Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-21
STORM BROWNS AS
IN THOMPSON REIGN
Base Hits Drench MdcIrs, Who
Lose First in Three Starts.
Thirty t,Co Sdfeties for
Fifty-three Bases
PHILLIES UNCHECKED
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK

BY EDWIN j. POLLOCK
T ONG before the black clouds gath
cred, before the lightning flashed.
and even while the sun was shining, the
storm broke over Shibc Park yesterday
and ruined perfectly good ball game.
Base hits dropped into the outer
works and trinkled through the inner
defense like an April shower. and the
reign of Mcssrs. Rogers, Thompson and
Seibold resulted in drcnching II % de-
feat for our As, their frs. reverse in
the series with JenningS's Junglccrs.
1t seemed as if the heavens opened
and raincd base hits instead of water.
The storm of the Tiger bats left Il trail
of seventeen binglcs for Nthirty- one
bases, and the AS shower damaged the
reputation of Mcssrs. Ehmke and Love
to the extent of fifteen hits for twenty
two sacks.
1t was ono of those games where base
hits and runs come easy and outs hard.
1t was a long drawn out atfai" that
makes cricket seem like fast game in
comparison. 1t took two hours and
thirteen minutes to finish the eight and
q half innings. the weird warning being
called at the start of the last half of
the ninth when the real rainstorm
broke.
Three Home Runs
TNIIREE home runs hid in the bleach
l. crs. lilly Walker. Harry Hcilman
nJ I,o
the thirty cent section for the circuit.
Besides the trio Of homcrs there were
eight doubles and two triples.
The individual high hitting prize was
won by Harry lIcimnn, wEt connected
safely three times for a single. doubI"
and home run. 1t might be mentioned
also that Harry Grove in three rum"
besides scoring two himself
Stanagc and Roth were the only other
athletes who gathered three hits dur
ing the afternoon Of clouting. All Of
Stanagc's blows were singles. while
CAPTAIN Robert had double mixed
in with his slams.
Tom Rogers began for Mack and de-
parted at the end of the fifth when the
figures were tied at seven. Harry
Thompson went in was drowned in the
drcnching that came in the seventh.
Harry Seibold faced the storm in the
eighth and ninth.
The AS didn treat EhmkP or Love
very kindly. They got enough safetics
to win couple of ordinary pastimcs,
but they threw away opportunities
galore, an even dozen of the Mackmen
being left on the bases.
Pills After New Record
TT LOOKS as if the phils were after
worlds record IN long distance
losing. Their "a defeat yesterday was
their thirteenth straight and if they
keep up the good work today, they will
come home on Monday with record
that is unmarried with a solitary victory
in the West.
The Phils went into the eighth in
ming one run behind and they grabbed
pair of tallics. The Reds came back
in their portion of the session and tied
the statistics. but our determined ath-
Petcs pranccd into the lead again in
the ninth and it seemed to be all over,
but Pat Moran club is never beaten
until three are out in the ninth.
Wild Ninth Inning
HERE is Bill phclan's dcscription of
IL what happened at the fatal fin :
nsh:
1t was the ninth inning of about rs
hard an3 lunacious a ball game nc
You II often see upon this vale of tears
and iccrs.
The Quakcrs. having made various
Red pitchers repent of the offonse Of
living, had steamed in one run to the
good. The tab stood 4 to 3. and the
saddened populacc was largely outside
trying to mOOch rides downtown from
friends who happened to have machines
Earle Neale came up and gracefully
struck out on Woodward's curves. But
Earle hath top piece and. even though
he swung wildly at the last one. he SCI
his face toward first and logged along
And he got away with it. The um.
pire let it go for four balls. and whcr
an umpire hath said a thing not al
your reasonings nor all your howls car
call 1t back.
Smith tried to achieve. but Meusc
wrapped his hand round the ball will
cruel leer. Then Neale broke fo
second. Small. Manuel Cueto fell il
front of Cady as he threw, and th
throw was a bloomer. Loud cries from
]. Coombs and pals, but nothing doing
Then Cueto walked, and Georg
Smith essayed to fling "em' through
instead of Woodward. Before he ha
even pitched ball, he unlooscd wilt
chuck at second, wherefore Neale an,
Cueto moved along base apiece
Wingo was purposely passed, witt
the vague hope of double play. Bill
Raridan advanced instead of Eller. an,
the second ball just suited him. Dray
the veil over the scene as two run
followed the roaring hit of farme
Rariden.