Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-12
STANDING OF CLUBS

If Steelton wins the pennant in the
Bethlehem League too much credit
cannot be given to Manager George
Cockill. who by his sheer enthusiasm
and strategic ability defeated Leb-
anon on Saturday in the most spec
tacular game played at Cottage Hill
this season. Cockill is big-league
manager; that's why the Steelton club
has been up there all through the
race and why she will in all probable
ity cinch the flag before she plays all
of the three games scheduled.
About three thousand fans on Sat-
urday gave a vivid exhibition of
Bedlam. Previous to the seventh in
ming. when Cockill took the game in
hand by coaching at third, and he
was in uniform. of course, all the
excitement had been confined to the
right field bleachers, where some
hundreds of Lebanon rooters roasted.
1t looked exceedingly dark" for
Steelton and thousands were praying
for a Casey at the bat. The score
stood 81 against the home chaps and
Jess Buckles was flinging so cleverly
that there seemed small chance of a
victory.
And then, zowie. things began to
happen. Cockill let out his voice in
subterranean roar, whooped her up
for fair and shot the pep into all
hands, like a Hugh Jennings. After
Mccarthy had flied out Captain Roxy
Roach be1ted the horse-hide an awful
wallop, good for brace of sawdust.
Here was the psychological moment;
one out, man on second and two
runs to make, for a tie. Cockill did
not hesitate. He waved in kid"
Stutz to bat for Shorty" Miller, be-
cause Shorty had not been meeting
the ball. The Kid bumped a crooked
bounder to short which Bobby Stowe
could not handle quick enough to do
any damage. When Marhefka dropped
Stoves throw off Edmundson's
grounder the bases were choked, and
once again Manager CockilI demon
strated the strategy of a Marshall
Foch. He pulled out Plank and sub
situted Neild for hitting. This
shifty little chap bumped one to
Stowe which scored Roach, and Now
cry forgetting to cover third, the
bases were jammed again. By this
time the Steelton fans were nearly
looney. while poor Lebanon could
only groan and cuss Powerful
single wallops by George Hunter and
Jack knight sent in the balance of
the Ave runs and the best game on
Cottage Hill was over.
George Hunter, that stone wall
Lacquer of old. opened the battle with
a clean two-bagger. George is canny.
He stole home while Friend Waltz
toyed with the ball. examining it's
cover George Is always watching
for these things.
Jack knight had one of the busiest
days, of his checkered career. He took
five assists and put-outs and some
of his stunts were SO remarkable
that the rooters just gasped.
Mike Mowery will have the dis
tinction for the rest of his life of
giving a ball the longest ride ever
ogled at Cottage Hill. He lifted it
over the left field fence into some-
body's backyard.
Roxy Roach let a swift one escape
him from Clauser's bat. but his work
is so polished that the home rooters
did not beef. A moment later Clouser
and Babbington were doubled up in
a play that lightning itself could not
have beat.
Kaufman had hard luck all day,
meeting the ball hard. but being un-
lucky to have it fielded each time.
George Pierce pitched sweet ball
after he replaced Eddie and the fans
regretted that they had not seen him
work oftener this season.
Names. who replaced Jess Buckles
when Steelton banged him out of the
box. is 6 feet inches in height and
looks like he could lick his weight
in wild cats. But Steelton was a wild
cat.
WINNING THE PENNANT