Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
TT GET OVER THE ENGLISH HILL IN THE 1900
MEADOWS SHOWS
RETURN TO FORM
Cravath, PauIette and Williams
Are Heroes in Victory
Over Pirates

Pittsburgh. Aug. 20.-The Phillies
players were encouraged yesterday by
the way Lee Meadows seemed to re-
cover his old time form. and also at
the performance Of Johnny Enzmann.
former American Lacquer, who held the
frantic Pirates back after they had tied
the score because Of an opening given
them on an error.
Meadows had his curves bending
nicely, and in the main was in control
of the situation. While the Pirates
threatened several times. when they got
the breaks, nm to the time of the ne
cessity Of hit to produce n run. Lee
kept bearing down and pulled himself
through the few bad places in which he
found himself.
Three men figured very prominently
in the victory yesterday. First and
foremost was Manager Cravath him
self. ably assisted by Gene Paulette and
Cy williams. When the teams had
battIed for seven innings without re-
suits in the run getting line, the Phils
suddenly found themselves in touch with
the plate. as the cushions were crowded
in the eighth with two men gone. =,
with Meadows pitching Shutout ball.
It might seem presumption on the part
of a manager to yank him out in favor
Of n pinch hitter and that pinch nltter
none other than himself. The fans
laughed and applauded at the same time,
and "ordered" Carlson to strike him
out.
Scores Two Phils
But "Gavvy" never let the Pirate
twirer get set. for he slammed the old
apple on the nose on the first Offering
and II sailed out to left field for n
base hit, tallying two Of his brethren
| with the first two runs of the game,
So much for "Gavvy.'
Now as to Palhette's part in the
victory. He made catch never before
seen on the part of first baseman at
Forbes Field in the eleventh inning
that undoubtedly kept the Bucs away
from the plate and finishing the game
right there.
Cutshaw had opened the stanza with
| double to left field and Barbara came
up. When Paulette saw the batsman
choke his Bat at the handle he rushed
forward with the beginning of the pitch
and was right in front of the batter $
box when Barbara bunted. The ball
curved slightly toward the third base
line and Paulette kept right on after
it. grasping the pill half foot from
the ground. He slipped as he got the
ball. but was up quickly and shot the
ball to second base before Cutshaw
could get back to the bag. This was
the only time the Pirates threatened
after they had tied the score, and the
catch had an important bearing on
their morale later going to pieces.
As for "Cy" Williams. using his
brains at a tight place brought him
into the imelight He was first up in
| the twelfth and got Hamilton in n hole
with three and nothing. The Pirate
twirler figured that "Cy" would take
at least two more and sent up n per-
| fectly straight and easy ball, which
ICY" pasted for three bases.
Wild Pitch Run
This SO upset Hamilton that he wild
pitched the Philly center fielder home
with the run that proved enough tc
| win. However. the Pirate battery was
on the ragged edge by this time, anC
when Meusel was passed he proceeded
to steal second on the first pitch to
the next batsman. Haefner's throw tC
center field sent "Irish" to third anC
he scored on Jack Miller's hit to cen
tor. the latter also coming over on
Walter Tragresser' s double.
When Art Fletcher booted Whit
ted's easy roller in the ninth it gave
the "Bucs" the opening needed to tie
up the old ball game, and it was no.
ticed that when the Phils took the
field in the next inning Jack Miller
was at short. AS was the case with
the managers chances previous to this
it was a good move. for Jack produced
a hit that sent the Pirates further
down into the gloom of despair.
Tragresser. who took Wheat's place,
also produced in the happy twelfth.
and in the eighth when the score was
tied, Casey Stengel made good when al
lowed to bat for Wheat.