Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-01
MACKEN PLAY PRESENT WILL MEAN MUCH TO TEAMS
ATHLETICS VETERANS MUST
KEEP UP SPIRIT TO IMPROVE
WORK OF YOUNGER PLAYERS
Confidence of New Pitchers and Witt Would
Return If Older Men Continue Showing
Fight-Giants' Poor Average Is Surprise

z. nrst as stand the Athletics @ which began SATURDAY. lay
has lost through nexpence and because all the breaks have
a
nnnps som s Tfs @ 1 because tn S game I, % b 6 game s % ~ % " ~
The ynnsste whose nezpe and costly mspys have been largely
nsht Naturally the young hur will be lacking in confidence for few weeks
be playing under difficulties until the team starts running smoothly m @ again
enough to shatte the confidence of team the land Manager Mack has
bound the
Much Depends on Veteran Players
the veterans along as nothing had happened @ @ the @ confidence @ the
Go % several mighty promising lads will be % thrown ] back several months
have date
and they are not disappointed at the low standing OF the team y M
the Boston New York and The splendid work has been de-
serving OF at least 500 percentage the breaks had been evenly
The eighth and ninth inning bowups were not unexpected 1t only
ordinarily opened that
hands through with
flying eoors after tossing away game game m after game game. . 60, M
ouns nb. sIs as ss @ @ s 5 ss ] u ire % h sd 5 s a for @ @
thing he pinch and they must be
his experience the centre of the diamond and not on the bench and he n
souhpaws Hamper Batting of Young
Mack does not think the same policy should be followed with Youngsters
regularly
st with @ h @ d players @ got of OIL nn m nd apparently ire % had the
@ % % 5 pitchers % nt .s w 1 s1's os he
natural hitter and attention his hitting against souhpaw but
last. last week week ala @ the een, start @ witt mad' % and & he will have
considering pulling the
for @ few weeks ] until @ he & gets his ns ] M tho hot % 1u % % whether @ n
ton about Wits ability He is natural born ball player and certain
SsesGp @ . pa @ @ but '" more breaks like WI" had last week may hold him
Inexperenee of Young Pitchers Loses for Maeks
Three Of the four games lost by the athletics last week were rea handed
only to lose anal ninth of each through the Of the pitchers
snd fielding All the ges weFs % saoOny % contested @ % with the
While the failure the Mn improve their position during the last
week rather the fans can get plenty of satisfaction by gncg
@ ] ssa find highly '''' tea" with much lower percentage than the
@ hs ladder @ 40 with @ game " w @ sns @ Sebt @ The % da % % % % pm g R %
tight finish McGw as
Giants Are Completely outelassed by Opponents
victory being completely outcas by their opponents
% a @ % S @ "Sn @ T p D 3 @ s @ the S 's % % hny & been by one run
The Giants have lost games in and judging the
handicap
having
get
baseball
r.. - Braves Prove Easy Game ian for Phlss
the Phnles despite splendid
For the before a Ps % and @ Of
strongest
opponent the champions always increase their lead at the
long string victories over the Braves
Saturday pitched maery
nder must be worked hard to him
% e % o%sd R ~f @ % ss sah % @ @ % hn $ he ~snt & to the mound
may nave e o 9TH causes than overW
The
on Ii oppos tchers
1t is said that cyaths
famous fence breaker win
Prior the first Of the series with the Athletics
action iust
one tune
Boston n emma race