Evening journal., 1912-06-06
RALLY WINS
FOR CHICKS
MC'Kenna'S Drive, With Kerr
and Marhsfka Oh, Turns
Trick This Time
TEAMS HIT FOR
MANY EXTRA BASES

Today the Chicks, lighting hard for
a FIRST division position in the Tri-
State League chase. go up against AL
toona for the third and last game OF
the series The home boys have won
the two to date and expect to make
the cleanup today. If they play in
the form they displayed yesterday
they will win. That is a foregone con
clusion and as there is no likelihood
Of them slumping at this time, they
will win Allentown comes tomorrow
for a two days series and as the
Chicks look good for the two they
will be out of the slow company when
Lancaster drops in on next Monday
for a series.
For up TO the minute. all around
baseball. sensational rallies by the
Chicks and enthusiasm on the part
Of the fans yesterdays Altoona eX-
hibition was the premier home game.
Beaten TO a standstill until the
seventh inning, after Tohin had been
sent 10 the bench. the Chicks. showing
the spirit that no ball game is over
until the last man is picked in the
ninth, got together I'm the eighth and
ninth innings determined to win and
won
Altoona made a fine getaway in
their half of the second by getting
Carter and Kelly across. after Carter
had singled, Kelly had doubled. Dur
myer sacrificed and Crist had bound
cd out Fritz TO Myers. The lead looked
big until the Chicks got their chance
and when the inning was over the To-
calls had the thing tied up. Singles by
jackson and Mecherly. Myers double
and Weeks life did the trick
All went we'll until the fourth in
ming when Crist poled one over the
fence for a homer, increasing AL
toona's lead by one run. They added
another IN the succeeding half off sue
cessive doubles by Cooper and Babb.
The third extra one went up for
Altoona in the sixth. Kelly led OFT
with a triple. Durmyer made Jackson
go some to get his drive but Jackson's
throw home held Kelly to third Crist
hit a hard grounder to Mecherly,
Kelly trying for the score but was
tagged at the plate. Boezle singled TO
center, sending Crist to second TO be
lscored a minute later on Reeder's
drive to right. Tobin walkedA Cooper.
filling the bags and Bahb flied to
Weeks leaving the three runners hug
einE the bags In the seventh inning
Otto Brazell went in TO let the air out
of Altoona's hope bag He did.
And here's where the real interest
ing recital comes In. With Altoona
-Uuening tho seventh inning with a
three run lead, the Chicks looked like
a hopelessly beaten bunch. They had
not torn off two successive hits since
the second half and the fans had
given up hope of winning the third
successive game Of the week. Brazell
gave them fresh hope. however, by
breezing Twomhley and Carter. Kelly
fouled to Kerr That was the last look
I'm they got. The Chicks, on the other
hand were coming fast. They opened
their part of the eighth with Marhefka
up Tony went out Durnyer to Kelly.
McKenna singled to center and Fritz
followed with a hot one to left, Nc
Kenna moving up on tho bingle Nc
Kenna stole third and scored or
Jimmy Jackson's second double TO
right, Fritz going to third. Reeder
purposely walked Mecherly. filling
the bags Myers dropped a sacrifice
fly to Carter. scoring Fritz and Weeks
famed ending the half with the
Chicks only one run back. The din
set up by the fans tore holes in the
atmosphere.
But the Chicks had not won. They
needed one run TO tie up and an extra
one to win They got the tie up run
and the winning tally the last time
tip and while but one man was down.
Kerr started the second rally with a
single to left and stole second while
,fhe fans gasped for breath. Brazeii
was soft on strikes. Attention. please!
Marhefka uncorked a single TO CEN
ter on which Kerr scored, tieing up
the game, Tony going TO second on
the,throw TO the plate Mckenna- the
lad who cleaned up the ten inning
game for the Chicks against Johns
town on Monday with a triple, this
time laced out a single to center
scoring Tony with the winning run.
II was a finish that had more frills
than have been@seen here for a long
time
Although Altoona lost they played
guilt edged ball and proved a worthy
foe. They hit Tobin hard and put up
fielding game that astounded the
fans Babb. in particular, starred. on
three occasions he got in front of
drives that almost upset him, cutting
the Chicks out of few more extra
bases, and nailed his man every time.
The game was unusual in that ten
q the % hits we're for total Of IS
extra bases Crist drew a homer
Kelly a triple. Jackson and Myers
two doubles each and extra doubles
by Cooper, Babh. Kelly and Mar
NnGka The score;
AT TOnNrA