Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06

NEW YORK SHIP BASEBAIs
NINE SURE OF BREAKIlQ(s|
CHESTER'S CLEAN SLATE
Meet at Camden and Speed Boys Are in Great Ship
Main Line Pennant to Be Decided 'sstz
at Lansdowne

TAMDEN, n. j., Just across the Della
ware, will he the scene of the most
important game on the schedule Of the
Delaware River Ship Baseball League
this afternoon, and. according to the
followers of the Speed Boys" the vis-
tors will leave the town of Mayor Ellis
with the first defeat OF the season. On
eight previous occasions the various
managers have handed out the same
dope. and on each occasion the said dope
has failed to run true to form.
Frank Miller. no doubt has fine
team, but. according to the schedule.
stormy days are ahead, for the strong
est teams are yet to be played. The best
club in the ranks at present is that of
Hog Island. managed and directed by
Johnny Castle and e n. Moore jointly.
The team has been built up gradually
and nursed along in a careful manner
by Castle. There have been weak spots.
hut these holes have nearly all been
plugged up, and every rule of the or
ganization was strictly adhered to. and
AT no time were ringers or ineligibes
allowed to participate in a single match.
Hog Island Is booked to meet Mer-
chants at Bristol this afternoon The
Harlan-Sun battle at the latter's field
latter has improved its lineup consider
ably. Monte Cross hopes to get Traylor
into the running column at the expense
OF Pusey-Jones when these opponents
collide at Cornwells.
Shortly before noon on June 90 a dark
haired. ruddy faced man applied at the
employment Office for position at the
Hog Island Shipyard. He was placed as
a foreman holter-up on one of the ship
ways.
Several days later Chief Bender the
former Athletic twirler. had occasion to
go on the shipway where the stranger
was employed. He saw the stranger busy
a. work Bender stopped and looked.
then walked toward the ruddy-faCed man
and grasped him by the hand. The
stranger was no other tnar Hans Lobert.
the former third SaCker of the New York
Narioral League team and the former
third sacker of tho Cincinnati Reds and
the Philles After a few minutes con-
versation Bender persuaded I.obert to
join the Hog Island baseball team.
Lobert was released by "Jawn" Nc
Graw of the Giants. last season. and he
has been coaching the baseball team at
West Point. Hans decided that it was
vi 10 hin, to help the boys on the other
siGc of the big pond and he came to
llOg Island TO work on the ships.
Lobert holds the worlds record for
crCling the bases. His feat of CrCins
tho bags in 10 1-5 seconds was made at
field day held at the Cincinnati Ma.
ticral League baseball park, in which
the fastest men in professional baseball
participated The hest part OF this story
is the fact that Lobert is going to pla!
third base for the Hog Island team.
Mainline PlayoH
The first-half penrant of the Mair
| Line League will he decided at Lans
| downe this afternoon. when Union A. \
meets 4. q. Dun 4 co. These combatant
finished the initial series deadloclted 70
the lead and at meeting Of league of
fcials II was decided to set back the sec
ond series a week and determine the win
ners at this time. Dun & 60, VII
have Raynor and Grevelle ready 70
pitching duty, with the latter no doub
rawing the assignment. Lefty" Burk
or Tanker will be on the mound fo
| Lansdowne.
The aftermath Of the July games
has the fans talking of the great gam'
played by Dobson against Warwick II
the afternoon. The Fast Falls con
tingent won by 10 IN eighteen innings
and Charley Clock gets the honor o.
pitching the most notable contest in thu
history of the league. Clock had just re
turned from Pitman. y. j.. where he hac
| hurled against Cost Accounting in 9
morning setto While he lost, 60, ht
really was a victim of circumstances, as
errors Of commission by Pitman players
put him in bad at the start, Cost Ac
counting sending four talltes across tht
pan in the opening session. At that
Clock allowed Cost Accounting only siS
hits.
eaders Vs.. Tailcnders