Evening journal., 1912-08-15
WINNING RUN
WAS FORCED
Manning Loses Control in
Eleventh and Chicks Win
Long Distance 3tO2 Game
EACH TWIRLER
ALLOWS EIGHT HITS

Msnning's deliberate walk of Dixie
Meyers in the eleventh stanza of the
drst MISUNDERSTANDING game
here yesterday lost Allentown the
game by a to score. Manning
meant well enough of course, but
Bill Coughlins guess was wrong.
After Marhefka had breezed and Me
Kenna fouled out to Tarleton In the
eventful half. Fritz and Jackson rip
ped on successive singles 10 left,
making the Chicks look good for a
long distance run. II was a critical
moment for Allentown. Manning had
been as tight as a drum In the pre-
Fious pinches. but Bill Coughlin con-
cluded that this was no time to give
Dixie a chance 10 hit Manning want
cd to make Monroe take the four
wild ones while out Of the box but
Danny Tobin, who was calling the
balls and strikes at that time wouldn't
stand for that and called Monroe In.
Manning sent the two remaining ones
bad putting Dixie on and filling the
bags. Groh was up. Manning and
Cough1in had figured that Groh was
easy despite the fact that Louie had
torn of one single earlier In the
game. Louie took two balls before
Manning put over a good one Then
came the third ball. Manning's next
choice was strike. The Chicks
seemed 70 be in bad and the 500 fans
we're groaning. Manning fell back
on his fade away as a last resort but
the ball went low and Groh walked,
forcing Fritz ahead Of the other run
ners with the winning Chick run. Il
was the only finish of the kind seen
here.
After all, there was no necessity
OF the game going into the extra in
nings. The Chicks would have won
IN the regular period by 2 to
score had an umpire been in the
game. Whoever was assigned here
failed TO show up and Tobin and
Philibin had TO go in. The Chicks
led the way by a two run margin
until the eighth inning then Nc
Geehan hit TO right for two bags.
Monroe followed suit TO left and Nc
Geehan was across. Manning sacri-
feed and on Stutz's high fly TO Jack
son. Monroe started for the pan.
Jackson's drive TO the plate 20 head
OF Monroe was perfect allowing Doc
Kerr to block the runner clearly but
Philibin. who was looking out for his
own team at the plate this time, ruled
that Doc had not touched Monroe, the
run tIeing up the game. The Chicks
kicked like forty wild horses, but
Philibin couldn't hear the noise and
the game proceeded to the grand I'm
ish that seemed to be the only fair
one after Philibin had pulled off his
raw stun.
The pitching and the fielding were
brilliant. Iron Man" Taylor and
Manning broke even on the hits and
were even on walks and fans. Each
defense went the distance without a
boot although Marhefka, Stutz, Groh,
Fritz. Camel and Weeks were stack
ed up against a bunch of hard
chances. All In all. 1t was a great
old ball game.
The game was good for the Chicks
until Philibin ruffled things In the
eighth. Weeks single Kerr's sacrifice
and Taylor's double sent up the first
tally In the third inning. and Fritz's
hot IN field single. Jackson's sacrifice
and Meyers drive TO center sent up
another one in the fourth. Allen
town got their two In the eighth as al
ready told. You know already how
the Chicks won in the eleventh. The
score.