Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10

while the latter mas pIdNeu III lV7.
Here is a list of players in the MAJ
hitting streaks: Charley Hollocher
Red Smith, eight. and Bill Mcketchnie
Joe Judge has had a couple of big
= cot four hits off the Detroit hurlers, al
formance on Guy Morton and Johnny
Buck Weaver was going at wond
ran up against Scott Perry. At the time
Z out fifteen hits in thirty-two times at
rave him a consecutive batting averaG
! Championship Game Today
TIME city of Camden, n. j., |. = A.
i has been accused of many things
hut TODAY is the first time it has been
selected as the scene of champion
shin ball game In the ball park at
Third and Erie streets this afternoon
1t $3.50 o'clock the New York Snip
building team will play Harlan, and
the winner probably will be pro-
claimed champion of the shipbuilding
league 1t will be the last game OF
\ thes season for Harlan, while New
York has a postponed battle to play
y on with Chester next Wednesday.
couple of weeks ago these teams
: were not seriously considered in the
Y but Harlan was awarded two
mes from Chester because ineiisioie
n Ayers were used. and New York
hfned one from Merchants for the
.arne reason. That put them up in the
>race, and the present standing Is ten
victories and two defeats for each
club. Hog Island, which has won nine
and lost three, plays Sun Shipouildlng
Company today and has chance 10
kSs,{ II in a tie for second place.
Ia Jackson, Claude Williams and
former members of the Chicago
Sox, are playing on the Harlan
and have helped consideraply IN
ing ten victories. They Will De Ill
lineup today. Wild Conroy' the
Former Yankee star, is the only eA'p!S
Lacquer with New York.
Shipyard baseball is getting more
popular every day. and will take the
place of the major leagues when the
season closes on September :.
Why Bout Was Called OF
& gTHE action of James F. Dougherty
In calling off the bout between
JaXk Dempsey and Billy Miske, sched-
MIDI for August 90. was the only thlng
! hN3could have done under the clrculn'
stances. The Leiperville promoter was
Wiling to put up Sl5,ooo loI tie
match and give all OF MS proits ~
chSrity. but found it impossible to 90
z ahkad with the details of the shuN
until he received Miske's signed 'on'
tract and his forfeit for appearah' e.
& He gave Miske until Tuesday n'Sht
u 10 reply, and when nothing was hea'u
yesterday everything was called on
Perhaps Miske's check has been de-
y lived in the mails and he is trying
q DO his part, but the fact remains
EsfHaf he did not reply to Dougherty $
5iotSers. and the delay made II heces-
uafy to abandon the match.
.To my mind, Jack Dempsey is the
greatest fighter we have had IN years,
Said Dougherty. He is a real sensa-
1 ton for he gets into the ring TO hsnt
instead of indulging in fancy boxing
y Ia is The next heavyweight champion
"a the world and 1 know the hght
saEs of Philadelphia are anxious to
saa him. If possible, l would like 10
have Dempsey in a special open'air
x4show in September
Critics have pointed out that Billy
! $di6ke admitted in New York recently
[f<hat Dempsey could KNOCK MN our IN ~
N two rounds if he really tried. ms
\ sn.i<es Miske look bad, but whom can
4 Vol get? Dougherty says the St Paul
SeHvyweight is the best man that can
8 be procured but if the pubic Will
q eeiect another he will put on the bout
sR This might be good chance LOT
" larry Greb. who defeated Levlnsky
st Tuesday.
J fyHERE will be no new N l.
q Il president until after the war. TINS
es from an authoritative source
we can even go SO Tar as
f state that John Heydler will rule
lie league for a year at least. Inc
xagnates yesterday accepted the
y rs~ienation of John X. Tener and let il
20 al that. There were rumors that
Robert Brown, of Louisville, and
Charles Webb Murphy formerly oi
| 1he Cubs, were being considered, but
nothing came or II.
III; The senior circuit will continue
until she night of September 2, ano
81 no eastern clubs will make theiI
{esfern trips, as scheduled. There vii
s. no let-downs in the game, and the
wor.ds series will be played early neXl
nonth.
3UyHE Indefinite suspension of Ha
q Chase has taken away one of the
2{nracters of baseball Hal without
doubt is one of the greatest mrs.
xXRm8n VINO ever pldStu the Sallle
his carelessnesS always got hin
u trouble. He was a wonder witt
Yankees until he was sold to th'
lte Sox, and he 'iuit Comiskey L
the Feds. After peace had beer
&lared he went to Cincinnati, where
led the league in hitting in 1916
III year his playing fell off. and thi:
kson Matty was forced to attach th'
t3Nare.
III
/1EE MAGEE. roho stiH bears marks
a of his scrap pith Earl Neale I,
& h0k3bn on Monday, and toho did no
7 q mart in the series betireen IN,
p rnks and Reds i1hich ended yester
has lost his enthusiasm for thu
~ Z betng az least. and has eIpres Y
sclsA that Matty trould ailoW