Evening journal., 1912-07-24
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Two straight have put them on
the Chicks necks for fair.
The ball they put up is the kind
that sends a team 70 the top.
If Drummer Boy Smith can hold
up his end in his old age that pitching
staff ought to win 80 per cent Of the
remaining Bud games.
Jackson made flying start In the
sixth inning and got under Wehrells
drive A Bud tried to start a riot
by arguing that Jimmy had trapped
the ball, but Keenan, handed out
$40 fine threat that caused the Bud
to hang up his kick.
Keenan, was right in his decision on
Castle at first I'm the eighth. Johnny
drove a hot one into Fritz that Harry
pegged to the corner a second behind
time. The Chick fans yelled, then
Keenan, declared the runner safe. but
the yelling did not get the Chicks
anything The runner was entitled
TO the decision If the jumps would
decide such plays in favor Of the
Chicks there could be no kicks.
Although Jimmy Jacksone drive in
the ninth inning was the longest hit
that has kept within the boards,
Castle nearly swallowed n at that.
You have to hit em some to escape
that gardener.
} Fritz had two hard ones 10 handle.
He could not be expected 10 get many
like Newton's drive. but he ought 10
have held Castles hit after getting
under it.
Mecherly has sumped again. He
hit ON Monday for the first time in
z week. but failed to put one out of
j the diamond yesterday.
Tony Marhefka's drives could not
, have been handled by a steam shovel.
BY the way, Tony batted for 1000
In yesterdays game.
Hartzell put a kink in Yankee
winning streak by punching three
errors in one inning. Ford knocked
homer.
The Red sox won from the Maps
, again TO 3.
The Tigers punched 3 hits. 3 bases
on balls and hit by the pitcher off
Groom in the ninth, scoring seven
runs for a IL to victory over the
Senators.
r The Browns agan lost to the Ath-
, letics 3 TO 4.
I Marquard made Il three straight
4 over the Reds. his twenty-hrst vic
q tory The Giants are now even in
/. the West.
Five scattered hits OF Allen fell in
! waste places and Chances pitchers
t were wild. Superbas 6. Cubs. 0.
+ For the second time Pittsburgh
shut out the Braves. Score to o
The Phnnes climbed into fourth
place Rixey. the college pitcher,
won his fourth straight victory.
1 Connie Mack is building up the
, Reading team and promises an in
fielder and catcher TO assist THERE
within a few days.
Rob Craig, the Harrisburg State
4 college boy who was with the Wilkes
/ barre club in the New York State
a League. has been secured by the
o York club 10 play left field.
a York has signed Pitcher jim Saw
q idgo, recently turned loose by the
O Reading club.
Trlstaters IN the major leagues
I are hitting as follows: National
League-Meyers 1853; Bates. .322
: 4 Lobert, .312; Moran, 500; Downey
4 292; Mowery, .279; Houser, .264i
n Hummel, 262; Herzig, .261; Egan
n POP; Richie, .21t and Steele. .2O5
n American-Baker .341; Cree $50
n zinn. POS; Daniels. .2S5; Foster
n PSI; Rath .264; Yerkes. .260
/ Wolverton, $50; Weaver. .244 anS
O Stump, .2Ss.
The ST. Louis Browns are said I,
} be favorites for the suhterranean pen
tathlon and the cellar decathlon.
= The Red Sox Quartet has been sh,
, high-class baritone since Hug
i, Bradley left. Hugh is now baritoninl
= in the International league.
: They haven't been talking so mucl
., about race suicide" In the Nationa
% league since the Giants started skid
h ding.
Jimmy Lavender is stamped as IN
: "find Of the season In the National.
ao At that, they were a long time findin
him, even II he wasn't very care
fully hidden.
The Highland team hasn't a LEFT
n handler on its staff-not that Il make
~ lot of difference.
le. Clark Griffith says spit ball pitcl
r. ers are no good after the middle
ed July. He alleges that most spit bal
Nv are hit on the top and that aft'
81 the ground bakes these balls bour
be over the heads Of the inheders.
ne Ty Cobb's recent batting spurt
he attributed 10 the hot weather,
which he wallows.
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