Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24

The morning alters always sad. An
fore this safe an sane Fourth fad
chucked kill-'em-quicks for horns July
the fifth copped out the belt for all tn.
feels that could be felt on any after
morns. An vet in 1855, July the hfth'
some old stork picks to start Beals
Becker out Twas out in FL Dorado, too
where Kansas cyclones up an blew birth
places all about
But somehow Beals came through a.
right an got his normal weight an
height An when he came nineteen he
Joined the team at Little Rock to sho"
the folks what baseball stock he'd stored
up in his Dean. Three years of bushin
made him fit to pack his little trarEn KIT
an board the Pirate ship. He didn't
quite outshine the moon and went TO
cincy pretty soon. Twas there he got
his grip,
But Cincv never keeps good men. so
Doom Copped off Becker when he hit his
topnoch gait. Beals leads the Philly hit
smiths now an shows the old league
gard ners how TO play that left estate.
He hits well over Three-o-o an often
makes his bingles 20 for more than
just one base. He does his playin' all
left hand But, that Amt such bad
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Copyright by A. NJ. Corrigan.
Another chance for the American pub
lie to read about a good fight has been
KILLED" by the manager Of jimmy
Cabby, who wires that he will not allow
his pet TO box that dreadful man, Mike
Gibbons.
Francis Ouimet is now thoroughly con-
vnced that golf Is A funny game"
Harry Vardon made that remark when
Ouimet defeated him in that memorable
national tournament. Ouimet has had
his second setback in two days at Green
wich. Conn.
The National Athletic Club should he
packed to the doors next Saturday night
when al" Mccoy fights Jack Nc
Carron. Mccoy is the pugilist who de-
fcated George chip recently Al" claims
the middlewciSht title, incidentally
You may call this autumn weather If
you wish, but II does not matter to the
weather maker. The thermometer has
been up I'm the HOs for several days, and
II might as well be midsummer. No
man is wearing a straw hat, either, Not
bit like the usual football period is II?
Maybe the Columbia University nine is
favored BY the weather man, as we
notice the New Workers are having their
fall baseball practice.
Here's what Baird Leonard SAYS,
MGRAW TO THE GIANTS,
Too late for faEs, too late for coin,
Too late. too late.
You lotered on the road too long,
You trhed at the gate
Each summer game you might have won
Comes back In ghostly state,
You slept while StallnEs Boston Braves
Were making love u Fate,
To see them crack beneath the strain
We now must stand and wait.
Three years ago, two years ago
One year ago,
Even then you passed the post IN time,
Though somewhat slow;
But YOU we're playing better ball
Than YOU today can show
Marquard would sometimes win A game.
The Chief could throw.
Think YOU the gods will never grant
-Four pennants in a row.
Certain spectators appear 10 imagine
that when they buy a ticket at the gate
Il entities hem 20 abuse the ball players.
The players do not lend hearty support
10 the idea
A cheap way 10 commit suicide: Ask
one OF the Giants what he intends TO do
with his share Of the worlds series
money
series
commence October 5. Ban Johnson saws.
1T is our aim 10 start and finish the
series as early as possible Well we
do not know who'll start H. but after
watching the Athletics for some Years
we can imagine who'll finish it as early
as possible.
At last Mathewson's prediction has
come true. The Braves have begun to
erack-ths baseball
Lavender is suspected by the Phily
players OF having used the emery ball"
IN yesterdays game. II is true that De-
tective RiEler. after an exhaustive
search OF Jimmy's person was unable
10 locate the magic paper but the ball
which Jimmy was on the verge OF
throwing showed a slight abrasion II
Jimmy had the paper he must be a
legerdemain artist. for there wasn't even
: sign Of It. Not only Is he that awful