Evening journal., 1913-04-30
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gosslp.

Well. it's herel
The boys started at Allentown this
afternoon.
And come home tonight for the big
show tomorrow.
Governor Miller will be among the
fans, and will have the honor OF start
ing things
And Rawnsleys Band will toot out
Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Allentown will hang over for Friday
and Saturday games.
1t is likely that Russell will hurl
EN- over tomorrow.
Two more Chicks will hear the can
ih few days.
There may be greater harder
pitchers battle fought during the
season than Rucker and Mathewson
put up yesterday but Matty and Nap
will surely have to stage IT,
The Giants didn't get a hit until the
eighth inning when Murray singled
TO right Shafer walked in the first
and was the only Giant to reach first
base until Murray landed there.
Mathewson was hit safely twice in
the first inning and once in the sec
ond. but then settled and Outasted
Rucker. I'm the eigth the bases we're
full against him. btu he wiggled out
safely
When the Giant artillery opened IN
the thirteenth and six runs were
driven in. the crowd stood up in
establishment Rucker knew he was
through and asked to be taken out.
Though the Cincinnati Reds were
parading in their clothes at home, 1t
didn't hurt the White Sox. They nosed
out the Tigers witif Ty Cobb in the
lineup.
Cobb got one hit in four times up
and two put-outs.
The Reds can at least say that the
White Sox shoes pinched and the bats
didn't ht
The Cubs would get mad at the
sight of the Sox uniforms and play
harder anyhow
Lest you fans forget. we repeat
this:
There is one thing that should al
ways be kept uppermost in the minds
Of the fans. Boosting while the club
Is playing counts. Loyalty always
brings results in the shape of better
playing by the club.
Il would be a sad thing for Will
mington to be without baseball, there
fore. it is up to the lovers Of sport
and the city in general to get behind
the club this year and give it all OF
The assistance possible. Manager
Jackson has a good club. and il vii
furnish fine ball for the fans. Just
support it-that's all.
Many city is benefited greatly by
The advertising it gets out of its base
ball club. The fans really make tn,
club, for no club ever achieved great
ness playing before empty seats. Let,
lldht lllo Alt Udhiltl ntdcOn ny 10y
ally attending the games and rootin.
for the club. Baseball is the grea
national game, and it should be th'
desire of every one to keep it aliv'
here.
Finally-forget to knock Jus
boost.
Ty Cobb's formal application 70
reinstatement will be acted upon b.
the National Commission in session
here today. The only question is a
to the former hold-outs punishment
With the start of play in three NOR
minor leagues today. the baseball sea
son in the East gets into full swing
The new entrants are the New Yorl
State League. with clubs in a hal
dozen upstate cities and in Scranton
and Wilkes-Barr Pa: the New Eng
land. the circuit of which takes il
seven cities in Eastern Massachusett
with Portland. Maine, added, and tn
Tri-State, a six-club circuit with re
presentatives in Pennsylvania Ne'
Jersey and Delaware.
All these leagues are long-estat
tshed organizations and their pen
nant races always develop spirite
rivalry and frequently high-class ba
particularly among the leadin
teams. Last years race in the Ne
York State League was one of tn
closest and most exciting in the cour
try. Utica being awarded the pennm
after a protest by Wilkes-Barre ha
been thrown out by the directors. Th
circuit is unchanged this year. III
New England race also had a clos
finish, Lawrence winning out by
narrow margin from Lowell. Por
land is new starter in the leagu
this year Hayerhill having bee
dropped.
Harrisburg won the Tri-State fla
I'm 1912 never falling below secor
place. There we're eight clubs in Il
circuit. but Reading. which had take
over the Altoona team. and Cheste
i'm which city the Iohnstown team fl
ished. we're dropped this season. A
lantic City which took over the Lal
caster franchise remains in the ci
cult.
In the New York State League Z
day Troy opens in Albany, Syracu
in Utica Binghamton in Scrants
and Elmira i'm Wilkes-Barre.