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Evening journal., 1913-01-23
Here is The Real Story of
MerkIe and Second Base

Now that the Hon. Frank Chance is
about the exchange his oranges for
the New York Highlander lemon IL is
well to bark back to a certain occur
renee in the metropolis that happened
in 1908 Yep. the Merkie play was the
thing There have been many stories
written and spelled as the reason that
Merkle failed TO approach second. Also
many tales as to who was responsible
for showing the play up.
Attention in the latter respect is
usually safety--pinned to j. Evcrs,
present manager Of the Chicago Cubs.
That is quite true.
But the real story Of the happening
is now forthwith given for the first
time. The truth and veracity of the
yarn cannot be denied, when one says
that the author is one of the keenest,
cleverest managers in the national
game.
On that day when Merkle gave the
Cubs an opportunity 10 kick into the
soft coin as so per cent of the worlds
series Of 1908, Emslie was umpiring on
the bases while the Hon. Hankerinus
ODay was feminist the plate.
The latter was watching for just
such play. as similar one had come
up while he was umpiring at Pitts
burgh several years previously. Harry
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
MURPHY MAKES
GOOD WITH FANS

Johnny Murphy. the local light
weight who has been under the man
agement of Furnie Cole, sport pro-
mOter. astonished the Philadelphia
fight fans in his first appearance at
Chester on Monday night by scoring
clean knockout In one minute and
eighteen seconds.
Jack Michigan, the Philadelphia
fight promoter, was tickled with the
form displayed by the local boy and
is coming to Wilmington to look over
the boys under Coles wing.
Next Monday night Cole will pre-
sent Johnny Coulon. in Chester, fof
a six round so with a fast Quaker
City boy. \
Young Harry Baker and Ralph
Raymond, have not only made friends
by their boxing ability. but by their
gentlemanly conduct both in the ring
and out They have the reputation
in Chester and Philadelphia as being
clean fighters who are loath to take
advantage of an opponent
Il is said that a boxing bill is being
drafted by several well known sport
ing men in this city who have OBJ
tanned promises from several mem.
hers of the legislature to back the
bill, IL II provides that no bout shall
so over six rounds.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
MACK SELLS
READING STOCK
Athletics Manager No Longer
Interested in Fri
State Ball

Connie Mack, of the Athletics, and
Joe Oil, his secretary. have with
drawn as part owners of the Reading
Tristate League club, disposing Of
their stock to Jacob L. Weitzel of
Reading, and Albert Leopold, of Al
toona. who owned the other half Of
the stock Weitzel expects to have
winning club in Reading the COM
ms. season.
The movement to legalize Sunday
baseball in Pennsylvania through a
bill introduced in the Legislature by
J. II. Wiltbank, of Philadelphia, will
have strong support fro mthe owners
and hackers Of the Tristate League
clubs, who declare that it would mean
the building up of the league
j. H. Meyers, of Lancaster, who is
president of the Atlantic City team.
was in Philadelphia yesterday to talk
with Manager Johnny Castle and ar
range for the coming season. The
change in the schedule, which will
permit the Atlantic City team playing
almost the entire last half of the sea-
son at the seashore. is considered a
wise move and a good thing for the
league. Manager Castle has signed
f. p. Homer. an infelder, for this
year President Meyers has notified
his players Of the reduction of the
salary limit and has given permission
for them to secure better jobs If they
can get them.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23

Mccormick was on second and Merkle
on first, when al Bridwell singled over
second Tive were down. Merkle
forgot 10 go to second and the latter
was forced, the run failing TO count
Now comes the real inside history Of
the famous misstep. Eyers immedi-
ately saw that Merkle had failed 10
run to the bag He came rushing up
to Emslie and protested that Merkle
was out. Bob did not see the play as
his back was toward the base.
He. Of course. thought that Merkle
had gone to second and did not watch
closely. There was an argument
Evers protesting all the while and
Emslie listening
Finally the latter appealed TO his
colleague as is customary in such
cases. O'Day then ruled that Ever's
contention was proper and Emslie
called the ioory-topped base runner
out.
This Is the real story Of the play.
And had it not been for O'Day hav-
ing been up against the same propo-
sition I'm Pittsburgh years before
Merkle would never have been historic
I'm the gallery Of "bones the Giants
would have won the pennant and the
Cubs would personally and collectively
be out a bunch of coin.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
EXAMINATIONS
AT HIGH SCHOOL

The Fall term of the Wilmington
High School closed yesterday. ana
mid-year examinations began today.
All students exempt from examina-
tions have the privilege Of a vacation
until the beginning Of the new term,
which will be on Monday, February ,.
The percentage required in eXami-
nations by the Board of Education is
80 in all studies but one, and 40 in
that.
Friday of next week. being a gen
eral holiday, there will be no eX-
aminations on that day. The sched-
ule of examinations follows.
A4-Thursday. trigonometry. civics;
Friday, English: Monday, college alge-
bra: Tuesday, German; Wednesday,
chemistry. Thursday. Latin.
B4-Thursday, Vergil; Friday. Eng
lish; Monday. advanced algebra;
Tuesday. German: Wednesday, chem
istry; Thursday. L. S history
A3-Thursday. English; Friday,
bookkeeping and solid geometry
Monday. history; Tuesday. German;
Wednesday, Cicero Thursday, ply
sizes.
Thursday, geometry; Friday,
Caesar; Monday. history; Tuesday,
German: Wednesday, English Thurs
day, domestic science.
A2-Thursday, Caesar; Friday, Eng
lish: Monday. history; Tuesday, Ger
man; Wednesday. geometry; Thurs
day. domestic science.
B2-Thursday, English; Friday
algebra; Monday. history; Tuesday
German. Wednesday, physical geo.
graphy and Latin; Thursday, Greek
and domestic science
Thursday. Latin and English
history; Tuesday. English; Monday
physical geography; Tuesday, domes-
tic science. penmanship and spelling
Wednesday. algebra. penmanship ant
spelling; Thursday. domestic science
penmanship and spelling.
Thursday, algebra; Friday, ply
siology: Monday. Latin, arithmetic
and drawing; Tuesday, English. do
nestle science and drawing Wednes
day. domestic science, penmanship
spelling and drawing; Thursday, do
lmestic science, penmanship, spelling
land drawing
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
FODDER FOR
FIGHT FANS

Fight fans agreed today that Eddie
McGoorty, Of Oshkosh, the leading
candidate for middleweight honors
proved 100 clever for Freddie Hicks,
of Detroit at the Fairmont A. c., New
York last night in a bout that went
the full distance Hicks seemed
afraid in the early rounds and later
when he tried to drive his punches
to McGoorty's stomach, the latter held
the Detroit lad off effectively With
straight left iabs. Both men weigh
cd l63 pounds.
II was the general opinion among
fight fans today that johnny Dundee
handed Willie Jones the Brooklyn
featherweieht, the most severe beat
ing OF his career I'm New York last
night Although Jones managed 10
stay the full ten rounds he was badly
beaten about the head and body whilt
Dundee came out Of the scrap I'M
scathed.
Dan McKetrick took passage for
Europe today TO arrange several box
ing matches the principal one involv-
ing Jack Johnson, the heavyweight,
champion and Joe Jeannette. who is
under McKetrick's management Thus,
according to McKetrick IT will be Joe
Jeanette and not AL Palzer who will
face Jack Johnson in the ring in the
French capital next June, II was re-
ported that the Paris club offered
$4,000 for the match.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
SEVEN BEST BEST
BACKSTOPS
IN AMERICAN

The seven best throwing catchers in
the American League last season we're
Carisch and O'Neill of Cleveland. Egan
and Thomas of Philadelphia, Henry Of
Washington. Schalk Of Cleveland and
Sweeney Of New York, these men
causing demon base runners like Clyde
Milan Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker, who
won the Chalmers Trophy, to think
twice before they set out to steah
Carisch, who joined the Maps late in
the season. had the highest average Of
men thrown out per game IN attempts
to steal 29-while Sweeney, who
was holdout when the campaign
started, nevertheless entered the Hill
top camp IN time to flag more would-be
base-stealers than any other mask
man in the American League.
He cut down ia men who attempted
the Rallies act Stanage of Detroit,
ran a close second to Sweeney in the
number of athletes he killed off who
were out to fitch bases, mailing 113.
Sweeney's record, however, looks
much superior to Stanage's when it
is considered that the New Yorker
played I'm 10 games to the Detroiter's
l19.
The poorest throwing catcher, ac-
cording to carefully compiled records
was Paddy" Livingston of Cleveland.
He stopped only nine thefts in 10 con-
tests an average of 0.47 the game.
Other poor peggers we're Kocher of
Detroit Williams Of New York, and
Easterly who held situations with both
Cleveland and Detroit
The greatest number Of men thrown
out trying to steal in major league
game is, according to statisticians
seven Charles CDukeO Farrell got
this number OF victims when he was
watching for the Washington Nationals
IN the late nineties. Farrell will hell
coach the Boston Red Sox pitchers
this year
Another veteran now drawing salary
from an American League Club who
established a major league record il
nipping baserunners is Jim" McGuir,
Of the Tigers When he was viii
Brooklyn in 1900 he saved a game fol
/ the ouIei udo ny llthluE lhiet iuen VI
the bases I'm one inning This fea
never has since been duplicated.
If Iris Speaker. who was voted by
the Chalmers jury of newspaper eX
perts the best player in the Ameri
can League. was asked his opinion a.
to which club possessed the best staff
Of throwers i'm the junior organiza
lions in 1912, he would probably reply
New York The reason for such an
answer might be found in the rum
ming accounts of the game played be-
tween the Highlands and the Speed
Boys on June %, when Speaker, who
thrice started to steal, was cut down
each time-twice by Sweeney and once
by Sterrett Another player who was
halted thrice when he tried to pilfer
was Martin of New York. The man
who stopped him was Henry Of Wash
ingtOn.
Il was the clever baserunners who
we're oftenest thrown out. Thus Ty
Cobb was cut down "a times, CLYDE
Milan 81 times. iris Speaker 2S times
Harry Lord 33 times and Eddie Col
Inns % times.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
INFLUENCE OF
RUSSIA IN MUSIC

Herman Epstein, In the seventh of
the series of his lecture-recitals given
yesterday afternoon at the Misses
Hebbs School gave a splendid inter-
probation Of the music of Russia -
with sketches OF a number of Russian
composers. Mr. Epstein prefaced his
lecture by a word picture of Russia.
Russia he said, sis an ominous,
portentous and awe inspiring word.
History today in every way seems
TO fell the spell of Russia, I'm all its
dolngs. Russia is the largest single
country geographically speaking, in
the world and everywhere is felt the
influence of Russian thought
Each year, the country of Russia
is sending forth reproductive artists
dancers. pianists and violinists. all of
them. people of unusual musical
ability and attainments. Germany
said Mr.. Epstein. no longer holds
compositions Russia is constantly
sending out new and splendid musi-
cal compositions. Russia. was pro-
badly the richest of all countries in
its folk songs: and. too the Russian
proverbs have a national quality and
{ have come down through the ages
familiar alike to the learned and the
illiterate. In the world of serious
4. thought, the names of Tolstoi ant
Kuropatkin must be called to mEd-
their names characterized by pro
found views and acute analysis Com
pared to Shakespeare. Beethoven
Chopin and Schumann, the immortall
of all time. Russia has but one singh
name which may stand unquestioned
the name of Turgeneiff. which il
second to no other novelist. Mr.
Epstein then told Of the work Of th'
composers, providing an exceedingl,
profitable afternoon for his hearers.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip.

The Giants are suing a moving pic
ture concern that rugged up a camera
i'm the bleachers and sneaked some
good views Of the last worlds series.
AS the exclusive privilege" has been
sold to another concern there was the
dickens to pay.
The American association will CON
tlnue its 16S-game schedule which is
It's privilege: but some day they'll
wake up to themselves and cut it to
154.
Howard Camnitz has bought into a
general store at Danville, KY. and will
be a respectable merchant during the
off season.
Prosident-elect Wilson has been in.
vited to attend the banquet Of the big
league sport writer's at Philadelphia
February 3.
A south Florida league is in pros
pect Verify a lot of ball players will
be roaming the bushes, jobless, about
July 4 of this year.
Art Shafer, of perfumed notes fame,
has sent back his contract unsigned.
Wouldn't you hate to get a Whit of
the perfume OF Muggsy McGraw's re-
marks when he gets to him? Sulphur
iousl Whewl
al Demaree will report to the
Ffut,t. Irol,r,,or.r 4 af Martin
The secretary Of the Keokuk Y. w.
c. A. refused to allow its members
to solicit subscriptions for a baseball
team. What will people think Of
us n we do such a thing?' she asked.
What's the answer
II anybody is counting on Rube Mar
guard to pitch the Giants to pennant
this year they had better start count
ing over again. beginning at one
San Francisco wants Harry Krause
Baseball wisdom In starting q
double play it is advisable first "a
pick up the grounder.
It's all right TO predict that Doc
Kerr will be a tower of strength tC
the Chicks-as long as it's not a water
tower.
Charlie Herzog is another 800 hittei
sure next season. Yes; he's had his
tonsils removed.
Grover Galligan the Cub bat boy
. who was made famous by Charlie
> Dryden. has jumped Chicago and vii
follow Chance to New York.
Does Frank Chance want to know
why he'll never get away from I'll
nickname "Yanks" until a shorter on
Is invented? Well, here It is "Nanks
fits into a congested headline so niue
{ better than New Yorks.'
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
QUAKERS AFTER
RIVALS SCALPS

= Friends School will take another
shot at their Philadelphia rivals,
Friends Select tomorrow. The VII
Siam Penn boys handed the locals
1926 defeat several weeks ago, when
they visited the city Of brotherly love.
and Coach Ross tribe is after revenge.
The locals have gotten over their
early season slump and are now play
ing in good style. Against Temple
Prep they showed an entire reversal
OF form and won out after a great
battle. Berl and Bob Layfield are
back in the game and with both these
youths hitting the net at intervals
Friends should give a good account
-of themselves.
Carrot Taylor. who was out OF
Tuesdays contest because Of an in
5ured foot will be back in the strug-
gle tomorrow. Curtis, Groome and
Nippy Hartman will look after the
defense positions and the local Quak-
aers should return the compliment
handed them in Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
PICK OFFICIALS
FOR Y. M. {. A. MEET

Officials of tonight's annual handi-
cap meet for members Of the Y NJ. c.
A. were selected today.
The judges will be G F. Daniels
and Harry R. Craig; starter f. w.
Helm; clerk, j. Willard Reed; mea-
surers, Robert Wier and Gilbert
Craig, timer, c. II. Meissner.
The first event will be run off at S
o'clock.
Five points will be given for every
first place; three for every second
and one for every third. The individ-
ual point winner will receive a sill
yer cup and the first three men in
each event will be given prize rib
bons
Members and friends are invited to
the contest.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
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Evening journal., 1913-01-23
WILL SIGN UP
GEORGE COCKILL

The board Of directors Of the Cen
trail Pennsylvania Amusement Com
pany. owners of the Harrisburg fran
ehise In the Trl-State League, VIII
meet tomorrow afternoon to sign up
George Cockill for another season
George has been looking out for Har-
risburg's interest since last season
and will be ready soon TO get the
team ready for another campaign.
The directors met on Tuesday and
discussed things preparatory 10 open
ing the 1913 season. The contracts
have to be mailed before February /
and Il was deemed necessary to have
the manager signed 'up before that
time. A meeting was then called for
Friday afternoon and Cockills terms
Will be discussed.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
THANK EX-GOVERNOR
FOR KINDNESSES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Jan. 2S-The State
Board of Agriculture. at its session
i'm Dover, on Tuesday, adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the State Board OF
Agriculture hereby extends to Hon.
Delaware. very cordial thanks for his
Simeon S Pennewill, Ex-Governor
of Delaware, very cordial thanks for
his kindness and courtesy to the mem
bers of the Board, and Tor his many
helpful suggestions and sound advice
given to the Board during the past
four years.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
LINN wORTHNGTON STARS.
His Skill Features Shoot at Rising
sun Gun Club.

RISING SUN, Md, Jan. 23.-The
shoot today was not as we'll attended
as the day deserved Seventeen shoot
ers we're present A stiff wind blew
across the traps and made It difficult
for all shooters except II. L. Worth
ington. who cracked out 9S without a
miss. falling down I'm the ninty-ninth.
which he busted c. o. Williams won
the Cecil county championship with AZ
out of so, The leading scores were:
Worthington, 164 out Of 10; Ham
mond and Williams, $50; Cleveland,
145; Lewis and Rose, 140.
Championship Of Cecil county go
targets) Williams, AZ; Worthington.
As: Lewis. Cleveland and Rose. 45.
10-Pair Doubles-Lewis. II; Worth
ington. Hammond and Williams, Is.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23

A fast game is expected this after
noon between the Salesianum Juniors
and Penlyn I'd, at the Brownson Lii
brary The young scholastics are
keyed up to their best and will honor
ably uphold the White and Gold of
their school,
AS a preliminary the Salesianum
Props" will go after the scalps of
the clever and fast West A. c.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
INNS EnR HOrsEKEEPERs

Keep Toley's Honey and Tar Com
mound always on hand, and you can
quickly head off a cold by its prompt
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Evening journal., 1913-01-23

Members of the Veteran Firemens
Association viii be entertained at
sihei.r rooms al Fourth and King streets
this evening BY William J. Lutz. the
president Mr.. Lutz has provided OK
tail soup in honor Of his election as
president of the association.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
Your Table Will Be
Ready for You

as promised when you come here to
dine or to enjoy a dainty after-the-
affair supper Notify us when to ex-
pect you and the number in your party
and we'll see that a table is reserved
for you. You'll be as pleased with our
service as you cannot help being with
the viands we will provide. Planked
Shad Daily Lunches, soc. For your
Banquet get our price.
Special Sunday dinners, 75c. All
game and seafood in season.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
PIG ROAST FOR DEMOCRATS.

Members of the Democratic League
will dine of roast pig, stuffed with
Weighing thirty pounds each have
been secured for the feast
Members of the DelawsE rr~islaure
will be present
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
CHIMNEY TAXES FIRE.

The Water witch Fire Company
last night responded to still alarm
of FIRE caused by a blaze in the CHM
ney of the home OF Edwin Erbman,
No. 1900 Delaware avenue. The dam
age was slight.
Evening journal., 1913-01-23
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Evening journal., 1913-01-23
BASEBALL
MEN In The
CAGE GAME
Fritz and StOII to Play Against
BrOWnSOn Tomorrow
Night
LOCALS EXPECT TO
WIN HARD FIGHT

Brownson will have to step some
tomorrow night when they will line
Up against St. Elizabeth's, one Of Phil
adelphia's foremost quintets. The
Quakers have fiashy combination Of
speedy youngsters and with their men
in proper form they should give the
locals a hard battle Stoll. from ST.
Josephs. and one of the best basket
ballers in scholastic circles today, is
covering a forward position. Like
Fritz. he is an all-around athlete. hav-
ing starred on the gridiron and also
on the diamond
Stoll covered second base for ST.
Joe's in their friendly tussle with the
Athletics and gathered three hits on
the big league moundsman He had
several Tri-State offers, including one
from Wilmington, but as he did not
wish to turn professional until the
completion Of his school course. he re-
fused tho tempting offers. Yates. one
of Stoll's teammates, is another ac-
complished performer. He has been in
the spotlight for quite a number of
years and has helped st. Joe's pull
many a hard cage game from the fire.
Last season he and Stoll were unable
to play in the Scholastic League on
account of the one year ruling, but
they played with the team in the other
struggles and helped the Quakers an
mex a good record.
Harry Fritz, Central Highs gallant
performer for four years, will cover
one of the guard positions. Fritz has
often been considered as one of the
greatest little stars ever turned outby
a Quaker High School. He is an adept
I'D basketball. and is al present coach
ing Central Highs squad, and is get
ting into condition for his southern
trip with the Mackmen.
One Of the most consistent scorers
IN the visitors lineup is Heating, from
last yearss American League. He was
high goal getter i'm that organization
and Is noted for his rapid fire bonn
bardment OF the net. The man vii,
be Kid Dark. or Rollo Longstreth,
Southern Highs phenomenal center.
This entire aggregation Is one Of the
fastest quintets in Philadelphia. and
as they have been together for quite "a
while. they have the essential passing
act down to a science.
Mark McDonough will be back in
the game for Brownson. and with
Haney and Burke dropping them in IN
old time style the Librarians should
give good account of themselves. The
lneups will be:
Brownson. st. Elizabeth
Hanoy ... forward ...... Stol
Burke ...... forward ... KeatinS
kic0anourh g.. center q. Longstree
Lacey ....... guard ........ Fritz
Rigney ....... guard ........ Yates
Cook
In the preliminary Mulherin's speed
hovs will have another lively battle
with the ever watchful Vigilant team
The Vigilants have been cleaning az
everything in the amateur lines hav.
ing walloped co. ID, New Castle, anc
Peoples Settlement and gave big Ole
Ewedes a rare run.
The lineup will be:
Brownson 3rd. Vigilants.
Mulherin .. forward ...- Deakynt
Ralston ...... forward ....... Morris
Dougherty ..... center ........ MINI
-I4iu guard .. Morrow