Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02

bounded off the barrier in left Cente
reached third on the throw-in. Hor
the stuf was off
Needs More Signals
IF MANAGER HENDRICKS bad
i more signals for two and three
baggers the Cards would win more
games. 1t must be remembered that
good signals are highly essential to
q teams success, especially those nu.
tritfous two and three base soaks. 1t
IL said that Hendricks would like to
have a lot of signs. but his boss can't
AFFORD it.
THE Cards spoiled a no.ht contest
for Mique Prendergast by making
eleven Of them. 1t was just as diff
cult to get on the bases as annexing
5 season pass for Fairmount Park
when business is dull. They soaked
Mique's slants all over the lot and
had him enjoying himself like a
drowning sailor holding on to a sponge
I in midocean. Everybody banged the
bali with the exception of Clifton
I Heathcote and a few others. Cliffie.
however. swiped a base, which is
pretty good for kid just out of COL
lege
Pat Moran was a very much per
4 turbed person when he caught the
4 Fairport special last night. He wanted
4 both Of those games to prove to the
q other clubs that he still was in the
National League. He tried to win in
D the last inning when he sent Gavvy
Cravath to hit for PreSdergast. but
the pride of Port Indian did nothing
but end the game on a foul.
1t is rumored that Pat is going out
TO shoot a tinhenry in the dark of
the moon and wear the left hind
wheel for good luck.
HOWEVER, there ,ras some con.
"A ISOLATION. for Elmer Jacobs per.
1stfted the Cards TO lose the opening
com bat. When Elmer Is rt0ht he Is
correct. Yesterday he 1cas rery right,
for he held the aliens to three scat.
tered ioallops aud shooed them a,ray
from the home plate. He also
stretched a t,oo-bas hit into single,
/ thNs blishin0 a record for the
day.
Among Those Present
DICKLES DILHOEFER, the kid
\ catcher of the Phils who jumped
the club to sign with Uncle Sam. wan
dered into the press box while the
Pills were winning the first game.
Pickles is stationed at Camp Merritt
FkpA H. addition to doing his bit in
~ King the world safe for democracy
watches on the baseball team. The
Merritt team defeated Steelton We'd
nesday and the soldiers, motorei 10
Philadelphia to take a look at some
big-league stuff. With Dilhoefer were
George Whitted and Snooks McGan
e9n, former high lights of our PhiIS.
"The army life is the life Tor fne. =
gushed Pickles between innings. i
have gained ten pounds in tie last
month and Whitted and Mc,GatIiaan
are getting huskier every dav. We
\ are working hard, but enjoy il. The
early morning drill is great and We
are out of our tents at Gas a. m. Ot
course, we have to get up at that
hour. but it's great just the same
'You should have seen Ruhe Bress
zsloF pitch yesterday! He had every
4Hhipg pitcher should have and could
I AVE beaten the best club in the
4 world. We have a good team. but il
Y VIII improve when George Whitfield
4 Auishes the baseball field. George Ia
laying out a diamond at the camL
and will complete II next week. Their
watch our smoke.
"Whitted has been promoted TO O
& corporal and i have my npn'ica tior
4 IN for a first-class private, Nov I an
= only a buck private. The Inference
q between a buck private and a irs5
3 class private is six bucks a month"
Introducing the Baron
F. DOUGHERTY put one
~ over on the big promoters in tn,
81 United States when he got Jack Demp
sy's consent TO meet Billy Miske a
Phillies' park on August 20. Th'
| Iron Of Leiperville. who is 'one G
4he squarest men in the boxing gam,
~ today, offered $4,000 for the match
thus outbidding the other aspiraut
at the start. Jack Kearns acc epte
Il on the spot,
Il Dougherty conceived the idea D
u etaging the bout in Philadelphia q
y HARRISON, N. j., Saturday befor,
y D&mpsey proceeded to work on Ful
THAT Irishman looks good to ME.
= said Jimmy He is all business an,
: has every appearance Of fighter
# He Is a real champion because IA
+ loves to box and is an Irishman.'
n The Baron rushed up to kearns AM
made him an offer to box in Phila
&elphia, regardless of whether ne wo'
or lost to Fulton. Kearns SAID n
mU1ld consider It and let him know
~ following Wednesday That's E"y
1>a match was arranged.
fily Miske is expected here .omor
when the articles will be signe'
fforfeits posted at the Bellevue.
TER studying the matter care
lly, we have discovered tina
b fitns Fulton laid glove OF
~ Wes when the men shooi