Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-11

NNB HUNDRED AND THTRTY-Twc
Obaseball games, beginning April 90 and
, closing September II, make up the menu oil
the Industrial League this season. The
league is composed of an even dozen teams
representing the leading manufacturing
firms In this city. A recent meeting of the
officers brought out the fact that interest
this season is far more universal than
in former years, thus assuring a greater
rivalry and better brand of ball.
Six Of the teams of last year again
applied for franchise, and with 12 new
applicants to consider, It was decided TO
extend the membership to 10 teams. The
following clubs have been granted fran.
chises: Hale and Kilburn, Keen kutter,
Electric Storage Battery Company, Amer.
lean Pulley Company. Western Electric
Company. Powers.weightma man.Rosengarten
Company Atlantic Refining Company, A.
j. Reach and Company Stokes and Smith
Company Standard Roller Bearing Com
pany Midvale Steel Company and Henry
Dlsston and Sons Company.
To Raise Pennant
Harry E. Cittell, president of tho
league, announces that Hale & Kllburn.
champions of 1915. will hoist their pen
nant with proper ceremonies before their
game with Mldvale Steel on the opening
date. The other teams will pair off as
follows: Atlantic Refining and Disston,
Reach and Keen Kutter, PowersW Weight
an-Rosengarten and American Pulley,
Western Electric and Electric Storage
Standard Roller Bearing and Stokes &c
Smith. Special attractions have been ar
ranged for all the inaugural games.
The league is particularly fortunate
in that all the teams have procured home
grounds. Disston will play at Tacony,
Stokes & Smith, at Summerdale Midvale
Steel, at oath and Tioga Keen Kutter, at
Sd and Lehigh Atlantic Refining, at Point
Breeze, American Pulley, at 1900 Wissa-
hlclSon avenue: A. ]. Reach, at Sd and
Lehigh Weightman-R -Rosengarten
at Queen lane; Standard Roller Bearing,
at 4Sth and Brown; Hale &c kilburn, at
2Ith and Tioga: Western Electric and
Electric Storage Battery at Chelten and
Magnolia avenues. Two umpires in uni
form will handle all games.
Organized in 1918
The history OF the league dates back
in April, 1918, when f. w. Unruh, OF
the Electric Storage Battery Company,
founded the organization and was elected
it's first president. The teams that year
were unevenly matched, and after a gen
eral lnix-up caused by teams dropping
out and others coming in the Electric
Storage nine finally won the first pen
nant.
The 1914 season was trlhe more sue
cessful Mr. Unruh was elected presi-
dent. The teams were better matched
and the officers and players had profit
ed by their experience of the season
previous 1t was this year that the
league held its first big social event.
banquet at the Colonnade. On this oc-
ason Western Electric was awarded the
pennant before t25 fans and players, In
cdentally another banquet is scheduled
for the Adelphia on Thursday evening,
April 20, at o'clock.
The race for the pennant began with
the first game last year, with Hale & Kill
burn, Kenn ESutter. Electric Storage and
Il. G.. Budd fighting for the lead. Hale &
Kilburn, however, took the lead at the
start, and in spite of the efforts of the
others. kept on top all season, but was
compelled to play for the championship
with Keen Kutter. II. & X. came through
victorious by the score of to 3, the game
being witnessed by $500 fans.
Another big banquet was held at the
end Of the season. Mr.. r. B. Caverly, vice
president of Hale & Eilburn, presented his
team with gold medals. the gifts of the H.
s, X. Athletic Association and Mr., +. j.
Cattell. the well-known after-dinner