Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-14
HAVE FLAG RAISING TODAY COMMENT ON III
PILLS RAISE FIRST NATIONAL
LEAGUE PENNANT BEFORE LAST
GAME WITH PITTSBURGH TODAY
Moran's Champions Hope to Make Clean Sweep
of Series With Callahan's Pirates-Brook-
lyn Continues at Dizzy Clip
INV CHANDLER D. RICHrrR

pHIA,s first National League
D.+ was unfurled this afternoon
-. n the final game OIL Ine series
prior 4be champions and Plttspurgh'
between totno Ia no novelty in this city,
Pennan.- .aoo,,,irr accustomed to this cere-
the ltsn lai's the famous Mack machlhe
mony l',,,..,ne in the Americon League,
regneu anac,acle never has been witnessed
put uo "a and Huntingdon streets before
% broau ,,hen the Phils were struggling
E in the second division year aI.er
s ar they have had 1altnLui t. ao"U%ins ,,,tin,s
year w. 20 icing of the pennant, Tor whlch
and tne have rooted for years, was
these iam e,on Pat Moran had the honor
s,,,,,r gan the flag to the top OF the new
OF puli."s 80 on the roof of the clubhouse,
snd we'll he deserved II; ,,,a,,,e NJ n team
i,.S " WAS not considered even a nrst aivi- ,-
VIZ nossibillty at the start Oh 'le .,,'is
sloh ,.bioh made the triumph posslole'
season, VIZ has the Phils in position
ana h1 ~, have an excellent chance TO re-
wners a., ~ tyfumph IL his pitching stan rounds
inlu lol' ,,,,s the usual parade across the
The gates were opened at l'So and
~. ne,U tons were entertained with pand con-
cert and singers.
pills Gain on Giants
t.9 victory over the Pirates
M the Phls to increase their lead
s..a, the Giants, but as Brooklyn refuses
si,sa the champions are still Two games
tssoI ~ the leading Dodgers. lhe Cuos
son,inued to slug and again deleateu the
Giants, Tinker's team IS now on,y
~ nap,es behind the Dodgers ana 31s
i y7ns,n5 The Phils, and unless they upset
ue,, tthnr unexpectedly, will soon be very much
IN the running. A.. c,,., ,,,
,.arsd bitter disappointment to New
Wi, fans. who expected McGraws team
4 10 continue to hit as 1t did on tne roau
mis- was entirely out of the question: ana
.ha s,ump which the Giants struck was to
~ ~ sYnected 1t is not likely the Giants
- anv other National League team VIII
hang i'm such long run of consecutive VIC
.oriss again this season. and the New York
arc should feel satisfied II tney remain
within striking distance of the leaders
Tbe Phillies played much better ball
Z vss,srday than they had shown for some
sgme The fielding has been smooth even
rhen the team was losing, but the 1915
system has been missing. 1t has not only
baen missing In batting, but the inside
astuff' was being bungled occasionally.
Yesterday the Phils won because they out
y gSneraled the Pirates and switched their
attack in such a manner that the visitors
+ dd not know what to expect. 1t was this
4 styls of bali which won the 1915 pennant,
and the smooth manner the Phils pulled
n yesterday indicates that the team is back
in its 1916 stride.
New Faces. With Pirates
Two colIegians have reported to Man.
ager Callahan in this city. They are Will
bur Fisher an outfelder from Marshall
College, and Harry Corgan, catcher from
st. Mary's College at Emmettsburg, Md.
Fisher batted in place of Miller yester-
day and went out on long fly to Whitted.
Fisher is big chap and looks like
!, pretty good hitter,
He has had considerable professional ex-
perience despite the fact that he is col
iegan. He played with Charleston, of the