Evening journal., 1913-08-12
Chicks Regain Eight Game Lead Church League GamesSpon
On The Base Lines
Let's Get Sporting Gossip and Com 7oS- =.
lACquanteo mentOn Plays and Players Acquainted

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The Chicks have hit their old
stride again.
It's an eight game lead again.
Gleichman seemed to be the whole
show.
II he continues to hit the fences
as hard as he did yesterday it might
pay Tri-State owners to sign up a
few carpenters.
His homer landed on the top of
| the fence and bounded over. His
second wallop hit two feet below the
top and caromed. Aside from these
wallops he drew an extra single.
! His batting average was 1000.
Red McKenna came across with
three singles and put up a splendid
fielding game-as good measure
While Lynch was up Hopp started a
steal on the hit and run, but Lynch
fell down on the swat and Hoop was
out.
Tom Paul Davis fouled six over
the fence thereby swelling the kid
contingent in the bleachers.
Shollenberger again did some nice
pegging. His throw on Swayne in
the sixth was one of the prettiest
ever.
Sharpe is doing some nice helding
these days. His batting, however, is
only in spots. While the pans were
loaded he struck out
Red Owens caused the Chicks a
fright with his three base clout il
the ninth. With three balls and on,
strike against the fiery short stop
Russell grooved the one that madl
the game go the extra round.
The Chinks go after the All vii
Wednesday and Thursday games an,
to Trenton for Friday and Saturda.
games.
The Chicks go after the All-Wil
mingtons here on Thursday. At
lantic City beat the yellow men yes
terday in a good game.
Josh Devore, Cincinnati mid-feldel
joined the Philadelphia Nationals to
day, and is happy over the chance h
expects to have of opposing the Ne'
York Giants. which discarded hin
Doom is said to be counting on De
vores inside knowledge of the Clan
camp as a big help in the Pennan
battle.
After Ames held the Pirates to fou
hits and gave the Reds a to I vic
, tory in a double header. the Carnegi
crowd substituted steel girders for bat
and pounded seventeen out near th
fence. Result; l3 to l.
/, Bvrne and viox refuse to be upacifie
today because they got only one bi
each.
. Caldwell held the Browns to four hit
r while Chance fans decided Alaise ma
r yet be worth twelve thou" and tw
: players.
e Baker was there again with the bi
b stick, putting in three men ahead {
his threebagger and scoring himse
j later.
e The Maps also put four across in OF
e inning. the ninth. Hughes yielded Il
quartet of safeties, after relieving FL
# gel.
d Cobbs slugging drove in enough me
d to win the game at Boston. The 1igei
t totalled twelve hits.
v Brooklyn will face the Giants toda
encouraged by President Ebbets' al
nouncement of the purchase of 5000
3 worth of players. and another thirty {
z tap. for more good material.
a Moser's great work in the box enable
Atlantic City TO defeat Harrisburg ye
terday by to l. Great fielding az
opportune hitting also figured in u
Buds victory. a rank error by JOY
lg prevented Moser from securing a shu
out victory. The Atlantic City twirl
allowed but three hits and struck Of
&c six sticksmiths.
&c II Took Allentown ten innings to d
feat Trenton yesterday by to Z. III
nc winning run was put across the pla
y In the tenth inning by Mcclellan. Cate
er er PORTE in returning the ball TO Il
ed pitcher rolled it, AIcGeehan taking a
vantage of this careless play sprint
IN home with the winning tally. ALE
m town was held scoreless until the Sc
nd enth inning, when seven runs were re
istered. The runs were driven in