Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-28
AS HAVE CHANCE
TO TUMBLE YANKS.
Three Games With Locals Will
Decide Pennant Winner.
Shocker Wins Again
AS DIVIDE WITH S0X

IF Eddie Rommel Bryan Harris and
Roy Moore are able to produce the kind
of pitching Urban Shocker showed yes
tcrdny in New York while Cleveland Is
winning the series from the White Sox
the pennnnt will 60 to the Indians. IL
must he remembered that the Tanks
have three games to play with our Attn
letics. and these games will decide the
championship. The Yanks, after their
defeat yesterday need three victories
out Of their remaining four games to
win the championship. even If the In
dians take all four from the Sox.
One more defeat for the GothamitCs
while Cleveland is taking four straight,
and the fng will be nailed to the flag.
po'e in the Forest City. II Cleveland
loses one to the White Sox. and there
is n strong possibility that they will
with Fnhpr and Kerr to oppose. then
all the Yanks have to do IS win two
Of their remaining game'. Two defeats
for the Indians and one victory Tor the
Yanks. and the Hugmen win the pen
nant.
All of which goes to prove what
wonderful race it has been ana that
YOU never can tell. Yesterday every
one had It figured out that the pennant
belonged to the Yankees. aud this morn.
ing thcy aren't 50 certain. On past
rerformnnces the Yanks should sweep
the series with the Athletics and also
take the ono game with The Red Sox:
There hns been noticeable change in
tho Athletics during the last week. The
pitchcrs have shown better form and the
hatsmcn have been hitting them at me
right momcrt Good pitching on the
part Of tho three mOundsmrn mentioned
In the frYt sentence. and the lanks
viii have their hands full.
Twenty. sixth for Sl,ockcr
Getting back t) Shockcr. He turned
in hi4 twenty. Sirth win Of the scnSon
yesterday. trlptr; the Yanks back with
monotonous r"guIarity. He permitted
lust five widely scattered hits. and at
no time was in any real danger of losing
the game. Ills teammates jumped on
Lefty Harper in the first inning for the
two runs that gave them the victory.
The Yanks were never in il while the
Brown twirlcr was shooting them up.
The Pirates won tho first Of their
last six games while the Giants were
idlc. md emerged n little from the pail
that has surrounded them tho last fow
davs. Glazncr and Carlson were hit
hard b. the locals. but outside Of two
innings could do nothing. Winters. on
the other hand, was dubbed for four1
| teen safeticS. enough to score nine runs,
three better thar tho Phils.
/ II the Pirates win the remaining five
games whilC the Giants are losing two
of their remaining fou" games. the New
Workers. would win the pennant. All
the Giants have to do to rlinch tho
grand old flag Is 10 take two games from
the Philies or one each from the Braves
or the Dodgers.
R0mmel and Walker
+ Eddie Rommr! hurled great brand
! Of ball yesterday md enabled the Mack
! men to got an even break with the Red
! Sox. lie was hit hard. but outside OF
! three innings was complete master OF
the situation. The Mackmen hit Karr
! viriously. Tillic Walker driving out his
/ twenty second homer Of tho season into
/ the left field blCaChors. while Witt had
| triple and Galloway and Rommel
doubles.
In thc second game Mack started
Sullivan. q recruit, and kept him on
/ the hill during the entire game. although
hc was found for twelve hits. Joe
! Rush was in great form in the second
! and held the Macklets 70 four safCties.
two of which were made by Myatt.
Another former West Philadelphia
High School boy yesterday joined
I Emmett MCCGnn as "A candidate for a
post on the Athletics. He is Harry
Reds" Davis. who cartNncd the base :
ball and football teams in his senior
year at the West Philadelphia school.
Reds is first baseman who bats and
throws right handed. During the las;
season he played with the Raleigh clul
in the Piedmont League. batting 20.
for the season. He is going to play
with the Piedmont All-Stars, who start
transforming trip here on Saturday