Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
ATHLETICS NOT
DISCOURAGED BY
LOSS OF GAMES
Young Mackmen Are, on the
Other Hand, Gluttons
for Punishment
JOE USH TODAY
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 5-Despite the
loss of a pair of ball games in this swelter-
Ing city, the Athletics are not disheartened
and the players are confident of turning the
tables on the Browns today It's pretty
tough to drop couple of battles in a row
by the slender margin of one point, but
the Mackmen are gluttons for punishment
and are getting used to 1t by this time, any
way.
Bullet Joe Bush is Comics selection for
today's conflict and probably will oppose
Eddie Plank, that sterling youngster from
Gettysburg. Pa. Eddie has been suffering
from wounded salary wing of late. but It
is now considered well enough to take fall
out Of the visitors. IT'S an awful slam at
our home talent to select a one-armed guy
to beat them, but the Athletics are consid-
cred n joke here, In spite of the fact that
they are playing great ball and will con-
tinue to play great ball throughout the sea.
son.
Athletics Game
All the world loves winner, but we all
ways pause and take off our hats to the
fighter. Connie Mack hasn't shown us a
winning bunch as yet, but he surely has n
gang OF sorappers on his payroll. Those
youngsters are fighting every minute of the
game, and in the ninth inning have just as
much spirit as in the first. They don't know
the meaning of the word defeat" despite
the many reverses this year.
Still Connie was on the level with the
rams when the season began. When asked
for a statement on the chances OF his ball
club. he was the only manager in the two
big leagues who did not confess his team
would win the pennant Instead. he said
he had a young ball club which looked
weaker than the others, and could see moth
ing but last place. Connie admitted, how
ever, that soon his club would be up
there fighting" and believed that the time
would come when the season was about
half over
Outside of the pitching, the Athletics are
going good right now. With Myers or
Bush In the box they resemble anything
but tail-end aggregation, and will keep
up the good work whsn the other twirers
get into shape Sheehan is rapidly round
ing into form. Nabors soon will be able
first-class trim and Crowell is getting better
every day.
Can't Fool Them
The tall professor from Brown Unlver-
sity has been up against IL this year. His
overland delivery has not fooled the OPP
posing batsmen, who overlooked the bad
ones and slammed the good ones all over
the lot. In other words, Crowell has not
been able to keep the other fellow guess
ing.
There Is hope, however, and the hope
when six men were passed in the first
inning. The overland delivery was as de-
ceiving as the parcel post and the Yankees
put on a regular walking match. Suddenly
Crowell began to send over a few strikes,
and 1t was noticed that when he did this he
used a side-arm motion.
Between innings Come Mack called the
pitchers attention to change in his de-
livery, and told him to use the new one
when he wanted to throw n strike, This
was done. and the Yanks found 1t difficult to
get free passes and safe hits.
Crowell now is working on the side-arm
stun, and when he masters II he should be
one of the .best pitchers in the club.
There being no parade or circus n town the the
management mas & decided @ 10 hold taaieS la gay tay
irSt gate. '"' ''''' ''' 70 must 'N' '' " ''
Harry Davis, the Buffalo Bill OF the Mackmen,
packed his false whlskers and gum shoes in a
grip last night and started 9 scouting trip
AS he refused to divuge his destination, 1t ID
believed that he Is on secret mission.
More than 1000 bugs turned out to the. Sab
for the home Club helps considerably in this
town.
o4 oe'G the ..kid Wonder. Yesterday the youthful
shortstop ope1@sd @ up with rIRls and was robbed 70 bed
outfeld.
According to a newspaper, yarn, Barney Drey-
brilliant hFst sacker were AWARDED 70 him.
ldent IL slipped to him In Chicago next Wednes'
day.