Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20

When any guy is labeled Hank you
think of him as lean an lank an not
Apollo's style. Well. that fits Gowdy
we'll. You wouldn't hardly call him swell
or praise his looks a pile. But when It
comes to playin' ball-looks, they don't
help boke at all. So Hank amt like
to fret II he was homely as hag It
couldn't hurt his Boston drag. Not now,
at least, you bet.
When Rariden jumped to the Feds the
Boston fans all shook their heads and
sent up one long wall. Then Gowdy came.
In ninety days the whole town echoed
with his praise from brownstone front to
Jail Base thieves found pickin's mighty
slim; twas near sure death TO steal on
him. An how that man did bat! He got
the pitchers on the run, then kept EN-
runnin' JUS for fun to make his av'rage
fat.
Hanks young yet, too-just twenty four.
He played in Buffalo before he Joined
the beantown Braves. He used to play
around first base till stallings chased
him to his place among the batt'ry
slaves. A few years back one Muggs
McGraw looked over Hank an then said
Nav. that kidll never do" 1t must
make Jawn feel pretty sick to see the
catchin' convert stick. 1t sure would
make me blue.-Copyrighted by A NJ.
Corrigan.
While the National Commission has
never given out any statement in the
n
organized baseball directed by its gov
erning body, would make fight on the
Baseball Players Fraternity. The reason
was because 1t was announced In nearly
all of the papers that a certain Smith.
plced on the "frat's'' board OF directors
was a Federal Lacquer. The startling
fact has now ccme to light that there
is more than one Smith In baseball
and that the man appointed on the board
of the fraternity is not a Federal Lacquer
and does not intend to become one. This
leads 10 the statement from Davy Fultz
that organized baseball has assured him
that it will not attempt to interfere with
the affairs of the fraternity.
Directum and William have been
matched for a dual meet at Readville,
Mass for October IS. This match differs
from the usual dual meets In that the
hammer throw and other field events will
not be on the program.
Howard Drew has been accused Of pro-
fessionalism. Tout la California aroused
over the changes. Whether he Is guilty
of having run for money, many people
will think he did. This surely goes to
show that such charges should be kept
secret by the A. A. U. until the matter
has been settled one way or the other.
II It is found, In such cases. that the
man is guilty of professionalism, there
is no reason why the facts should not
be published, but when the reverse Is
true, nothing ought TO be given out for
publication for the reason given above,
that whenever a man is accused of any
thing some people think he is guilty.
The All-AmeHcans and An-Nationals
are becoming quite historical not to say
NEUROLOGICAL. Yesterday Alexander the
Great defeated Old King Cole in a pitched
pitchers battle, when our own Alex al
lowed the Americans two hits, which
probably recalled sad memories TO the
Athletics there.
1t is possible that they may have re-
membered something about a hurler BY
the name OF James, whose name was
connected IN some manner with two hits
on a certain occasion not in the distant
past.
OF course 1t may happen that Eddie"
Collins will manage the New York Yam
KEGS next year. All things may happen
which are not absolutely impossible Yet
II seems foolish TO think that Connie
Mack would allow Eddie TO go, and
more foolish 10 think that Eddie" would
undertake such a proposition where so
many have failed. Stn, you cannot tell.
II may not happen until "Birnum wood
comes 10 Dunsinane" but Birnum wood
may cross everybody and 20 to Dun
shane.
Tommy Lennon, OF the Nov York Ath-
letic Club, made splendid showing here
yesterday when he captured three nrsts
in the Penn novice meet at Franklin
Field. He won the 10O-yard dash An 10 2-S
seconds. the 22o In "a 2-5 and the 40 in
So s-6.
The Trojans IN. - turned their city
over to the mercy OF Johnny" Bvsrs
la8t night But thu vrorIasu rb.'v,,rt.. 80