Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
WHEN PERRY TW|RLS
MACKS FAIL TO HIT
Have Tailed Two Runs in Four
Games With Scott in
Box
HAS LOST FIVE CONTESTS
BY EDWIN j. POLLOCK
Special STAFF Correspondent Travelling with
the Athletics

Chicago. May 2O.--If there is any
young man who has right to kick
about the failure of the AS to get runs
this season it is Scott Perry, the big
Oklahoma hurlcr. He has been in there
pitching his head of and he has lost
five straight.
Four of his defeats have been on the
road. and in those four games, which
embraced forty three innings, two of
them being extra inning battles, the
AS have scored the grand total Of two
runs.
His first reverse was against Walter
Johnson on opcuing day in Washing
ton. and the game went thirteen in
nings before Scott dropped the decision,
| TO O. Next he hurled in New York
and lost. . to O. His third road exhibi-
ton was in ST. Louis, and the AS were
humiliatcd in the regulation distance,
II o. On Sunday he was beaten here
by Eddie Cicottc. l TO o.
Perry Hopeful
But is Perry kicking? Has he lost
confidence in his teammates? Here is
what he has TO say about it,
Were sticking around the cellar in
this league now" he Grated. "but when
July and August brcczcs around this
club will be up around 800 and will
stay there. or I don't know baseball.
The boys haven't been doing much hit
ting. but that isn't natural.
"Mcn like Burns Roth and Walker
are consistent 300 hitters and they're
going to go up as sure as the country
going dry. We'rc playing different ball
now than when VIC were in st. L"nlS
and ! believe we're off already.
LET some of the boys feel a few
moro base hits and they'll get the old
confidence. and once they get the con
fidencc you'll sec some real hitting.
Doesn't Blame Batsmen
"You know, YOU can t. expect too
much of our httcrs. You must remcm-
her that they didn't sec any real big
league pitching until opening day, and
then there has been so much rain and
cold weather that their eyes aren't in
trim yet.
"In the other departments of the
game VIC have been going along good.
You wouldn't want to see smarter
fielding than the boys showed in the first
two games here. and the pitching has
been good, too | realize that ] haven t
been up to the standard and the other
bows have pitched better than l have.
"But I feel now that I'm on my
way to better form. I had lot Of con-
fidencc against the Sox and l was
licked. and I'll get licked again, often ::
but there's not game that ! 60 into
that I don't feel that I'll win. That
sounds egotistcal, know; but no one
amounts to much unless the confidence
is there, and l just said that to show
YOU I had the confidence.
Notes
Mr.. and Mrs L. Maxwell o5t,A Of MAra4ette
tanned the newspaper mon travelling with the
AS at dinner last night.
TnIy Walker has hoen i'll for the last two
days, but is ready 10 go back into center
field. He has been suffering from stomach
trouble.
Captain Bobby Roth bashfully explained
that Eddie Cicotte was his first cousin and
a single against the shne-ba artist.
Morry Shannon is nursing a sore finger
a bruised knee and a black and-blue ankle
All three tokens We're presented TO him by
runners sliding into second base in Sundays
game.
A consignment Of two dozen new bats wer,
shipped to Comiskey Park for the AS. II
Connie had hit for every bat in the bag
the Shbe athletes would be out in front
There are plenty of bats. but no hitters.
Tro former Penn athletes would have beer
RIests of Mr.. Comiskey yesterday. but the
rain interfered. George Brostus. who, was
the fifth member of the Red and Blue fresh
man relay team OF 1913. and Furm Marshall
who played football and basketball at Penr
and Brown, are located here in business.
Listed among g. Mack's daily doings Is
the purchasing OF Richmond newspa per &c
see how Rube Oldring's Suffolk club is pro
crossing in the Virginia League.
Scott Perry has two pct subJects-ba sebal
aud his kiddies. He'll talk bout Scott Jr.
till the COWS come home, and he finds man!
ready listeners.