Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT

fenWay grounds to make material diff
ference in the receipts. Furthermore,
there are more high-priced seats border
Ing the Boston diamond than there ara
at the Polo Grounds, according to Presl.
dent Lannin. of the Red Sox. There
lore, inasmuch as 1t has already been
determined by the National Commission
that the games will be played in Boston
at Fenway Park, and not at the National
League one, In case the Braves win II
Is hard to see how such small dlfsr.
ence In figures could affect the players
and owners.
Boston, like Philadelphia. was originally
and still is fundamentally a National
League ball town. Hence. II the worlds
series is played in the Hub city Fenway
Park is sure to be filled to its capacity
at every contest. The people of Boston
would rather see the Braves win ths
pennant In the National League than
they would the Red Sox to win twice.
Just why this condition of fanatic affairs
exists no one can say. But IL does
exist and 1t exists in this city as well
as IN the metropolis of Massachusetts,
SAID FRED LUDERUs:
loVe to give the ball a bout:
swat 'em out of sight, t
BUT
Unless I'm sent in with clout
Or circuit length-Good nightr'
Hahs l-obert is far from being the uns
Iucklest player in the game Yesterday
Hans hit hard one, which looked. how.
ever as though II would be easy for Hug
gins. However the ball took a bad hop,
went over Huggins' head to deep right
centre, and Hans made two bags. He
almost duplicated the feat later In the
game, except that he only made one base.
Eddie Plank hasn't missed the Penn.
Gettysburg football game in a number Of
years but he will not be present at the
meeting Saturday.
Boston seems to be an unlucky placs
for pitchers in the American League,
Foster and Leonard, who began so well
this season, were not able to keep up tbs
pace, although nothing seemed to b
wrong with them. Recently Leonard
slipped In the clubhouse, breaking a bona
In his hand. Joe Wood has not been IN
shape this year In 1912 Eddie Cicotta
had as much speed If not more than ne
has now. Yet he could not win and was
traded to the White SoX Just before the
Worlds Series. In 1912 Buck O'Brien was
hailed as wonder Yet he was releasea
to the White Sox in md-season OF IVA
and later was sent by Callahan back 70
Denver, He Is now in the Southern ASO-
citation, a class 4 organization,
Tom Shihe. one of the owners OF ths
Athletics, made the following statemens
Yesterday regarding the playing OF lno
Army Navy football game at Shibe falA'
1--WE haven't heard a word from the CON,
mittee recently, All I know about .no
matter Is thnt We Offered TO give mt nj
the use of the park free. The only conG tha
tons we asked We're that they put tSs
field back in as good shape al'et alanv
game as il was before. Just no" ~ ay
extra seats could be put In can STI, ogt
but | know that an engineer was ssH
there one day and | think that ne I,b
ne could have stands constructyu oaG0.
which would accommodate neariy sent
or total of 10000 with the p''
stands" ottagsd de-
The latest development, or ailess99 tbs
yelopment in the proposed sale - ,or.
Chicago Cubs is that Mi Iall 7Errs,
tC sell out to Mrs. Hetty Green nest
Green is said to be the worla -, IN.
woman and she needs to be Il ssadsral
tends to compete with the ate,
League, which Is already n0 rb-cag0
Tommy Leach, the vell-knoWa Nnrt,iral
80 slider But "a Tor the ol,.is
proposition, everybody conceT3eu Green
that there is a chance for MIs ,ds the
10 buy the Cubs Mr., Tatt DLS'', etc.
story as "absurd." ridiculous, q, his
But don't forget that deniiIS forth
same strenuosity We're pou' tbo fTsl
from Cub headquarters wheu Veb5
news leaked out that Cha'itis ovner
Murphy would no longer be 'h'y yI,tIonI
and Car of the Chicago
League club,
Here's a puzzle: pltchefl
AYhat would the one-armea batteti
who famed ls minor league
have done II he had two aflns'