Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
PILLS AND CARDS
IN RECORD GAME
Hornsby Gets 2ooth Hit, Will
Jams 18th Homer as Mis-
sourians Make % Hits
YANKS GAIN ON INDIANS

Yesterday wns dnv of records and
near record nj tine T'nillics' baIlyard.
whore the locals and the Hving Cardi .
no's INDUCED in their third game OF
the series II was the rubber contest
and gave the Cards. az result Of their
victory. two out Of three and ten vic
tories out Of the last eleven games
played.
Roger Hornsby. the brilliant sccont
sacker Of the Missourians ana batting
leader Of his league, crashed out his
two hundredth hit of the season in tho
fifth inning of the game. a double
against the scorcboard. which gives
the Card luminary the record of being
the first batter in either league TO hit
the double century mark.
Hornsby had great day with the
bat He had two doubles, home run
and q walk out Of five trips to the plate.
In the eighth he forced Cy Williams
to bnck up against the blcacher wall
in deep center to drag down his ny.
1t was the best exhibition Iornsby has
given here this season in extra base
lifting. His four base ply was the
twentieth of the season, his best home
run mark since entering the major
leagues. which is another record. lie
| has walloped the ball safely 200 times
this season.
Jack Smith, the burly right fielder
| of'the Cards, outdistanCcd his team
mate when 1t came to number OF hits
though their total bases did not come
nenr Iiornsby'S. Smith hit safely on
each Of his five trips to the plate, getting
three singles to the outtield and beating
out two bunts to the intielders by fast
footwork. He also scored two runs,
The five hits ties the best mark for
number Of hits in single game this
| season.
Doc Lavan and His Hits
Another mark that is said to have
been made yesterday concerned being
hit by batted balls. DR.. Layan, the
sweet shortstoppcr of the Cards. twice
hit one of his pals with the ball he
batted and on each occasion received
hits when he would have been tossed out
| BY the infiplder. who in each case was
! Trenton Parkinson. MCHenrr and
Muelleh were the victims of their in
eptitude to get out Of the way of the
! pellet.
What is believed to be record this
season. or pretty rear being one, was
the bouncing out of twenty three safe
| hits by the men OF st. Louis. In every
| inning one or more mon hit safely, in
the third five being made. with four IN
the sixth. three in the fourth and sew.
! onth. two in the second and eighth and
one in the first and ninth.
With the exception of Eddie
Ainsmith, who succeeded Clemons
| back Of the plate in the sixth. every
member of the Cards hit safely at least
once. Smith led with five, followed by
Hornsbv. Forrnier and Lavan with
three each. Stock. Mueller and Nc
| Henry with two apiece and Clemons.
| Hninos md North with one each.
The PhillieS, not to be outdOne by the
record breaking performances of the
visitors managed to snare part "f tn"
| limelight. when Cy Williams sent one Of
the costly pellets into Broad street in
the fifth inning that not only marked
| the departure Of HainCS from the
mound. but also marked the sixteenth
homo run Of the season for the elongated
center fielder. Sixteen home ruus do
not cause much Of q ripple any more.
but when Williams breaks all Of his
previous home run records as a player
it is time TO take notice.
Best Previous Mark Fifteen
Since he first put foot on a baseball
UltlHbUu as I'l'ltNNi'llhl plHNNl '
has been unable TO do better thnn make
fifteen homers season until yesterday.
As for the game itself the PhilliCs
were never in il seriously. They did
manage to make il hot for Jess Hnincs.
tho star Of the Cardinal staff. in the
! fifth. forcing him 10 thc showers. bat
outside Of that they never did much
threatening. joss Winters. VINO had
minor operation performed on him
last Friday night. was lambasted Sc
verely by the opposition while he worked
| for three and one third innings. He
| permitted eleven hits and eight runs
| during his tenure on the mound. He
was relieved by Huck Belts. who stood
mnnfully on the peak while the Mis-
sourlans were whaling away for twelve
| more hits and four runs.
Jimmy Smith led Wilhclm's cohorts
with the stick, getting three singles.
| lIeuline had two and the rest were di-
vided among Lehourveau. Williams.
| WrightStone and Monroe, each Of whom
! secured one.
The September stretch of the major
| league pennant races opens with the
! Pittsburgh Nationals one game ahead
! Of the New York Giants and the Cleve-
! land Americans n half game in front
of the New York Yankees.
The Pirates and the hard hitting St
| Louis Cardinals were down for two
battles today, while the Giants were
engaged with their Brooklyn borough
! rival. The Indians were scheduled 10
| play a postponed game at Detroit 1t
was n possibility for New York to take
the lead if they could capture both
games of double header with Wash
, ingtOn.
The major league record Of twenty