Evening journal., 1913-08-19

"A iunple oy RANK, followed by free
passage and a clean single gave the Ii
gers the game in the ninth after the
Athletics had had a three run lead earlier
in the game.
But the Maps lost after the Senators
came up behind them and tied the score
and the relative osition of the leaders
remained unchanged. Morgans triple in
the tenth sent three men in.
The Dodgers pushed the Cardinals into
the cellar in 7 to ] and TO ? games,
while the Giants were defeating the Pi-
rates twice and coping clean ten
game lead over Philadelphia.
Fletcher and Doyle used the big stick
for the Giants and Mitchell went the
circuit without stopping for the Pirates.
Five Dodgers climbed into the stolen
base column in first half Of the double
rebuff administered to the Cardinals and
the Brooklynites harvested fourteen hits
in the second game. Allen and Rucker,
who have been out Of the game with in
juries, "came back" for a victory each.
Mike Donlin, who was chased into the
bush leagues, made a double. a single.
stole two bases and scored three runs
for Jersey City.
Although lightning scored hit on the
grandstand roof and rain stopped the
game in the sixth, the Boston Braves
won easily from the Reds Mcdonald.
who has been warming the bench for
some lime. hit for the winning run.
Ford eased up a bit in the ninth and
the Browns turned a Yankee shutout
into an easy to victory Williams
put across a homer and two singles.
Chase doubled twice and drove in the
only run in the White Sox-Red Sox
game.
| Philadelphia used eighteen men and
the Cubs won by six run rally in the
last frame.
Not to be outdone by other American
League clubs recently reported TO have
paid large sums for new players Presi.
dent Navin, of the Detroit baseball
team, has announced the purchase OF
Pitcher Comstock from the Minneapolis
club Of the American Association.
He is said to have cost Detroit SlO,-
600 in cash and players. It was not
announced what members Of the Detroit
team will 60 to Minneapolis in exchange
The Brooklyn National League Club
has released Cliff Curtis, pitcher. to
Newark, Of the International League
II was announced that Pitcher Pfeifer
purchased from Grand Rapids, would Join
the club today; Pitcher Elmer Brown
bought from Montgomery. September 4
and Shortstop Move. from Troy. Sep.
tember /. Pitcher Atchison, the New.
ark southpaw, is due here on August 2l
and Shortstop Taylor from Oshkosh
early next month. Outhelder Collins
from Newark, reported TO Manager Dab
len and played yesterday
The purchase of Outfelder Zinn from
the Rochester team of the Internationa
League; the sale of Catcher Dummonc
Brown TO the Toronto team of the sam,
league, and the unconditional release oi
Fred Mitchell, are announced by Presi
dent Gaffney Of the Boston Nationals
Manager Stovall of the st. Louir
American League club announced thai
he had given Charles Flanagan ten days
notice of release, and that if no clul
signed him during that time he would b,
free agent. Flanagan is SECOND
baseman.
While Manager Dunn dropped off a
Wilmington yesterday afternoon OF
his way TO Montreal the fact Of tn,
matter is tina tbefore leaving Balt
more he was practically assured tha
Gus Gleichmann, the young first base
man and outfielder, will join HIS for
liner teammates at the end of thil