Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-28
REDS ACTING LIKE
R|CKEY'S BROWNS
Give Braves a Singing Double
Reverse-St. Louis Stops
Rush of Yanks
GIANTS GARNER ANOTHER

Pat Moran and his Reds may be down
in seventh place trying their best to keep
out of the cellar, but withal they have
proved a stumbling block to the aspira-
tons of the Braves and the Giants.
When the Moranmen arrived here on
July 16 to start their engagement with
the Phillies they had record Of twenty
nine wins and forty nine defeats. This
morning look at the percentage table
will reveal the fact that the same team
has a mark Of thirty eight victories
and fifty-tvo setbacks. Boiled down
the Reds have captured nine of their last
twelve games for an average of 100,
which is about the best in the National
League over the stretch mentioned.
After leaving here the pesky Reds
evened the series with the Giants just
when McGraw expected to make head
way after splitting the series with the
Pirates. Yesterday with Luque and
MarQuard twirling the kind of baseball
that the club had two years ago, the
Moranmen stopped the fast flying Braves
in both ends of twin bill.
Giants Two From Lead
As the averages read this morning
the Braves are seven games back OF the
top of the ladder and five from the
second step. Which means that the
Giants trumped the Pirates yesterday
for the second straight time. The
margin that separates the first and sec
ond teams Is exactly two games. II
the men from Gotham continue their
spurt in the next two games the race
will get intensely intricate.
Allan Sothoron Fails
Allan Sothoron, who set the Ianks
back without q run last week out IN
Cleveland was unequal to the task
against the Red Sox yesterday and the
Indians lost q 5-to-4 battle. Joe Bush
was pelted hard in the eighth inning,
yielding three runs and giving Cleve-
land the lead by run. In their half
however, the Red Sox came right back
and sent two counters across the plat
ter. enough to swing the tide.
The Browns have an excellent oppor-
tunity to start West after this trip In
third place il they keep up their pres
ent stride. Only three and half games
separate them from the Senators in
third place and one and half games
are keeping them out of fourth place.
What miracles does time perform.
When the As hit the Mound City they
| had an opportunity to get into sixth
place, the Browns having but a three
game lead on them. Now look at the
standing.
A Lost Opportunity
The Athletics lost another opportu
nifty to start their climb upward once
again yesterday by losing TO the Tigers.
The White Sox were vauquished by
| the Senators, who scored five runs iu
one inning, the third, off Dick Kerr
enough to win by run margin.
George Dauss and two misplays by
Joe Dugan was too much for the Mack
men yesterday. They evened 1t up In
hitting with the Tigs, but failed in the
pinches, having in all nine men lef
on the sacks. Two hits came IN tn,
sixth with two down and and were
wasted, while in the eighth the frs
man was hit by a pitched ball the next
Welch, dropped a Texas Lacquer into
center, but to no avail, as DaYss tight
ened and forced the two Walkers t.
fly out and Dugan to take three healthy
swings.
Clarence Walkers brilliant running
catch of Bassler's smash to left center
provided the fielding feature. Flag.
| stead was on at the time and he wal
so sure that the sphere was going tC
land safely that he was past the short
stop when Ttllie made tn, catch. 4
quick throw to first by Walker com
pleted a double play.
Bill Pertica was too much for tn
Phils in the second game of their sere
with the Cards and the Donovanite
&ere vanquished, s to !. Jess Winter
was on the mound for the locals ant
suffered his second setback since join
ing the Donovanites.