Evening journal., 1913-05-05
TIGERS ROMP
AWAY WITH
CHICK GAME
SIaShinG Attack on Brown in
the Eighth Puts Locals
Out Of Running
OPEN SECOND WEEK
WITH GOOD PROSPECTS

Jimmy Jackson's Chicks enter the
second week Of Tri-State ball with
three games won and one lost The
defeat was hung up Saturday on the
Chicks board by Bert Conn's hard
hitting Tigers, and so suddenly did
It come in the eighth inning that the
2s00 fans who saw the mux have not
recovered from the shock However,
there is hope. There are Ill games
on the Tri-State schedule this year,
and only four of the Chicks' have
been played. II the boys lose one
out Of four-well, let's not discuss
such a happy conclusion just now.
Atlantic City drifts in today for
two games Harrisburg comes for
Wednesday and Thursday seances and
York for Friday and Saturday
matinees. and II four of these six
come our way IL will be about time
% place the Chicks somewhere near
the TOP OF what gives promise Of
being a grand old chase for the 1913
pennant
To date the Chicks have demon
strated that they are as likely boys
as are playing In Tri-State ball this
year Russell and Brown have
shown their mettle on the slab
Connell. although promising, got a
bad start on Saturday. Rube Braz-
zell is expected to show his old
time speed this week. and If the quar-
tette gets working right, there ought
10 be nobody in this race but the
Chicks. Everybody in town seems to
feel that way, anyhow, and what a
joyous finish IL would bel
The first beating that came the way
Of the Chicks was dished cut in the
eighth inning. when Brown weaken
ed Tom had succeeded Connell in
the first stanza. after the youngster
had walked Poland, hurled one over
Kerr's head and let out a hit to J.
Barker Brown began his work by
heaving a bad one and walking Conn,
+ but the boy got himself together af-
ter that and held tight until the
Tigers began TO roar in that un-
lucky eighth when Poland started
things with a single Meyers sacri.
feed Clay. ]. Barker and Conn in
rapid succession smacked doubles to-
ward McKenna's head. and the mis-
chief was up. The Chicks could not
come back
The second inning ended with the
Chicks leading to 2. Meyers drew
walk. McKenna was safe on a
fancy shot down the third base line,
and Sharpe was winged, filling the
sacks Doc Kerr then ratified one
against the center field fence, clean
ing up, but himself dying at third.
The Chicks drew their last two in
the fifth stanza off hits by Shollen-
berger Fritz and Meyers, and a
double steal by Fritz and Jackson.
The Tigers tied up after two we're
down In the sixth. Dunn was out,
Fritz to Meyers. Mitchell out, Brown
70 Meyers, then the trouble began
Oldham beat out a slow one 10
Sharpe. Poland singled to left.
Brown hit Myers filling the sacks.
After celebrating with CLAY for sew
eral minutes. Brown walked him.
forcing a run over. j. Barker hit TO
Fritz, who booted. allowing Poland 10
score Conn hit 10 Marhefka, who
got Barker at second.
That eighth inning cleanup by the
Tigers has been described
Rube Oldham. one Of the best side
. wheelers In Tri-State ball. was the
boy who stuck Up the Chicks He
was wild early in the fray. but go,
himself together before he was in
danger. and was full Of steam TO the
end
The score.