Atigust 20, 1915, 
‘s MANCHESTER LOSES 
Fisst GAME oF Series Wir Bev- 
ERLY—-ALso First GAME 
OF SEASON. 
i 
‘Manchester Jost the first game of 
the series with Beverly last Saturday 
at the Manchester Playgrounds, for 
the championship of the North Shore. 
» the game was a fizzle, as far as 
‘Manchester is concerned, for five of 
the eight runs scored by Beverly was 
a hand-out, not a hit being made 
while the runs were being scored. 
Manchester went in the air, in other 
words. Stage fright! 
A team that has played 
ant ball all season, end that went 
through all of last season with only 
two defeats, and has played some of 
the strongest semi-pro teams in this 
part of the state this season, includ- 
inz the Maples of Sale:, the Lynu- 
hursts of Lynn, the Queen Quality 
and others, with not a defeat— it 
seemed too bad to go to pieces in the 
12th game of the season. ‘The Bev- 
erly team is not the strongest tea 
Manchester has met this year, but ti 
gane with them meant more, because 
it isa series, and' means something. 
Grover pitched a good ga~e, stronger 
the latter half than the first part of 
the game. Dexter Woodman, who 
pitched for Beverly is a good pitcher, 
but he is not a star of such brilliancy 
as to outshine many other pitchers 
that have already appeared on the 
Manchester diamond. He went io 
pieces altogether in the last two in- 
nings. It brought tears to the eyes 
of his supporters to see the way ne 
went up in the air in these two in- 
nings,—but it brought just as many 
tears to the eyes of Manchester sup- 
porters because Manchester did not 
or could not make good when Wood- 
man went to pieces. 
Manchester has a good bunch of 
ball players and anyone who saw last 
Saturday’s gare know full well the 
team is there and can play just as 
good ball, and better, than Beverly. 
_. The team from one end of the field 
to the other went to pieces. Eight 
-errors tells its own story. 
All up for the game tomorrow at 
Beverly.” Get off at Montserrat sta- 
tion. Manchester is going to win. 
The boys learned their lesson last 
week. It may be remembered Man- 
chester lost the opening gave of the 
Farms series last year,—but the next 
games came Manchester’s way with- 
out much trouble. 
~- 'The'crowd at last Saturday’s game 
was the largest of the season. 
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Two-base hit —Hopkins. Bases stolen 
O’Leary (2), Gray, Bond. Double plays 
—White (unassisted); Burdette-White. 
Bases on balls—Off Grover 5, off Wood- 
man 10. Hit by pitched ball—Cody, 
Srllivan. Struck out—By Grover 9, by 
Woodman 10, Passed balls—Manchester 
(2).. Time 2h. 15m. Scorer—Slade. .Um- 
pires—Dunbar and Long. 
Innings: Neos. 4s Get Bee 
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All this loud talk about Manches- 
ter money and the “big haul” made 
by the Beverlyites last Saturday is a 
huge joke, The knowing ones in 
Beverly are having a good laugh 
about it, though they must feel just 
a little bit sore they didn’t have tne 
courage to place any wagers on the 
eame last week. ‘The noticeable thing 
about the game from that standpoin', 
in view of the fact it was a series of 
games, was the absence of Beverly 
~oney. The writer knows for a fact 
—and he can prove it—the only real 
wagering done on the game, except 
possibly a few friendly side bets— 
was to the amount of $20. All this 
talk about $300 is a joke and the Bev- 
erly fans know it. Manager Rafferty 
and the rest of the Beverly suppor- 
ters, had a good chance to take care 
of a pool of $160 just before the 
game started and again after it start- 
ed—but, as we said above, only $20 
was covered: Manchester lost the 
first game in the Beverly Farms 
series last. year—but, oh! what a 
clean-up in the next. three games of 
the series. ‘The Beverly players and 
management are not offering many 
odds on the game this week, we 
venture to say; they know all. too 
well what kind of a team they are up 
against. 
NORTH: SHORE BREEZE and Reminder © by) 
Wuar *Epitor’: Lone . oF SALEM 
Says OF THE GAME. - 
Sporting Editor Long of the Salen 
News, who refereed the bases at the 
Manchester-Beverly game last Sat- ° 
urday, made the following commert 
on the game in Monday’s News: 
“Grover twirled. good ball but 
showed, little speed in fielding his 
position, ‘The Beverly nine worked 
two squeeze plays that a blind nan 
could see coming. Another time the 
Manchester pitcher was slow in get- 
ting the ball to the initial sack after 
picking up a low roller. 
“The Manchester: management 
showed poor judment. Leo Cody, 
who is without a doubt one of the 
best all around ball players around 
here, was in a Mancnester uniform 
and he was kept on the bench until 
late in the game. When the Wox- 
cester academy star got into the 
game he showed the natives how the 
initial sack should be covered. 
“Cody also had Manager Rafferty 
sweating blood. He was hit, re- 
ceived a base on balls and fanned in 
three trips to the plate. He hit two 
balls on-a line that went foul by a 
few feet .and the Beverly fans 
breathed easier when he was passed. 
“It seemed to be more fear than 
nything else that beat. Manchester. 
They are capable of playing better 
ball, but they had. two disastrous 
innings that netted the Beverly team 
their runs. 
“Deckie Woodman is one of the 
hardest working pitchers around her ». 
He puts all his strength in every ba'l 
that he throws. Woodman pitched 
just as hard with a seven ru lead 
and as a result of the extreme heat 
ond the extra exertion he weakened 
in the eighth and ninth. 
“Tf he telied on his fielders more 
he would do a lot better work. Ten 
of the Manchester batters hit the 
strike-out road to the bench. 
“Tn the eighta bases.on balls set the 
Manchester fans crazy with rooting, 
but two runs was the best the Man- 
chester team could get. 
“Manager Rafferty wanted to yank 
Woodman in. the. eighth but Capt. 
Burdette refused to stand,. for. 1t. 
Burdette showed good judgment, as 
the only other twirler was. Peterson 
and to send an. inexperienced man. “1 
at such. a fime -would have been 
suicide for the Beverly team. 
“he Manchester infield is one:9! 
the best. infields around, but the 
srounds will not-'take care, of,,the 
crowd. ‘Ihe Beverly management, .’s 
planning on receiving a record crowd 
at the game this week at the spacious 
Beverly field.” 
