Evening journal., 1913-08-11
CHICKS LEAD
NOW CUT TO
7 GAMES
Double Loss to Senator's Brings
Hairy Talk From
Jackson
YORK HERE TODAY
FOR TWO DAYS SERIES

The Wilmington Tri-State ball team
pegins another crucial series Of games
this week with George Wash Heckert's
Roses, which just now are proving "A
good runner up in the league. The locals
dropped both games Of the Harrisburg
series. and incidentally slipped TO a
seven game lead in the race. An even
break with York would mean much and
if history repeats, the club will break
even again with Allentown and Trenton.
If the old game does break this way for
the Chicks this week they would need
only four more wins TO cop the pennant.
For the Chicks TO win seven games does
not appear to be a difficult task If the
club Is going right. That is where the
rub comes. The club has not been going
right Of late. although they did break
even last week. Jackson got after the
men again today, telling them that there
must be more ginger and little more
headwork on the part OF the boys IL
they expect 70 win out this year. They
have had n splendid chance for two
weeks TO cinch the race. but listless
work on the bases and inexcusable
bunples have held the team back more
than was expected. Jackson knows the
men are capable of playing better ball,
and wants them to show all they've got
from now on.
Doc Kerr will be back in the game to-
day after a one day lay of. The Sat.
urdny game was the first one he has
failed 10 start this year.
The Chicks lost to Harrisburg on Sat
urday because they could not get next
to Joe Chabek IL may be interesting
TO the fans to know that tnis same Joe
has not lost a game to the Chicks this
year and that he lost only two games
to them last year In one Of these
pitching against Llewellyn, Chabek al
lowed the Chicks one hit and lost the
game bv a l too score. This year
Chabck seems better than ever and is
one Of the few Tr- Stat pitchers who are
marked TO 90 higher next year.
Joe held the Chicks to four scattered
hits on Saturday and allowed only
three men TO get as far as third sta
ton. But all this fine work on the
part Of Chabek was marred again by
bad umpiring by Buck Freeman and a
trio OF Chick errors. Freeman =
shortcomings were too frequent "a
enumerate at this time. One. how
ever had he turned II right. would
have given him the reputation Of hav
ing established an unwritten baseball
rule His chance came in the seventh
inning Jackson had tripled TO left
ehollenberger popped one to Rudolph
Jackson making a fake start TO hom
on the sacrifice. Rudolph's throw
seemed close enough to head of Jack
son. whereupon Jimmy beat bacl
close TO the bag The throw. how
ever got back Of There and Jimms
again put on all steam for the plate
There pulled his glove from his hand
and hurling 1t at the ball stopped
II, pickd It up and whipped Il back
to Chabek on the plate in time 10 tae
Jackson Freeman declared Jackson
out. The crowd yelled and threatens
ed Mr.. imp and only the presence
Of Chief Black and a squad of officers
saved Freeman.
Although there does not seem to be
a baseball rule covering the fact of q
detached glove cap. etc. stopping a
thrown ball, local fans thought Free.
man should have allowed Jackson &c
Ecore on the play. inasmuch as haC
not the glove stopped the ball, tn,
pill would have rolled far enough e
have allowed Jackson to score in
breeze Major league umpires havl
been confronted with the few prob
lens in baseball that we're not cover
ed by the rules and at once laid dowi
rules 70 cover the plays. Freeman
had the same chance. but he excusel
himself by failing TO see the play, al
though Jackson was the only runne
on the paths.
Harrisburg won the game through
combination of punched hits and Chic
errors. Chahek's drive over the thir
pickets started their scoring in the thir
inning, and a double by Cnnckshanl
Sundheim's hit, which really was an on
errors by Meyers and Brown and Crist
sacrifice fly gave them four more tall,
In the sixth.
Jaekson's triple was the only Chic
hit that even threatened to grow into
run. The score:
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