Evening journal., 1911-06-29
ROSES LOSE ON
WILD THROW
McGinIay'S Toss to Third Lets
Marhefkc Over With the
Winner
LANCASTER HITS
BAXTER FOR ELEVEN

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LANCASTER, Pa. June 29,-In a
game than which there was none hard
er fought out here this season. and
one featured by sharp and sensational
fielding on both sides. Wilmington
nosed out the Roses yesterday 3 to 2.
The Chicks showed up in tho best
form of the season. and from the start
to the finish played gilt-edge ball.
The Chicks were the first to get into
the run column. scoring two tallies
ia the third inning, but from that
time on TO the last inning Of the game
it was nip and tuck. The locals
followed tho Chicks by chalking up
a run in the third, and in the sixth
put over the counter that tied the
score Lancaster had abundant op-
lportunities to get over the plate, but
lrapid-fire work Of their opponents
time and again put a crimp In their
prospects.
Wilmington got a good start in the
third. Harkins was the hrst ont.
There lined a single to right field
and Baxter moved him around to third
with choice double TO centre. Hoop
ers sharp fielding Of Matthew'S
zrounder kept the runners on their
nUbcrs Out NldIutAhA lhHuCu vi Ah'
sphere for a long single to left field
that brought Therre and Baxter home.
Marhefka stole second, but was
stranded.
With one down in the same inning.
Lancaster put Joyce on second with
a pretty double 10 deep right. and
AIurray's single moved him to third.
from which he scored on Coveleskie's
sacrifice fly to Bastian.
The fourth and fifth innings saw
Wilmington 60 out in order. In the
next. with two out, Fritz sent a sim
gle 70 left field. stole second. and
went to third on Schettler's over
throw to catch him mapping, but Brent
ended the inning by tanning.
In the second Lancaster, through
two sacrifice hits. an error and base
on balls got three men on bases. With
one out Mckinley came to bat but in
an attempt to hit laid the ball down
in front of There. who touched homo
bag and completed a double play with
Harkns.
In tho sixth inning Murray lined a
grounder to Marhefka that was too
hard 20 handle and got his base.
Coveleskie sacrificed him TO second.
and Hooper,s three-base wallop
brought in the runthat tied up the
score
Wilmington came near breaking up
the game In the ninth. Marhefka sent
a hot grounder TO Smailing that took
him far back of first base. The fleld-
cT gUr rflc baff ana Dy wonderful
burst OF speed slid to the bag In time
to get him out Fritz went out easily,
Shelter TO Smalling. Brent singled
to left and stole second but he was
stranded when Bastian was retired on
an inheld out.
With two down in the same inning,
Thomas got to first on Fritzs error.
bat was caught stealing to second,
Baxter to Horkins to Marhefka.
Only q fine catch by Coveleskie in
the tenth prevented Wilmington from
crossing the pan with two runs.
Keister, first up, singled to Thomas
and went to second on Harkins' sac
rifice. There was walked, and both
he and Keister advanced a base on a
passed ball by Mckinley. Baxter'f
previous two-bagger seemed to put
fear into the locals heart, and Schett-
Ter put on additional steam and famed
bis finging opponent. Marhefka wa,
the last hope Of tho Chicks, and he
responded by knocking long fly &c
right field. which Coveleskie. gath
cred IN after a hard run.
The same inning opened up mos
auspiciously for Lancaster. McGin
ley was fortunate enough 20 ge
whacked with the ball Schettle
famed. and Joyce hoisted to Brent
Murray's single 10 centre sent Nc
Glinley up a base and advanced tn
locals hopes, but Coveleskie put al
end to the proceedings by an easy in
Geld out
With the game advanced to tn
eleventh inning, Wilmington went {
bat with determination written o
their faces. and succeeded IN endin
the argument Marhefka drew a pas
and went up 2 base on Fritzs sacr
fee Marhefka attempted TO negot
ate the paths still further to third bas
by the stealing process, but was nil
ped at that bag by Hooper Brer
again gave Wilmington a hope h
drawing four bad ones. stole secon'
and when Mckinley heaved the ba
wildly to Quinlan 10 nip the ruI
ner. sending the ball far out TO cei
tre field, Brent came in with the viii
fning run
Quinlan got a single after two mol
were down in the eleventh, and sto
second. but Thomas put an end
things by tanning the air.
The score: