Evening journal., 1913-07-02
UMPIRES
ARE WEAK
In TRI-STATE
Much Complaint is Heard
Against the Work Of
Trio Now Serving
PITCHERS SHOW
BETTER FORM

The umpire question is still n per-
picking one in the Thi-state league
but President Carpenter expects to
have everything settled before very
long. In the trio Of the officials of the
league at present there is not one
good umpire. There is no doubt
they do their best. but their judge
ment Of balls and strikes is faulty
Then again they do not have the
ability to enforce dicipline The pre-
sent officials are Walker. Christian
and Freeman. Walker appears to be
the best Of the three but he often gets
bad spells. Buck Freeman was a
good player but he will never make
an Jump" While Chisham has made
some raw decisions in neadly every
game in which he ofiiciated. Their
work has started kicks which are
hurting the game and attendance.
The games in the league are show
ing a big change, and the scores are
not SO large Pitchers battles have
not been such a rare thing lately as
they we're in the first month Of play.
The twirlers are all showing a nota-
last week have made no changes in
the standing with the exception that
Allentown has ousted Trenton from
bird place.
Wilmington is forced 10 fork hard
10 keep In first place Jimmy jack
son has his pitchers in working con-
dition and his team is playing the
game in fine style. besides the
Chicks" are pounding the ball
The Harrisburg Senators are keep
ing in touch with Jacksons tribe and
there is but a few games difference.
With the return of Ruhe Bressler
from Philadelphia, where he had been
under the tutelage of Eddie Plank,
Cockkhill hopes to keep up the pace.
Trenton has lacked pitchers but
since the trade i'm which Rat mussen
and Horsey were made members of
Conns stan this pitching will. it is
hoped be overcomer. The Tigers are
also picking up in hitting Red"
Owen is kilhag the ball and Bill"
Clay is down % real work now.
The white Roses took a brace and
won three of the seven games played
last week York's FIELDING has been
of gilt-edge form, but the team wastes
too many hits. In nearly every game
played last week. the White Roses
have out-hit their opponents in some
cases two to one. Heckert has signed
Smith, an Indian, and intends to play
himh at second This means that
KavGnaugh VIII be shifted TO the out
field, and one Of the present odtneld-
ers benched
If Johnny Castles Atlantic City
bunch continues the pace they are
going az present, the Buds" will
soon be in the running. The VICTORIES
-four out OF six games. during the
past week. have brought the Buds"
above the 300 percentage mark. and
the same number this week will
bring the Ser Shore team into the
race with Allentown. Trenton and
York The new Inlet ball park at
Atlantic City is ready for the recep-
ton of the teams today The Buds"
win play 90 OF the 55 remaining
games OF the aeason on these grounds.
Allentown is still going up. the club
now standing third Couglins' men
are hitting the ball hard They
showed an Improvement in playins
last week. The Dutch" not only
played errorless ball. but they PLAYED
brilliantly
II is said Philadelphia parties are
hack OF a movement 70 establish New
York ball In Reading and there a
Z probability that one of the teams ol
1 the Farrell circuit win be seen in tn
Pretzel town.