Bat Toss for Choice of Batting First or Second
After two weekends of rainouts, Flemington took the field against the Nutley Colonels at Yanticaw Park in Nutley, NJ. The Colonels are one of five “town” teams on the Neshanock schedule this year. These local clubs usually only assemble once or twice a year for a town event or a benefit. In this case, the Colonels were playing for the Kingsland Manor built in the 1700s.
Base Ball at Yanticaw Park
This is the fifth year for the event and the Colonels
brought high hopes after falling to the Neshanock last year by just one run.
The Nutley squad was led by “Skipper” who brought a team that included such
names as “Baccala”, “Tuna”, “Little Tuna”, “Bomber” and “PopPop”. But the
Neshanock were ready and came away with a 16-6 victory. Nutley did provide a
scare in the 8th inning by loading the bases several times and
sending 4 runs across the plate.
Nutley Colonels
The Neshanock were led by Danny “Lefty” Gallagher and Tom
“Thumbs” Hoepfner who each collected 5 hits apiece. “Lefty’s” bat was particularly
explosive as he walloped two triples and a home run. The mound was handled ably
by Rene “Mango” Marrero with Dave “Illinois” Harris closing out the last two
innings. The Neshanock scored 5 in first, 3 in the second and never looked
back.
"Batty" Returns
One highlight of the game was the execution of a fair/foul hit by Joe “Mick” Murray. In Nineteenth Century Base Ball, a ball is fair or foul depending upon where it first strikes the field, not like the modern game where the ball has to travel fair past first or third base. Another highlight was the return of the Flemington Neshanock bat rack. “The Rack" had been rumored to be lost to the cold winter, the victim of a shortage of firewood. Next up for the Neshanock is another town team, the Newtown Strakes, on Memorial Day in Newtown, PA.
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