Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06

81 ft Billy Southworth once PLAYED wit
" swatting average Of .230 was chased
stride and almost was drafted by the r
II was that Connie Mack got there first
.Sduthworth was sold To Birmingham,
A : we're about to sign him, when he sudC
~ [-PIaying a couple of games broke his
lose interest in him until he appeared
! Here is the dope on the new sensa
At bat. 1O1: runs. lS: hits. 80:
bases on balls, Is: batting average.
~ Southworth might be called nea
Il yard. Neb
&t1effates Here Today
DILL SOUTHWORTH and a few
of his pals will he with us today
"a to- entertain Pat Moran's crew after
II Its disastrous series with st. Loote.
The Pirates will be here until Friday
ssafeht, and will put up a fight for per
-sns3i7anent possession of third place. or
.slsonething like that. With the world
-fleeriee-if IL is plaved--less than a
4 < ssynonth off and the first division clubs
% hooking in for a share of the diNHY
both clubs will fight to the finish.
Pittsbursh has been playing Won
..~derful ball this season. and some crit
ees16e have compared the club to the
s1ssBoston Braves in 1914. BeZdek has &C.
s.55-tbmplished wonders with the team,
Add should finish in the first division
r.5avith little difficulty. He made two
s,tManges IN the last month, playing
e e 4SHu..mui. 4Rsss,'i,, ~ e p, r,I,an, srn.
~ Hyanted Eustor eaton. who now is in
4 1.-THE army.
4 Eisss.aIne purnnn3 tan IS very s s,rons'
fsfaor,er I'm rom.tnck and s,annicl.a
.asFerforming on the mound Those
y wir'ers shnrld make things interest
/: ssT
3iSas7 mr. ,, o,rJ s,o,rs cir
/ ~ .l... , ~. ,,.. ,,d
n III II ,,,, y.. rou
.sssessl opd Coopcr ,rere the trimming
Il 335ffchers for the risitors, ThHc hoycr;
u esrscn0er, H"nso"' noyn, * phDS Thn
d 21si3sn,c fo;Es borc mGde thirtyonc runs
Ibid serenty- eight hits in the series.
81 Hai'e Pittsbrroh accnmnla,ea 'mrn'V' nits
e..y"' '""' "
y@sVaoR years we have wondered why
81. G,rack athletics were not more
lSS$ v,ss,,,,ar IN phiIadelpbia. We have
u i,sd hundreds of the best athletes.
vsE,,t the public seldom turned out in
:5aisrpe numbers to see them perform.
re1rLa pern RELAYS and the Meadow.
brook meet always have been popu.
Va lar hut the others have fallen fiat
f1s4 The trouble with the promoters of
{. Z, t.5sse events is that they keep their
d = ,sssns secret too long. Instead of an
n fr.rss,pc,n. a track meet a week in ad.
Itss,vsaance they wait until the last
I Y, minute.
..y.ast Saturday we received a phone
AZ 1910 A. NJ.
-; ss.,,. p, .r,,,, r... =, C.r.
kfsy Aeie Dis
&&fai nisn heiu' we u
q &re'npers Oh 'ne oni'eu ''ae' o's'
r&prking reserve VINO nave Deen oii
sxlf rms all summer win eonpe'e ~
fepspices OF the a. "a "
sWhat time does start! we
II atked.
49, eat 10 o'clock" was the reply.
~ 1,here,s the answer No one knew
&A.-.,, ,r,,l ten ro;putes after II
&A go 80, tha,. ,,o,da,
e stai 'eu Hu ''
s-rHhy track athietcs are not Popu
mar!
e .hssn
,-Sv1WILIGHT boxing has been tried
-, u,.,.r, ,r ,,,ol,,, ;,
anu phe =.
~ on Win loss Oh sio'ooo' II
~ at all popular stunt ana prop
u either by the promoters or the boxers
T'{sF Al that. the boxers are the ones en-
<&{St.,i.a 81 r,sLa n strenuous kick
E3 ~ .
4 ~ Two preliminary ooys were hsht
|3t ing II was a tough bout, bott
[Ss takine lots of punishment. One O
.E{ii -. ., ,.ozuoroa - =,
ss}@ tne con'essas 49, '" HI
Ia coiner a. inc emu " iounu
whats the matter! anxlously in