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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
2
Amos Skiles starred with swift, flawless pitching as Hershey beat Mountville 3 to 1. Meyers led the visitors with a sharp single spree, while Mountville’s Dusty Myers shone at short. The heavy shower soaked the field, but Hershey’s defense sparkled and the crowd, mainly Mountville fans, enjoyed a strong farewell performance by Skiles.
Ephrata rallied from an 8 0 deficit to defeat the locals 9 8 in Lancaster county baseball. P Doremus allowed ten hits for Hershey while Shaub homered twice for Ephrata and Zeigler, Romig, and Doremus contributed key hits. The game drew about 2600 fans and featured sensational defensive plays and a late Hershey rally.
The notes describe Mountville and Moyors with a chaotic recounting of the mayoral opening, a single score, and a sequence where Stiles leads with a strong game while Patty Miller clouts the ball hard, entering the $00 class. The text combines team action with unclear figures and outcomes.
Home runs by Shhaub and reliable pitching support from Saylor Zeigler and Doremus fueled a tight win. Bach Posey Beard Daniels stole bases, while Romig Machen Hinkle turned double plays. Umpires Hollingsworth and Haegy.
Romig had a bangup game at the middle station with three singles and two runs scored. Bud Shaub hit two home runs to energize the crowd as the finest long hits seen on the local field this year. Evans, visiting third baseman, had a brief stint with Lancaster Tri-State. Hollingsworth and Hagey umpired creditable games. Straub joined in in the fourth, driving in two runs with a hit to right.
Local Pick-Ups Howe now bats for Mechanicsburg after serving as Hershey's catcher. Matthews pitched for New Holland on Saturday allowing only two hits against Mountville, yet a 1 to 0 loss due to errors. Hockersville defeated a Harrisburg team 18 to 8 with Lee Hocker starring on the mound.
The 1914 baseball season highlights Nap Rucker of Brooklyn as possibly finished. Doctors treat a deltoid nerve ailment with extensive rest and baking while Rucker hopes to regain form but may never again throw as before. A note adds that a million horses die yearly in New York.
News from the West reports Pep Young nephew of Mr and Mrs John McKissick has been sold from the Sacramento Coast League Club to the Detroit Americans for cash and a player. He was the sensational Harrisburg Tri State shortstop in 1912, when he lived here and made many warm friends rooting for his success in the majors.
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A man trapped in a log recalls his past sins and admits guilt over an unpaid newspaper subscription. The moment of guilt makes him feel small and motivates him to crawl out through a knot hole.
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