Evening journal., 1913-05-22
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They copped.
And from those Heckerites.
York lot down the bars in the
eighth inning and the Chicks went
through.
AS Allen Russell is due to pitch to-
day that means three of the four road
games for the boys.
York is the meat again.
The Chicks get home tonight to
play Allentown tomorrow. They go
to Allentown on Saturday and to
Trenton on Monday and Tuesday.
Then will follow = six days stand at
home.
Red McKenna is proving somt club
ber He pulled two more wallops
yesterday. one of the pair being a
double.
Who was it remarked that the boys
would slump while on the road?
Cockill and Heckert, maybe.
Manager Jimmy added to the gayety
by punching out a pair of bingles.
Martz seemed to be busy on his first
day out.
If Sol smiles a record crowd for
Friday ought to welcome the boys
home tomorrow.
One little, old victory or defeat. will
= change the entire standing between
r second and sixth places in the Ma
tional League The Giants Cardinals
and Cubs are neck and neck.
; The Cardinals got but four hits and
made four errors, against nine hits
? and one error for the Giants. but
nosed out the second game of the
series.
2 It was a shame to take the money
, at Philadelphia. The Phillies grab
bed twelve runs on twenty hits off
= Chief Johnson, Harter and Smith.
: Pittsburgh is charging strong now.
and pulled the Dodgers down another
81 game They bunted over three runs
in the eighth that won the game.
E The Cubs had good cause for heart
failure from that five run rally by Bos-
! ton in the eighth, but it was one shy
= OF enough to tie the score.
One hit was all the Yankees could
! get off Hamilton and the Browns stop
! ped them, 5 to 0.
|. Joe Wood was called to the rescue
OF the Red Sox with the bases full,
> two out. and but one run needed "a
n tie. Borton tapped an easy one to
I him and Chicago had lost another
one
Pinch Hitter Williams delivered for
Washington. when he bumped out z
home run. driving in a man ahead OF
him and tied up the game. Walter
johnson then held the Maps safe
while his teammates earned a run anc
S took another on Gregg's wild throw
i to center field.
@ Three runs in seventy innings is al
e that has been scored off Walter John
i sorfs delivery so far this season. ac
6 cording TO statistics of the Nationals
I great twirler compiled today. OfIici
ally, Johnson will be given credit foi
, Washingtons victory over ClevelanC
J, yesterday. making his tenth straigh
s win.
= In his seventy innings of pitching
!, the twirling king has whitfield forty
- eight men and allowed only forty-on'
base hits.
There is a letter at this office fol
s. Eddie Abrahams.
Is George Stovali. deposed manager o
d the Browns. was today hoping tina
"a President Hedges would make public
a the letter from Ban Johnson announc
II ing his punishment for expectoratin.
r. on Umpire Ferguson three weeks age
!, Rumors here today say that Stoval
I will be reinstated Immediately.
- President Ebbets of the Brooklyi
y Dodgers, wouldn't care now If he hai
=, a bigger ball park. Philadelphia vii
, open a four-game series with IN
Dodgers Saturday and the advanc
sale OF seats indicates the bigges
y crowd that ever witnessed a ball gam
iie in Brooklyn will be on hand. Nearl
H. all of the reserved seats had bee
> sold today and the fans we're clamor
r ing for more. With the Phillies lead
t. ing the league and Brooklyn secon'
n. the series will be an important on
m
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