Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-16
SCHANG EXPECTED
TO STOP SLIDING
OF THE MACKMEN
Mack to Place Catcher in
Lineup for Detroit
Game Today
MAJORS TO DO HURLING
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL

by ROBERT w. MAXWELL
DETROIT, Mich June 16.-1n an effort
to bust UP that streak of hard luck that
has followed the team since II left New
York last month. Connie Mack today wiped
Wally Schangs name of the manned and
injured list and told him TO report for
strenuous duty behind the bat this after
noon wally has been afflicted with an
invalid mitt for the past couple of weeks
and has been sitting in chiefly as pinch
hitter of late. He was used in one Of the
Cleveland games, but had to retire after
n few innings. The catcher is In good
shape now however, and his presence should
greatly strengthen the club.
When one considers the fact that the
Athletics have not won regular league
game this month, It Is amazing how the
players keep up their pep and spirit. In
the field they play just as we'll as any
team, but at bat they are woefully weak
II is this batting slump that Is responsible
for the large number of defeats, and they
will continue until some Improvement Is
shown.
Pick Leads Off
Taking the batting order from witt down.
the only man who has been at all consistent
is Charlie Pick, and his average Is nothing
to be proud Of Strunk, Larry. Stuffy Nc
Innes and Jimmy Walsh also are In the dol
drums, and a base hit to them looks as
lust the opposite to Cleveland, as the In
dians can hit everything dished up to them,
regardless OF who Is doing the dishing. But
the slump Is about to end, and the young
gentlemen employed by Mr.. Mack VIII preak
a couple of legs In an effort to regain their
stride and halt that slide down the tooog'
gan before they get home
AS is always the case with losing
team, everything seems to break wrong in
the game. Take yesterdays combat for an
example. Bush was pitching better than
Mt any other time this year. ana the IiBers
were eating out OF his hand. In four IN
nings he whitfield five and allowed but one
questionable hit, which Pick threw to the
grand stand. 1t looked easy for Joseph but
a fiuke triple just inside the first base line
and Picks failure to cover third on sac
rifice gave Detroit Its first score and Wits
terrible error Youngs easy grounder'
when he had a chance to get the man at the
plate caused another score. The breaks
OF the game were not with the Macks NOR
have they been for some time. 1t seems 10
be the regular excuse of the loser but 1t Is
true that the club has been playing In
mighty hard luck.
And this tough luck pursues the players
off the ball field. In ST. Louis they ran
into preparedness parades and rehearsals
of the big Democratic conclave, and In
Chicago they met the Republican Conven-
tion accompanied by lots OF rain. even IN
Grand Rapids they were greeted by the
Knights of the Maccabees and the Mystic
workers of the World. who were meeting
there, and now in Detroit all OF the doctors
In the world are meeting to discuss the
various ways to reduce the death rate
Doctors Assemble
The Docs are in the Cadillac in full force.
and In one corner of the lobby there Is a
long table with a sign over II bearing tne
words reception Committee" Last night
after dinner the tired athletes oesah 10
think of the loved ones at home ana de-
clded to write few letters All or the
tables except the long one In the corner
were occupied SO witt, Mclnnls, sehans
and Strunk sat In chairs, absolutely ignor-
ing the huge sign overhead.
They were writing furiously when q
dignifed. bewhIskered gentleman, VINO
probably will vote for Hughes next tall'
walked up 70 the table and halted before
witt. The stranger cleared his throat
and drummed nervously on the table 10
attract Whitley" who was sitting with
bowed head and fighting terrible battle
with the word. Massachusetts Finally
be looked up and gazed In open-mouthed
wonderment. when the bewhiskered sentle-
man said;
az, ah. beg pardon, but could you kindly
direct me to the clinic on Therapeutics ana
the lecture on orthopedics2 ] would ike
vsrv much to meet my delegation from the
Tns Angeles Medical Association, now
ouartered In this hotel Where are theyf
"EJuhY' replied witt. and he looked
Ground Tor help, his mouth still open and a
hIank stare covering his face. But his
COMPANIONS had fed and were enacting the
roies OF spectators behind convenient posts
wilt gulped a couple OF times and finally
bIurted out;
IAN know Is that we got beat today
and that amt got nothing 10 do with what
Won are asking" Then, before the sur
nTised qusstioner could recover. the youth.
m shortstop beat an undignihed. but
hasty retreat and was not seen again that
lack Nabors win twarl this afternoon.
with either Duhue or Cunningham as an
opponent