Evening journal., 1913-05-08
Odds and Ends Live Local Club Hold Big Shoot Here
SPORTING GOSSIP
and COMMENT


and COMMENT
Who's leading this old ball race
now?
The Chicks are playing the best ball
on the Tri-State circuit.
And only 400 fans out to see them
yesterday.
The town ought to send out an aver
age Of 1900 daily. The team deserves
it.
George Heckert is on his way from
Trenton to hit the Chicks in FRIDAY
and Saturday games. He's going
some, but watch us. too
Four pitchers worked for Harris
burg and the Chicks, the quartette
walking sixteen men and heaVing
three wild ones. Bad day for pitchers
maybe.
Lefty" Smith got away to bad
start. In two innings he walked SIX
men, famed three and heaved two
wild ones Lefty stuff seems hard to
control With that, the boy looks
good.
Perseverance wins in all walks of
lie. II the Boardwalk Birds keep Oh
rlaying they may some day win an
Other ball game.
Maybe George Heckert isn't chesty.
They ran him out of Trenton last
wear. aud he went back with a ball
team yesterday and beat 'em.
old Tex Meyers drew three OF the
Chicks seven hits yesterday. His bat
ting average for the day was 1000.
K was Allen Russell's fourth game
In one week Credit of the victory.
however, goes to Smith.
Steward left at midnight to join the
Norfolk team Of the Connecticut
League.
Bresler broke two bats while up 10
the second inning, a portion of one OF
the clubs nearly cripling Smith.
Three walks and three on; then
Smith famed Sundheim and the sec
pnd half was over.
Dundon and Jackson pushed in a
Sew nice drives.
Russell famed out the side in the
sixth.
Breslin tried hard to hold Marhefka
at first in the third. Fritz then hit
and Tony was safe on third
Perhaps Mr.. Bresler will not grove
any more for Dock Kerr. In the sec
ond inning Bresler had Meyers and
Sharpe down while Jackson and
Smith were on. Instead of taking
a chance on Lefty" Smith, Bresler
shot one over and Kerr dropped it in
deep center scoring two runs.
1t was a tight squeeze all the way
round but the Cubs evened up will
Brooklyn. Dahlen kicked hard OF
the decision that gave Chicago th'
winning run, but it didn't do any good
Inc GnllilNo dicO Ndmt pdth dHdihc
ST. Louis. II took Lobert's double IN
the tenth inning TO settle the argu
ment.
Il would be interesting to see whs
Packard. the Red pitcher, would do t
the Giants in game all his own.
After relieving Benton he held then
to two hits in six innings, and wa
never in danger.
Mark up the third victory in eigh
teen games for the Yankees. Pitche
Heating has won them all. He whiffe'
Cobb twice yesterday, and tn
Peach" left the game.
The st. Louis Browns failed to scor
IN the first inning against the Ath
letics on three bases on balls and
three Dagger. Just for that the Mack
men beat them.
Wagner came through with thre
hits. but the Pirates lost to Bosto
again.
That Manager Conn Is determine
10 give Trenton a pennant contend
ing team is further evidenced by tn
fact that there is a strong possiblit
OF rBobby" Scott, the former Al
toona star pitcher becoming a Tigei
Scott has so far refused to play wit
Allentown, where he was sent follow
ing the disbandment of last year
Reading club.
Although several members Of tn
Maps and Red Sox bore slight
bruised and Clipped faces today, nc
a player could be found who woul
directly admit that a free-for-all figf
had taken place at the close of yes
terday's game at Cleveland. Detail
of the battle, however, leaked OF
from various sources.
According to the accepted versio
OF the fray, fight started in the vi
SHERIFF7S SALES.