Evening journal., 1912-06-27

Wilmington's real lively fnish en-
abled them to down York and Incl
dentally drop the White Roses 70 last
place.
The Giants have made % homo
runs. and Doyle is credited with
seven of them. Meyers has made fve
and Merkle four
The Red Sox are proving them
selves the best walters in the Amer
ican League Stahls men have
worked opposing pitchers for 21d
passes. The Tigers are second with
200.
Garry Hermann tried to get
Pitcher Cicotte from the Boston
Americans and had a promise OF him
but waivers could not be secured
from the. other American League
clubs
Rochester has two Of the best
catchers on the International circuit
in Blair and Jacklitsch The runners
never break loose on the bases when
either OF these men Is stopping tha
shoots.
Rath, Of Chicago, has prohted
more than any other American
Lacquer by twirlers generosity, hay.
ing walked on "A occasions, Bush,
OF Detroit has been passed 42 times
and Shotten. OF ST Louis, 3S times.
Dave: Cover Of the ball ia torn
pitcher is in the act OF deliverins
ball. which catches In the pitchers
finger Pitcher stops throw to notify
umpire of the bad ball. umpire calls
halk, allowing runners on first and
second TO advance base each and
allows the batter to go to frstShoulo
the balk have been called. should the
batter been allowed 10 take his base.
and shoulde both runners advance?
Scoop"
Pitcher balked. but umpire erred
in allowing the batsmen to take first.
Runners on first and second base
we're entitled to move up.
The scribes over the Tri-state cir
cult are complaining owing 10 the
wire service, relative TO the box scores
and the morning sheets claim the box
scores won't come over until the con-
vention is closed. Even the "Philly''
papers are without the boxes"
Fans OF this city are closely watch
ing the work OF Eddie Foster. the for
mer Williamsport shortstop. who is
now playing third base for the Nation
ais and who is one OF the best sports
in the nfeld Foster played excellent
ball while in the Tri-State. He is
playing in true form at present and
the Washington infeld, composed oi
p Gandil, Morgan. Mcbride and Foster
IS hard 10 beat when il comes 10 gen.
eral all-around aggressiveness.
! The York Dispatch" says OF I'm
pire Keenan,:
The batter is not out II he hunt
foul the third time. It is simply
foul ball
The fielder must have his hand
! above the ground when he takes
low fly ball
A third strike and out is one tha
connects with the ground AZ the plate
Balls must not go across the plat
10 call strike.
To put a base-stealer out you mus
have the ball before he gets there anl
await his arrival.
To throw a runner out at first III
ball should be there in time for tn
baseman TO do a song and dance oi
the sack before the runner gets ther
mot simply come down on the bas
A strike cannot be called on a mai
who in swinging his bat happens q
. fall down.
A substitute pitcher can only hav
three balls to warm up ON when III
rule calls for FIVE.
There is only one umpire VII
. knows IL all--it is Keenan,.
: Wonder where the Trenton scribe
= got all their dope from about the poo
attendance at the Trenton games. A
the Harrisburg Tri-State meeting
. was reported that the team average
/, over 1000 persons day. Looks lik
a big cry for sympathy, but they de
/ serve lftle