Evening journal., 1912-06-10
LANCASTER
The VISITORS
PennSylvanlanS Come for Two
Bay Series With
Chicks
WORK OF LOCALS
DELIGHTS THI FANS

The Chicks closed tho week with a
victory over Allentown by a 20 2
score II was the best week the team
ever had. the boys having hung mp
four of the ive games played Rain
prevented the third of the series with
Altoona on Thursday, and the lining
ton-Allentown series was an even
break. The team begins tho week
with only three victories separating
them from the first division. and as
the club looks good for that many out
of the Lancaster and Trenton home
series ending on Thursday. they ought
70 start the road trim on Frnday In
fighting trim for position up among
the real leaders.
The week demonstrated the quality
Of ball the team Is cpable OF playing
Their Improvement Is shown plainly
in the timely hitting and hase run
ming. Mocherly has played himself
into favor In the Tri-Stato ranks. His
hitting has been OF the sensational or
der. Two hits a game IS his average,
and In the Altoona game he clouted a
double. a single and n homer out Of
four times al bat His fielding has
lItu OIL "a UhI Win HIS ANAlAHh anu WM
rhree occasions his accuratae arm has
cut off a man az the plate. Tony Mar
hefka is considered the best HhOrtstop
Ia tho Tri-State League. His ability
20 bower ground and his speed on the
bases have made him a star IN the
league. His hitting has been Of such
sterling quality the last two weeks
thai a big league scout who visited
Wilmington last Tuesday has him
marked
Tho winning streak Of the club ia
attributed 10 the annexation Of DOC"
Kerr. the veteran catcher. During
the week. DOC. through his handling
of the young pitchers. and his knowl-
edge of the game brought at least two
Victories 10 the team.
What plcasos the owners Of the club
moro than any other feature Of the
Chicks' brilliant performances OF the
past ten games rs the fact that tho
pitchers are working In form
The Chicks landed their Saturday
ramc In precisely the same way AL
lcniown grabbed the first of the SER
les on Friday by fattening at tho
expense Of wild pitcher. The
Chicks however, had a much easier
win over sherry on Saturday than Al
lonioVn had over Llewellyn. the day
before. Sherry walked Marhefka and
Mckonna tho frst time up and threw
three bad ones at Fritz before he sim
elcd. filing the bases. He hurled
ihroe moro bads ones al Jackson. and
then made room for Johnson. who
walked Jackson, forcing Marhefka
over
Myers and Wcck's tore on singles
and four runs went up in the Chicks
column The Chicks increased the lead
20 fye runs In the second half off Mar
hofka's single, McKenna's double and
Fritzs aacriico Myers rot TO second
iu the fifth half Fritz TO third in tho
seventh and Myers 10 third in the
ninth. but could not score.
Allentown did not got into the
running until the ffth inning when
singles by lube and Tarloton. Can
nells walk and nberhne's sacrifice
cont Jude across. They hung up an
other IN the ninth off Jubos single
and two had throws by Mocherly
Myers was the hitting star with a
triple double and single out OF three
times M. His double rolled against
tho center field fence and would have
,hoen a homer had not ground rulei
unade a hit into the crowd a double
ci'ritz drew a double and a single, Jub'
'lcd IN hitting for Allentown with {
double and two singles The score:
ALLENTOWN