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ALLEGHANY MAULS MASS. BAY TO GO TO 10-2
JERALD PETERSON TALLES FIVE HITS & SIX RBI AS VISITORS SCORE EARLY & OFTEN IN BOSTON

BOSTON (May 14, 1876) - Massachusetts Bay hosted Alleghany in the final game of their Week Two series on Sunday, and in the end Alleghany continued yet another hot start to a season with an impressive win at Oceanside Park:

Alleghany scored first with three runs in the top of the 2nd, with the inning led off by a Single from 1B Jeral Peterson, and never relinquished the lead, scoring eleven of their thirteen runs over the first five innings.

Peterson was easily Alleghany’s most outstanding performer on the afternoon:

• T2: Leadoff Single past 3B off T. Ricks (R)
• T3: Ground Out to 3B (1 out)
• T4: 2-run Double to RCF off T. Ricks
• T5: 2-run Double to LF off T. Ricks
• T7: 1-run Double to RF off W. McGuffin
• T9: 1-run Single past SS off W. McGuffin
• TOTAL: 5/6 (3 2B, 8 TB), 1 R, 6 RBI, 85 GMSC

It was a badly-needed set of hits for Peterson, who began Week Two batting .182 and raised his average from .240 (.495 OPS) to .304 (.673) OPS with his five-Hit, three-Double day. The 41-year-old has long since lost his ability to play 3B, but the 9x All-Star remains a capable 1B and a fine batsman.

The victory in Boston gave Alleghany a 10-2 record and their third straight hot start to a season. They have the best record in the A.P.B.L. after two weeks, while Mass. Bay is 7-5 and 3rd in the Colonial Conference.