Evening journal., 1913-04-22


how. Charley Dryden says so. But
Charley is liable to say anything.
An office fixture manufacturer is
suing Johnny Evers for the stuff he
put into Jawn's shoe store In Chicago
the one that blew up. Johnny re-
plies that the owner of the shoe
store was a corporation and that he
is not personally responsible.
Harry McGillicuddy, younger broth
er of Earl, and son of Cornelius, is
starring on Earl Mack's Raleigh club.
Connie will soon have the whole Mach
family in baseball.
Hans Wagner always goes fishing
every day It rains. For one thing,
says Hans. II can't play ball then.
/ For another, the fish bite better,
The Cincinnati club is now eating
by the foot Each player was given
! a strip Of coupons the other day,
each calling for a nickel's worth O,
food. They were handed f14 worth
at one time. so each man had 28O
inches of eats.
l.. c. Davis says that while the
Tigers are C0bbless, the famous
Peach is jobless.
The same guys says that the Chi
cago fans are very busy making pres
ents to Tinker to Evers. to Chance.
Joe Tinker tried to buy Jimmy
Sheckard from Murphy. but Chawles
wouldn't even answer Joe's telegram
Joe doesn't stand over deuce high az
Cub headquarters.
Chief Meyers claims to have noticed
that when ball players are travelling
aud the train stops. they want TO eat.
II may be we are more observing.
but it has come to our attention that
they frequently experience the same
desire while the train Is moving
The sporting editor Of Allentown
Chronicle has presumed to pick the
winner of the 1918 championship flag
in Allentown giving for his reason
that Coughlin has PICKED the bes,
players In the circuit Bill has a
strong team, but Wilmington does
not believe what the Chronicle says.
He picks the teams in the followins
order: Allentown, York, Harrisburg,
4 Trenton, Wilmington, Atlantic city.
Picking York for second place is
peculiar, ave. even funny. York s
asset is George Heckert who gener.
ally finishes up in the race. The list
of players signed by the foxy mana
y gers does not warrant this choice.
Wilmington fifth is an injustice tc
the Chicks. The club broke better
than that last year, and with all the
veterans back and a fast pitching
STAFF assured the Chicks give every
promise Of making a much better
finish than they made last year.
University OF Pennsylvania ought t
give the Chicks their hardest game to
morrow. Z.
The Athletics will take on the New
York Yankees today at Shibe Parl
for four-game series. The Mack
men are out for taking games in a row
and viii depend on Bender to lant
this afternoons opener Chance il
! undecided as to his slabmen.
} Mack was plainly pleased Will
} Houck's box work yesterday when HI
: kept the champions at a safe distance
, for eight inning. He was only re
lieved by Plank to make defeat fo
. the Red Sox positive.
vi Doc White was slated ~ go for Chi
cago against the Cobbless Tigers II
, this Afternoons battle Manage
! Hugh Jennings was undecided as 4
his pitching selection.
Russell pitched fine ball yesterday
, but his support was ragged Conse
, quently the Tigers won. to 2
II will be Groom and Ainsmitl
, versus Aiken and Nunnamaker, whel
Washington faces the Red Sox thi
afternoon. Griffith may decide {
,, , switch to Cassion. If it gets war;
enough for that hot weather twirlei
; The Old Fox is determined to clea
. up on the series II possible, to be i
a commanding position in the race be
fore a long trip west.
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