Evening journal., 1912-07-15
CHICKS GET
EVEN BREAK
Lose First and Win Second of
Saturday Reading
Series
DOUBLE HEADER WITH
JOHNSTOWN TOMORROW

Wilmington broke even with Read
ing in the double header here on
Saturday afternoon. loosing the first
game 4 to 2 and winning the second
game z to 4. The Chicks lost the
first game throught their inability to
hit Roth who allowed them but four
hits. Roth tried the come back stuff
in the second game but had to go
90 the stable be fore the Chicks open
ed the third inning. Baxter, who
started the second game for the
Chicks. also was hit too hard for
comfort and had to retire when Pead-
ing came up in the third inning
Babb, Cooper, and Fritz were the bat
ting friends. Babb getting six clean
drives in the two games. Tom Wal
ker kept up the reputation of the
Tri-State league umpire staff by giv-
ing a miserable exhibition. In the
second game he allowed Farrell to
take two bags on a ball that hit one
foot inside the left field foul line
and later in the same game held
'Babb TO second bag on a ball over
the right field fence that looked TO
be good for a homer by mile. In
the first game the same Walker made
Salmon cut the plate for all the
strikes he got. Salmon got so hot
over the treatment that Kerr had to
drag out the inning to allow his
pitcher to recover his senses. Again
in the second game Walker called
Marhefka out at third when he was
safe in the opinion OF every other
man on the field.
Roth had the Chicks at his mercy
In the first game. Marhefkas walk,
Fritzs' sacrifice. passed ball and
McKennas single put the first run
Chicks made over In the fifth inning,
and Jackson's drive over right field
fence hung up the only other run
In the eight inning.
Reading scored first in the fifth
inning off There's single, a passed
ball and Cooper's drive to center
Singles by Babb aud Cruickshank,
Salmon's error and Farrels sacri-
tee put two more up in the sixth,
and Mecherly's error, Cooper's sacri-
lfice and Babbs double added the
fourth and final tally in the seventh
inning.
Reading started the second game
came back IN the same spirit Cooper
opened for Reading by flying out
20 Meyers Babb and Sheckard hit
successive singles which we're fol-
lowed by two bag drive by Farrell,
Baxters bad throw to second to get
sheckard mapping and Kerr's drop Of
Fritzs drive 10 head OF Farrell at
the plate. coupled with the hits, let
three Reading runners across.
The Chicks tied It up in their half
of the first Marhefka walked. Fritz
and Jackson drew singles and Nc
Kenna tore off a double.
Reading made II one better In their
part Of the second after two men
were Gown of Cooper's double and
Babbs single. That was the last run
they got for Taylor succeeded Baxter
in the following half and held them
20 one hit. II being Babh's double
in the fifth inning.
The Chicks. however. kept going
Roth had gone TO the stable to be
succeed by Savidge. wno proved
equally easy piking. The change OF
mound artists came after Fritz and
Jackson had cracked him for doubles
in the second inning after he had
walked Marhefka.
A double by Mecherly, sacrifice by
Meyers and single by Weeks gave the
Chicks another run in the third in.
ning, and the last one went up II
the sixth inning on Kerr's singl,
and steal and Fritz's drive to left.
Jackson. McKenna. Fritz, Cooper
and Sheckard played a brilliant field
ing game while Kerr and Marhefkl
worked a combination game at secon,
bag that caught a big bunch of Read.
ing runners who tried 10 steal.
Reading closes the series this az
ternoon- Johnstown comes tomorrow
for three games. a double header
being due tomorrow, the first game Z,
start at o clock. The same teams vii
play another double header on Thurs.
Continued on Page Eleven.