Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-11
STATISTICS @
REDS TO BE REAL
A OF LEAGUE
Moran S MauLers Lead in Batting, Run-Naking Pitching
and Fielding Festive Base Hit Remains
Integral Part of National Frolic
Rhymes of the Ancient Rooter
IN THE SP0RTLIGHT-BY G~RANTLAND RICI
tCopvri0ht, 1919. An Rights RescrredJ

Rhymes of the Ancient Rooter
by thy long gray beard and 0Hthing eye % wherefore stoppcst met"
1t wo, IN Ancient Rooter and he stoppei one of three,
" "a "T ! a , ctssi's % I'll trg H.. he 'ss; as' %s,s1 s "%' ,s q ss'T team.
"FOr fifty long aud peorvy eor, ICE Travelled oithout motion.
About IS fast as painted ships upon a painted ocean.
"For ftv long end eearyv ears zoe had M skill or science.
But non cere sitting On The ~oHd above the Cubs aud Giant.
"For fHv long aud weqrvy years pe,pe been q standing joke; ,
We're furnished funny paragraphs and made a nation choke.
/ started in to ~omh the Reds some Nv gears ago. .
"And year By gear my u1ishcrs gep and turned from groy TO chite.
And stu ce co"d"f cop a flag amid the bitter night.
rAnd year By rear my heart gree cold until my hopes pre treS.
81 m a Cincinnati fan" ICE listened to him rare,
AND I have earned a go1de" dream tcimn a happy grave.'
Earned Back and Forth
THOSE who might be a trHe bewildered by the Cincinnati conquest might
l. consider these details:
They lead their league in batting.
They lead it in rn making.
Out of the eight leading pitchers. they have 20 less than six.
and AeS'i th bs:?' Se' s'f 5s SH' a nps S:',"'; s s;' , s:t so ! of ! n%e ' S%' 1 9n Ssa'' talent.
and to keep his club at top speed from April through September,
WHAT other reasons, ,eoprd on care to Aores .
WE OBSERVE where the Hon. Babe Ruth is going into the movies. Our
episode aa te t sG af 'f fse Babe Ti btsPR sn u T G a BALI Of st tns p %Gtn is a ' 5ont he RUM insert is s so%s
to provide a totally unexpected climax.
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Concerning the Punch
lust at it was about definitely established that pitching was the main
= f3 Tss R IN baseball 1sd t W S S1Rpsn upon Hass snsse ia 1n 5S.dnE s snd ties Giant. mi
second. Their club standing is IL.
In the American League the eight clubs 10Y stand in the percentage
column precisely as they stand in batting strength. ,
Chicago is the hardest hitting club, with Cleveland second, Detroit
third, New York fourth, etc.
THE festive base hit apparently still remains an integral part Of our 4
1 national toic. 1t is not quite yet a relic of useless production.
The WaAoping Year
THE wanop, or the punch, has played a big part in all championships this
J. year. Walter Hagen. the open golf champion, is a type of the powerful,
slashing hitter. Dave Heron earned at least a portion of his triumph by his
ability to get fine distance over a water soaked course nd by the tremendous
power he displayed in ripping his "a out of bunkers.
Johnston and Tiden, the two tennis fnahsts. are both members Of the
hard hitting colony, and the same applies to Gerald Patterson, the star
Australian.
Terrific punch ability crowned Jack Dempsey king of the heavywGghts.
And now. We have the W hardest hitting ball clubs leading the major league
parade Is they patter along beneath the arch of triumph.
THE discussion has been started again as to whether golf courses should
the golf scoreslo lower, say, to reduce the general average by about ten strokes?
DABE RUTH might consider Mr.. Gray's lines as to where the paths o
ID glory" lead to. Buck Freeman, who held the twenty five u record
for twenty years, is now a n umpire. #