Evening journal., 1913-06-24
CHICKS and
SENATORS TIE
UP FOR LEAD
Locals Are Shut Out by Har-
riSburg in First Game Of
Crucial Series
FEW FANS SEE MOST
IMPORTANT GAME OF YEAR

Pitted against the Harrisburg
Champions in a series OF games that
means first or second place awhile IN
the Tri-6tate race for either team
the Chicks lost not only tho first leg
Of the series here yesterday after
noon but suffered the humiliation OF
being shut out z TO 0. II the Chicks
win today the even break will keep
them on top of the race II they lose
they 30 back one game and tho
champions will lead for another day
at least, They headed the chase this
day one week ago and II baseball his
tory, like other history. will repeat
itself the Chicks ought to have a one
game lead again tonight Jimmy
Jackson will depend on Allan Rus
sell to save the day, and II Allan IS
IN anything ike his old time form he
will pull the Chicks out OF this crisis.
He is anxious to try the trick and Is
confident OF success.
The Chicks lost the nrst leg
through their inability to hit Mr..
Chabek Harrisburg got out with
two more bingies but two OF their
wallops we're circuit drives and
U.
Moreover they were favored by two
walks by Tobin and ran the bags
like deers. For four innings tho
game was as fast as the most critical
fan would care to see, the opposing
Blabsters working in big league form.
For hve innings Tobin held the sena-
tors hitless and IN those stanzas the
Senators would not have scored had
not Tobin walked Crist and There
Both men scored on infield outs and
Fritzs error. The only good chance
the Chicks had to score was In the
sixth inning while Shollenberger was
on third but there was nothing do
ing. Incidentally. Shally was the
only Chicks to flll third station. A
bunch Of fellows got on, but three
double plays after one Chick was
down put the team in Dutch when
things seemed rosy.
The Senators got away to a good
start when Tobin opened with walk
for Crist. Crist stole second and
scored on the infeld outs of fund
helm and Deitz.
After Cockill had gone out, Sharpe
TO Cochll in the second inning, Tob-
In walked There who gave up the
bag to Adams. Cruickshank sacri-
feed and on Fritzs error Of Dun
dons bounder. Adams got across.
Crist opened the sixth inning with
--n double toward the Bull but was
caught at third on Shollenberger and
Marhefka's relay of the pill 10 Fritz
il was the first hit for the Senators
and incidentally brought a kick from
ers we're working near where the
ball fell. Cockill argued that the
pitchers should be warming up in
Market street and actually convinced
Umpire Chrishem that such should
be the case as Mr.. Ump ordered the
pitchers off. Jackson yelled: CoclSill |
yelled louder and ten minutes were
lost Those ten minutes possibly |
were responsible for the loss of the !
game to the Chicks for when they
got started again the Chicks dis |
played considerable nervousness. |
Taking advantage OF Il, Sundheim,
singled 10 center with the second hit
of the game. Dietz whipped the pill
over the left field pickets and the
Senators we're leading, 4 10 0.
Chabek's wallop over the same
pickets in the seventh inning made
the Senators total a big 8 and the
remaining Senator tallies came in the
ninth inning after Cruickshank and
Dundon were down off errors by
Marhefka and singles by Crist and
Sundheim.
Although the crowd was the big
gest Monday attendance OF the year
only 500 fans were out to see two
teams fighting for first place IN the
league race. An attendance OF 1900
under such circumstances was ex-
pected. The club owners think that
today's game should be much bet
ter patronized than yesterdays and
II not they will be convinced that
there are not enough fans in Will
mington 10 make It financially worth
while to offer such a baseball at
traction as the Harrisburg and Will
mington clubs can put up az any
time. There is no profit in Tri-
State baseball without a weekly at
tendance OF at least 5000 fans. To
date the Chicks have not been favor
ed by such crowds. although they
have been playing pennant winning
ball and when the crowd again failed
70 show up yesterday both the WI