bacon. In baseball, US elsewhere, his
tory repeats itself and so now today
We proudly hail our present team vie
tors" II would be hard to describe
the anxiety and eagerness with which
our local fans looked forward to last
Satu day. game with Elkton. Not by
twOs or threes but by carloads they
set out with the boys towards the Cecil
battle-ground.
Supported by such n large following
of friends with fresh confidence from
Perryville and with determination ia
make the fast going Elkton team bite
the dust, the boys themselves took the
field, took the crowd, yes, friends, they
took that game to the score of 3D..
Loudly the crowd cheered, brazenly
the band played when Elkton scored
her first run in the initial inning, Bel
Air having taken her turn at bat with
out Il score.
Bel Airs run in the second, another
one in the third and yet two more in
the fourth and still another in the fifth
seemed to mar the perfect harmony OF
that wonderful band and, like the good
fellows they were, about half Of them
by this time. led by the big bass drum
were playing for Bel Air. Meanwhile
Eikton was trying but her one lun
stood alone until the eighth when she
annexed one more.
With "A desperation born of despair
Elkton came up in the ninth. The first
man was walked by Knoedler; now
comes the mighty Shanner to the bat
and lines out u terrific drive which in
spite of Steinart's greatest effort went
for Il home run. Hope ran high foi
Elkton but rudely did Knoedler shock
them by striking out the next two men
while fly to left field, caught by
Grace, wound up the inning and the
game final verdict Bel Air b, Elkton
1.
Looking backward Registers catch
of foul fly, almost in the ElktOn dug
out, when Elkton had three on and
none out was one Of the real sensa
tons. The catch enabled Bel Air t,
make double play, thus blightinp
Elkton's plans for the squeeze play
Steinar's wonderful catch in Tho
eighth was likewise IA life saver ut q
critical moment, for il looked as tho
Elkton was bound to annex some
scores. having three men on and only
one out. kn0edler sh0ne at the bat a,
he did in the box, getting three out OF
Bel Airs nine hits.
We've only touched the high spot,
of the game-it was a real baseball
team that whipped the league leaders
and they've just started nicely TO whlT
the Others. We are now tied for first
place let's 20 from here aud cincl
| that pennant.
Rain Prevents Game
! The Aberdeen Mills 70 aroun'
was prevented by a heavy shower
| which made the diamond unfit for play
Darlington Upsets The Dope
Dal lington won her greatest victor,
Saturday by playing merry tune OF
Rising Suns pitcher and coming GU
with Z to victory. Rising Sun hel,
the score 6 to u until the sixth whei
Darlington got two on and began t,
slug. A squeeze play helped the caus,
! along aud seven runs e. 0sSed the plat,
before Rising Sun could call a halt.
Ha,re de- Grace 7. PerryvilIe 3
/ Havre de Grace was simply too muci
for Perryville Saturday and rolled i
on their across the river neighbors
Although putting up strong fgh
PeIryville could not show better thai
IA to 3 score.