Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-11
CHANEY AND DUNDEE ARE PRTMED
FOR SIX INNINGS AT SHIBE PARK
BY THE LIGHT OF SILV'RY MOON
southpaw Hitter and Great Ground Coverer Meet
on 24-Foot Diamond in First Evening Game
at Athletics Ball Lot
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

e,HIBE PARK, battle-ground OF many MS
~ ,orIc championship Tits, for the first
~ sill be the scene OF game by the
IN, NJ the moon, other satellites, II there
ns ~. any, and also artificial lighting when
" "a the greatest contenders for the PEN
W. W., IN the Lightweight League, namely,
nahn dundee aud George CLANCY clash in
!. sx-inning contest tonight
A. rain caused postponements at the
.,Iu,as mark Monday and yesterday, so II
- delay tonight's fray. In this event, the
Na,cb will be put on tomorrow night. But
= nostponement would not mean a double
header, -,..-,. -. A.. ,,,o5,,,,a half
IL frames. the players are braced in
y. thew will not engage I'm any extra in
Us Regulations of the game don't allow
.stlrne competition. In the first place.
vv,,ncInals in this particular pastime do not
pp.i,sh further battling than originally linz
he'd. Secondly. laws framed py the com
visb here forbid games Of more than six
sessions
Play at Weight
Ths Dundee-Chaney game, each hopefully
..ain0 10 eliminate the other from the light
.aight race for the gonfalon now in the
r,asassion Of Benny Leonard, was arranged
,. ,rsIgbt Each side has agreed to come
AZ I3s pounds before romping TO his
.,nactive position on the twenty-four-foot
diamond ,,-, 4. ,.s-,- .,o.
.hout 10 o'clock, after four preliminary
s.,ches are decided. Then Umpire Frank
nprisn will famillarize the players with
~ Philadelphia rules, and at his Play
nil" rather Let 'er go" cry, the princi-
nails will go to bat.
zach aide depends on different offensive
.rd defensive styles, Chaney is credited
md really possesses. the harder wallop. He
q a southpaw hitter, and his record shows
I a hetter percentage than that of Ty Cobb.
M baltimore entry has been batting at a
svsrage around $50, having walloped al
nost three out of every four opponents so
smnhatically that they had to be carried
rom the field before the end Of the ganc.
n anv wallops are to go over the right
as,d wall or into the left field bleachers
CLANCY has the edge to accomplish this
great feat
m the defensive CLANCY, like the Red
GOV is a corking good fielder. He never
allows anything to get by stopping all hits,
and doesn't mind getting in front or hord
wallops only, of course, when they are foul
But there is little likelihood of Dundee con-
Meeting with any blows without the bound
try lines,
Covers a Lot of Ground
Dundee, on the other hand, Is so full of
pep on the defense, being on his toes, NOV
lng so continually and covering so much
ground that he passes up many well-placed
hits Johnny's speed is so great that many
wallops get past him by the breadth f
hair
When at the bat Dundee can nit 'em out
from any angle. He swings while on one
foot or on neither, flying through the air
His only fault in hitting is that Jawn can't
get EN- out for home runs, yet he certainly
can bunch singles doubles and mix these up
with short infield hits
Speaking Of home runs, there Will be no
sliding to the fourth base unless the one
who happens to slide gets pushed-in the
( face--while running the bases. Neither
player will. be considered out unless His
Umps gets an opportunity to practice a