Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-28

WHEN a capacity crowd numbering close to 2aooo'
w jams its way into the Phils park to see the two tan
end clubs in the National League play double header
that's sign baseball is very popular pastme TINS
year Last Saturdays mob proved beyond question tha
the fans in Philadelphia very Keen for the great ma
tional sport and will support oal cuo IL IL aAcS '
kind of fight
The remarkable showing Of the Phs in the last three
weeks is mainly responsible for intense interest OF the
populace Cravaths playing peppery baseball
dsputing every made by the foe and do NOT take
the final until after hard battle They never qut
and likely to turn ut any time anu ch"use '"e 'o
plexion Of the game -,
Last week there was plenty of excitement the home
lot A riot staged on Thursday wnen "rensE
Neale punched and then kicked boy in the face Inc
fans resented ths-as they should-and waited couPe
Of hours for Greasy to appear That ath'ete however.
made his exit through other side of the park ana got
sway Neale the wrong when he jumped
on the boy and him with his spikes
On Saturday the umpire, Pete Harrison, apparently
had an off day and made several bad on balls ana
strikes This naturally aroused the ire OF the nome
players who did hesitate tell Harrison what they
thought Of his rulings. However, after speaking their
neces they shut up and allowed Pete finish without
any more verbal barragcs For time the fans were
later they subsided and nothing happened
JImpres are human and likely to make mistakes
Some days they are and others Still, they
are doing the best they and their mistakes are
honest ones.
CTILL, it's pretty tough to SIT in the stands and
y see the home club get oil of the rough breaks
M ,oonder the audience shorcd its dispcusure BY
hootng the jumps and making him fhe guest OF honor
at q vdcant pop bottle shorr.
Excitement viii Not Hurt Game
WYE HOLD no brief for rowdy baseball. That should
w be stamped for good and all and the mob spirit
hould be curbed Arguments with the umpire however
And lo of noise in the beachers good things for
che game.
II has been said that Philadelphia baseball crowds are
rough and never anything except from local view
nont This is wrong. We have crowds at football
baseball basketball and boxing contests and can say
without fear Of contradiction that the Philadelphia crowds
are fairer squarer than in other city IN the world
They are thorough sportsmen and know the game
They appreciate good work whether is done by mem
her of the home club a visitor. Time and again a
visiting player been cheered to the echo after making
sensational play and you don't find spirit like that in
many other towns. Everybody is given fair show in
PHILADELPHIA and he makes good the fans are first to
give him credit. =.
1t is only natural for the crowd to voice its sentiments
AS only a crowd can-during ball game. This is be-
cause the spectators taking such keen interest in
the contest that they also play the in the grand
stand The Phs fighting hard and putting up such
GOOD brand of baseball that everybody with them and
, helps the cause along much possible
Good, hard scrappy baseball is popular. There has
been too much fraternzng opposing players in the
mast and the game beginning to lose of its chief
attractions-the spirit of competition The acted as
II they had to put couple of hours the ball field
10 earn THAR saares and worked just like of hired
men II &Syoh it all right, and ditto If they lost
IL was thesa them This spirit reacted upon the
fans interest agged the attendance began fall off and
nobody ca-ed what happened g..
Now, with scrappers like Fletcher, Stengei, Rawnns
and few Others the Phis proving they are out to