Evening journal., 1911-05-20
CHICKS TRIM
LANCASTER
ROmp Home Easily With First
Of Series With the
Roses
WILMINGTON
GOING FOR TOP
WILMINGTON
GOING FOR TOP

Especial Dispatch to Evening JournaD
LANCASTER, Pa, May 20-smart-
iAa Under tho sting OF defeat when
they last appeared here, the Della
ware lads went ut the Roses yestep-
day with vim and determination
that brooked no obstacles, and made
the locals eat crow IN most accom-
niished style by shutting them out. 5
to o, and thus reversing the result
Of last week when they struck Lam
cater.
Brazeil, who suffered defeat on his
last appearance here, turned the
trick, and pitched the steadiest kind
Of ball throughout. His support was
excellent at all stages Of the game.
Wilmington had two less hits than
their opponents, but every one count
ed IN the scoring. The visitors took
advantage Of every opportunity, and
ran the bases with all sorts Of gin
ger.
The Chicks started in at the outset
Of the game, and cinched the contest
IN the first inning. Siegfried lined
OUT kIOuuuti .lhdN was NoO NV AtA
Agnew to handle Murphy laid down
pretty sacrifice. on which siegfried
reached second easily. Chabek field
ed the ball, but Agnew, who covered
first base, dropped the throw, and
Murphy got his base safely Mar
hefka went out, Agnew to Hoey, and
both runners advanced a bag. Weeks
then came forth with a timely single
and both Siegfried and Marhefka
crossed the plate. Keister went out,
Quinlan 70 oey.
Bastian, 1rst up in the second in
ming. got to first on inteld hit 10
Hoev. and stole second. On wild
mitch by Chabek, the runner went TO
the third bag, and, after Bells and
There went out on flies, scored on
Brazell's single to left field.
The score then stood to 0, and
for the next Eve innings there was
nothing doing on either side.
In the third, after Brazell had fam
ned Chabek and Hooper, Quinlan vas
hit by a pitched ball, and Noblit got
first on Marhefka's error on a ground
er The side. however. was retired
on an infeld play on Lush.
The Roses got two mer on base
again, in the fifth, but Br1zen put on
steam and retired the side. In the
sixth with two out, Ag.ew hit TO deer
right for a triple, bat Mckinley was
an easy out.
Lush singled - the eigth and Hoey
after Jackson had famed. advanced
The runner with another single, but
ihe sext two were easy outs, Mar
lefka to Bastian. With these few
exceptions the locals had small nc
cuaintance with scoring opportunities,
and at critical iunctures failed utterly
to negotiate Brazell's curves.
Another run was added by the
Chicks in the eighth. Siegfried lined
out a pretty double to right field.
When Quinlan returned the ball 10
the pitchers box after an attempt to
catch Siegfried mapping, Chabek miss
ed the throw. and Siegfried went 70
third. Chabok passed a bad ball in
to Mckinley that went wild and Sieg-
fried ambled home with the fourth
run of the game
The fifth and final tally came in
the last inning Keister got his base
on four wide ones. Bastian sdcrifcec
him 10 second. and after Bells weni
out on an inheld play, THERE brought
in the runner with double TO centr'
field that went out near the fence.
A great deal of comment was ex
pressed by the fans on the notice
able Improvement shown by the vii
mington boys over their last appear
ance here. There was an abundance
Of teamwork and ginger that wa
lacking a week ago, and It seemed q
be the general opinion that with tn
present spirit pervading the team !
looks as good as the best Of them AM
bids fair TO be strong contender Il
the race.
The score.