Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-01
DID M'CRAW PULL
A B0NER ON RAPP?.
PhilIies' Third-Sacker Has Wal
loped Ball for $40 Average
Since Joining Locals
HOT FIGHT FOR LEAD

IL begins to look MS though John
McGraw, the manager of the Giants,
had pulled another boncr in his trad
| ing of players. Goldie Rapp is the
latest former member Of the Giants to
edge into the limelight and make IL
appear as is Jawn had erred. Many
trades have been made between the
Phillies and the Giants and IL the fig
ures are to be believed the local club
has scored the advantage in the ma :
! jority Of them.
During the last ten games Ropp play
ed with the New Workers. he was
, credited with one hit, which probably
would make any manager willing to
give him the air.
Rapp has been the star of the Phillie
team since Joining them. lie. has
hit with the best in the league. On
Saturday in the double header with
Chicago he hit safely in his twenty
| first and twenty second games. con-
| meeting in the initial contest on his
first trip to the plate for triple and
In the second game whanging out n
single in his first appearance at the
platter. lie was stopped in Yesterdays
game at Chicago when he failed to hit
In any Of his four times at bat.
Best Mark This Year
Hitting safely In twenty two games
is something that isn't done very often
in the big leagues. Duffy Lewis, sent
! to the minors for his inability TO hit
and failing batting eye, came through
IN some thirty odd games out in the
western League with one or more safe
hits, Long streaks have been known
in the majors heretofore. but the one
| or Rapp s Is the longest this season in
either league.
This continuous hitting spree has
brought Rapp from near the bottom Of
the list in the averages up with the
men striving to get into the three
hundred class. When he joined the
Phillies, Goldie had the puny average
of PIG. and according TO Saturdays S
| averages he has a mark of .284, q gain
in Twenty-Five games of forty eight
points. And he was sent away from the
Giants because he could not hit. During
his streak he has batted at a $40 clip.
Last season Rapp set the American
Association afire with his brilliant field
ing and hitting and caused no end Of
furOr among the scouts of big league
! clubs. McGraw. with his unlimited bank
account, went after Rapp and shared
him with Sl5,0 900 offer.
The fans out west are raving about
the playing of another Giant castoff
Curtiss Walker. who has been cavorting
in right field since the departure of Emil
Meusel and has been hitting and field
ing brilliantly. The fact that this Is his
first year in the majors and that he is a
youngster with worlds of promise,
makes him look like another find for the
Phillies.
Yanlts and Giants Struggle
Another week has passed in the PEN
nant struggles Of the Giants and Yam
| KEGS.
The Giants have enjoyed the satisfac-
tion of overhauling the Pittsburgh Pi-
| rates and taking their place alongside
| the Corsairs at the head of the National
| League parade. only to fall back. The
Yankees have not tasted this pleasure in
| the past ten days. but they are clinging
| close to the Indians.
Last Tuesday morning the Pirates
| enjoyed a three game advantage over
the Giants after having taken the open
| ing game Of their series. BY Saturday
night the Giants had reduced this lead
| TO nothing and were on even terms with
| the Gibson troupe.
So far this season the Giants have
! taken the measure Of the Pirates nine
times in fourteen games, six of the sue
ceSses having been scored in eight games
with the Pirates.
The Yankees to date have taken the
measure of the Indians eight times in
! fourteen games, winning one series and
getting no worse than an even break in
the others. Last year the Yankees
| trimmed the Indians consistently, win =
ming thirteen Of the twenty two games.
The Giants today are near enough to
the lead to displace the Pirates within
| two days, the relative positions being
the same as prevails between Yankees
and Indians. With the McGrawmen
the difference Is in defeats, as they have
won as many games as the Pirates, but
| have lost two more. The Yankees, on
the other hand, have lost no more than
the Indians, but have played less than
the worlds champions.
Reds Cause Trouble
The Cincinnati National team has
become the hurdle which is upsetting the
rival cOntenderS for the league leader
| ship. Yesterday the second division
Ecds trOunc"G New York twice and
PULLED them back from the first place
pinnacle, which they were enjoying
Jointly with Pitt sburgh for the first
time in nearly two months.
Last week Cincinnati tripped W
Boston in double header after tn,
Braves had shown their quality in Il
hard fought series with the Pirates
Pittsburgh is not scheduled to NEE;
Cincinnati for a month.
Two home runs failed TO win n vic
tory for the Brooklyn Nationals over
St. Louis. which succeeded in scoring
three Of it's four runs after two mer
were out.
Good pitching was displayed by Mays
Of the New York Americans, and Win
tcrs. OF the Philadelphia Nationals
Mays held the Cleveland worlds cham
pions to two hits. and Winters limitcj
the Chicago Cubs to four, lie didn't