Evening journal., 1911-05-06
BaStian'S Triple in Ninth Puts
Locals close to a Tie
Up Score
FIVE PITCHERS ARE
USED IN The GAME


inning that put the Chicks within one
run of tieine the thing up woke up the
isoo loyal fans for fair. and although |
Uo did lose there was not one fan IN
Town last night who saw tho game VINO
would not admit that the Chicks are
aa fast as any Tri-State team that
ever represented the city. They got ~
had the first time Reading came up be
ranse Ruscher did not have the goods.
Singles by Curry and Wyckon, pack
of Stutz's base on balls, Buscner ailu
Narhefkas errors and rudolph
smashing double. sent four across the
pan for Reading, giving the Fret1el-
men a lead that tho chicks coulo not
overcome
The game was remarkable IN many
respects. First. five pitchers mixed into
Il Ruscher and Ramsey were hret
choice. but after Buscher had been
reached Cassidy put the derrick under
him before the third down In the hrst
inning and trotted out Ruhe Merchant
who held TO the last. When the Chicks
ranped Ramsey hard IN their first half
couehlin succeeded him with Hem
mineer who lasted until tho seventh
when "Croeg-fre" Northrop. tho hoy
With the fourteen men strike out rec
ord went in Northrop proved the
stesdiest Of the Reading squad, but IN
the Ninth the Chicks connected WIN
his benders in such a lively fashion
that they finished within one run or
tieing the score after having started
the half four runs behind
Two Dozen Hits the Total
Twenty-four hits featured the game.
each team getting away with twelve
Billy Keister led the list with double
and two singles Rudolph drew a pair
OF douhls. Weeks and Bells one each.
and Iube. Curry and Wyckoff drew out
with a pair or singles apiece -Gockill
ripped one Of Merchants outshoots
over the left field fence for the first
time since 1906 when Thomas of Leb-
anon. planted one there, and Bastian
tore on a triple 10 the center field
corner lust before the curtain went
down. II was the hardest hitting game
that will be seen here for q long time
and although the Chicks did not fin
ish on top in the run getting they
plaved the quality Of hall that will
win many a game for them this year.
Aside from Buschers poor form
"Tony" Marhefka seemed 10 have an
OFF day On every throw to first In the
early innings Tony seemed anxious
10 put the pill where Bastian couldn't
got n He threw a bad one 10 the
corner Ina the FIRST that helped Jube
aocla aud again I'm the fifth he hurled
Rudolph7 grounder SO high that Bas-
tan couldn't have reached it in an
airshp. Then Tony" woke up on his
next three chances and made good.
keister. Murphy aud Jube put up
brilliant fielding game. while Stutz
IrI 4fnIg nj fhsa
ones that came his way and trying tol
initiate Hughey Jennings. The boy has
the pepper Coughlin. who escaped SER
vice with the Chicks because he had
bought up the Pretzels. won the game
for Reading when he pulled In keis-
ter's lightning drive in the fifth in
ming while Siegfried and Marhefka
we're on. The ball hit Bill hard enough
to almost upset him but he held it.-as
we'll as the game for himself.
How the Runs We're Made.
Readings getaway proved bad one
for the Chicks. Buscher. the Baltimore
Eastern Lacquer. went in TO pitch but
hn did not show tho class. A base on
balls for Stutz. the FIRST man up, an err
rOr bv himself. Marhefka and Bastian,
coupled with a double by Rudolph and
singles by Curry and Wyckoh sent
Juhe. Coughlin Cockill and Ru-
dolph over the pan before
tho side was retired on double
play. Marhefka. Harkins 20 Siegfried.
n was that blow that the Chicks could
not recover from.
Mllman and Homminger were easy
outs In the second but Stutz hit
stole second and scored ahead OF
lube's drive. Coughlin was out Mar
hefka 10 Bsstian.
There was nothing more doing for
tho Pretzelmen until the fifth wher
Cockill's drive over the leftfield fence
added one tally TO the total after two
men were down. Miller and Hemmin
gers walks and singles by lube ans
Coughlin pushed Millmsn over IN th'
sixth. The eighth run came IN the 9tl
inning. Rudolph doubled and tried u
score ahead of Curry'E single but wa
run down while trying 10 make M
plate, Curry holding TO second unit
Wyckofts s drive sent him across.
Chicks go Hard to VIM
Tho Chicks finished their FIRST hal
two tallieH back Of Reading Siegfrie
was hit as a starter, Marhefka singlet
Murphy beat out a bunt and Keiste
doubled scoring Siegfried and MAJ
hofka, Murphy going to third. Murph
tried for the plate on Milman's a
tempt to get Keister mapping on SCI
ond but was declared out on a clos
decision Weeks walked, but Rastia
hit himself and Koister into doub
play which Stutz pulled on unassiste
Two moro came home IN the sixt
inning on doubles by Weeks and Be
lis and a single by Merchant
But n remained for the ninth innin
10 arouse the fans. The Chicks opene
the last engagement needing four run
20 tie the thing UP.
Siegfried made an encouraging staI
BY tearing of a single Markefka drop
ped his into Jube's basket Murph
walked and the fans broke loose. Bill
keister injected fresh hope when h
sent Siegiried across ahead of his thir
hit Murphy holding TO third. The
bastian let 90 with a smashing tripl
10 the center field corner scoring Muir
ply and keister. With Bastian on thir,
aud Two men down the Chicks wer
within one run Of forcing the gam
INTO extra innings and with this 1
view Cassidy sent Shaw in 10 bat 70
BELLS but Shaw proved an easy on
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