Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-20

AN UNUSUAL ball game was played at Shibs Park
Yesterday afternoon This due TO the fact that
the AS after being licked in the first inning by the St
Looie Browus refused TO stay licked, turned turtle and
won glorious to say nothing of unanimous victory.
Ordinarily when the home club Aooes az the start 1t
keeps on Hooieing until the end adding machine is
needed to locate the correct total Then the players get
their names in the papers because is necessary to pint
the line of the winners and the losers for box score
purposes
But it was different yesterday. For some reason
A. ether there was startling reversal OF form and
as more surprsed than the St Looe gents when they
realized they finishing second All OF this was done
IN semiprvae exhibition for of the largest crowds
Of the season absent.
There are two youthful heroes deserving Of special
mention for the winning of the twenty i"nrn pau game
of 1920 They are Ed Rommcl aud Frank Welsh. The
former twirled wonderful ball after Dave heete stepped
out of the picture and the latter did some uggnS "nch
caused many runs-meanng four-to tricke over the
rste Welsbs single in the fourth registered the first
tally and his home clout in the NTH sent TWO more IN
ahead Of him.
regular berth cnched. He not only shines as hitter
but also outfelder. Fl" covers lot OF ground 10
good ground balls and throws well. Ihe younsstef
is making q big bit with the local fans
Rommel again turned in IA good game and Is qualty.
ing Comics star fnsher He yielded but one run and
four widely scattered hits in the eight innings he was on
the rubber and in addition soaked hits and pretty
sacrifice out Of four trips to the plate That sacrhce
by the way, was the principal part of a squeeze play
something we haven't seen here for many q day. 1t
scored Griffin who started hitting again after eighteen
days Of goose eggs.
The AS look like a different ball club when they
are winning and here's hoping the change in appearance
will last at least more day.
/, JUHITEY WITT jumped yesterday, but not TO the
W Steel League. In the fourth inning he dashed
back 10 the fence the foul line lcaped in the nir
aud spedred Smiths liner Nth his goped hand. The
funny part of the catch that Whitley did not take
his customary tumble.
a Fulton Takes Chance With Wills
NEXT MONDAY night at Newark, n. j., the first
4Nboxng show of the International Sporting Club
win be staged Fred Fulton the ferocious paserer will
mingle with Harry Wills in the wind up and Dundee and
Eddie Fitzsmmons and Frank Moran and Wild Burt
Kenny also the card.
Wills for long time has been regarded Of
the best heavywegbts in the world, but would
meet him because of the color line Fulton however is
anxious to get back into the good graces Of the public
and decided to take chance. He figures that If he
win decisively from the colored Dempsey will have
TO give him a chance at the title
X Those who have Wills box in private he is
q wonder and trim any heavyweight in the world
But 1t is different when Harry boxes in public Perhaps
is entirely too good for the opponents selected for him
and he does not forth his best efforts on several
cccasions he has been chased of the ring for sng
IL is said be had to work under wraps would