Evening journal., 1913-08-04


One month ago Il was agreed that
Bill Coughln would have to be lick
ed before the pennant was cinched.
Nevertheless Allentown does not
look like champions Just now.
The Chicks will hight them every
step OF the way.
While the Chicks are playing Tren-
ton and Atlantic City Allentown will
be playing Harrisburg and York.
Whose got it softest?
It's a good bet that the Chicks will
have that familiar nine game lead on
Thursday night.
Harrisburg's slump has caused
heavy pail to hang over the Senator
fans. over there they say it Is GO
ing to take something extraordinary
in baseball to brighten things up.
The Chick fans got the tail end of
the pail on Saturday, but the Chick
Trenton-Atlantic City games are ex
pected 70 end the slump, and II will
be up, up again for those Chicks.
Today Is presentation day at Front
and Union streets, and after It is over
Jimmy Jackson will be in SO bones
extra, lie gets his $50 check for that
Bull attack.
It remained for Buck Freeman 10
provoke tho fans into a near riot His
umpiring was the worst ever zen
here, and unfortunately he showed it
before one of the biggest crowds OF
the year Had not an extra squad
of officers been called out the umpire
would have been badly mussed up.
Red McKenna has slipped out Of the
800 hitting class for the time. As
Red drew four bingles on Saturday
and is due for another bunch before
Wednesday. no class but the select
will be good enough for him from now
on. Red also is fielding in big league
style. In the third inning Of the sec
ond Saturday game Murray singled to
port Camel came back with one to
Reds side OF the lot on which Murray
tried for third but Red had the pill
to Fritz i've feet ahead OF the rum
ner
Highland and Bancroft are now
neck and neck for the All Wilmington
cup. The breakup will come the next
time around.
Bancroft must hand it to Grow"
Proud for their present standing. Al
though Grow" got off to a bad start,
he is pitching fine article Of ball to-
day, and looks good to cop.
Marley. that once famous Hillside
tWirler, was easily trimmed Conner
did better. This time he fought
Bancroft ten rounds before taking the
count.
Mr.. Knox is about the happiest
manager in the set. In ALL Whining
ton League ball for the first time his
Bancroft team is tied up for the lead
Jack Lynch-not Tommy Dougherty
-is over with a protest this time
Jack dropped one game to Parkside
aud imagines that five Parksde play
ers who sat on the bench were re-
sponsible.
Arthur Stevens is going as we'll as
ever, although a sprained ankle kept
him out of the Vandever game for two
months he stood up Rockford on
Saturday for two straight.
Despite published report Rockford
has no intention Of passing "Hock''
Glynn over to Highland with the idea
OF helping the tower boys win the A.
w. League cup. "Os' Murphy viii de-
pend on Glynn to win the cup for
Rockford
Coucill, new umpire worked his
first All Wilmington game and not a
kick was made.
Trenton is here today and tomor-
row. On Wednesday and Thursday
the Chicks play at Atlantic City and
come home for Friday and Saturday
games with Harrisburg.
The Cubs crowded Pittsburgh out o
third place over Sunday. which may h,
some consolation to Owner Murphy il
view Of his statement early in tile SEA
son rs TO winning the pennant by al
eighteen game margin.
For tall and lofty slugging, the gam,
was all that could be desired cock
lyn Tailed IA hits and the Cubs b
These included two doubles, -FOUR triple
and four home runs. Leach lei III,
Cubs with single, triple and hom
run.
The Reds and Cardinals swappe,
places again, St Louis taking up IL,
cellar position. Veteran Johnny Kiln,
helped the Reds down Boston, by dc
livering three hits in four times at bat
One was a triple.
Errors by Knahe and Doom we're re
sponsibe for one of st. Louis u.n
and Doolan got SO wild that lie threw
to the grandstand in protesting agains
a decision Of Umpire Orth.
The Phillies outhit the Cardinals am
had little trouble taking the game.
President Lynch Of the Nationa
League, in decision announced Sat
urlay held that the result Of the pro
tested Brooklyn Cincinnati game of Jul.
II, which Cincinnati won, to 8 stand
as played.
The Brooklyn club protested becaus
Of decision by Umpire Quigiey, VIII
allowed Player Moran bu, one aase o.
Wild pitch. on which mispiay Moru
had advanced from first to third.
The evidence submitted hy lmpr
Quiglcy and Captain Hobltzcll. accord
ing tu President Lyneh's decision. Show
ed that on the first day Of tine Brook
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