Evening journal., 1917-09-04
Standing Of the Teams.

New N0sLlo TOOK the All-MllmllgJon
league lead yesterday by defeating
Wilmington steel while Brandywins was
trimming VandeveT 20 0 after ten inn
lngs Of attling good ball Eden sur
prised the league fans by failing 20
appear for play with BroWnt0wn. The
team has been shot 70 pieces by tho
military draft, and may be unable 20
play out its schedule. Pioneers easily
defeated Brownson.
The league championship is likely 20
be in doubt until the last day Of the
schedule. At this time any one Of the
five teams has chance 10 win. The
two games won by New Castle from
Eden on Saturday two weeks ago, how
ever, may be awarded against New
Castle, they having played an ineligible
man in both gaanes. Should these games
be awarded against New Castle the river
town team would be out Of the run
ming. Decision IN this case will b.
reached this week.
The postponed games Of last Satur-
/ day viii not be played off unless the
/ games are necessary TO determine the
league honor. In this event the games
will be played on September %.
The most important local Labor Day
ball game went 20 Brandyyiue after
ten innings Of fast sensational ball. the
score being: Brandywine, q; Vande-
Iver, 0.
The game was played az South sidt
Park and over one thousand fans
were out az the start. tI was a rea
pitchers battle. both Slaughter and Biz
Bill Crouch being in wonderful shape
Slaughter was great in pinches. thre
times pulling out OF holes with mel
on second and no one out. In III
fourth and sixth innings Middleton an
Thompson started Vandever's turn a
the bat with two-baggers, but the
couldn't cross.
The hitting stood even az the begin
ming Of the tenth, each team havin
Eve hits. That inning made forty-fou
that Bill Crouch had pitched without
run being scored on him. q vas u
20 Johnny Cole 90 break Bits consecu
tive record. He singled and Weist on
Hoch beat out inCeld bunts and N
bases were loaded. Then Minker h
20 Middleton. who fumbled, and Col
crossed and Bills splendid record Wa
smashed. Before the inning was oVs
the Fire Eaters had scored four tallie
This was too much for Vandever,
their three men went out IN order an
the fans departed. all saying, that WI
some game
The delding was fast, Weist, ThOmI
son and Middleton doing especially hr
work.
The victory gives Johnson's crowd
chance for the pennant. 10 was q
second straight game they have take
from Vandever.
Pioneers continued their heavy hi
ting this afternoon by beating Brow
son at Front and Union streets groun'
by the score OF Z TO .. On account
the Pair and other attractions IN q
city. about 500 turned out 20 see q
game which was played in fast tim
reUuiring only an hour and twen
minutes. The only features OF u
game was the fielding Of Dougherty
short. robbing Brownson out OF
couple OF hits, aud the batting
Jimmy Taylor, with three hits and
saerifce out Of four times up and p
fering three sacks. -,
Manager Frank Glenn secured D
onlv extra base ciout "a the gam9.
double. Dougherty and Gutenberg al
hi hard. Pierson aud McCaiferly pla
ed a nice game in the feld for Brow
son. ,,.,....
New Castle, with Clancy pitching
the best form displayed this seaso
easily defeated Wilmington steel
a. Csrlin, with four hits, shared no
ors with Clancy. =
IN. oaprnas