Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-28
re re, scattered through as many man, innings

were scattered through as many innings,
while five we're retired on strikes
The Macltmen open their long home stand
this afternoon with the New York Yankees
as the attraction. New York has been
going along Mt a terrific clip, and with Ray
Caldwell and Ray Fisher, two veteran hurl-
ers who have been or FORM pitching as OF
yore Il s generally admitted that Bin
Donovan's team Ia going to be In the fight
for the bennant right down to the wire
with Caldwell and Fisher back In form
and Nick Culop, George Mogridge and Bob
shswkey pitching splendid ball, the Yankees
are in excellent position to assume the
lead on the home stand, which they Will
open after the present series.
Frank Baker, former Mackman and home
run king. iB sluRging tho ball at last, while
Lee Magee Is picking up steadily. The
great Improvement In the general work of
this pair of stars has been largely re-
sponsble for the excellent road work of
DonoVan's team, The smiling manager of
the Yankees also expects to have Fritz
Maisel back In the game within n week.
MaiBel sustained n broken collarbone
shortly after the season opened and has
been ont OF the game since His absence
slowed down the Yankees quite n lot, as
his baserunnlng and batting were important
factors In the excellent start made by Dono.
vans aggregation of stars this season.
Interest in Recruits
There naturally will be great interest
centred In the work of the Athletics, as
Manager Mack will trot out his latest finds
while the team IL Mt home. Five OF Mack's
latest recruits appeared In the lineup
against the Red Sox and they made an eN'
ceiont Impression on the Boston fans.
Two or three of the most highly touted
youngsters have not been given chance TO
show what they can do TO date, and Mack
probably will look them over in the present
series. Otis Lawry. the University of Maine
second baseman. who Is reputed to be the
fastest man In baseball, is one OF the young
ater5 who IL yet to show his Skill ana IL III
almost Il certainty that he Will be In the
game today.
Lawry wac duo to report to the Mnckmen
In this city ole week ago, but he was taken
III shortly alter the Maine intercollegiate
trac'i meet IN which he ran second 70 ltice
OF Maine in the i00.yard In the great time
OF Q 4.5 seconds. AS the race was almost
dead heat, the reports about Lawrys
speed probably are correct He reported TO
Mack in Boston and is now ready to get
into the game.
WyckOr With Sox
When the Athletics arrived in town to-
day j. Weldon Wyckoff was not In the
party. He was left in Boston, where Bill
Carrigan will he his boss in the future,
The conditions OF the sale were not given
out, but II was Understood that Boston
would assume his Athletic contract
wyckoff came to the Athletics from Buck
nell University In the spring of 1913, and
during that season and in 1914 was n pupil
OF Coombs and Bender. When Mack sold
HIS three veterans IT left the youthful trio
OF Wyckofr Bresser and Bush to form the
nucleus of his staff. Bressler fell down last
year Bush and Wyckoff did their share.
Wyckoff has not been in shape this sea-
son on the Southern trip his arm gave
ilim trouble continually, and he was In such
poor condition when the Mackmen started
their jaunt northward that Mack left him.
along with Bressler, In Jacksonville for
few weeks longer in the hope that the warm
Florida sun would take the kinks out of
his arm and place him in shape again,