Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
LET'S
Get
Together

II
and sent back to the Eastern. George
McBridge took the can degree as far
back as 1901, and has stood for It
twice since. Dan Moeller was canned
at least once. and the demon, coach
ing team. Schaefer and Altrock, has
had the iron ball pinned on several
times.
The Reign of the Rockies has be-
gun with the New York Americans.
The regular players don't cut any
more figure with Wilverton's team
than they do in early spring. Harrys
working toward 1913-with long
way TO go.
Bill Dahlen's failure with. the
Brooklyn team may be traced to a
too-deep interest in the ponies. Nc
Graw suffered from that disease once
himself, but recovered.
] The most popular music with the
Giants now is that famous ballad. NO
Club Ever Flew So High It Didn't
Have TO Light"
The Cubs gained six games in their
recent Eastern trip.
Ping Body and Manager Callahan
had verbal run-in the other day. and
Cal sent Ping home and told him
to go to bed. Ping of course quit the
team on the spot, but rejoined it again
the following day, about game time
In a recent double header at Savan-
nah, Sam Mayer, ex-Cracker,- made a
single, a double and homer in the
first game and started a triple play
in the second.
The Sally league record for long
games is said to be held by the Column
bia and Charleston clubs, which, on
April %. 1905, went nineteen innings
to a scoreless tie.
There's a shortstop named Daubert
playing in the Ohio State League who
is a cousin of Jake Daubert of the
Superbas. The Ohio man will get a
trial in fast company somewhere next
spring.
Stahl says he's not afraid OF the
Athletics, and that his team is going
ahead with preparations for the world
series. At that there's nothing like
a stiff upper lip.
Jake Deubert says with loud en-
phasis that he is not fishing for Bill
Dahlen's job. and states that he has
not seen Charley Ebbets except cas-
ually on the field since the season
started. Jake will probably manage
the SuperAas next year, despite his
remarks.
They. say the reason Jud Daley
fidn't last in the big show was that
the lights we're so bright up there
they dazzled his batting eye.
The reason Vicksburg gave for
dropping out of the Cotton States lea
que was that they couldn't make re-
ceipts of SIS day meet expenses OF
800 day-which is reason enough
surely.
Cy Young has Struck oil" on his
Paoli farm and will soon be seiilne
the stuff to John d.
The New York State Boxing Com
mission at a meeting this afternoon
may finally determine whether II Will
allow the proposed Johnson-Jean-
nette bout in New York ed. McMa-
hon. of Mcmahon Brothers, who are
arranging the bout, declares that the
commission has no reason to object
to the bout.
1T will be merely a finished bux-
ing match" he says, both. are mas
ters of the game and the showing will
be merely an exhibition of cleverness
Johnsons appearance here will tend
to elevate the fistic game in Nov
York
The Cubs annexed two. games il
THAR tussle with the Phillies anC
gained a half game on the Giants
Lavender Won the first and Ruelbacf
and Smith took the second.
The Red Sox took the. third straight
: from Detroit. Dubuc was hit at vii
by the leaders. Joe Wood won his
twenty-sixth game. Although III,
Red SoX made a clean sweep of The
series their pennant lead was dc
duced to eight and one-half games
as the Senators took a double from
Cleveland.
The American League record fol
consecutive games won was smashe,