Evening journal., 1911-08-17
CHICKS TAKE
RAMS MEASURE
Outbat Altoona In First Of
Series and Win Easily by
{ to 3 Score
FINE PITCHING BY MYERS
MAKES VISITORS HARMLESS

Although chances are against Will
mington getting out Of the Tri-state
ball the club seems TO be in better
shape than ever After the Tuesday
lay off the Chicks opened a three
games series with Hank Ramsey's AL
toona crowd here yesterday afternoon
and trimmed them easily by to
g score. 1t was the second Chick VIC
tory of the week and if the boys hold
to their present form they certainly
will take a few more games OF the
present home series. Only one more
victory is needed to make the week
their best They have a splendid
chance to hang up their record as
they stack up against Altoona in two
more games this afternoon and take
York on tomorrow for three games
two of the lot being on the card for
Saturday afternoon The Chicks seem
due for at least three of these.
Myers and Welsher were the op-
posing slabsters. Il was the Sun
bury boys first work at home and after
the fans had got their line on him
they marked him O. X. He held the
Rams to FIVE hits, walked three and
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eight solid swats of Mr.. Welsher who
struck out four men and walked
three more. Hines, Brent, Moreland,
Clark and Fritz hit the ball for extra
bases. while Marhefka, Bastian, More
land, Matthews and linn put up a
fast fielding game.
Altoona began things like winner.
As a starter Myers walked linn who
moved to second on Durmyer's sacri-
fee Clark put triple back Of More
land, scoring linn, and scored for
himself ahead Of McKenna's bunt after
Crist had walked. Hines left Crist on
second when he bounded out to Bas-
tian
The Chicks we're not long evening
matters. Welsher duplicated Myers
trick when he walked Reilly, the first
man to face him. Bastian sacrificed
and Matthews was safe on Brouthers
error. Brent doubled to left scoring
Reilly and aMtthews but was caught
at third when he attempted to stretch
the hit Fritz singled but was caught
at second on an attempt to steal
There was no more run getting
until the sixth inning when Altoona
again SET the pace. Durmyer got on
when Brent dropped his fly and nov
ed up on Clark's sacrifice. Crist sent
Durmyer across ahead Of his single,
the runner going to second on Nc
Kenna's infeh out. Hines singled.
sending Crist L third Hines stole
II second and Brouthers walked only to
ibe'forced at second by Myers. It was
ia lucky get out for Myers.
Bastian's single. Matthew's sacri-
nee and Fritz's hard triple to left
garden sent Bastian over with the
tie-up run in the Chicks half of the
inning.
The Chicks put the thing in the
cooler in their half of the seventh
Moreland was lucky enough to walk
Iherre laid down a splendid hunt
Moreland going TO second. Myers
sent safe one back Of Hines, scor-
ing Moreland, and moved to second
when Durmyer made a poor throw tc
i second of Reilly's bounder. Bastiar
walked, and on Matthew's life Myers
scored, Bastian was caught at second
and Reilly went to third. While Brent
was up Reilly stole across the plate
4 while Matthews was Logging it to sec
. ond. II was the best pair of double
steals the Chicks have gotten away
4 with. Brent ended the half by coins
out to Clark. Moreland tore off q
q double in the eighth inning after Fritz
4 and Marhefka we're down, but was
left when There fouled into Brouth.
. ers' nit
Brennan, a scout for the Athletics
and Arthur Irwin. for the New Yorl
Americans, looked the team over
Brennan has a line On linn, while
q Irwin is said to thinA we'll of til.
Chicks pitching staff The score:
ATTOONA