Evening journal., 1913-07-15
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Seven game lead
Pretty good showing for July 15
The Chicks look good for a ten
game lead this week. Then bring
out the bands.
While the Buds we're making seven
boots the Chicks were winning the
game
Eckert did his first twirling for the
buds. and although he pitched good
ball errors by his team mates cut
him out Of a chance to win.
Ritter and Brazell are slated to
pitch the - Wilmington-Atlantic City
game today It will be Ritter's first
game for the Chicks.
Harrisburg will be here for games
tomorrow and Thursday York will
be here on Friday and Saturday.
Sharpe and Kerr came across with
four of the seven Chick hits. It is
seldom that this pair fails to draw
bingle.
Tom Brown stuck up nine Buds
and let out eight hits.
II rested with Boston to break the
winning streak of the. Pirates, but
there was a ray Of hope for Pitts
bun ghers in the return of Wagner to
the game He appeared as a pinch
hitter ana his safe swat drove in the
Pirates only run.
The Giants marched over the Reds
again, driving, Benton from the
mound. Murray connected for a
triple and two singles in four times
up
Bob Harmon went at top speed for
eight innings against the Phillies al
loving but two hits In the ninth the
Phillies got to him for four hits and
sewed up the game
The Cubs struck a had day in
Brooklyn. The Dodgers drove Pierce
and Overall from the mound with 16
hits and romped away with the game.
Curtis held the Cubs to three hits, but
gave eight bases on balls.
Sam Crawford ran wild against the
Athletics. driving out four hits, in
Guiding a double and triple. The
! Tigers made it three straight off the
Mackmen.
Cleveland again failed to profit by
the defeat of the Athletics as Wash
ington took the Maps into camp.
EEgle and Groome held the Maps to
three hits, two of which were made
by Jackson.
Chance used four pitchers in an at
tempt to stop the St Louis Browns.
but Caldwell, the last man trotted
out was the only one able to hold
them in check
Hooper's single in the third inning
was the only hit Boston got off Rus
\ sell, the White Sox pitcher.
Trenton walloped Cockill's Harris
burg troupe yesterday IL to 8.
Grcundlteeper Fox started to do
hill duty for Harrisburg. but was
forced to retreat under heavy duty
from the Trenton players. He was
succeeded by Adams. who accom-
plished little headway. Oldham oc-
cupied the box for the Tigers until
Cockills clubbers got busy, and then
was replaced by Hightower, who held
the enemy in check
Allentown won the first game of
the series with York yesterday by the
score of to A.
Scott pitched steady ball for the
Teutons, and was effective with men
on the paths Shaw famed eight
batters. but was very wild and in
effective with men on the bases.
Stutzs home run clout over the head
of Johnson in the sixth inning was a
feature of the game.
On August 2. Walter Johnson will
celebrate his sixth anniversary of
service in the major league On that
date he will pitch against the same
team-Detroit-th he did as a
rookie and Washington fans are
starting a popular subscription TO
present him with loving cup.
I Special exercises are planned if the
presentation idea is carried out. il be-
ing suggested that President Wilson
make the presentation speech.
Joe Boehling~.will try to equal
Jonnsons and Falkenberg's ten
straight season record tomorrow. the
Richmond southpaw being Grimth's
selection against the Browns. Boeh-
ling is aspiring to more than the
seasons record.
Some of the bosses of organized base
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