Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

EXTRA-INNING BASEBALL
CONTESTS GALORE STAGED
BY
Strawbridge & Clothier, Stetson and Lit Brothers All
Victorious in Eleven Sessions-Little Leagues
Have Their Quota Also

TITLE league and semiprofessional
II baseball mines In Philadelphia and
adjacent towns are furnishing the fans
a wonderful brand Of baseball these
days. There is not a club but which
has supplied its quota Of players to
Uncle Sam for service ''over there and
many more are due to leave in the
coming weeks. Just where the enter
prising managers dig up the new talent
Is surprising. OF course. 1t has been a
season for youngsters. and the mixture
Of boys and "veterans'' apparently is
producing even better results than for
merly achieved. The games are full Of
pep" and more closely contested. Sat-
urday's results are a direct proof Of this
statement. All sorts Of overtime con-
tests were played, league leaders nosed
out In garrison finishes and instances
of a dozen n fifteen players perishing
by the air route commonplace.
Eleven Innings Popular
Eleven innings was exceedingly popu-
lar. Strawbridge & Clothier emerged a
winner over the Armed Guards of the
navy yard in two extra sessions. and
was determined by Batesman's homer
with no one out, the store boys scoring
4 runs to 3 for their opponents. Pitcher
Pearson starred for s. & c. with TWEEN
ty-one strikeouts to his credit. He had
sixteen victims In the regulation time
and in the tenth added two more. He
whitfield the side in the eleventh.
Eleven innings were also necessary
for Stetson to defeat Palmyra-Riverton
by 3-2. Hartline made his debut for
the Hatmakers. n although nicked
for fourteen hits pitched a heady game.
His single in the final session went a
long way in deciding the result Slaugh-
ter, formerly of the Phillies. was In
the o for Palmyra Riverton.
Lit Brothers i%naugurated the season
on the naval grounds at Rockledge,
where they will hold forth In the future,
and eleven innings in this race were
also necessary to decide the ISSUE. Miller
and Yeabsley were in the points for
Lifts and Hayes and O'Rourke for Saw
age Arms Corporation, their opponents
IL was a real pitchers battle, Miller
yielding three safeties and Hayes only
two. Errors lost the decision for the
latter. when Shortstop Hight and Left
Fielder O'Brien muffed fly balls. both
miscues occurring in the closing inning
otner long games were Westrhont, Z
ketetrlinus. 6 in eleven innings. Tulpe.
hocken. 4; Millville. 1; in twelve inn.
ings. Lawndale. 6: Seminole, s.; in six.
teen innings. Fralinger. 9; st. Cecilia
8: in eleven innings. These results arr
all exclusive ofg league games, man,
of which were overtime affairs.
I.uptcn was siven a real scare BY the tall
s Suburban ssnrf I..s ssus ana m m.n sns rtn To WiS hn
BY Ito 3 In the eleventh. II was q tousi
game for Barrett. to drop, as 1t
defeat for Lupton would have added con
siderable interest In. the race, Olney am
Lindley, broke the existing Tie beAween then
now II th s.r fr't kS Sisis Ion, and t iSI1a II r.
to Frankfort. IL TO /. The champions hat
piling up ten errors, Catcher Schneider ant
shortstop Funk dividing the honors witt
three apiece. -
Eddie Gerner's debut In the Delawar,
River Ship LEAGUE was frauEht with grea
success. for Hog Island whitewashed Traylor
to O, and TIE io.ers were ,l held a. to hi foI'
had been made of Gerner's delivery. and h,
scaiped nine by the strike-out route. Ney
York Snip won from Pusey b Jones. 4 to, 3
before a crowd Of more than 5000 Camdei
fans. Long hits were the DOMINATING facto
in the Victory. as home runs by. Eddie Len
nox and Allen and a double with two on b!
Barkolow scored all the tsilies. After win