Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-31
The Voice of the Pennant

7 am the Ghost of the Pennant--T haunt
every team through the year;
1 nap IN each face at the start OF the race
tohen the fan Is emitting his cheer;
And loom up near By to the bugs bedmino
ere as MS breast buI0es ohttodrd 10Th
hope,
And hen tohoop and hen cheer: rio, the
penrdnt comes here u there's any
thing left IN the dope"
"Thev have already ICON me IN Brooklyn;
they say TOLL 90 to Neio York;
Both the Red and White Sos, toith their
strength IN the boz, are hoping ,oith
hearts light as cork;
But us stu quite a stroll to the end of the
goal iohen the hurdles are totoerin0
high,
And H tsnt the same .ohcn the ottohers are
lane and the infeId Is bioton to the
"And hotc you ask tohdt tea,nTr ,oin ,ref
- And where toi1 I flap IN the fdllr
WW put an embargo on lucky Chicago or
gtue todftfn0 Cleveland the calf
Ihere's no use to rope me or pick me or
dope me, for am a JroIicsone elJ,
Ana hoto should you knoto ,ohere the deuce
totH 90 tohen havent decided nsv.
seUp
Locating the Next Series
1T is 100 to o that the National League
i wing of the next world series will be es-
tabllshed in the East. You can write that
down as cinch, with Brooklyn, Boston and
the Phillies where they are today. But
there Is good chance that the American
League viii give the West its first shot
at world series In SIX years. Not since
the Cubs won their final nag has the West
been In one of the big October jubilees As
between the two sections, Chicago Cleye-
land and Detroit have much better
chance than New York, Boston and WASH
lngton. II the Yanks had remained intact
affairs might have been different The Red
Sox still have their chance. But tho three
western clubs now up near the top are
better fixed than their eastern rivals
Which goes for Chicago beyond any other
contender in the field.
World Series Jumps
There have been only a few world series
jumps OF any length. In 1905 the series
the Athletics
In 1906 1t was all in Chicago.
In 1907 and 1908 1t was still in the West,
between Detroit and Chicago.
The two longest plunges came In 1909
and 1910: between Pittsburgh and Detroit
and the Athletics and Chicago. Since 1910
every series played has been In the East
So the time Is about ripe for another
healthy plunge half way across the con-
tinent
Another Why
Why are most shortstops poor hitters?
Among the weakest mace swingers in both
leagues are Lavan, of the Browns Bush,
of the Tigers; Bancroft, of the Phillies
Weaver. of the White Sox, and Maran-
Vile, of the Braves-all Unfolding stars,
but all below .230
You frequently hear that Peckinpaugh is
a grand shortstop, but that he can't hit
Maybe he can't But he can outbat two
thirds of those now working between second
and third. The only two hard-hitting short
stops In the game are Wagner and HornsbX |
a 42-year-old veteran and a 21-year-old re- |
cruit.
Eminent Halls
Hal Chase.
Hal Pointer. |
Halifax.
Halibut- |
HalleluJia.
Brooklyn never can stand the August |
and September drive."-Exchange We |
seem to remember having read this same |
statement in 1914 applied to the Braves and |
in 1915 applied to the Phillies
an the fell clutch Of circumstances"
As Mr.. Henley said,
rarely velp or cry aloud
or boW my 0odry head.
"But there are times u,v iron toiH
Goes out upon a spree,
And one Of these Is tohen 7 read
That "Welsh picks reJeres."
The Future of ]. Eyers
What" queries a reader, will Johnny |
Evers do after he finishes with baseball TO |
keep up the exciting existence he has led |
for the last IA years?"
BY the time Johnny gets through the |
European war likely will be over. SO this