Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
SHIP LEAGUE GAME WILL
FEATURE SCHEDULE TN
MINOR LEAGUE CIRCL1
Undefeated Chester Club Plays Harlan.Bethlchcn1
Wilmington-U. G. l. Makes First APP
pearance as League Nine

CHESTER VS.. Harlan Bethlehem
~ Steel at Wilmington. This is the big
game on the schedule in the Delaware
River Ship League this afternoon. and
the largest crowd that ever witnessed
game in wilmington is expected to
turn out. for according to Manager Gal
lagher of Harlan. "his club must win
this game or quit the league" The
teams are bitter rivals. and therefore
more SO the rooters. Chester won in a
previous encounter with Harlan, and.
In fact. has not been subdue6 at any time
since the opening of the season.
The home teams lineup is not known.
hut it Is almost a certainty that Joe
Jackson and other big leaguers will ap-
pear. The pitching will, no doubt. be
up to Jordan. unless Lefty Williams
draws the assignment at the last min
ute. Manager Frank Miller. of Upland
says: Il don't care who they play. We
are going down to win. Earl Twining
is In good shape and that is a big help.
! will have several new men In the in
field, including White. of Penn, and they
can pitch any one they choose. They
all only have one arm, and the best Is
what we want"
Out at the Brill ball park Hog Island
tackles Pusey-Jones. The locals now
have really fine team. and Lefty"
Sterling is scheduled to make his first
appearance, and either he or Eddie Ger
ner will pitch. The other games should
be close and exciting. as the contestants
are well matched. They are Merchants
at Traylor and New York Ship at Sun.
The latter game will be preceded by a
monster wrestling and boxing carnival
U. G.. l. Makes Debut
The newly admitted member of the
Manufacturers League, u. G.. l.. will
play the first game this afternoon.
II will oppose Sellers Company on the
Lewis grounds at Wheatsheaf lane and
Richmond street. The gasmen have a
fast aggregation and the general belief
is that they will win the pennant.
The club enters the league in first po-
sition having taken the place occu-
pied by Butterworth. Efther Manager
Frank Brennan himself or Williamson
will pitch the initial battle. Murphy
will be found on the nouns for Sellers,
and he is considered one of the best in
the league. Previous to last Saturday,
when he lost in eleven innings. he won
three straight by his own hard hitting
and clever pitching.
Two first-division rivals come to-
gether at Broad and Bigler, where
Stokes & Smith faces Becker, Smith &
Page A win for the wallpaper makers
will place them on even terms with
their opponents and In order to gain the
decision Manager Brumfield has decided
to start Harry Passon. The other
games are ]. T Lewis at Monotype and
Wheeler at Link Belt The Lewis nine
is well down near the bottom In the
standing of the teams. but has dropped
all its games by close margins and II
Captain Nevins's boys start to get the
breaks some of the leaders are due for
a tumble.
Leaders VS.. Tailenders
The first-divsion contestants in the
Main Line League are opposed to the
second section in this afternoons layout.
Lansdowne plays at Wayne, Autocar ID
the attraction at Dobson and the leaders
Dun Co.. oppose Warwick. On their
previous meeting the first-division Mines
were victorious In every instance, Dun
Co. winning from Warwick. to o;
Lansdowne defeating Wayne. s to !,
and Autocar blanking Dobson. to 0,