Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
ATHLETICS, NOW IN FIFTH PLACE,
WILL MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE
HERE TODAY AGAINST RED SOX
Comics Reconstructed Ball Club, After Two
Victories in Washington in Shape for Open
ing Game at Shibe Park-Gregg to Pitch
Bv ROBERT W. MAXWELL


CONNIE'S Mackcrcls are among ".
~ Promptly At p. m. today at Shibe
Park the fans will gaze upou tho recon-
~tructcd hail club for tho first time and
ct acquainted with the new faces in
the lineup. There are numerous strang
crs in our midst -- in fact, only three.
Jameson. Dugan and McAyoy. played
on the team regularly last year. Th"
customers, however. have seen most OF
The new men play. George Burns the old
Detroit first SaCkcr, has succeeded Stuny
NCIuniS; Shannon, who was with the
club a short time last year, is at second ;
Larry Gardner Of Red SoX fame. plays
rhird. and Bill Nopp and Tilly walker,
Of Boston, arc in tho outficld, II will be
Just like getting acquainted all over
again.
TO make the day 4 success, Stuffy Me-
Jnnis, the greatest first bascman OF all
time will assist IN the opening So viii
Wally SChang, Amos Struuk and Joe
Bush. But they will he in hostile uni
forms and do all in their power to put
the skids under their old boss and slide
the Athletics into the cellar. Stufy will
be presented with some little token by
his philadelphia friends before the game.
As Out of the Cellar
II may seem strange and unusual but
the Athletics have put something over
on the dear old public. \ glance over
the standing Of the clubs shows that they
have deserted last place and actually are
tied for nth can YOU beat Il? 4
stunt like this has rot happened in years
but It proves that Connie was not talk
Ia . big Ia urb In hN said hp had
good ball club this year
The team had hard luck in the opening
series with the Red SoN i'm Boston, as
It was forced to play against ten
men. Tommy Connolly. the ump. missed
several close ones which went against
, the Athletics. but Manager Mack regis
tered no kick. All Of the games were
hard fought. however and the Boston
players knew they were in the game.
Defeated Walter johnson
After the series in Beantown the
I Macks drifted to Washington, where they
/ waited until Walter Johnson was on the
mound before winning their first game
| The As hammered the speed king al
over the lot and won by biz score. Yes
terday Elmer Myers spread the caIcimint
all over the Senators winning his game
! by the score OF 10 0.
/ This Is very good work when one con-
/ slders the condition Of Johnson and Du
mont. Those pitchers are in good shape
and It takes good hitting to beat them
| In Grcenvile. S G, Dumont stood thu
/ PhilIies on their heads, and the Phils arr
considered a heavier hitting club thar
the Athletics.
Voan Gregg will twr for the Athletics
! tr,ls a afIeruoOu and Babe Ruth for thl
Rcd SoX
Hogg Praises Phils
"A pitcher doesn't have hard time
/ IN game with such SluEgers aa th'
| Phillics behind him" said BRADLEY
IIogg last night before he boarded tho
train for Boston. ITS cinch 10 ge
| out there and work with a thrce-ruT
lead in your favor, for then YOU car
take a chance occasionally and throw =
few i'm the groove. The Phils are look
ing better every day and some Of th'
western clubs will be surprised wheT
we meet them. Every one is hitting tn
ball except Cravath aud Whtted, ant
when they get into form-Eood night
our club will give the opposing pitcher
lots Of trouble and ! am glad | don
have to pitch against IT,"
Hogg. who by the way, will celebrate
his twenty-ninth birthday on Friday
made an impressive showing in his frs
game and showed Pat Moran that h
had another good pitcher on the pay
roll. The burly southerner allowe,
/, seven hits in nine innings. which a
this time OF the year is very good. II
did not issue a pass, struck out two AM
hit one batsman. His work however
was high class and when he got into
: hole he used excellent judgment an
control.
Won Fifteen Straight Last Year
: The new pitcher should have a goo
year. now that he has won his frs
, game. Last year out in Los Angeles h
lost the first six battles and was abou
; to be chased when he came throug
with nine straight victories. After tina
. he lost a couple, but finished the seaso
F; in a blaze OF glory with fifteen straigh
: wins Hogg was given try-outs by IN
. Boston Braves and the Chicago cubs
n few Nars agoa but his poor showin
early IN the season could not be sol