Evening journal., 1914-06-19
Chicks AND PENNANT
IN AIR SAME DAY
Champions Exhaust Pitching
Talent in Effort To Stop
Hitting Rally
RECORD CROWD
SEES SLAUGHTER

across another battlefield, this time
at Front and Union Park. twenty-five
hundred fans arose as one and yelled
at the top OF their lungs as James 81
Jackson, manager ~ the 1913 cham
pion Chicks, gave half a dozen quick
pulls on the rope that sent Whining
toms first pennant to the top Of the
pennant pole at Chicks stronghold
yesterday afternoon. The huge blue
pennant slid gracefully up the pole,
its point hanging down until the bunt-
ing reached the top. Then it wavered
In the gentle breeze until it reached
its full length in the air, and across
the blue were seen the words
Championship 1915"
The event recorded the biggest day
4 in baseball in Wilmington Ten
years Of professional baseball
brought one pennant to the city, II
came last year and yesterday was the
\ day set to unfurl the bunting 1t was
decidedly a city affair. Addresses
were made by Mayor Harrison w.
Howell and George NJ Graham, presi-
dent of the league The ceremonies
4 began with a parade with the players
in taxi-oabs. They were taken
| through the streets of the city and
out to the ball park There their
/ pictures were taken by a moving pic
! ture man, Mayor Howell made a brief
address to the fans and, headed by
a band, the champions and the Allen
/ town team marched TO the pennant
pole. There Manager Jackson was
congratulated by Mayor Howell and
President Graham before sending the
/ flag to the top Of the pole. AS the
/ flag went up the players of both
teams stood with uncovered heads
But the raising of the pennant was
not the only thing that went up yes
/ terday The Chicks also went up, and
while they We're up. Allentown cop
ned the game, ii to A. II was the
worst drubbing the Chicks have re-
ceiyed this year. They tried as they
never tried before to win the game.
II was plain to see that Allentown
had ii on the team, and It is doubt
ful If any pitcher in the league could
have stemmed the tide that the visi-
tors set.
Yesterdays game started fairly
we'll win Swallaw hurting for Will
mington, walked the first two men up.
Then Swallaw made bad peg TO
first. Cannell singled and McGeehen
sacrificed sending over the first run
Of the game, The Chicks came right
hack in their half and much TO the
iov of the fans. scored three runs.
Things went smoothly for awhile.
swallow. who was as wild as March
hare in the first session, seeming TO
have settled down to business. Then
Allentown started things and when
thev had finished they had not only
tied the score but gone Wilmington
one better. Things Went along slowly
for the next inning or so, and then
the fans were treated to something
rarely ever seen in baseball, swallow
had been relieved by Jarman.
Allentown fell on him, and with al
most the precision Of tungo hitting,
drove five straight hits into right held'
An Of the hits went in practically the
same hole Ii was the first time the
Allentown team ever did 50 much hit
ting, and they were more surprised than
the Chicks were Once started there
was no stopping them, and they Kept
on driving the ball during the game, col
Letting three more runs IN the ninth
inning and even stealing home with one
Of them. Ii was a sad affair that ball
game. but the Chicks hope to make mp
for it today when they meet Harris
burg.
There were many features outside Of
1 the few the old ball game showed.
! Tom Barton made the field "haseball-
I like Tommy" was also responsible
for a whitewashed sign on the field al
home plate which read Wilmington,
! Iri-Siate Champions. l9lS.s
The speeches of President Graham
and Mayor Howell follow
President Graham said:
1T IS my great pleasure as presi-
, dent Of the Tri-State League 10 pre-
sent 10 the city of Wilmington
, through it's chief executive, the en-
hlem Of a championship Of the league
for 1913 The Tri-State League has
never seen a more commanding vic
tory Wilmington took the lead at
the beginning Of the season. and
stoutly held IL The victory resulted
Z not alone from the eXcellency of
the work Of the players, but from the
Z splendid direction OF the able man
Z ager, Mr. Jackson.
Z II feel especially proud TO partici-
Z pate today in the tribute Of Will
a q inllEAOM 10 ITO AAdAiAiQNN htAauHe OF
Z the honor involved to Mr.. Brown.
whose generosity and full sportsman
ship has put new life into baseball in
this city"
In response, Mayor Howell said:
II am very glad TO receive the pen
Z nant in behalf Of the baseball team
and city OF Wilmington The pennant
, Is here as a result Of good, honest
and superior work in baseball and we
here serve notice on you, Mr.. Presi-
dent. we will bend every effort to re-
peat the performance this year in this
city. This city. as YOU know is one
Of the best in the country, and you
will please excuse our modesty in
stating that it has been the best
heretofore in every particular, and
now we have placed ii az the head
of the list in the performance Of our
baseball team
81 do not wish to take away from
the other cities in the league any Of
the glory that belongs to them. as T
recognize that there are six cities in
the Tri-State League. and that they
are contending for the same thing
with the same ainorat of energy and
loyalty displayed in this city. And.
Mr.. President algn recOpui1e 4l,t