Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
SERIES WITH PfHLS-ATHLETIC AT CLEVELA
BIG GAME AT DOYLESTOWN 4
WILL BE CHIEF FEATURE &
OF MINOR LEAGUE TODAY
Sickel Pitching Phenom Sought by Connie Mack, Will
Oppose Knots Mayer-Monotype Plays
Becker, Smith & Page

TNHE most important game played thus
i far in the Montgomery County Base
ball League this season will be the con-
test scheduled for this afternoon be-
tween Doylestown and Southampton, on
the formers grounds. Manager Joseph
Steelman announces that he will pitch
KNOTS" Mayer, the speed king, who
last Saturday shut out Souderton with
three hits. First place depends upon the
result OF the game, and victory for
Doylestown will send 1t into the lead,
Manager Fitzpatrick, of Southampton,
is planning to take along large crowd
OF rooters to the contest and will work
Sckel, the leagues pitching phenom.
who has refused an offer of Connie
Mack TO play with the Athletics. Sickel
has won every game pitched to date ex-
cept a l-to-0 ffteen-inning battle with
Fort Washington. The other affairs on
today's schedule are Amber at Fort
Washington and Souderton at Glenside.
With the former champions back in the
circuit. the Montgomery County League
is now composed of six strong clubs, and
Manager Jack Hauser. OF Glenside, has
offered handsome silver cup to the
player showing the best batting and
fielding average. President Harold Pike,
who Is also candidate for the State
Legislature. says he intends TO make all
clubs abide by the rules. and at re-
cent meeting inflicted a number Of fines.
He penaliEed Souderton for playing AL
derfer under the name of Cans and
Doylestown for playing Power against
Southampton. The latter club was also
fined for violating the rule as to admis-
sion, when 1t was agreed by all that the
general admission would be twenty-five
cents.
Butterworth Nine "Fired"
The Manufacturers Baseball League
has only seven teams IN its circuit at
present, as the Butterworth team has
been expelled by the board of managers
for playing ringers" The Kensing-
tonans were leading the league, but
! gained the position by playing ringers
and President Paul Brumfield says he
intends to have the rules obeyed or
break up the league. As far as is
known. Butterworth has been the only
offender, and, strange to relate, it was
due to their insisting on playing out
siders that broke up the Industrial
Basketball League. 1t looks as II a
new team to take Butterworths place
! will be easy to obtain, and the club will
be formally accepted at a special meet
| ing called for next week.
| The largest crowd that ever witnessed
! a league game downtown last Saturday
watched Becker. Smith & Page play
! Butterworth at Broad and Bigler streets
The wallpaper makers draw the crucial
assignment again this afternoon, and on
the same field meet the champion Mono
type. Harry Passon will oppose kreps
The remainder OF the layout is Wheeler
at Lewis, Stokes & Smith at Sellers.
Main Line Leaders Clash
The second round Of the Main Lin,
League games is on the schedule an6
the Dun & Co. clash with Autocar on tn,
! champions home field Is the big attrac
ton. Autocar handed the league run
ners-up their only reverse in the openinI
! contest. and the Dun players are out t
redeem the defeat. The same pitchers
Lefty" Black and Russell Raynor, vii
in all probability start. Manager Cal
houn, of J. & ]. Dobson. will again us
Charlie Clock in the box when the Fall!
aggregation meets Union A. A. on tn
Lansdowne grounds. The warwicl
Travellers make their second journey 4
Wayne. In their previous visit tn
home boys won out, to l, on triple b!
! Davis in the ninth II was the only vic
tory of the season for Wayne, and a
it is tied with Warwick for the cellar
position it is really a battle of tail
enders,
Hog Island will open it's new ground
and Elmwood avenue, with the stronl