Evening journal., 1913-06-26
Let's Get
Acquainted
Going again.

Harrisburg missed a trouncing.
They ought to blame the weatherman
this time.
The Chicks won over York yester-
day through luck. All the breaks
went against Heckert.
Red Owens was pushed out Of the
game yesterday in a jiffy after his
run in with Crishem. Red is the
first man put out of a game on this
field Unless he comes across with
20 bones today he cannot play
A foul tip hit umpire Crishem over
the left eye, closing the optic He
may be unable to work the game to-
day.
Pete Cassidy was among those
present. II was Pete's first ball game
for three weeks.
Jimmy Jackson is burning up the
base paths these days. While the go
ing was good yesterday, he stole sec
ond and a minute later pushed him
self home. Fritz also got away with
two steals.
The last time the Chicks went up
against Shaw he beat them. / to 0.
In yesterdays game the lad let out
only FIVE hits and pitched an other
wise good game only to lose.
The Chicks hit the road tomorrow
for fon gautac rarp.fnfr1
the big holiday next week.
Marty O'Conner, a Baltimore chan.
broke into the Chick game yesterday.
and. although he fielded well he failed
to hit.
Tony Marhefka will get into the
game again on Saturday. His in
iured hand is rapidly healing.
The Wilmington League meet
ing announced for tonight will be
held tomorrow night instead.
That pitching staff OF Johnny
Castles certainly is picking up. The
youngsters that used to be batted to
all corners Of the lot are hard TO hit
now
Castle has released Porray, the
jumping jack
BY hitting the ball hard and oppor-
/ tunely, Allentown annexed a victory
from Trenton yesterday to 1. Wal
ter Manning pitched superb ball for
the Teutons. ALLOWING but FIVE scat
tered bingles In the third inning he
. FnffraI he "a
home-run clout over the head Of Clay
in the first inning was a feature of
the contest. Stutz, Scheckard and
Heist played a brilliant game in the
field
President James ]. Gerry. OF the
York Tri-State team announced that
Pitcher Eckert had been swapped for
Charlie Gidard. Of Trenton Pitcher
Stricken. who in the early part of the
season looked like a "penom" has
been given his release The manage
ment declares the White Rose will
not play any more Sunday games.
Pitcher Malloy of the Kalamzoo
! (Mich.) Club has been purchased by
the Boston (American League) team.
President McAlleer has announced.
Malloy is right-hander.. He has
been ordered to report Immediately.
President Charles w. Somers of the
Cleveland (American League) Club.
has ordered "Rube" Evans, the sem
sational Southern League left-hand
pitcher. with New Orleans of the
Southern League. to report i'm
mediately Evans has been the pro-
perty Of the Cleveland Club for some
time. but has been allowed to remain
at New Orleans.
AT a meeting of the directors Of
the Covington (ky) club. Of the Fed
eral League. It was decided to turn
the franchise Of the club over to the
directors Of the league. The fran
chise probably will be awarded to
Kansas City or Toledo, both of which
cities have made application for it.
Walter Schaller, utility outfelder
of the Chicago Americans, has been
released to the Washington Club at
the waiver price Schaller was Sc
cured by the same process from the
Detroit Club earlier I'm the season.
Detroit obtained schaner from Kan
sas City.
Supreme Court Justice Hasbrouck
Of Kensington n. Y. has handed
down a decision affecting Sunday
baseball playing. The effect of the de-
cision is to make the Sheriff Of each
county and the police of each city
judges of whether Sunday baseball
violates the law.
The case decided by Justice Hash
: rouck arose in Albany county. where
, Sheriff Peasley was restrained by in
functions from interfering with Sun
day baseball games. Governor Sui
ger previously had notified Sheriff
Peaseley he would hold him respon-
; sihle for enforcement Of the Sunday
law relating to baseball. Sheriff
Peaseley demurred 10 the complaint,
and his demurrer is sustained.
Marked improvement In Hal Chase's
work since he quit the New York
Highlanders for the White Sox was
evidenced today when his batting
figures since joining the Sox were
produced. Chase has compiled a swat
average Of 1888 with Comiskey's men.
I'm yesterdays battle his batting
average was 1000.
"Rube" Evans, sensational young
/, pitcher of the New Orleans club is