Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
SELECTS
TOM VOLZ TO REPEAT
viii Pitch against Nativity
in Second Came for
Championship Of the
Northeast
FOX Us. IVINS CAKE

| CECTIONAL set-tos. past, present
~ and future have the semi pro fans
all agog. Downtowners are still dis
cussing the opening clash of the Sphas-
Old Timers feud staged at Thirteenth
and johnson streets last evening. Up
towners are on edge for the second
game in the Nativity Bridesburg SERIES
and out in West Philadelphia Sham
han and Strawbridge & Clothier par
tisans cannot wait for Labor Day. the
date of the initial clash between those
rivals for the championship of West
Philly.
While tuning up for the big fray at
Richmond and Orthodox streets this
afternoon, Eddie Caskey obliged the
Minnewa, leaders of the Red Mems
League, with game. The CLASH was
staged at Seventeenth and Cambria
streets last evening. and was attended
by large gathering of fans. They saw
Bridesburg have a fine workout, roll
up n score Of ii to . and pole out nine
teen hits.
In the meantime, Nativity was en-
tertaining the Richmond, Va. Stars.
II was the Southerners' first appear
ance here and they lost by 4 to 3
count. Johnny Barker hurled and
pitched nice ball.
Eddie Caskey announces that Tommy
Volz will again draw this afternoon
pitching assignment against Nativity.
Volz last week defeated Tommy Car
rigan. Phil Haggerty Is undecided. 1t
will be either Harkness, Devine or Car
rigan. Opinion favors Devine to start.
Rig Industrial Clash
The situation in the Industrial ANA
teur League final series will be partly
cleared up with the playing of today's
schedule. The big clash on the carpet
viii be decided at Broad street and AL
lcgheny avenue between lvins cake ana
Fox Motor.
oven terms for first place, and de-
feat this afternoon means that one OF
tho trio will be put out OF the running
Hohlfeld captured the hrst series,
Wins the second and, from all accounts,
Fox has the better club in the nnai
dash. This will be partly determined
this afternoon. ,,,
Hohlfeld and WINS are determined to
decide which is the better CLUB IN piay|
off, but it looks very good TOT fox get
ting into three -cornered SERIES ne
Motorists have been playing some OF the
and appear to have an exceptionally
well balanced aggregation.
Old. Timers Win Opener -,
The Old Timers defeated the South
pbilIy Hebrews at Thirteenth and john
ston streets in the opening clash for the
championship Of South Philadelphia.
The game was attended by the largest
crowd that ever witnessed contest in
that locality. The score was to =.
Burns. pitcher from the Suffolk
team. OF the Virginia League, was on
the hill for the Old Timers, and was
onnosed by Miller, who was Manager
Gottliebs selection. Considerable
wrangling marked the affair, and the
game ended in an unsatisfactory man
ner. The Sphas went to bat in the eighth
and scored two runs with one out, when
the game was called.
The Sphas outhit their opponents, S
to I, I.andberg and Josephson each hav-
ing a pair Of bingles, while the Old
Timers battery, Byrne and Burns, each
had two safeties for the winners. The
second game is scheduled to be played
on Labor Day afternoon on the same
grounds.
Sam Germon. manager. Of the Lit team,
has sgn~i star outfeldcr in MansuS the
club at present Is one Of the strongest in
This locality and Is winning with con-
sistency. It's latest victory being the other
evening at the expense of the Oh Timers.
7 10 4. This afternoon the Store Boys travel
TO Third and Erie and play Camden city ON
labor Day Afternoon they are, at Nativity.
There Sus game rcheduled In the morn
ing, but Il was cancelled - the last minute.
Any team wishing to play the store Boys
can DO 50 10y getting In tough with sam
jermnn, Ruy Department Lit brothers.
Eighth and Market streets.
Another store tenn Is travelling today.
Marshall T. Smith Is paying visi. to the
parEesburE Iron~orkerR nt ParkcsburE. Ths
boys cnt .rtRined y large twilight audience
AZ second and Erie avenue last evening ana
defeated the Quaker city Blooner Girls, l2
nitching OF Miss JrgEors and the nrst-base
playing Of Miss Gllroy.
Walter Maskin was m form last evening
md held the North Pals to two hits. one
n scratch, and Shanahan Defeated the North
Ihillies at Fourth and WingohockinR streets
Z To- l. This afternoon the West PhIlad.,I-
The Philadelphia Suburban League. at Forty
eighth and Brown streets. while At Fourth
nnd WlngohOcking rtreets the North Phil.
lies viii oppose Cressona Tigers. Kepnc,
viii pitch for the visitors against Bob David
Eddie Iusk took his HarrowRate bows to
the seashore yesterday and showed the Wild
and bowman. Eddie Gerner led with five
bingles. Joe Bogart caught q nifty game
and also had a pair OF hits.
The p. r. T. AII-stars save a good ac-
of with the acr