Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
THE most important game of baseball

THE most important game of baseball
l. played in the Delaware River Ship
builders Baseball League since 1t or
ganization is scheduled for this after.
noon at Chester. when that team will
plsy with Harlan.Bethlehen These
hines are known to be exceptionally
strong, and have won their contests
PLAYED to date with ease
The Chester squad Is managed by
Frank Miller. for years leader of the
Upland nine of the y saware County
League, and he has nodded together a
fast combination. He has lost YIN, one
of his star outfelders. who has gone to
the Bridgeport, Conn, team with Lai
Tin. 1t Is almost certain that TwininE
Will pitch his first league game today.
and will oppose Jordan. The other bat
ties on the schedule are Hog Island at
Navy Yard Traylor at Merchants, Sun
at New York Ship.
At a meeting of the ShipbuilderS'
League the managers discussed the
player question and deplored the criti-
Cism. considerable of which is claimed
unfair and unjustly directed at their or
ganization Speaking Of the matter,
President Samson. of the Merchants
Shpbuilding Company, had this to say:
"On behalf of the Delaware River
s9ill'bullutIS bdStDdll League L WISH 10
state that at no time has our organiza-
ton sought the services of big league ball
players. Our rules are strict and rigidly
enforced on this subject and any player
In the league given a position for ball
playing alone is ineligible. While Har-
Ian and Bethlehem Steel is member Of
the Shipbulders' League, none of the
stars recently In the lineup is in our
league, but are members of the Steel
League"
Mayer VS.. Sickles
pitchers battle is predicted this after
noon in the Montgomery County League
when Doylestown and Southampton. un-
defeated leaders, clash on the latters
field Knots" Mayer, for Doyestown,
VIII oppose Sickles. for Southampton
The latter has scored two successive
shoutouts, and last week held Amber to
a single hit The other game on the
schedule Is Fort Washington, at Am
bier
Bob Calhoun, manager of the Dob
son. Main Line leaguers. is anxious to
retrieve the defeat sustained by the Falls
crowd in last weeks game, and will in
all probability send Clock again to the
mound when Dobson meets Autocar
at Ardmore. Union \. a. will open the
Iltiilt StdSpH dt l1dnSuo"ne Win wayne,
and the two homeless" squads. War
wick and r G. Dun & Co, will vie for
supremacy on Dobson Field at East
Falls
There may be a shake up in the rea-
tive standing of the teams in the Phia-
delphia Suburban League as result
of today's games. Lupton appears to
be the class of the organization at
present, although it is asserted that
! several of the teams have not hit their
proper stride. Lupton faces Olney to-
/ day. and should win again Lindley is
, scheduled to oppose Frankford, and Fern
Rock tackles Barrett.
Among the lndustrials
! The Manufacturers League contest!
may furnish n few surprises. c. H
! Wheeler defeated the champion Mono.
! type team last Saturday and will try &c
do the same to the Butterworth The
Wheeler bunch can club the pill and the
addition of Eardman, a new twirler.
makes them a strong factor and Butter
worth may taste defeat for the first
time on their home lot. Sellers is due
to pay visit to Link Belt and a pretty
battle is expected; Gallagher for Link
Belt and Murphy for Sellers. Stokes &
! Smith will have another tough job as
they are 10 face Krep's shoots at Mono
/ type field In the other game ]. T.
Lewis meets the fast-traveling Becker