Evening journal., 1912-08-07
CHICKS POUND
CHESTER HARD
Run Up Score Off Youngsters
Who Try to Break Into
Tri-State
TWENTY TWO HITS
THE DAYS TOTAL

shouted for on Monday was put in
the box against Wilmington yester-
day. but proved an awful disappoint-
ment lasting only two innings. Dur
ing that time Wilmington scored
seven runs Connolly was substituted,
but the visitors had the local boys
on the run and piled up a total OF
twenty-five runs while Chester was
making four.
Poland. for Chester. and Meyers,
McKenna and Jackson hatted hard
Wilmington made total Of twenty
two hits. while Chester got eleven
Ii required over two hours to play
the game
Trenton will play here today, and
with several changes that will be
made in the Chester club good
game is in prospect
Here's the story Of the swatfest.
First Marhefka struck out;
NcKenna took first ON four bad ones;
Fritz "slded" 20 Conn; Jackson land
ed on one Of Thomass moist shoots
for two bases. scoring McKenna;
Nievers doubled 20 center. scoring
jackson: Groh followed suit. scoring
Meyers. Weeks popped" 10 Poland.
Three runs.
Poland drove ont long one TO left
for two bags: Fink was safe at first
on Grohs error; Crawford famed
Poland went out at third station and
Conn was out at first on a double
play. Groh 10 Meyers. No runs.
Second Inning-This was the period
that Thomas was really initiated into
the possibilities of Tri-State base
ball. Kerr started the ball rolling
with n single: Taylor got free pass
10 first: Kerr was caught trying 10
steal third. Edward to Poland, and
Marhefka went 10 first on choice
NcKenna stopped one with his ribs
and took frsEas n consolation prize;
Fritz singled. scoring Taylor; Jack
son was hit by a pitched ball and
Movers singled 10 right, scoring Nc
Kenna and Fritz: Groh singled into
deep left and Jackson came home on
the throw-in: Weeks was out at first.
Poland to Follanbee; Kerr was up 10
bat for the second time In this inning
and drove out liner into left gar
den for two stations, Meyers and
Groh crossing the rubber. AZ this
stage Of the contest, Thomas was
taken out and Connolly sent to the
mound for Chester. Taylor, the next
batter up for Wilmington, struck out.
Seven runs.
Follansbee was out at first. Mar
hefka TO Meyers; Barker received a
pass TO hrst: McClelland popped" 70
Marhefka: Edwards reached FIRST on
Grohs "choice." Barker being nailed
al second. Marhefka to Fritz. No
runs
Third Inning-Marhefk popped
TO Fink: McKenna famed; Fritz
flied" ont to Crawford. No runs.
Connolly's foul tip was gobbled by
Kerr. Poland popped" TO Meyers;
Fink singled through seconds Craw-
ford struck out. No runs.
Fourth Inning-Ja Jackson took first
on four balls. going 10 second on a
wild pitch. Meyers singled through
first: Jackson stole home; Groh
"ekied" 10 Conn; Weeks singled to
right and Meyers came home, Kerr
went out at first. Follansbee unas-
sisted; Taylor was out at first, Poland
10 Follansbee Two runs.
Conn famed, Follansbee singled
through short: Barker popped to
Meyers; McClelland "flied" ont to
Jackson. No runs.
Fifth Inning -Marhefka doubled tc
center. McKenna sacrificed. McClel.
land 70 Follansbee. Fritz reached
first station on Fink's error. Marhef.
ka scoring; Jackson hit long drive
into deep center for three bases, scor
ing Fritz; Myers was out at first
Fink to Follansbee; Groh s'skied' q
Conn. Two runs.
Edwards struck outs Connolly dou-
bled 10 right; Poland singled TO left
stealing second on the next pitched
ball: Fink and Crawford famed. NJ
runs
Sixth Inning Weeks famed. Kerr
went out at first. McClelland to Fol
lansbee; Taylor double to right gar
den. then stole third: Marhefka walk
cd; McKenna hit a two, bagger ovei
right-field barrier. scoring Taylor
Fritz singled 10 left, scoring Marhef
ka and Mckenna; "Cutes" Bradley
bated for jackson. famed. Threl
runs.
Conn was out al first Marhefka I,
Meyers, Follansbee went out at first
Meyers unassisted; Barker walked
McClelland hit 10 Marhefka and Bar
ker was nailed al second. Marhefkl
TO Fritz. No runs.
Seventh Inning Meyers struck oui
Groh doubled to right: Weeks "hied
out 10 Crawford; Kerr doubled d
left and Groh came home: Tav1o
went ont at first, McClellsnd 20 Fol
lansbee. One run.
Edwards knocked n nigh foul bac'
Of first base which was cleverl
felded by Meyers; Connolly hit
high foul back of first base whic
was cleverly fielded by Meyers. Cor
molly hit a high foul in almost IN
same spot. Meyers making anothe
Sensational catch: Poland singled I
center. Fink 'skied" to McKenn,
10 runs.
Eighth Inning -Marhefka was ont ,
first. Fink 10 Follansbee: McKenn
went out az first, Follansbee unassii
ted: Fritz flied out 10 Conn. No run
Crawford started a batting rail-
which netted Chester four runs I
singing through second station: Con
followed suit with a pretty single
deep CENTER Fclisnsbee reachad fri
en- Marhefka's clo.cc, Conn going o.
at second, Marhefka 10 Fritz IN
Crawford scoring on the throw: Ba
ker slied N McKenna: Mcclellan
singled 10 center: Edwards hit OF
square on the nose and the ba
sailed far over center field fence 4,
the circuit, Follansbee and Mcclellan
also scoring; Connolly went out
first. Fritz to Meyers. -Four runs
Ninth Inning Wilmington hattl
around again in this inning. Bsadli
singled 10 left: Meyers whacked
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