Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-03
City Championship
Post Season Series


Reading Railways -. WV
Last Night
West End, 10; Reading Railways
Tonight
Tomorrow Night
At West End grounds, Fourth and
Seneca streets. Game called at SIX
o'clock. Umpires, White and Neo-
niger.
West Ends pennant winners-the
West End nine - stepped a rung
nearer the City Championship last
nipht on the Allison Hill diamond
by giving the Reading Railways
tea,n n real trouncing, 10 to A. Inc
losers had two bad innings, the llrst
and the fifth when West End tailed
five and six runs, while two more
were added in each of the 1ourth
and seventh rounds.
Reading looked really dangerous
In the third inning when they scoreu
n quartet of runs, and all put Ieu
the count. This victory was prousht 1
about by heavy hitting on the part
of the West Enders. They drove
Wertz from the box scoring 10 runs
in five innings, three triples ana TWO
doubles being in the number. west
End looked far the better OF tne
two teams, and for the Allison Hill
chamns to win they will have to
take three straight. Manager Press
Ter will play his last big card III
Mellinger, who is now tossing Tor
Klein Chocolate. He will be the Hill
selection for Thursday night at
Fourth and Seneca streets, while
Strickler will likely mount the peak
for West End. With any kind or
support. Mellinger will be sure to
COP his game for the Killers.
Wertz Relieved
The opposing twirlers last night
were Lefty" Challenger and Don
Wertz. After WertZ left the box
Bruce Mellinger. a brother to the Dig
star went into the box and showed
plenty of smoke.
Right in the opening round the
West Enders made enough runs to
land the game. AS in this first
game. Bill" Euker drew base on
halls, On a passed ball he went TO
second and home on McCords drive
over the middle station. Shafer was
out at first, McCord going to second
Fat" Wagner hit to center field,
McCord scoring. Wagner advanced
to second on a wild pitch. Palmer
drove out a three bagger into the
crowd. Had not there been the
overflow, Terry would likely nave
made home on the drive. Palmer
scored when Tim Euker hit to En-
ling who threw wild to first. Euker
continuing around the bases while
the Reading players threw the ball
away. McKeever and Knight were
easy outs. Three hits and two errors
with a base on balls netted the VIC
tors five runs.
Reading Came Back
Reading came back in the third
by nicking Challenger for five hits
and four runs. The losing team was
fortunate in punching five of their
six hits in the third. Wertz drove a
slashing single to center. Shartle
struck out. c. Swartz and Ellen
berger singled. filling the bases
George Levan hit one for three sacks
into right center, bringing in three
runners. With Gihiiu out. second
to first, George SwartZ hit to center
scoring Levan. West End sent
Stricken to the bull pen where he
started to warm up. But from ther
on, the Killers got but one more hit
This brought the total to 5 to 4, and
was the closest the two teams were
during the contest.
Then the West End total begar
to swell until the game ended witt
the score Is to 4. Every player or
the victorious team had hit while
five of them hit two times. While tht
uptown aggregation has now woI
two contests, the Killers are plan
ming to fight back Thursday night
and will not admit defeat until th'
third contest has been played
Stricken and Mellinger will be op
posing twirlers. Bender and Wag