Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
IN WAS A WONDERFUL DAY FOR
PHILADELPHIA AND u. S., WITH
II is, PILLS AND RESOLUTE WINNING
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
sports Editor Evening Public Iedser

VyEsTERDAY Ia n day which should 20 down In history
~ The AS beat St. Looie, the Phs took ran out Oh
The Chicago Cubs and the Resoute quit being maiden
IN the Shamrock series 1t great day Tor the onteo
States and Philadelphia.
Out at Shibe Park, Scott Perry pitched Perryesque
ball game end the Browns homeward with the snort
end Of the This victory the Macks three out
Of FIVE games, meaning they the series All OF which
Is further for celebration Winning series almost
has become lost art since 1914
young man named Bayne who put one over on the
Yankees last week. tried to repeat against our team ana
foozed He finished in the sixth by request and Allan
Sothoron sat in for him. Allan was treated roughly wne
In Office and that made the home victory unanimous
The hero of the afternoon, from sluggng viewpoint,
was none other than Whitley Witt Whitley played such
swell game that his terms probably will be accepted by
Lebanon Conshohocken wherever they nave terms
The light headed ouedcr had perfect day at the pate
hitting double single, sacrifice and walking twice.
He in runs, scored pair and put IN good
Afternoons work.
Frank Welsh and Tilly Walker also assisted when
binges were needed Frank drove in the first tally in the
first and Tly sent home another in the hfth; In the
seventh with Scott Perry third, Walker decided to
take chances, he waloped triple to make sure
that Perry would score ~
The Phils stepped into unexpected victory in Chi
cago driving Alexander off the mound and winning to
Eppa Rixey couldn't find the home plate in the first
canto and issued four which sent one run across
After that he held the Cubs to three hits Pauette did
not play, but is expected back in the lineup today
In the eighth inning Cravath's men put on beated
rally and hammered five the pan. This
the finish of Alexander In fact, would have been the
finish Of any pitcher.
s and the Yankees from Cleveland Ho,o-
ever, it ,ods by ndrrov squeak. for the Indians
had the bases jdmmed in the ninth aud threatened
to cop the verdict. Same teams appear today.
Shannon Back liter Long Journey
MAURICE SHANNON is back again. The youthful
&1 n6elder. who has temperament worthy OF opera
has been accepted for the second time by Connie
Mack and is slated to fill in at shortstop.
Shannon here from the Boston Braves, stuck
around a couple Of and then cast adrift,
landing back in Boston the other end of trade.
This time he a Red Sox uniform and fingered in
Beantown until the end of last year. when he and Bobby
Roth sent to Washington in another trade. Grf-
fifth asked waivers him few days ago and Connie
claimed him. Therefore, Boston and Washington get
assists the play.
Maurice is bad ball player IL he control his
temper He is classy fielder, hits WE'LL and you can't
expect than that If he is in the mood Shannon
can play wonderful game, but other occasions his
work is sad.
Z When he was here the last time he and Bobby Roth
used to indulge in verbal battles every day. That pair
got along like prohibition agent in a brewery. They
were as close two mile posts and the continual scrap
ping got Comics nerves. He decided to give Ed
Barrow taste of it and sent both to him. Then Barrow