Evening journal., 1913-06-23
On The Base Lines
Let's Get Sporting Gossip and Com Lot, G.,
Acquainted mgnt on PLAYS and PLAYERS Acquainted
Neck and neck again.

BY tomorrow night the race will be
viewed from an entirely different
angle.
An even break won't be so bad.
Two straight defeats viii be hard
blow to the club that gets them.
Here's hoping the Senators haven't
two up their sleeves for the Chicks.
The series is the most crucial one
OF the early season. and no doubt
will draw large Monday and Tuesday
crows.
Allan Russell and Danny Tobin will
do the local pitching. Russell doing
the work tomorrow. probably.
Boezll German and Newton pulled
off a triple play on the Chicks on
Saturday that broke up a rally. Al
though that would seem TO be good
ball, the Wanderers had no license
to win the first game. Boots lost for
the Chicks.
When rain began to threaten the
Buds loafed. hut Freeman made both
clubs stick until the legal number OF
innings had been played. with the
Chicks ahead. Castle protested. on the
ground that the game should have
been stopped earlier. Some big league
managers also have peculiar reasons
for protesting games.
Doc Kerr got one stolen base while
the last game was farcical. Doc
wanted 10 end It. hut Ritter wouldn't
throw him out at second. Then DO,
walked over to Covaleski. This wa,
! too much for Ritter and Doc was
! Caught mapping"
Tex Meyers vas hit on the elbow
by hall in the first game and suf
fered severe wound. He may b,
unable to play today.
Although more hits have been mad,
off Russell this year than were mad,
off him on Saturday, Allan never 60
such an extra base walloping as wa
handed. him In the sixth inning To tn,
surprise of everybody. Jackson KEEP
Russell IN and sent Shollenherger int,
catch. The Buds drew one hit az
forward Sholly made two bad peg
but considering that he has no
caught more than six innings thii
year. his work was not so bad.
Provoked by insults from a left fell
hleacher fan. Jimmy Jackson create
some excitement by approaching tn
fellow and telling him what h
thought of him. Jackson is not
bonehead; he is the best playing man
, ager in Tri-State ball today. No "a
has license to insult a man who ha
made pennant contendine ball clu
out of a tailender in one year. an
the fan who thinks he has is settin
the stage for such a scene as T
Cobb appeared In recently.
Although the records don't show Il
YET Tony Marhefka Is the king Of Trl
State shortstnps. To date he ha
q played more games than any othe
o short gardener In the league. take
24l chances. more than Kid Slut
oven, and has had hut II errors. Whe
the Tri-State League is picked thi
year for a shortstop. Tony Marhefk
8 will be the plum II Is said toda
that the Brooklyn Nationals want tn
+ lad.
3 Five Chicks are now hitting abov
the 300 mark,
In AZ games. Rudolph. of the Ser
atOrs. has pocketed SIS hv balls. mad
, eight assists and Is without an erro
His batting average is 1913. Thl
, splendid work is one reason why III
, Senators are trailing the leader
Jimmy Jackson is Rudolphs compel
r tor in the field work. In AZ game
. jackson has pockcted SO drives. mad
ten assists and one error. although o
fetal averages this week show tw
/ boots against him. Jimmy is hittin
10 .329. Both men are in the "bon'
f, head class. according TO one fan.
The Chicks have but 80 doubles.
r. triples and "a home runs. a total
- 223 extra bases. Although Harri
d burg Trenton and Atlantic City has
gathered more extra base swats tina
- the Chicks. only Trenton. playing
home on short field. havo equallC
D. the Chicks fourteen home run recon
n The Chicks have four men in IL
long hit class They are:
+ 2b Sb 4b. Ex.
Fritz .... ....,.. $ 2
Meyers .... go.
? Kerr 49,. .....1o 3
4 ! 4 a..