Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-22
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Sporting Gossip
and Comment

Rain saved the Shore Buds.
Two games for the Chicks to-day
will be enough.
Keep the Dollar Day" game in
mind.
Fogels recall Of Nicholson doesn't
necessarily mean that Mich will go
back. He will finish the season with
the Chicks.
weigand seems to be the whole
show at Chester just now.
Curt has signed Bigler. a Mack re-
cruit to succeed McClelland at short.
The next three days will be criti-
cal for the Giants. They have to
buck Pittsburgh five time while the
Cubs toy with the tailenders. The
Giants lead to-day is four and one
half games.
Brooklyn flashed one across the
pan. That was enough. Nap Rucker
was at his best and subjected the Pi-
rates to a humiliating suDmersion IN
the whitewash tub.
Boston really won from Cincinnati
and concluded the series with three
out of four. The Braves approach the
windy city to-day with bolstered
hopes
Cleveland welded the axe in manly
fashion, chopping down the Red Sox's
lead to seven and one-half games
The wayside tumble Of the leaders
looks good to the Senators.
Tommy Mcmillan appearing for the
first time in Broadway attire. FUN
bled, probably due TO over anxious
ness, and prevented Slim Caldwell
from shutting out the White Sox. The
recruit shortstop redeemed himself
by brilliant work and stands well
with the fans.
Gandils stick and Moeller's legs
we're too much for the Tigers, and the
Senators crept one nearer to Boston.
Groom's firing was accurate and rapid,
puzzling the Tigers from the first
while Joe Lake was pounded hard at
times.
II looks as II the Boston American
outfielders had agreed to make no
more errors this season. Iris Speaker
made his last error July 2, while
IInnras hoc Cd T.,I.- A
l Duffy Lewis messed up ground ball
in Cleveland August Z, which was his
only misplay since June &c, and he
swears it will be his last error of the
= season. When the amount of ground
n covered by the Boston outfelders is
taken into consideration, as we'll as the
> number of throws they make to the
J. plate, their record Is but little short
e of phenomenal. without any doubt il
G is the best outheld in the American
n League.
Eddie Plank leads the American
y League pitchers with 10 wins and 3
s defeats. Joe Wood of Boston is second
: with rs wins out of 20 games. Mar
4 guard tops the Nationals with "a won
n out of 80 games.
/ Word comes from Cincinnati that
j. Garry Hermann, president of the Gin
cinnati Reds, has bought three players
n from the Akron Club Of the Central
N League. They are Kinsely, an infielder
. KYLE, an outfielder. and Doak. pitcher
q The players will report 20 Manager
n ODay at the end Of the Central Lea
s que season.
n Tommy Cantwell the former Tiger
d pitcher. is doing good work for the
- Terre Haute team of the Central Lea
que Tommy has pitched in 26 games
J. and won Is.
"a Southpaw Wellman of the Maysville
: (Blue Grass League) team. who is on
J. his way to join the Browns in New
s York, closed his career in this League
\ by twirling o one-hit game against tht
v Lexington club. Incidentally he fan
ned 10 batters. Wellman is six feet
II eight inches tall, and besides being the
n best pitcher in the League. has a gooc
n record as a batter and fielder.
- Manager Hayden of the Louisville
. team has benched himself and giver
~ his job in the outfield to Molly Meloar
once a member OF the White Sox
Jimmy MoAleer may buy tn,
Youngstown team for a farm If hs
~ does. this will be the last year there
I of Bill Phillips the old Pelican twirler
as manager.
~ If the Senators blow up now it vii
is be because of a lack of substitutes
RI Shanks. Moeller. Gandil and Fostei
a. have all gone stale, and Griffith hat
1T nobody to put in their places.
is
Our pitchers have rounded int
at form. Chief Render and Jack Coombl
X have displayed wonderful form in thu
IN last few games The infield is strong
IN er than that Of 1911 and the outfielC
lie WELL take it for yourself. Connie
!" SAMs[ L.,