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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01
Philadelphia PLAYERS Bolster Other Clubs

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01

outer garden. This enters him as n
great defensive outfielder.
Good Baserunner
The Mauling Mountain can't run n
hundred yards In ten seconds fat, and
if he tried he would miss Hans Lobert' e
baserunning record by more than n
second or two. but the Babe uses his
head ~ well as his legs on the bases
and takes advantage Of every oppor-
tunity. This places him among the top
notchers on the runways.
No one can ever accuse the Babe Of
lnying down. He has the proper spirit
toward the game. He plays baseball to
win always and he never quits. This
makes him eligible az q fighter.
Close to 10000 saw the YNnks and
Indians battle in their crucial series
this week. 1t cannot be said that they
all turned out to see Ruth, but the
Baltimore Buster was the headliner. To
prove he is the big noise, the greatest
crowd that ever crowded into Shibe
Park was on hand when the Yanks
were here for a Saturday double header
and the series meant nothing. This
rates him as baseball's greatest drawing
card
y Ruth cannot field with Cobb or
Speaker and cant think with them, but
if th" three were in the same line up
the Babe would be in the clean-u posi-
tion. He hasn't the technique and the
tineSse that marks George Sisters bat
ting and playing. but the st. Louis
lumnary lack the tremendous wallop
and run getting ability of the New York
idol.
These facts put together qualify him
as the greatest player in baseball.
Grand Average OF 1927
II was during the 1919 season that
Ruth broke into big league baseball,
! then as a pitcher with the Boston Red
SOX. lie was in forty two games that
/ year and in ninety two times at bat
! hit for an average of .315. The next
year he had 1856 tries and hit .272,
! this being the poorest percentage o.
his career in the big show. He re,
turned to the 300 class in 1917 witt
.325 and hit an even 300 in 1918
His last year with the Red Sox founC
him slapping the sphere at 500. H.
went forward with leaps and bound
when he got with the Yanks and las
season hit .376. This year his per
centage so far Is $50. Across tn
| stretch of seven seasons ho has whaleC
for a grand average Of .32T.
Ruth didn't class as a home ru
hitter until 1918 and then only eleve,
circuit clouts came from his wicke
wood. He started on the rosy roa
in real in 1919. when he set up
new major league record at twenty
nine. With the Yanks the followin
season he hung up worlds mark n
fifty four and with fifty eight thi
year, he has averaged twenty -thre
homcrs per season despite the fact tha
he had only four. three and two four
ply blows in 1915. 1916 and 1917 re
spcctively..
There are few records left for Rut
to get, but no matter what thev ar
IN the way Of hitting and run getting
who will say that he won't get them?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01
BABE RUTH GREATEST
PLAYER IN BASEBALL
Ruth's Longest Homer
Made Against Detroit

The longest home run on record
in the major leagues was made by
Ruth against Detroit early this sea
son. Babe shot the pellet over the
wall on Navin Field in deep center.
The following day the groundKeepeI
measured the hit and found that 1t
had traveled 500 feet to the wall.
How far over the wall the horse
hide went will never be known.
The longest hit made at Shibe
Park was also the product Of Ruth g
hcfty willow. On September o, with
Rollie Naylor on the mound, Ruth
sent the ball far ana high over lne
left field fence, about 100 feet from
the flag pole in center field. From
the wall to the homo plate is n dis
tance Of 475 feet. Ruth is one of
four men to send the ball over the
left field fence in Shibe Park. Frank
Welch and Tlllie Walker, OF the
Athletics, and George Burns. Of the
Indians, nre the other three batters
to perform the feat.
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VICTORY FOR LOUGHRAN
Bests Al Miller In Tame Bout a
the Cambria A. c.

Tommy Loughran and Al Miller were
the principals in the eight round wind
up at the Cambria A. G. last evening.
and while the former was entitled to
the decision few of the critical Ken
sington fans were on hand to see the
finish as they voted the affair a fzzc
and were we'll on their way home, many
leaving as early as the fourth round.
OF the other four numbers on the
program only one went the limit. In
the eight round semi wind up Al Yer
becker hung kayo on frankie Smith
in one session, Billy Burke finished
Charlie Coates also in tho opening ses-
sion, and Jack Ras" managed to stay
two rounds with Eddie Delaney before
retiring. The best bout Of the evening
was the six round encounter between
Young Mulligan and johnny duffy,
with honors going to the former.
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Found Philadelphia Very Hpe Helping Decide 1921 League Champs
LESS RUNS BUT MORE !,
WINS BYA. l.. CLUBS
While National Entrants in Worlds Series Haze Scored
goo Times to 294, Victories Are ~ to 49 and
Seasons Titles Are Six to Ten
BY GRANTLAND RICE

short stretch to cover. the pitcher riso,
to the top of his effectiveness. puttins
his entire allotment of stuff upon tbs
ball. And only the star pitchers srs
worked. This fact accounts for most NJ
the basehit slump.
Perceptive Qualities
ct SEE news item to the effect thai
Columbia scientist attribut,,
extraordinary perceptive qualities Ia
Babe Ruth" writes Californian.
"In 1920, mt some of the four round
bouts at San Francisco, we were treat.
ed in the customary ring introductions
to none other than the Bambino.
Answering calls for speech. hs
responded: 4 want you all TO know
that / appreciate my reception here sII anS
that I think Los Angeles is one of tbe
finest cities l have ever seem
"Sixty seconds later he hoped back
into the ring to add; Excuse me;
meant San Francisco
'If you know the native son, YOU
can figure the rest of It out"
More Apologies
Said Miss A. Stirling to Miss G. Leitch,,
~ only ,rlsh had your reach"
81 IKE your touch tohere the greens
ufC CuItUVt
Said MISS @. Leitoh to Miss A. Stirling.
As REVISED by 9. Mack: "Th,
~ melancholy days are done. Another
seasons over now"
ONE Of the feature wrestling bouts
~ Of the arriving season will be a
hammerlock grapple between KID
Zbyszko and Old Doc Time. The Old
Doc is still n trifle older than Zbyszko,
but the difference Is not sufficient to
matter very much.
cts 1T right for one lone tumble to
L more than Offset n steady advance
down the field?" asks L. r. l.. It NAV
not be right, but it Is a penalty taken
from one of the pages in the Book OF
Life, where Chance leads Equity in
more than one chapter.
60 FAR as swimming records go, the
~ female Of the species in this day
and time Is also deadlier than the fish,
CopVrioht. 1921. All riohts reserved
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NATIONAL LEAGIE
AMERICAN LEAGUE

,,.ith lrS r,,po ord bio O2o Li+. b,,.o
givcn n totaI of 3G0 hosr. III. Iit.
irrIrde forrv.one drmhIe, nigbto.r
trinirs and tuentv huncrs tho iottor
mnrE heinz thrcn LoIinJ Gcorm@a m Xiv
of tIc Ncw York GIonts who Is ,cnding
rhp hor,r-~un hitters Win twenty.tbrrG
circuit blows, '
Ero,, E,,;sob of .bo cio,.. uo.oi..l
His lead AS the best base stealer, despite
rhe tact that h" failed t" Ndd 10 his
totaI "i forty -S'V"h OF week ago
Ed Roush, OF Cincinnati, has made
great squirt in his hitting, and has
moved up to second place, whore he is
trailing Hornsby with mn average of
.35l. while McHeurv. lf ST. Lonis' and
Cruise, of Boston, have tied for third
place. with $40. Other lending bot.
tors for 100 or more gomos. FoSrriar
Sr Louis 34S. NSreoI Nov Yort
2I2 Frtsch Now YorL 400 T.
Smith s. Iouia 322 Righ"e pittS.
hmrot, 9o- Tobns,nn , praei,I, 90,
~ ,,'-'' '''n','' i'''oN''" H. or
Jay hlrke' OF Louisville, appears TO
nave SAFE hold on the batting honor
OF the American Association as the
averages released today show him hit
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POINT SEPARATES
DETROIT SLUGGERS
Heilmann Has Mark Of .3o1
and Cobb .3oO-Ruth
Dark Horse

Chicago. oct. 1.-The champion
batter of the American League may not
be known until the last game has been
played this season. The race has set
tied down to a nip and tuci battle be-
tween Ty Cobb, pilot of the Detroit
Tigers, and his hard. hitting outfclder.
Harry Heilmann. Babe Ruth is the
dark horse.
The. Detroit sluggers, tied week
ago. are separated by one point. accord
ing to the averages released todav and
which include games of Wednesday.
Heilmann is hitting 39l. while his boss
has n mark Of 800. the former having
participated in more games than the
Georgian peach. Ruth is trailing the
pair with an average of $50, gain
over his mark Of week ago of two
points.
Hcilmann dropped three points, while
Cobb lost four George Sisl"r, the st.
Louis star, suffered a Slight falling off
in his stickwork, but retains fourth
place, with .373, while Iris Speaker
manager of the world champions, is
holding fifth place, with .35S, Il loss
OF eight points.
A49 Bases for Ruth
Ruth cracked out two home runs since
the last compilation OF averages, and
now has a season $ record Of fifty eight.
The big Yankee slugger is far in the
lead as n run getter, having counted
176 times, while his POI hits have given
him total Of 449 bases. Besides his
circuit drives. Babe has slammed out
forty -four doubles and fifteen triples.
Sisler kept pace with $. Hcrris. Of
Washington, for the stolen base honOrs.
Each added one but the St iOGlS ulQVer
IL showing the way with twGtny- eight
thefts, one in front Of his riva! Other
leading batters for 100 or mora game.
Tobin, st. Louis, .352; jacobson, st.
Louis, .34S; Williams, ST. Louis, .345
10. Collins, Chicago, $780, Veach, De
troit, 1886; Strunk, Chicago, 1886.
Roger Hornsby, of st. Louis, is max
ing strong bid TO be the first hitter
, finish the National League season
y@ith an average above the 400 marx
gcince the days Of Delehanty, who, while
with Philadelphia in 1850. topped the
htatters with an average of .4OS.
III the st. Louis star, who Is hittnI
.tO6, maintains his pace he will entel
the National League Hall of Fame witt
such men as Barnes, Chicago, who hi
: .403 in 1876, Cap AnsOn, Chicago, whC
/. finished in 1870 with .407; Stencil
!. Pittsburgh, who averaged 400 in 1898
Ga Duffy, Boston, with ABS in 1894
;urkett, of Cleveland, who held tn,
',dership In 1895 and 1896 with aver
tes Of .43S and .419, respectively, ant
Vile Keeler, who, as member of th'
fmore Club In 1897, had mark o
lA.lAA4-A Hornsby Has 1913 Runs
ny is leading the run getteri
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01
HOLMESBURG BATTLES
MARINES IN OPENER
Lou Hayes, New Coach, Expects to
Spring Surprises In Inaugural Clash

Lou Hayes, New Coach, Expects to
Spring Surprises In Inaugural claeh
The Holmesburg football eleven will
play It's first game of the season this
afternoon on Crystal Field, Frankford
avenue and Rhawn street, with the
Marines from League Island. Man
ager Gesher says the Marines are the
strongest opening attraction Holmes
burg has ever met and expects hard
battle.
The game will introduce to the fans
Lou Hayes, the star end. in the role Of
coach. Lou has been working quietly
with the boys for month or more and
plans to spring few surprises Ac-
cording to the HOlmcsburg management
the team IL the best turned out in year.;
and the suburbanites have a classy ag-
gregation.
The Marines have heavy squad
that are far advanced, as they have been
practicing daily at League Island for a
long while. Lieutenant Commander
GulbransOn is Of the opinion that the
Marines will turn out the best club in
their history and many stars are in
the squad, including Davis. of Carlisle :;
Smith, University Of Oregon. and Proc
tor, University of Illinois. The line up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01
Euening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night

Cambria A. C.-Tommy I1oughran de,
,nt Frankie smith, iirsti Young Mulligan
won from Johnny Duty: BIZ Burns
.tDpped Charley Coats first: Eddie DC
New York-Wlllie Jacksoni and Pete
Hartley drew; Morrle Lux knocked ont
won from Marty Cross; Leach Cross de-
feated bert SE.encer.
York. Pa.-Jnck Palmer defeated
Ray Evans; Earl Hartman knocked out
Terry Brooks. second; John Robinson
stopped Joe Coleman. second.
Johnny Leonard. ninth: JACK Carney
stopped Joe Brady. third; Tony Conneil
slowed Young krnuse. second; willie
Ciink wclIOpCd Knockout Well; Billy I.O-
gan beat Robert Gibbons.
salem. Mass.-Whitcy FITZGERALD was
awarded referees decision over Charley
Parker. ton rounds.
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Scraps about Scrappers

Chick Jannetti, matchmaker OF the
National A. A, had to do some tall
hustling in order To get n substitute
wind up for the weekly show tonight at
the Eleventh street arena when he
learned that both Jack Sharkey. of New
York. and Jabcz White. of Albany. had
no intentions to go through with their
set-to. After trying to sign up differ.
ent bantams Jannetti finally paired
Jimmy Mendo. the Southwark italian,
with Eddie Wimler. of Pittsburgh. A
year ago Wimler gave Danny Kramer a
hard battle at the National. This will
be his first bout here since that scrap.
1t is said that Sharkey and White pulled
out of the National show in order TO
so on in a match in New York. II Il
ls true that Jannetti had the signatures
or these men before they agreed to the
contest in Gotham, then Director Cor
telyou has another decision on his
hands. An investigation is in order,
and Sharkey and White should be
barred in Philadelphia if found guilty.
toaiRnt a.! hants%s ssm;Gna are booked at The Naon.
match will be- session % the se.1esn Wi%l',
Conway and Artio sImons. OF New orio"ns S%SI
pM[eimS MSIIs w,fiI, fEiIh%5!ey Ray vs. Johnny Rosn.
Bobby Allen vs.. Rosey stoy. s.'' '''" anu
George CLANCY suffered a nervous break.
Gown while training for his bout here Mon
DAY night at the Olympia with Mel Coogan
an Hy;nlL ne was forced to cancel the match joe
yelling, Of Chicago. will box in Chaney's
8 Loushiin, Patsy Patsy WSIae. sH "'msF Ts III JnRy rs
Leyender, Buddy Fitzgerald VS. Johnny Mack
and Billy Devine vs.. Joe Dorsey
Joe Christie has resumed training Hs
mas not boxed for almost year Eddie
Rando is trying TO line up Christie for
matches with Patsy Wallace, Battling Muir.
ray Tommy Murray and Chick Kansas.
Benny Bass terrific punch has been con-
spicuoGs In his liant two matches. Leo Rey-
nods was his most recent Knockout victim
Artie McCann n stable mate of Bass Is
training daily at Philadelphia Jack O. Brien's
FOR number OF fall bouts. Harry McGratf
Is arranging for him.
Sammy Hon issues challenge to Al Cor.
don or any OF the nyweights In PhliIy.
There are letters in the Sports Department
OF the EvENIS9 PUBLIC LED1RR for Joe Con.
roy. Herman Taylor and Marcus Williams
Marty Doyle. of Grays Ferry, and Eddie
MaGu're.. OF Atlantic City. have formed q
combination and will look after their boEers
together. Tho Doyle-Magulre stable includes
Mickey Connors. Matty Barrett, Young Joe
Bradley. Jimmy Gibbons. Ray MulIigan,
Patsy convery. Midget Clavin and Charley
McShare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01
AS AND PHILS BOTH
FACTORS IN WINNING
OF THE 1921 FLAGS
Mackmen Lose and Cnch Penndnt for the Yankees
While Quakers Figure Prominently in Deciding
National League Title for the Giants
BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL

Old public nn awsterry
IN big
No hitting
condition
what other had such honor
il?
argument Yan the American League
right
eyeash Had Pittsburgh
the
This absolute
double header
who wins habit probably will be the Giants They have
the Thil often that cant help this late
Therefore stand today the foremost winning city
the world We
selves and kind gentle and VERY b to all visitors Many times
travelling
faces only depart few days later with their wreahd with smiles
and brilliant before The clubs spnked
Sunshine appreciated
Negatively speaking batting 1000 Not only
this Lending helping
perfectly satisfied
che question. You cant he n and win ball
lot friends
absolutely
would with In baseball when
a
and disappointed.
ZOE GRIM a Q Philadelphia
y the PhIs. That make all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01

His Last Year
The curtain falls upon his day,
The Biz Shop no,o has closed it's gate.
The Bush atUaits his future play
As long as he can put of Fdte.
lie read the secret, span by span,
The wnming speed, the daily score.
The som Der pity of his clan
Who knc,C rhdt he had been before
No more amid old scenes to hear
The rdniShed echoes of hts game,
The roaring thunder of the cheer
That came to him on heights of fame.
Some poungSter moves into his place
TO build his glory up unhl
He. too, shall turn about to face
The road that leads beyond the hiH.
TT MIGHT be remarked in passing that
l. Ty Cobb's average for his sixteenth
wear Is twenty points above the general
average Of his career. This seems to
be case of slipping uphill.
Run Values
IJOW much is a run worth?
IL or the sixteen Worlds Series
played so &r, the American League
has won ten and lost six.
The American League has won forty
nine games and lost forty two. Yet
in the course Of these historic episodes,
the National League has scored 2O6
runs against 2o4.
Censoring the 1910 reel, the Amer
lean League has won nine of its last
ten Worlds Series. 1t took some years
for the younger League to get under
full steam, but once started the vote
has been almost unanimous.
The Big Flop
WORLDS SERIES, as a rule, lack
w the resonant effect Of daily pennant
combat. The athlete at bat is either
geared too faulty or he is forced to
swing ut better pitching.
Last fall Cleveland dropped from a
seasons average Of 1903 to .244.
Brooklyn dropped from .277 to POS:
Cleveland lost fifty nine points and
Brooklyn seventy two. which is quite
n deficit. -,
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HARTlEY-JACKSON DRAW
Verdict Is Disappointment to Gotham
Fans-HartIey Appeared Winner

e'o ''e' wy 'NffNe'Se
New York, Oct. 1.-Willie Jackson
Bronx lightweight, and Pete Hartley,
"the Double Dane" battled through
fifteen disappointing rounds at Madison
Square Garden last night and. when the
final bell changed. the decision was an
nounCcd as draw.
Tho verdict was received with disap-
prOval by the crowd as it seemed an
injustice Hartley appeared the winner
on points.
The bout was below the average OF
Garden attractions, not through any
fault of Hartley, but because of Jack
sons comparatively poor showing.
Hartley fought methodical, consist
ent, steady battle, in which he did the
major part of the leading and countered
more cleanly and frequently than did
the Bronx lightweight. This consist
ency, compared with Jackson s compar-
atively timid assault, seemed to entitle
Hartley to the hOnors in the majority
of the rounds.
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HARRISBURG IS ADMITTED
Upstate Cage Team Awarded Berth
In Eastern Cage League

Harrisburg's basketball club pur-
chased the vacant Eastern Basket,
ball League franchise at special
meeting held at the Windsor Hotel last
night, thus assuring the league of All
eight club circuit for the coming sea
son. Harrisburg and the Whirlwinds
of New York were bidding for the fran.
chise, but as New York failed to have
a representative present the league de-
cided to sell 1t to Harrisburg.
The circuit now IL composed of Phil
adeIphia, Camden, Trenton, Reading,
COntesvlle, Scranton, Wilkes Barre
and Harrisburg.
The season will open Monday, De-
tober IT, and the playing schedule will
consist OF fifty six games, being divided
into two halves, Il
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Big Entry for kensinston Dog Show

record-breaking list of entries to-
Eether with some OF the most noted winners
In this country. will feature the sanctioned
all-bTeed dog SHOW to be held by the Ken.
sinEton Kennel Club at Broad and Clcarfeld
streets this afternoon. BESIDES the entry
exceeding authorizations It Was also an
nounCed that the majority OF the breeds arc
champions including number OF Imported
dogs.
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Record for Raw Schalk

Chicago. Oct. Ray Schalk White Sox
catcher. Is believed to have established a
record yesterday when he threw out three
men a. first base IN the eighth inning OF the
game with Cleveland. Jameson singled and
SchNliI threw out WamhsvansE on his hunt
sacrifice. Wood and Smith then bounded
bal,R In front Of tho plate the SOx catcher
gc'ting two more assists to Nrst.