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

Fenway grounds to make a material diff
ference in the receipts. Furthermore.
there are more hish-priced seats border
ing the Boston diamond than there are
at the Polo Grounds. according to Presi-
! dent Lannin, of the Red Sox There
fore. tnasmuch as It has already been
| determined by the National Commission
that the games will be played In Boston
at Ferway Park, and not at the National
League one In case the Braves win 1t
Is hard to see how such a small differ
ehoe In hsures could affect the players
and owners.
Boston, like Philadelphia, was originally
and still is fundamentally a National
League ball town Hence if the world s
series Is played in the Hub city Fenwav
Park is sure to be filled to its canacitv
at every contest The people of Roston
would rather see the Braves win the
pennant in the National League than
they would the Red Sox TO win twica
JUST why this condition OF fanatic affairs
eMsts no one can say. But II does
exist and 1t exists in this city as well
as III the metropolis of Massachusetts.
SAID FRED LUDERUS:
II love to give the ball a bout.
swat 'em out of sight,
But
Unless I'm sent in with a cIout
Or circuit lenGth-Good nightr'
Hans Looert is far from being the un-
,GcNiest player in the game. Yesterday
rans MT hard one, which looked, how
ever as though 1t would be easy for Hug
gins However. the ball took a bad hon
went over HuGgins' head to deem 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 ne will not be present at the
meeting Saturday.
Boston seems 70 be an unluckv place
Tor pitchers In the American League
Foster and Leonard. who began so we'll
this season, were not able to keep up the
pace, although nothing seemed To he
wrong with them. Recently Leonard
slipped in the clubhouse, breaking a bone
in his hand Joe Wood has not been in
shape this year In 1912 Eddie C!cotte
had as much speed II not more than he
has now. Yet he could not win and was
traded to the White Sox just before the
Worlds Series. In 1912 Buck OBrien was
hailed as a wonder. Yet he was released
10 the White Sox in mid-season Of 1918
and later was sent by Callahan back to
AZ
citation, class A organization.
Tom shihe. one Of the owners Of the
Athletics made the following statement
Yesterday regarding the playing Of the
Army-Navy football game at Shbe Park:
I'VE haven't heard word from the com
mittre recently. All ] know about the
matter is that We offered 10 give them
the use OF the park free The only condi-
80 ba
field back In as good shape after the
game as It was before. Just how many
extra seats could be put in ! don't say
but I know that an engineer was out
there one day and I think that he said
he could have stands constructed with
which would accommodate nearly 5000
or a total OF +0,0OO with the present
stands"
The latest development, OF alleged de-
velopment in the proposed sale Of the
Chicago Cubs is that Mr.. Taft Is going
tc sell out to Mrs Hetty Green. Mrs,
Green is said TO he the worlds richest |
woman and she needs to be II she in
tends to compete with the Federal !
League which is already hot after /
Tommy Leach, the well-knOwn Chicago |
west slider. But as for the original |
proposition, everybody concerned denies /
that there Is a chance for Mrs Green |
TO buy the Cubs, Mr. Taft brands the |
story as absurd" ridiculous" etc. |
But don't forget that denals Of this |
same strenuosity were poured forth |
from Cub headquarters when the frst .
news leaked out that Charles Webb /.
Murphy would no longer be chief owner
and Car Of the Chicago National |
League club.
Here's a puzzle:
What would the ons-armed pitcher
who famed 10 minor league batteTs