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BASE BALL MATTERSThe Defeat of the Mountain City,TaFrom Home BAsb of last Saturday. ! tlThe base ball game which was to have been wplayed on Wednesday, rain preventing, inwhich the reputation of our two countyscstclubs, the Juniata and Mountain City was distaked, came off at the grounds at Allegheny lithis afternoon, resulting in a defeat for our sccity club by a score of 7 to 12. The attend- bance was very large, the crowd which was aino less than two thousand, being so dense s-as in some instances to interfere with the Pplayers. W. livers of Harrisburg, actedoas umpire, and though we believe he acted t:conscientiously, he was not by any tlt;means up to the mark, allowing hitn-( self to he instructed entirely too much. | Juniatas played a strong game at the bathbut it was the first inning which won them j ^the game, as after that the clubs scored jalike. The playing of both catchers was .i —fine, each being credited with only two jpassed balls apiece. The game commenced with the Juniatas at the bat :The game commenced earlier than the(1time announced, and we are not able togiveletails of 1st inning. Ilalsey. Rock, Wolf,Molloy, and Harr, scored on this inningcI;and won the game, lt;n the other side |Peak got his base but side, was put outiwithout scoring.i'2nd Inning—Ounkst Hew out to P.Vaughn, Balsley bit to Phelan, who threwt- iwell to lirst but the runner got bis base.Rock forced Balsley out at second, Wolf bitsafe over second. Brawley broughtRock home. Molloy 11 ow out to Bradly.Flack got first by Jackson fumbling hisball. Bradley,followed hitting oyer second, ^ sending Flack to second. Flanagan strucka ft ul and both base runners left theirbo.According to amateur rules a man cannot be out on a foul and the men werereturning leisurely to their bases when the- Iball was thrown to first and Bradley decided out. The captain of the Juniatas andf[ the umpire refused to reverse this erroneousdecision, claiming it was aceor ling to anunderstanding between both captains, butI this the M. C. captain denied. Instead ofIrefusing to play, if the decision was not re-i versed lie allowed himself to he brow beatenby threats of stopping the game by tinJuniatas. The M. C.’s rather than stop,knocked under and play was resumedthough Bradley refused to contine, F.Vaughn being substituted. When the gamewas resumed Flanigan bit safe for one base.E. Vaughn made a safe bit bringing in Flack. Peake was muffed at left. Flanigan came home. Baker fouled out. Fisherstruck Vaughn out at third.)d Inning — Harr got base on fair foul, Keys fouled to Baker, Jackson bit to Fisli. rwho feilded to second to catch Barr, Peakendeavoring to make double play failed totouch his base putting neither out. Barrhome on passed ball, Jackson out tryingthe same, Balslev thrown out at first byby Phelan, Peak flew out to Brawley, Bakersent a pretty fly to left which was muffed,Fisher hit safe to right, Phelau forced himon at second, his fly to right being muffed,Baker got home, Tweedy fouled out.*4th Inning—Rock out by Phelan at first,Wolf by Fisher, Brawley by Fisher to first,Flack out at first by Molloy,F .Vaughn flewout to Brawley, Flanigan got bis base asafe hit, K Vaughn the same, Flanigan• running home, Baker hit to Jackson who t threw out Peak at second.1 5th Inning—Molloy fouled to Baker,Barr to Flack, Keys failed to make first,j t y \ r r t o fi r. *t, Fisher into Ounkst, hands, Phelan by Molloy to first.sfitli Inning—Jackson fouled to Bakerf Ounkst got bis first. Balsley over second,j getting bis base. Itock struck to Fisher.— .lt; who run Ounkst out between home anduthird. Wolt £ent Rovk home and got hisBfirst. Brawley hit to left and Wolf run*sning in was thrown out by F. Vaughn at -Vhome. Tweedy earned first; got second on passed ball. Flack thrown out at first by-Barr. F. Vaughn flew out to Jackson.e7th Inning—Rock bit safe for one base,but was given third. Molloy got his base.s,1 on a ball to short stop, Rock scoring, i- Barr fouled to Baker. Keys llew to Phelan.Jackson sent oue to Phelan, which was e fielded to second, putting out Molloy. Ed. j. Faughn struck out. Peak to Balsley. lrt Baker made a beautiful three-baser andis.ocame in on a passed ball. Fisher was thrown out at first.8th Inning—Barr hit to Phelau but gothis first, Keys flew to Flanigan, who threwaie out Barr at first, Jackson got bis first onbad throw of Fisher, Ounkst llew out to F.g Vaughn, Phelan llew out to Keys,of Tweedy was muffed by Brawley, Flacki,l hit over second getting his base.F. Vaughu sent a safe one to third, sendingTweedy home. K. Vaughn hit to right,r getting his base—three on bases. Peakput one to Molloy, who put it on Flack at home.u ,nlength Inning — Balsley fouled to Baker Visuer fumbled Rook’s ball, allowing bin bis first. Wolf hit for one base. Brawley at hit long ball over fielder’s heads sending l0r 1 both men home, but bis side was put on without anymore runs. F. Vaughn strucl 1 1 to first and out, Peake to Kevs, K. Vaughtbe struck out.ehis« M°CTAI!f ClTT 0 1{! J CM AT A. O iPeake, 2b...........3 0 Oungst, 1. f.........4Baker, c............2 2 Balslev, c........ 3Fi»ber, Sb..........4 0 Hock, 2b............1Phelau, b. s.........2 0 Wolf, it,. . 2t Tweedy, r r........2 1 Brawley c f.V.’.. ..3I Flack, p............3 1 Mollov/p.......3F. Vaughu, 1. f 4 o Barr, a. » ...........3Flanagan,c f.......3 2 Key*’, r. .*8, E Vaughn, lb......3 1 Jackson, 3b.........3his : Total..............27 7 Total..............271nr*i r.n .•
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Altoona Evening Mirror
Altoona, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, May 15, 1876
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