Evening journal., 1912-08-19
SPORTING NEWS
And COMMENT
Six straight or Big Six.

Little strenuous on the nerves. and !
better say throat but oh that appe-
tite 1t gives one.
TEX" received a few hard knocks
for his couple of strlkeouts, but you |
have 70 hand it to him for starting
the rallies.
No one can tell us that good crowds
and plenty Of encouragement don't
help.
The sporting fraternity was out in
large numbers at "Irv" Devenney's
funeral. Gone. but not forgotten, is
truly spoken in this case.
The soldiers are making New Castle
hustle
BY the way. New Castle lost a
game. They would have won II they
hadn't made so many errors. That
is strange.
Lew Ritchie. of the Cubs. got 500
for winning Saturdays game from
New York. Chance saying he would
give him that amount every time he
pitched like he did during that game.
Rather Soft.
Some one said Burns, the detective,
was I'm town. Don't know, but we un-
derstand President Alex will need
somethink like that IL he goes to New
Castle. They can't get over that
rain dope"
Tobin WAS a good master in the first
game. the ninth being the only time
Chester saw him.
It was Nlcholsons third win Of the
week.
Reading today and tomorrow and
then a ten day trip for the Chicks,
returning home on Dollar Day"
August 20.
There is still much uncertainty con-
cerning the future of the Tri-State.
There is a rumor OF getting together
with the New York State League. The
latter league will undergo some
changes next year, and il is said that
Reading is trying 10 land a franchise
there II Reading drops out of the
Tri-State there viii be a large gap to
fill.
Another case OF non-appearance OF
umpires occurred at Allentown. This
Is such a common occurrence that Il
is scarcely worthy Of mention.
The Giants gave vent 10 their feel
ing and unburdened themselves os
, a long-nursed crouch by ignominious-
{ ly defeating the Cardinals. "Rube"
, toed the slab for the Giants, allowing
; fthe Cardinals TO connect only with
their imagination. They lead by IL
D games today.
{ The Cubs marked time in the dou-
Bile bill with the Phillies. winning and
losing a game. The Phillies took the
} first 10 to 6 and dropped the second
j to 5.
The subway champs rubbed IL in on
the Reds, to 4. A first inning bat
ting rally put the decision on ice for
Boston.
= In the American League the teams
b loafed in strict accordance TO the
Sunday law in the East.
Dave: Did Chick Gandil belong TO
{ the Chicago White Sox at any time
. from January 1. 1911, to January 1,
1912? Baseball
p Records show Gandil was released
t outright by White Sox to Montreal
in August, 1910.
Dave: DO the Athletics still own
! Salmon. Danforth and Krause?
S Athletics still have claims TO Sal
( mon and Danforth. but Krause was
e released outright TO Toledo.
= Dave. (1) Did John l.. Sullivan
{ and Jake Kilrain ever fight rs
rounds? II so. where?
(2.) Has New York made II runs
} off Johnson Of the Washington Amer
leans this season? r. G.
a. Yes; at Reichburg, Miss,
= July s, 1889.
(2) No.
Dave: a. What was the final
score between Pittsburg and Detroit
in the 1909 worlds series?
/. (2) What was the date Of the
Johnson-KetchelI fight?
.. 90 What is the nationality Of Jim
Flynn, the pugilist?
, a. How many hits did Murray OF
the Giants get last year in the
worlds series7
90 What is the age Of Cy Young?
p. ID.
~ Pittsburgh, 8: Detroit 0.
. (2) October 16. 1910, and il was
held at Colms. Cal
(3.) Italian-American. His real
name is Andrew Chiariglion.
a. None. He was at bat twenty
> times.
(5D Cy was born March %. 1867.
, He is therefore going on 46.
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