Evening journal., 1912-07-23
Let's Get
Together

were the artists. with Gov doing the
better twirllng.
No one had picked Wehrsll TO break
II up McKenna felt that the respon-
sibility was on him but he had 40
chance 10 get that hig one. Jackson
would certainly have got under it.
Jimmy Jackson's drive from cen
ter field, getting Rapp at the plate in
the sixth and Kerr'g drive 10 second m
the tenth, getting Newton, were great
plays though they didn't bring VIC
tory.
Covaleski didn't give the Chicks
hit after the twelfth inning.
II the boys had kept their heads
while those forced plays we're in or
der IN the twelfth inning they would
have won the game
The team plays in Trenton tomor-
row and Thursday
Manager Heckert is delighted 20 get
Russel from York. The Trenton
leader has been sweet on the brother
OF the famous Lefty" Russell and
AS soon az York let him out G. W.
was after him hot-footed.
Despite the fact that Home Run
johnson broke the training rules and
deserted the club. Heckert declares
that only the best feeling exists be-
tween the prodigsl and himself. BY
a. -
Heckert is willing 20 allow Johnson
time on" at reasonable intervals in
.asinuch as he is sticking around the
400 mark and winning bail games for
him. This may be all right II one
or two players do not take II into
their heads to take time of. " Should
three or four men decide to take a
short vacation at the same time the
club would be in bad and with the
race for first place between the Tigers
and the Senators as close as II Is,
the results might not be Just TO the
fans desires. Then
Rumor has it that Johnson become
considerably peeved over cut IN
his salary. caused by a sum ne 70
ssid to owe the Utica club OF the
New York State League me NV
vorl state League club. according 10
.rnn,or wired the Trenton manage
mont TO keep out a certain amount
sron, Iohnson's salary. When this
We done Johnson rebelled and broke
training
Nattv continued his western win
ming streak, holding Cincinnati score
less until the ninth. The leaders
need one game TO make them even
on the trip.
Thirteen Yanks reached hrst base
and thirteen trotted home.
With only % men at bat the White
sox managed to get them home.
Dale walked nine and made a wild
pitch, St. Louis ?; Phillies, g.
The Browns annexed seven errors,
6 hits and counters, while the Ath-
letics waltzed off with IA hits and
Is runs.
The Cubs took third from Brook
lyn--easily
II took the Pirates just one hour
and 3 quarter TO whitewash the
Braves.
Johnson struck out ten and held
the Tigers safe and the Senators
won.
Krause allowed seven hits in three
innings and was removed In the
fourth. The Red Sox won again.
A glance az tho standings Of the
American League clubs for 1912, re-
veals interesting facts. On this day
last year Detroit was the league
leader, fvo games ahead of the Athle-
tics, Boston was in the second diyi-
sion Just above the Nationals, while
New York held down fourth place.
To-day the Athletics are third,
Detroit sixth, and Washington in Sc
cond place, behind Boston which Is
leading the race st. Louis seems 10
be about the only club running true
TO form. az the Browns occupied the
same relative position this season as
last year--viz, the bottom of the heap.
II Marquard does not win recogui-
ton as the greatest pitcher in the
world, be certainly must be termed
the luckiest
"MARQUARD A WRECK from the
strain OF making his record. ne hear.
On the same limo Of thought, Iris
Speaker has made himself an invalid
from making so many base hits.
Milan wouldn't be.a dipsomaniac to-
day had he eschewed stealing bases
by the hoeshead. j. Franklin Baker
has only himself TO blame for driving
out 80 many base hits. That's the
reason he is a hypochondriac. Joe
Wood is paying the penalty for bis
pitching success, bis nervous system
having utterly collapsed. Last re-
ports say that Heine Zimmerman Is
only a shadow OF himself. Answer,
hitting 400.
Big Ed. Walsh is once more in
superb form, and willing 70 pitch
every other day Il called on. with
another boxman like Bic Ed. the
championship would be q cakewalk
for the White Sox," says Callahan.
Sterrett, the former Princeton play
er. has hit for better than 800 since
be Joined the New York -Iighlanders