Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15

THIRTEENTH SCHEDULED
CONTEST ON JULY Is
A HOODOO FOR LUPTON.
Suburban Leaguers Drop First Game of Season to
Frankford- Chester Looks Like Winner
in Ship League
TNHE thirteenth scheduled game of the

TNHE thirteenth scheduled game of the
l. season on July 13 proved too great
a handicap for the Iupton nine in the
Philadelphia Suburban League. and that
club as a consequence lost its first start
OF the season to Larry Hogan's Frank
ford aggregation by as. although it re-
quired twelve innings to determine the
winner.
1t marked the third battle of the sec
ond half season. Lupton having annexed
the first series hands down without a
single reversal. Saturdays game was a
heavy-hittng affair. each club getting
sixteen safeties. The ground was a
trife heavy on account of the rain and
the ball was wet.
This may have helped in Frankford' s
success. as Kinzel. Of the opposing squad,
is a spitball artist and was therefore
unable 10 serve up his accustomed de-
livery. In order that he may have dry
balls to work with it was estimated
Lupton tossed out a couple of dozen new
ones throughout the contest.
Frankford was never headed during
the play. and at the close of the seventh
was leading 4-2. The home nine tailed
single counters in both the eighth and
ninth. making the issue a deadlock.
When Frankford ended its half of the
tenth It was three runs to the good.
and Lupton again tied the figures with
n trio of talies. There was nothing
doing COR either side in the eleventh, but
Frankford registered twice in the
twelfth. The home delegation tried
rainly tc again tie the count but the
best 1t could do was single run and
lost the decision. a-S
Manager Hogan was compelled to
make n change in the lineup at the start
due to the absence of player Gilmore.
Howard Wood, the left fielder. was
shifted to second and Second Baseman
Gillen to short The hitting features of
the game were by Gillen with two, n.
Wilson three, and J. Mather four
safeties. For Iupton Winterstein and
r Schaffer each had three hits. while
hdair had four.
In the field. r. Shaffer starred for
I.upton. while Wood at second for the
first time. played the stellar role for
Frarkford. In one inning he got n run
ner at the plate on n hot stop and later
in the game with two on and two down
drew the spectators applause by spear
Ing the leather barehanded or a drive
through the pitchers box.
The other Suburban League results
were: Fern Rock "A. Lindey |. Barrett
forfeited to olney by non-aprearance.
Ship League Surprises
Chester Ship virtually won the pen-
nant of the Delaware River Ship League
by defeating Hog Island. to 3, In
twelve sessions. or course, Frank Mil
ler's gang can be beaten out for the
title, but hardly while any ball players
remain outside of the army. Earl Twin
ing's arm is in bad shape, but If he re-
covers Chester will not have to secure
the services Of any other moundsman.
Long opposed Hog Island Saturday and
allowed the visitors only seven hits.
while Chester collected nine off Gerner.
Mark scored the winning counter for
Chester in the twelfth.
lust at present Merchants threatens
all kinds of trouble for the other fell
lows. The Bristol boys manhandled