Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-19
MANY BIG CONTESTS
IN LITTLE LEAGUES
Wheeler and Bement to Clash
for Lead in Manufac-
turers' League
MAIN LINE LEADERS MEET
Toddy's Baseball Games
in the Little Leagues

Main Line IeaEue-Lansdowne at Auto
car Nar6erth at J. J, Dobson, Dun 4 Co.
Montgomery County IeaEue--Doylestown
at Norristown. Amber at Newtown. Disston
AZ Fort Washington. Southampton at Souder-
Philadelphia Suburban Lcague--stenton at
GLiindIsy. Textile at Reading. overbrook at
Msnufa cturers' Lcaeue-wheeier at Be-
mem, stokes & Smith at Y. q. l.. Franklin
AT pa,rUis nswis; Ni,es,Pond at Olsen,
Northesst Menutact9rers' Leaeue,~Arse. Ss
Filter at schwarz. '''''" ~ '>'''"A'
Other Eames-Hos,-Rr Bright at strawbridse
4 C!othier. Camder City at Hsrrowsate,
Merchant Snip at StetsOn,
Despite the rain. the managers of the
little league" teams are confident that
their grounds will be in fair condition
for the playing of this afternoons s
scheduled league contests.
One of the most important on the list
is in the Manufacturers League, be-
tween Wheeler and Miles Bement. The
latter club is in possession of first place
by virtue of playing one more contest,
but if Wheeler is successful it means
they will take the lead for the first time
this season.
Dement'S only defeat of the playing
season was sustained at the hands Of
Wheeler.
The opposing pitchers will be Cohen
and Bacho. They are recognized as the
class of the league and pitching duel
is promised.
Stokes & Smith will travel to the
L. G. l. grounds at Broad and Biglcr
ctr N,hnra hatfla fnr. third Ylac n
will be staged.
Filter Nine Plays
The Northeast Manufacturers
League also has strong fight on for
the championship and the leaders come
together there, too, this afternoon.
Schwartz Wheel is leading by a full
game, but they tackle their nearest
opponent, E. II. Filter Company. A
win for the rope work aggregation will
send the teams into a deadlock for the
lead.
1t is another case of leaders clash
ing in the Main Line League. The
second half is just under way in the
McCrea circuit and the managers, play
ers and fans never have displayed such
interest in a race. This afternoon Dob
son and Narberth, both on even terms,
will clash. 1t will be Lafitte against
Lefty" Sterling.
Drexel Hills star aggregation, for
merly Art Summerss All Americans,
will oppose the champions of last sea
son, Z. G. Dun. The Commercial
Raters have Jared badly all season.
The other game is Lansdowne at Auto
car.
VoIz VS.. Stauffer
The big clash in Montgomery county
is the Southampton Souderton affair
The former club now has secured
Tommy Nolz to hurl and Souderton
will depend on the league sensation,
Stauffer. Souderton lost for the first
time in two weeks last Saturday and
this afternoons affair will be a tough
one. The Doylestown Norristown en-
gagement promises to be close one.
Manager Truitt, of Strawbridge &
Clothier, has secured the Hess Bright,
first half champions of the Philadelphia
Manufacturers League, to oppose the
store boys on the latter's grounds at
Sixty second and Walnut streets. Plews
will oppose Earnshaw, the big George
School boy, who held the Smith team
to two hits last Saturday.
The Stetson .Hatmakers will play a
return engagement with the Merchant
Ship nine, The shipbuilders defeated
the locals the first time they came to-
gcther, and Tom Friday, who was on
the mound for the winners on that oc-
casion, will be against them. Mule"
Watson will hurl for Earl Mack's team.
At Miller and Ontario streets Nativ-
ity will meet Camden City. The Rich
mond club was scheduled to play Lup-
ton last night, but the rain necessitated
the calling off of the game till next week.
Port Richmond Y. NJ. G. A. has en-
tered the Philadelphia Manufacturers
League and will play its first game this
afternoon against Quaker Lace, at
Front street and Erie avenue. Lefty
Hellworth, formerly of the Rochester
Internationals, will pitch for Port
Richmond.