Evening journal., 1914-07-14

Things broke about as bad as pos
fible for the Chicks yesterday after
noon. They will meet Harrisburg
again this afternoon and a win will
even up the series with the Senators
and break the straight string of the
lri-State leaders.
Jackson got Eighty" yesterday
when Umpire Walker made close
decision at first on Morgan, with the
result That the Chick pilot was ousted
from the game.
Stutzman made his debut as
Chick pitcher yesterday. He wasn't
hit promiscuously. but ne was woe
fully wild. He looks as though he
might show the STUFF Of a winning
pitcher
Tomorrow the Bengals that were
formerly headed by "zoke" Wrigley.
an0 now by the veteran "Bill"- Yale.
viii come here to play a two-game
series. This is the first time this
year that the Tigers have appeared
here under the new management
Bill Ritter. the former Chick
pitcher, has won six straight games
with the Scranton team of the State
League, Yellow Meyers. we'll
known locally, is pitching great ball
with the Wilkesbarre club He has
won IA games and lost ..
On Thursday. the Chicks will play
a double header with Trenton. The
day will be known as Chamber of
Commerce Day"
McKenna batted in two Of the FIVE
hits cleaned by the Chicks from
Adams yesterday The Chick right
fielder is hitting right on the edge OF
.S0Ol
A couple Of new pitchers are ex-
pected in a few days All that is
needed to allow the Wilmington club
40 repeat last seasons pennant VIC
tory is the annexation of one or
two top-notch pitchers
Jackson has released Jarman. The
former BaltimOrean hasn't been going
we'll for two weeks.
It has often been said that the real
strength of Jacksons Chicks lies i'm their
ability TO hit the ball often and hard,
that the subject appears to be anti
quated. Nevertheless. this ability TO
slug the horsehide remains the most
fascinating phase OF their play aud is
making them one of the most popular
teams OF the Tri-State League circuit.
They are known as the smuggling
Chicks" where'er the locals play.
Inside baseball's good to look at for
the man who is a student of the game
The great majority OF the nations fans
however. like to see the sphere sail over
the fence; they glory in the crash Ot
bat ON the ball, for it is this that gives
them the real thrills The fan will
chuckle with admiration when the dou-
bic squeeze play is successfully executed
but they will veil with frenzy when a
MYERS. jackson, Brown and Mckenna
cracks the ball over the fence.
Are the Chicks the hardest hitting
team in the league? If they are. why
are they? These two questions form the
foundation OF our offering The answer
is. YES.
| The answer to the first question Is a
vehement yes 1t is possible that the
Capitals or some other team will wrest
the lead from the locals in the extra
bases. but this does not necessarily mean
/ that the locals are not hitting the ball
harder than any of their rivals Extra
/ basel hits are largely a matter Of bring
| ing The bat against the han hard, but
there is another factor that must be con
sidered. II is speed.
All other things being equal, the
Chicks would lead the field in extra
base hits by such a wide margin that
there wouldn't be any race at all. As
it is. they may be beaten out by a
team which hits lighter, but which gets