Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
AS HIT FIRST BALL
IN TRIMMING PILLS
Donovan Points Out His Hurlers'
Mistake-Macks Pelt Pellet
Long and often
AT CHARLOTTE, N. c., TODAY
By SPICE HALL,

Charlotte. y. C.. April We'll.
they were hitting ON long and often" !"
Manager Will Donovan. Of the Phillies.
remarked last night after the Athletics
had trimmed his young men. II to 4. in
the second gnme for the championship
at Philadelphia. Yes. I'll say the
base hits were ringing out some. It
looked like the battle Of the Marne.
And the reason for It was this: The
AS we're In there to hit the first bail
pitched. They got toe hold and they
certainly did crash the old apple to all
the vacant spots on that bare lot.
There is no excuse for any pitcher
to allow n first ball hitting club to walk
away with n game us ours did yester-
day at Spartanburg. ] remember very
we'll that when ] was pitching on the
Detroit club. | always found such a
club a cinCh to beat. 1t was as easy
az doping out race in which Man o
War is going TO start. All you have to
do Is throw them up anywhere except
over. IL they ard going to hit the first
one. they'll hit at bad and good alike,
50 the only thing to do is give them
bad ones.
Groove Ball
Now. those pitchers Of ours yester-
day just grooved the ball every time
on their first pitch. And what was the
result? Comics fellows braced them
selves and cracked out some Of the
hardest hit balls ! ever saw. They
should have seen this and stopped It.,
but instead they just kept on trying to
sneak the first ono over. and it went
over. two ways-tirSt over the plate
and then over the fence.
'CauSey didn't seem to be able to
| do anything but throw that ball up
| just where the Athletics wanted it.
After they had scored three runs OF
Smith in the sixth inning he saw his
mistake and they didn't get any more
runs. think that possibly Causey
| knew. too. after while that he was
doing the wrong thing, but he had got
so into the habit Of growing the ball
| that he wasn't able to do anything
| else. That, of course, is n matter OF
| control. II he had been able to slice
the corners things would have been diff
ferent.
THE Athletics hit the ball hard but
want to say that those three base hits
made by Williams. Stengel and Peters
10 right center we're just as hard as
ever saw anywhere. Why. the one Cy
! hit went all the way to that fence. and
then caromed all over the place. They
we're three great wallops.
Home Talent
Clarence Walker and Chick Galloway,
Of the Athletics. began their baseball
careers in South Carolina. and there
werc many Of their friends in the stant
yesterday at Spnrtanburg roofing fol
them. And these two young White
Elephants gave their adhercnts some
thing to take back home and talk about
Clarence was up five times. His mrs
trip to the plate resulted in single
and his fourth in a home run that sailet
hi4h over the left field fence, Scorlni
two Of his teammates ahead Of him.
Galloway played neat game a
shortstop, and on the offensive ne wa
one Of the big features. He smacked tn
horsehide fruit for single. douol
and a home run. His four sacker wa
one Of the longest hits ever registered
on the athletic field Of Wotford College
The ball went over the barrier by TEL
feet. just trifie 10 the LETT OF dea
center.
After Yesterdays game at Spartan
burg, the Phillirs and Athletics wen
10 see William s Hart roll cigar
cites with one hand. They stayed
Spartanburg nll night and came owe
here early this morning.
Tomorrow the clubs play at ROCK
Mount. then leave for Phildelphia
where they play the final game "i IN
series at Shibe Park on Saturday after
noon.