Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
Chicks Hit the Road in Good Shape--ome on Dollar Day.
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Eight straightl,r
If the Chicks had set that pace
one month go, Trenton would be
pulling stakes now.
But what's the USE? Fourth place
will do. considering that the boys
were buried this time last year.
Rerding got away with the long
end of the hits, but Otto saw to II
that they didn't hit in succession.
incidentally, Doc Kerr saw that
nobody got under his whip.
It was another one of those lively
old ball games that will be missed
for eight days.
Brilliant fielding has not been I'M
common on the home lot this year,
but all the stuff that has gone here
tofore has been amateurish as COM
pared with that which Freddie Weeks
got away with yesterday. In the
fifth inning Sheckard piped off one
that sent Freddie so close to the left
field fence that he didn't have foot
of ground to move on. Freddie was
cornered for fair He stabbed for
the ball while the fence splinters
were pricking his barred hand and
got the splinters-and the pill. The
crowd wanted Freddie to doff his hat
but the modest one SHE'D as usual.
. The team has four more games at
home, one of the days, August 80
being benefit game. The owners
do not expect to finish the season
without a financial loss, but would
like to escape bankruptcy. They
finished $4,000 in the hole last year
and look good for $4,000 loss this
year, but they will forget the by
cones for the time II the fans will
help them out of the $4,000 hole this
year Friday, the Dollar Day." q
big Saturday crowd and more big
crowds on Labor Day will do the
trick Think this over, fans.
While at home on the last trip
the Chicks did few thing in base
ball. First, they played the finest
quality of Tri-State ball Taylor SET
record for Chick twirlers, with
Nicholson following close in his gen.
eral work on the mound. Speed
records in time of games we're also
set up, aud yet an average of only
about 800 fans saw the games, ex-
elusive Of Saturday games. On that
day / 500 fans we're gracious enough
TO help along. the cause. The fans
have harped for years that good ball
in this town-Will pay. but il is hard
to reconcile their cry with their
support as shown while the Chicks
were winning eight straight games
of ball, the quality of which has not
been equalled on a Tri-State dia-
mond this year.
Trenton newspapers and fans ar,
bowling because they cannot have thu
services OF Lefty" Lloyd, who. goinl
as he is now, would have helped Z
whole lot in putting the Tigers bacl
in the running. Lloyd has showr
his old time form during the last few
weeks and has won a number oil
games for the Roses. Heckert's bunch
is gradually losing ground because
of poor mound work. and the former
York manager now regrets leaving
Lefty go, although at the time th'
trade was made, It was said tina
Heckert had other reasons for "giv
ing him to York. which he PRACTICAL,
did, as he released Groh without Civ
ing him trial.
John Paul Davis. a former Yorl
player and last years captain Of thu
Trenton Tri-State league club. hal
joined the Louisville Colonels of thu
American Association. Davis vii
coach the Oklahoma college football
squad at the close of the baseball sea
son. a position which he has hell
with success for. several years. Davi
a few years ago. was one Of the fore
most football players in the colleg
ranks. He played with Dickinson.
Stony McGlynn, the former Car
dinal and Tri-State pitcher, is still 1,
existence, aud continues to be an irol
man for work. At present McGlynl
is working for. the Manitowoc LAX
Shore League) team, a new organi
zation this season. Last Sunday h.
pitched a double header for his team
winning one and losing one. The frs
game was won by McGlynn in the 1Otl
inning, a two Dagger. driving in tn
winning run, ! TO 0. He dropped tn
second. 3 TO 2. In the II innings tn
ex-forker whitfield % batters.
Speaking Of changes only half th
clubs remain where they opened tn
season. Wonder what the winter vii
have in store for the betterment @
baseball conditions?
Strange that Old Bill Coughliu an
his side partner Of yester year. Georg
Cockill, should be pitted against eac
other virtually for the league leader