Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-22

Dja ever sec big Claude at bat? It's sure
sight worth lookin' at for any baseball fan. 20
start with. Claude lie six feet odd. has should
ers big enough for hod-in short. he's quite
some man lie hcds his stick across his
chest, then steps up a pitchers best. hauls
round the OIL left NinS-and whang! There's
murder in his club. Some poor unlucky fielder
dub hears l:athcr pasgin'-Zing!
claude slowed up on tho big time wheel but
in the minors makes meal off any pitcher
sunts. He's up in Minneapolis an doesn't
very often miss the av'ragc futt'nin' chance.
His legs amt got the pep they had his
fcdn sometimes neiEhhors bad an he amt
extra spry. but when he paws that homo
plate dirt it doesn't thing can hurt
his o. time latin eye
When Chances Cubs-reat Jennings clan or
Claudio was the only man that hit at all for
Hugh. He batted in the cleanup slot an
took most cv'ry chance he got to put n
binglc through, Besides his heavy sticl,in'
later out in left with Tiges an Maps ho
spent s"me -. years before S his class ass, fe in
riEhted by \. NJ CorriEan,
weeghman. the Chicago rcstauruteur and
Federal League maEnatc believes that peace
will lie restored in baseball He Is quoted to
tho effect that the major leagues. and in fact
cept the terms offered by the Feds" for
union.
T9os E mo doubt Ss nP onS SIRDoS ERa e
several clubs to make money during the past
season has been attributed largely. to, the
actually draw many fans away from organized
baseball parks. but the talk Of money in con;
npCtiOn with players made many followers of
the game waver In their loyalty.
mock and several others are now hunting in
Maine. These Athletic players were supposed
they slipped out Of town, prefcrinS the Maine
woods.
All of tho teams of tho Eastern League are
getting their players in trim for tho approach
inG basketball season. This IS duo to he one
because tho agreement reached between the
Eastern and the New York State clans hns
put the game on a sounder basis than IT has
been heretofore.
Patrick Moran the new leader NJ the
Phillies, viii probably have good bunch OF
recruits from which 70 draw this spring This
the scouts can pick up few youngsters OF
real ability. the chances for Morans having
With h tea whaR % be s5soy nGTssf
Moran could not hope TO he pennant con-
tender.
"Bn, vtebahn, Houtzdale, Pa, has been
ball player well a cage man. He made
good for several seasons as pitcher In tho
Southern Association,
"Rube"' Oldring can be seen daily driving
around Philadelphia I'm his new Cadillac. He
Will leave Tor his farm In Jersey within the
next few days.
One by enc tke various branches OF sports
at tho University Of Pennsylvania are be-
ginning tur tho yoRr. Candidates for the ten
MIS- team have Just reported. Several OF the
old men are back and tho Red and Blue con-
templates hishly successful season,
In order that "rea' Meredith may have a
chance 10 meet Homer Baker, the officials OF
tho Irish-American A. C., New York. have
addel the 58O-yaTd event The meeting OF
these two famous kings OF the Cinder path will
add much interest to tho metropolitan games
Thers will be much local interest because OF
Meredith's connection with Penn,
Tony BIddle IS extending hts good work
throug ghout the country. Tho Millionaire club