Evening journal., 1913-07-30
That's better.

Fifteen hits was the Tr-State record |
for the day. The Chicks hung up the
record.
The Chicks and York will play dou-
ble-header here on Saturday.
The York series opens today. The /
Chicks come marching home on Friday |
for six games.
The All-Wilmington League meeting
announced for tonight is postponed.
Rube Benton. Red pitcher, was in the
Cincinnati Hospital today as the result !
of an accident last night in which he
crashed into a street car while riding
his motor cycle Examination showed
he suffered a broken Jaw. The accident
was the second in which Benton has fig
ured since he bought motorcycle a
month ago. lie will be out of the game
several weeks
Charles Babb, manager of the
Wichita baseball club, has been re-
leased by the board Of directors.
Babb succeeded George Hughes short
ly after the season opened. He has
not been needed in the lineup. Nick
Maddox, former Pittsburgh pitcher,
was appointed temporary manager.
Topham and Hoar engaged in a
pretty pitchers battle at Atlantic City
yesterday, the former taking the hon
ors for Allentown, 2-1.
Bases on balls to Cannell and Boyle
with Sheckard's timely two-base
smash, gave Allentown the game.
Atlantic City started a rally in the
ninth inning which netted one run.
Boyle ended the game with a circus
catch of Newtons foul fly.
Manager Castle signed Fred Web
rell today to take care of left field.
In the fastest Tri-state League
game played at York this season,
York again defeated Trenton, to O..
Schmidt, who is doing about the
best work of any of the York pitch
ers. kept Trenton's seven hits we'll
distributed. He gave but one base
on balls. the second pass he has hand
ed out in the four games he pitched
for York.
The home team played a perfect
game in the field and batted oppor-
tunely. A rank error by Heist in the
third inning gave the locals two Of
their three runs Manager Heckert
continued his experimenting by try
ing out new second-sacker, Jack
Morrison, formerly with Lancaster in
the ri-State League.
Griffith today has another southpaw
on his staff, Bentley, a star on Wash
ington lots. The Senator'S manager has
a partiality to southpaws and now has
six either with the team or farmed out.
The Giants evened up the score for
these defeats in New York by trouncing
the Cardinals twice. Demaree and
Fromme allowed but ten hits between
them for the two games. Demaree drove
in the only run of his game with sac.
rice fly.
The old war horses, Mordecai Brown
and Johnny Killing, were the real
factors in the downfall of the Dodgers
Brown came to the rescue of johnson in
the eighth inning, and while he held
Brooklyn safe. King singled, scoring two
men, King totaled three hits in foui
times at bat. One was a double.
The Phillies are picking up again
Their victory over Pittsburgh yesterday
made it three out of four Tor the Pirate
series.
The Boston Braves are trailing aftei
Brooklyn for the leadership of the sec
ond division. They gained full game
yesterday by hammering Overall anc
Richie for twelve hits and tTouncing the
Cubs.
Just to prove that they have broker
d the Yankee iinx. the Maps beat then
b twice. Chance had nineteen men left OF
bases during the two games. Joe Jack
son was reasonably active, getting
home run. one double and two singles
stole two bases and scored four runs.
2 The Red Sox beat Chicago twice Will
total Of thirteen hits for the tw'
o games against two for the White Sox
first was a shut-out, Foster pitching 4
! four hit game.
: Engel. Of Washington. heat the ST
: Louis Browns for the second time il
n four days. holding them TO three hits
nj Not taking any chances with tn
n weather. the Athletics jumped in an
a shut out the Tigers. and rain stoppe'
( the second game in the third inning
: LoZier, Stevens
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