Evening journal., 1912-08-12
LET'S
Get
Together

Ine week HcneQule Is AlldutiS
City, Monday and Tuesday; Allen [
town, Wednesday and Thursday;
Chester, Friday and Saturday.
The automobile will be handed out
on Thursday No kiddin' this time.
The fact that Tex Meyers now leads
the Chicks leads us to ask, Has Jimmy
Jackson hit the skids?
Although Tri-state figures do not
show Tony Marhefka to be the best
fielding short garden man in the
league he is, nevertheless. Newton,
who leads. according to the figures,
has played in S5 games, had 464
chances, with 1S errors. Tony has
been in one more game, had AIS
chances, with 21 errors. Newton out
hits Tony .267 to .2Ss.
Pitching for Baltimore against
Cincinnati, in an exhibition game, at
Baltimore yesterday, Millman, the
former York twirler. lost, 8 to z. The
teams broke even with IL hits.
Walter Johnson prevented the
Browns from making a clean sweep
OF their series with the Senators by
holding st. Louis down to four scat
tered hits.
The Highlanders returned home
after less than an even break on the
western trip, and the Giants are on
the road trying to retrieve themselves
for a poor showing.
The Yanks. showing punk form in
the field lost their fourth straight
game to Cleveland, to 3.
The Athletics we're in championship
class taking both games from the
White Sox. The losers stopped a
larger score by pulling off a triple
play in the first game; the second was
pitchers battle with the honors
going to Coombs
Jean Dubuc was a good mud-horse
when he checked the Red Sox lead
ers and won his eleventh victory
Score, Detroit a. Boston 2.
Rain Knocked our last chances of
playing Trenton here.
Knocked all local sports also.
Nicholson in town to-day. Go get
them nick.
The rain must have escaped New
Castle, for they want Saturdays game
for non-appearance. Who said that
was a New Castle trick?
They must have intended to use
fshermen's uniforms and boats.
Heckert said after the first heavy
shower. You won't play no ball to-
day" Presume you can count him as
a good guesser.
We didn't care. he knew he was TO
be benefited.
The way those Tri-State teams are
sliding around first place one would
imagine that all of the managers are
feeling somev at heavy.
1t is evident that Allentown is US
ing some sand in making their spurt
II is some spurt, but September vii
,, tell the story. The finish line Is
somewhat distant, but the fighting is
real.
If the Chicks finish in last place
again this year we favor abolishinl
! the Tri-State League.
Metz. Of San Antonio, leads the
Texas League batters with an aver
age of 1926. The leading pitcher O
the league is E. Moore, Of Galveston
who has won 10 and lost 6. Ems il
the leading run getter, with "A.
Il don't care how many 800 hitterl
you have, It takes pitchers to win,
SAYS Connie Mack. He's probabl.
3 known that long time but it's borne
{ in on him mighty strong this season
Chief Meyers swings the biggest ba
used by a baseabll player. II weight
4 60 ounces. Hans Wagner wants ;
= lot of wood in his bat but doesn't care
., especially what it weighs. Harrl
e Lord uses the smalles bat of any biz
league player. Frank Schultz uses ;
/ medium sized bat, but the weigh
r must all be in the hitting end
T. Eugene Packard. the great Ameri
d can Association pitcher, can swat al
n well as hurl In one game the othe
r day he made three singles and hom'
2 run.
e Charley Murphy says that If he cal
y dig up just one more Lavender. he'i
t make the Giants hustle yet for tha
o pennant
l. Mighty few bona fide sales Of play
ers by the Southern to big leagu
= clabs have been recorded this season
II Demaree. Walsh and Moran ar
s among the few men who we're readil
a bought for delivery in the big ring.
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