Evening journal., 1912-05-17
new men
TO LIFT TEAM
OUT OF HOLE
MCKenna and Weeks Fixtures
and Third Man to be
Added
OWNERS AND MANAGER
LOOK Far HIGHER PLACE

Wilmington hits the road today for
the second trip, tied with York and
tAllentown for the cellar position in
THE Tri-State League pennant race.
while away they play eight games
with Lancaster, York and Harrisburg,
returning home on May 20 to open an
leight days series, beginning with
Trenton. An even break on the road
Is the best that can be expected of
the team, and If they get away with
that number OF games they ought to
ibe well up in the race. considering
that only four victories separate. the
three furnace watchers today from
lJohnstown, which is now on the
chimney top.
The links which has forced the
Chicks into the second division has
mot caused Mr. Brown, Mr.. Cassidy
and Jimmy Jackson to lose faith in
nhe team az all Owners and man
arer are still Of the opinion that the
1912 Chicks are the best Tri-State
team that has ever represented the
CITY. and indeed the equal of any
1eam I'm the league today. but the fact
ahat the pitching staif has not been
working right has kept the team
down. Brazell. who is being counted
ION TO keep the team up In defensive
work. has not warmed up and not
until Salmon broke in did the clubs
pitching staff appear 10 amount 20
much With warm weather. howe
ever. Rrazell. Salmon. Tobin and
lSchweitzer ought 10 develop into the
lbest OF the Tri-State pitching STATS.
iziecler is not likely to stay on the
team.
That the infeld and outheld. in
lcluding Weeks and Mokenna, are the
iequal Of any I'M the league, In both |
defensive and offensive work, viii not
he denied by those fans who have
lstudied Tri- State ball. Already the
lclnh has FIVE men batting over 300, |
,while putting up a splendid fielding
eame. but IT is true that all tins
hitting and fielding has won hut four
lgames n is hard to figure out why
1his Is SO unless " has been because
The pitchers have not been going we'll.
Warmer weather will answer tho
question
The team opens the road series to-
day with Weeks and Mckenna as fix-
lures McKenna was sold by Al
toona al a big price. not because he
-Oas useless 10 Altoona. but because the
club needed the money He hit -275
and felded 966 last year. and has
been going AT a like pace this year.
He will succeed Hart Weeks, as was
TO he expected. will take the place of
Silknettor in left field. Myers. Fritz,
Marhefka and Mecherly will continue
70 play the inheld for awhile. at least,
although jackson realizes the worth
OF Byrno. and would like 10 see him
ON the team, the lad has not shown
rs much speed in handling slow hits
ms Jimmy cares to see. for which
reason he has been out Of the game
for a few days. II is admitted that
Byrne has hit as we'll a some Of the
other inhelders who seem to be regu-
lars but as he has not made his
bcfensive work as strong as his Of
fensive play it may be that he will
lose out on May 20. when the team
will have to he cut to twenty men.
With possibly one more new man,
whose name and position cannot be
announced at this time for obvious
seasons. but whose return TO Tri-
State bah VIII make the local fans
Ndht noiiCe, the NiltkS ought 70 prove
The best hitting team i'm the league.
Pete Cassidy was optimistic today
while discussing the prospects. He
said
I'VE are spending big money this
wear TO give the fans the finest brand
pf Tri-State ball. We have been put
en bad this year because our pitchers
did not get the right start. Last year
the whole team kept us bad because
they could not hit. but things look
. differently this year. We now have
p good hitting team and a pitching
STAFF that will develop into one OF
The best in the league We are after
ono more man. and when We get him,
watch us goT
Mr Brown and Mr.. Jackson we're
Equally optimistic.