Evening journal., 1912-06-22
RALLY WINS
FOR CHICKS
Clean Up First Of Harrisburg
Series in Eighth Inning
by 4 to 3 Score
FIVE HITS PULL
BACK HARD FOUGHT GAME

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Chicks 70 four hits in seven innings
under a 3 to 2 score. Wilmington got
next to Mr.. Fox. of Harrisburg here
yesterday afternoon and pickling his
delivery for fve sizzling singles. won
the game by TO score II was
the first game Of the new series with
Cookeli's' Senators and as they did
mot show any more class than the
Chicks despite the fact that they
have been burning up the league OF
late they look good TO drop at least
two of the series. The last two
'games come in double header on
Monday. Slowly. but surely. those
Chicks are going up to stay.
The game was another one Of those
wind up flashes that have put the
tChicks where they are When the
(hoys took up the argument in the
eighth inning oven Pete Cassidy, who
has an overflow supply OF optimism
,theset happy days agreed that the
lgame,was,9 80 and ,99-t00 per cent lost
Ito the Chicks Butt not so to those
never beaten Chicks They had fall
led to hit Fox. consecutyely until next
ITO the last lap but on that lap they
sinlply made him {lnok5 like husher
from away down McKenna started
the winning rally swith wallnp TO
lcenter that Upp tried hard TO head
loff Fritz haC to sacrifice. Jackson
planted one in center andt went 10
seoond on Maiselas throw to the
inlate to head of McKennal who was
out on close decision Two men
down and without the tieing run
while the, Chicks heavy artillery was
up. was not afparticularly happy sit
,uation, at thatYtime az least But the
lChicks kept plugging. Mecherly,
lMeyers and Weeks, followed Jackson
with three more scorching singles
and the game was won. The fans stor-
got Mr. Walkers decisions on Upp
and McKenna earlier in the game
long enough to rip a few more holes
in the ether The fans and Doc
Kerr thought Kerr had upp blocked
a. the plate in the fifth half. but
Walker said no. In the eighth the
same loyal fans thought McKenna
was safe with the tie up run but Walk
er would not make the opinion unan-
imous And what a roasting he got
However. the pop bottles we're not
in evidence and the Chicks won a
game during4a batting rally the like
OF which has not been seen in Tri-
State ball this year.
Hard luck pat the Chicks in bad
the first time the Senator's came up.
After Young and Dundon were down
y, D hit inheld and was safe. Salmon
,nged Maisell Emerson hit TO
Ackson, the pill getting through
slimmy'e leg allowing Upp and Mai
sci 20 score The two runs looked
like a million until thefChicks hung
up one in their part OF the second
of Mecheriye walk and Movers siz-
zler 10 the right field corner for
three stations In the fourth inning
the Chicks tied up Marhefka drew
a pass and moved up on McKenna's
single Fritz sacrificed. Marhefka
going 70 third. Jackson sent Maisell
close 20 the fence to get his drive,
Tony getting across on the throw in.
The clubs went neck and neck
Until the fifth inning when the Sen
ators grabbed the lead again after
Young and Dundon we're down. Upp
was safe when HIS bounder forced
Dundon He stole second and scored
on Maisell's hit 10 center II was
this run that put Walker 'inebad with
the fans
The eighth inning brought dismay
TO the Senators. But the story has
been told
Young ana Marhefka were the
fielding stars and although the SEN
ators short garden man got away
with three more assists than Tony
he didn't show any more class than
the Chicks kid IN the fourth in
ming Tony got in front OF a wicked
drive off Emerson's bat that no other
short garden man on this Circuit could
handled. nailed his man and left
Maisei on second without a run that
would have put the Chicks An bad at
that stage of the game. Meoherly.
McKenna. Maisell and Emerson also
gave a good exhibition Of fielding
Salmon stood the Senator's up for
i've scattered hits. but walked four
end hit three more. the wildness
yielding one run.
The score.