Evening journal., 1912-09-06
LET'S
Get
Together

The Semis end their season tomor-
row and the All-wilmington League
draw their curtain on the following
Saturday.
The Giants took a long stride to-
wards the pennant by drubbing the
Phillies twice and today lead by the
comfortable margin of seven and a
half games. .s4
The Senator's defeat had three
fold effect on their seasons record.
Washington was the only team against
which the Red Sox had not taken a
majority of the games; they were
hlso the closest disputants in the
pennant. Today they occupy third
position in the lineup.
The Red Sox lead by IA 1-2 games.
Recruit Gregory, OF the Reds, is
responsible for the Cubs slump. He
allowed the second positioners
eight scattered hits. but was effc-
tive at all critical stages.
BY taking a two-pronged victory
from the Highlanders, the Athletics
nosed the Senators out OF second
place by a two-point margin.
In thetmajors the cry is: Give us
young blood Smith is a has-been.
He has outlived his usefulness. Give
ssooi ss younger {: men who can show
II is. Just the reverse in the minors.
There the slogon is: I'VE want vet
Grams. We must have players Of ex-
perience. Smith is all right, but he
doesn't know tht. game.",
Shortstop Smith. purchased by St
Louis from Mobile, Is said to be a
very fast and aggressive player
Walsh is a native, of st. Louis. In
1910 he played on the Christian
Brothers College team OF that city,
which, under the tutelege OF Brother
Gabriel. now connected with the Mo-
bile institution, made a remarkable
record. Last season he launched his
professional career, joining the Han
nibal (Mol Club.
George Hogrievor, manager and
outfieldergof the Appleton, wis. team
and still full Of business, began his
professional career In 1887, lust a
quarter of a century ago. He has
played all over the Middle West and
was with indianapolis from 1894 to
1904, then went to the Cincinnati
Reds for while, returning to Indian
apOlis in 1905. He was released
from Pueblo in 1905. the first time he
ever had the can tied to him, and
signed with Appleton. where he play
ed in 1892. He is famous as a base
runner, and recently went TO the hos
pital as the result of an accident in
stealing.
In the intersectional battling be
tween the West and East in the Ma.
tional Lergue, which ended Tuesday
neither section had the advantage
each winning q and losing a like
number. The Cubs gained just hall
game on the Giants in the battling
winning eight and losing five contests
while McGraw's men won a like
number of games and lost one more
With the record OF SIS, .615, the
Cubs led the West. The Cubs die
well against the East this time, as
they did fall down against the tail.
! end Boston and Brooklyn teams
Hank ODay's Reds, by their great
playing against the Giants, won ever
and lost six, and we're second amonl
the Western clubs.
The manufacturers must have ex
tracted quite a wad of cork from tha
fast ball OF last year, to Judge by tn,
falling of in 300 hitters in the Amer
ican League, the lack of a high aver
age of hits per game and the i'm
proved pitching records of the sea
son. Marquard broke the consecu
tive game record with 10 wins. Wal
ter johnson has smashed the Ameri
can League pitching record with II
| victories; Joe Wood has won hiI
thirteenth straight battle; Dubec
the dazzling Tiger kid, had II straigh
before they halted him; and othe
fingers have performed creditably
Pitcher Jim Walker, purchases
from the Bristol club of the Appa
lachian League by Vice-Presiden
Barnard of the Cleveland Maps. afte
establishing a great record is busill
engaged piling up arguments L
prove that he will need no mor'
seasoning but that he IS now ripl
for the majors.
A few days ago he shut out thu
Asheville club with one hit and fan
ned dozen or, so. He has lost onl,
one game since he was purchased b,
the Maps about three weeks ago
That was the second half Of double
header He had pitched and won th'
first game.
Dave: In a game Of auction pitch
A bids 2: says that he will take the
bid. Must he bid 2 tor 3 in ordK tC
take the bid? CARD SHARP.
Must bid three.
Dave: In case Of a tie game do the
hits count in the percentage?
BONEHEAD.
If the game goes a legal numbel
of innings (five) and the score is tie
hits count in the official percentage
Dave: A bets that Walter johnson
won the first game pitched for th'
Nationals in Washington. B claims
it ended in a draw. Who is correct
GEORGE.
Detroit beat Johnson 2 to l on his
first appearance.
Dave. A walks. B strikes out {
flies out ID hits a ground ball to th'
second -baseman, who fields II an'
tags A. who is trying TO take second
How do you score d in the box score
SCORER.
It is a force hit and d gets time