Evening journal., 1913-05-17
The clouds wept.

The clouds wcpt
Aud are weeping again today
That's two games not lost anyhow
Johnny Castle was coming strong
when The break came.
And Johnny assures us that his
battery of new twirlefs will do some
burning before they hit the shore.
The Chicks hit the road on Mon
day for q four-day trip. They play
here ON Friday, but so TO Allentown
on Saturday.
Tex Meyers Is playing the best
gamo of his career. II would not
be a surprise " he moves up mkt
year.
Danny Tobin got the glad hand
from his friends The boy fools con-
ndent that he can go some this year.
The entire Chick OUTFIT continues
10 be as fast an aggregation as is
playing Ia Tri-State ball The boys
fell back this week IN fielding. but
VIII make a much better showing az
hitting than they made last week.
Jimmy Jackson was out OF tho
game yesterday because OF an attack
Of lumbaeo. He would have been IN
today had not rain halted things.
George W. Heckert has begun to
cut down his squad. Yesterday he
I HANDED Bill Culp, who has been with
the White Roses for two seasons, HE
release. Culp Immediately signed Ia
pitch FOR the Atlantic city team
lnhelder Wedell and Catcher Lewis
we're also let go. York viii carry
only one catcher this season. Man.
aper Heckert deciding that Joe Knots
can handle all OF the games
Matty just breezcd along against
the Pirates high-priced battery
OToole and Kelly. defeating then
Z TO 4. He gave a base on balls IL
] the third. which was his first in forty
nine innings.
The Maps packed the bases will
/, none out. against the Athletics n
the seventh, but the sacks we're clear
I ed without run getting across whel
the Nap coachcrs got mixed up an
I The Athletics pulled triple play
+. Crawford helped out some when th
Tigers downed Washington. by get
ting three hits in four times uI
Cobb went hitless.
Two singles followed by Hooper
home run scored the only runs th
Red SoX got of Baungardner.
home run. triple and single in on
inning scored the Browns pair, bl
n IL wasn't enough.
II was good joke when the Viii
SoX beat Frank Chances crew {
their first appearance In town. bi
twice In the same place isn't
funny. Maybe the Six will take q
H. little OF the Chance Day spirit L
day.
Brooklyn and Phillies continue
run in circles Wheat got a doub
and home run yesterday Cutshaw
single and homer and Daubert tv
singles and a triple. just to show thi
c. the Dodgers have some real batter
i3 In the meantime the Phillics toe
Rs the Cubs into camp. Space is a
70 ways reserved for Murphy to mai
% that amendment
l5 When Mathewsons days OF usefu
;o ness as a pitcher for the New Yor
Giants have ended. Manager McGra
is to tender him a three-year contra
c without reduction in salary. The q,
l6 tended contract will be without n
81 usual clause for a 10 days notice
rs release.
M McGraw recently announced th
lO plan OF retaining his star pitcher I
N Manager Joe Tinker, OF the Cincinna
IA Nationals. accordings to a statemel
ls by Tinker.
That Mathewson would earn h
salary as a coach Of the Giants youn
g pitchers. aside from any considers
"a tion Of the service he has renders
n the New York club in the past decad
no was McGraw's reason, as Tink'
no gives il. for thus continuing the vete
57 an on the pay roll. "But Matty
S6 career as an active pitcher has sti
some time to rum" the New Yol
manager Is said to have added
President Powers, OF the FEEDER
League. has announced today tn
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