Evening journal., 1913-07-17
CHICKS LOSE
TO SENATORS
in 18TH; TO |
Chahek and Ritter on Firing
LiTe Give Splendid AC-
counts Of Themselves
CRUICKSHANK'S DOUBLE
GROWS INTO WINNING RUN

After twelve innings Of as brilliant
bah playing as ever was put mp on a
Tn-state lot. Harrisburg beat out che
Chicks in the first game OF this most
crucial series here yesterday afternoon
by 2-tol count It realty was a BATTLE
Of twirlcrs with Ritter against Chobck,
and neither man having much ON the
other. Both pitched superb bali and ai-
though the Chicks got the better OF Che
breaks on the hits after they had served
up the game in the eighth round they
could not land the winning punch Har-
rsburg. however, got one good chance
and landed II came IN sne tweiitu iun-
inc with C1rckahank up. Tie b0ngei
one into right for what ordinarily was a
single but the bah bounded bad back
OF Mckonna and Cwickshauk topped 40
second lhorrc sacrificed and ChabcN
famed With two down and Cuuiok-
shank on third nietz hilied si2fic
down the third hsr line, scoring CmicN
shank A second later Dict was out
trying 10 steal The run won tho game.
Tor fast. hendv playing the game was
without an equal poo Estate ball. Only
,na boot cfept into the entire twelve
innings and 10 did not prove serious.
Both teams, realizing what the result oi
lhe game meant 10 either simply play
ad Themselves oA their own tcet and
there was fash every minute of the long
distance n There wcrr amy miscues
other than the ono the Senators boot
column shows they were struck in by
f
an exhibition of umpiring as hns been
seen here In the long end each team
got out about even Although the
Chicks got the rawest end OF the dc
cisions az critical times Cruickshank.
who drove ont the double i'm the twelfth
inning that won the game was actually
out on strikes. TO ommcrate the many
other raw decisions oflocting each cluo
would be tircsomc The 1000 fans who
saw the game will never forget it tof
the reason that Il showed the poorest
ampirine while the players displayed
the best individual as we'll as team worK
ever seen on local diamond
IL was nip and tuck between the
pitchers all the way Going into the
seventh inning with only four hits TO
their credit Harrisburg opened tho halt
with Crist up lie walked and stole
second Barker nied out TO AlcNcnna,
Crist going 20 third Crmckshank scored
Crist ahead oi slashnp single to cen.
ter. Cruckshank stealing second ano
being caught at the plate while at.
tempting Go get home ON rhcrrcs sin.
Gle 10 left Not until the final inning
did Harrisburg get two more nits m any
-one hal
Up until the eighth inning things
looked dark for the Chicks They Ina
been unable 60 tear of more IMAM one
bingle any time up until tine cighns
when singles by Marhefka MeNenna
and Fritz after Kerr and Ritter were
down. sent Marhefka across with the
tie-up tally.
Everything booked rosy for the Chicks
in the ninth--for awhile. Gleichman
drew slip and went 20 second ON jack
sons slow bunt. Meyers drew life,
Gleichman going 60 third, while Jackson
was forced sharpe hit for another liie
on which Gleichman was caught at the
plate Meyers was ON second and Sharpe
on first when Kerr flied 60 CrWclshank.
The Chicks had another splendid
nhancc 20 win the game in the eleventh.
Ritter began the session by hitting one
through Sunnhcim Marhefka laid down
o bunt that Crist dropped ON ChahoS s
throw and Bitter was ON third McKenna
hit Naihcfko into double play and
with Ritter on third Fritz bowled out.
Dietz % Coclill
The teams play again today York
viii be here Friday and S ahuday
The score.