Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT

When Smith or Green or Brown OF
Jones piles up a couple hundred bones
by good hard work an pluck, some
neighbours always on the job to WELD a
hammer on his knob an talk about his
luck. But Smith or Green or Brown or
Jones can keep his couple hundred bones
an let the neighbor spout. It's just that
way with Whitley Doak. His knockers
knock until they choke, but Whitley still
holds out.
Bill doesn't always last nine frames.
but what's the diff? He wins his games
He's pushed the Cards up top. He pitches
alright long enough to let his pals put on
the Stuff-make runs enough to cop. When
Higgins has to derrick Bill rescue man
can take the hill with one swell working
lead. However Whitley does the trick, he
does 1t. It's results that stick. It's plants
that count not seed.
Bits bush league was the o. & p,
which busted fore on-nine- one-three He
played with Akrons gang. He tried out
once a week or so with Cincy's Reds.
They let him go. Then Higgins siren
sank. Last year Bill pitched couple
time, but didn't jangle any chimes or
even ring the bell. Look at him now,
though. Suferin' ham! He sure makes
good that epigram: "One never quite can
tell copyrighted by A. M. Corrigan.
The following contributed bit of poetry
was handed in by II. c. B., and Is right
timely, so here goes:
While the Giants and the Braves arc
fighting It out,
The "A's" have the pennant, Of that
there's no doubt,
And whoever they meet, We expect some-
thing soft.
But there's no telling what those Braves
For If they win the flag in the National
League,
They're a new combination and look
pretty big;
But whoever plays in the series to come,
To beat Connie Mack, they will have TO
"go some"
into the stretch for the National League
pennant and a slice of the worlds series
swag. With only Is more playing days
left and 10 games TO play the Giants
face the task of their lives to shake
the Braves from their three-game lead,
If Stalllngs continues to hold his men
to the pace they have shown since July 6,
the Giants can't afford TO lose a single
one OF the remaining battles The Braves
have 90 more games 10 play and show no
signs of letting up from the 776 gait
cut out for themselves when they started
their wonderful dash for the top. II is
not likely the Braves will slow down to
a 800 clip. but, getting down to the Ifs"
OF the matter. II they should win only
ten of their remaining 20 games, the
Giants must win l3 out of their remaining
10 to win Should Boston win l2 of the
remaining 20 and lose eight, the Giants
have stiff work ahead, as then they must
return the winner in 15 of their remaining
games. dropping only four Fourteen vic
tories for the Braves will meEn that the
Giants must stack up 10.
Here's the answer as 10 why the Ath-
letics persist in leading the American
League: For this season they head the
league in club batting, fielding, sacri-
flee hitting base running and runs.
The annual meeting of the Middle At
lRntic Association of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union at the Engineers Club tonight
bids fair TO be very mild occasion com
pared with sessions of the past So far
as can be learned there is no opposition
in the field for the chief offices Presi-
dent Pawling will likely be reelected.
while our old friend, Pete Carney Is more