Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
MORNING PRACTICE
FOR THE MACKMEN
Athletics All in Favor of Early
Workouts-Will Benefit
Team
OPEN WITH BROWNS TODAY
BY EDWIN j. POLLOCK
Special STAFF Correspondent Travelling with
the Athletics

st. Louis, Mo-, May 14.-"Well,
that batting order doesn't look so bad,
does it? No. not so bad"
The tall Mr.. McGillicuddy pushed
back his iron lid trihe, on his head,
gazed at the rearranged array OF his
Athletics and passed Judgment on his
own question.
eve should be able to get some runs
in there" he continued. with three
men in row like Roth, Burns and
Walker we should push few over the
plate. And shannon and Dugan come
through more often than occasionally
with hits. Yes. we can look forward to
few runs. now.
Lay. of Hurts
"I'm a little afraid that this long
Iay-off will hurt the boys. ] know 1t
has done them no good. For that rea-
son. T cxpprt to get in some morning
practiccs ut the Cardinals park, If we
can obtain permission for the use OF the
ground"
II was on the train on the long jump
from Boston to this town that Mack
nut the question Of morning practice
IN to his athletes. Often one hears OF
n ball club kicking because some man
ayers reauire pre- luncheon drills. Not
50 with the As: they jumped at it.
The more the boys talked Of prancing
around in the a. IN. the bigger the idea
went over. Every one is tired of hotel
lobbics. Pullman cars and rain. anG is
longing for baseball diamond. base
balls and sunshine. George Burns sug e
oested that lunch be sent out to the field.
so that the pastiming wouldn't have
to he stopped for ''eats.' The sug-
rpstiou. however, was spiked.
Weather Conditions Poor
Mack does not like 10 give the
weather as an excuse for the fact that
his ball club has won only three games
ont Of eleven starts this season. but it
is true that the rain and the cold have
had considerable to dc with the medl-
ocro exhibitions.
The As opened the season in Wash =
ington. played two days and thcu had
to lay off tvee days on account OF cold
weather. They played three games in
New York. were stopped by rain and
then opened before the friendly fans at
Shibe Park. Six games We're played
in eight days. and then the clan rallied
If TO Boston. where the entire series was
nostponcd because of rain and cold.
The Mackmen spent more than thirty
hours on the train. which means whou
tbey open here against the Browns it
will be their first game in almost a
week. A ball club cannot be expected
to keep in shape with so little practice.
Back in Last Place
Mr.. c. Mack a'woke this morning and
found his As in last place again as n
result of the Browns win over the
White Sox. The As have moved from
the cellar to seventh place and back
again without playing game.
Scott Perry is slated TO regain the
seventh rung today. but the big west
erner is not in the best of condition
The long rest has made him somewhat
soft to get in there and go nine innings
hut. at that. it is believed he is good
enough to hang it on the Browns.
NOTES
Bobby Roth tried TO hook his right arm
in a poker game the way west bu
couldn't raise anything on the lame whip
Rob is CAPTAIN on the ball field. hut neveI
arything more than spectator in a care
game, although he takes hands.
Walter Kinney is anxious to set started
right against the Browns. The big port
slider believes he has enough to turn bacl
the local gang.
A group OF Jim McAvoy's friends almos
puIled him off the train at Rochester.
was midnight but there were twenty-fN,
at the station in the home town. to SCI
our James go through
Rudy Won Oh Is happy, despite 4 colt
that's botherng him somewhat. Scott PER-.
has promised to take him fishing near hi
uncle's farm In this vicinity.