Evening journal., 1908-06-18
DIAMOND FLASHES.
Willoughby got the can" Next.
Couldn't pound Pounds this time

" NiiouBHDy EOl Jilo can. Next.
Couldn't pound Pounds this time
Well, the Tigers scooped Red
Owens. Not long out Of job.
Pete" Cassidy played tight field.
kid" Marhaflxa mace the only run
for Wilmington in the second game
Union Leaguers seem to be going Il
bit. zollers and Topham each male
two swats IN the second round.
The only three baggers IN both games
were made bv WilmiLgton Hartley
and Marhafka turned tne tricks.
Mike Grady at firsr Tag in each game
fielded the position without an error.
Williamsport Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. The outlook is not par
ticularly encouraging.
Jake Weitzers Reading Ironsides are
going some. Fought Altoona on Tues
day for fifteen innings, with Johnny
Barthold in the box. ami lost, 2 to 1.
Yesterday they went back at tho
Beauts and in a fourteen inning game,
with Doc Reisling heaving, won OUT
A to g.
Topham did his best 10 win yesterday,
batting in the only run in the second
game and getting two hits himself
Safe bet-no fattening of batting
averages on the present slide over the
circuit.
Well, IL infielders are wanted there
is Coutts on Shamokin. and the Millers
on Easton. Keep your eye on the
latter boys for hitting and fielding.
Certainly rubbing it in on Whining
ton. Bridges defeated us to two
games in one day and then Pounds
turns around and does the same thing
Good thing we are not playing triple.
headers. What?
Wlloughby was some sort of a 'Wil-
lie Boy" when it came to laying the
second sack.
Looks like some mistake to let Rcd
Owens go after he had braced up at
second and was hitting the ball, too.
Red Owens watched ,he game from
a seat in the boxes. Willoughby was no
improvement at second playing a pool
game, and Red was pleased when the
new man was made to smash the air
several times. tar-1ndependent, Har-
risburg.
Rube Vinson, who played with the
Reading Union League team until the
smash-up occurred, has been signed by
the Lawrence team of the New Eng
land League and will leave this week
for his new berth.
Manager Wolverton has sold "Red''
Porter's release to Will5es-B Barre, with
an option to purchase him. Porter
has been doing fairly good work. but
counted upon to work regularly in the
Tri-State.
Fertsch is still in possession of that
terrible grin which in comparison
! makes Roosevelts look like a sweet
smile Wonder how Gradv can stand il
for nine innings at a stretch. Star In
deendent, Harrisburg.
4 A Williamsport exchange makes the
mild announcement that Wilmington
will ae here Thursday" Hope they'll
get there in more ways than one.
Looks as if Connie Mack didn't have
! any Indians" in his team. He is said
to be after n couple.
DR. Cariss has been playing a phen-
omenal game on third base. accordins
to the papers along the Tri-State cir
; cuit.-Trenton True American.
When Walker called Cassidy's hi
outside Of first base a fair bail al
awful howl went up. The ball was
J four by a foot or more as it passed frs
} base-Patriot, Harrisburg. That's
nothing new. we got the same here.
The Tri-State has new umpire il
Donoghue, a former baseball playe
who halls from Altoona. Hope he i
getting ready to supplant Tom Walker
who surely must do better or walk. .
! Harrisburg Patriot. Don't like Tom
Ell? 'Tis true he's not Finneran.
! Wilmington is as slow on the base
as the passenger train on the S. and c
Outside of one or two Of the player
theb unch moves like q steamer roller
1t takes four hits to make a run
Johnstown Democrat.
D Joe Myers seems to be regaining hi
old time effectiveness ana may be re
0 tanned dlnng the entire season on tn
0 Senator'S pitching staff Myers ha
0 a deceptive side arm delivery which
. puzzling to all batters when it is work
] ing -Willlamsport News.
/ Winiamsport has sold Whitley Porter
] pitcher. to the Wllkes-Barre. Na'
- York State League clue, and has re
3 called Fleming, who was with tn
Olean Interstate League team. Thi
!. gives the Billie, Britton, Warhop, Flat
0 er. Townsend and Fleming as a pitch
b ing staff.