Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-13
PILLS AND MACKS
MAKE FANS HAPPY
Wilhelm's Team Wins Twin Bill
From Braves and As
Trip Yanks
WEIGH OUT FOR A WEEK

Get out the brass bands, paint up the
celebrate. The Athletics defeated the
New, York Yankees yesterday and the
Phillies took both ends of double
header from the flying Braves. II
that isn't just cause for celebrating.
then a plugged nickel will get seat at
a banquet.
George Smith, talked of frequently In
this column as the hard luck pitcher
redeemed, received a bounty yesterday
that the goddess has denied him many
times. After being pelted from the
mound in the second inning of the first
game, the former Columbia University
star asked to be sent back in the Sec
ond.
His request was granted and he twirled
one Of those brilliant pinch hitting per-
formances that come now and then.
As his team was in the van when he
was removed in the first contest. he
also receives credit for that game.
Tough on Braves
The double reverse is the hardest
blow the Braves have received In the
last two months, or since they started
their climb toward the top. They have
been sailing along smoothly. keeping
six or seven games back of first place
ready to start another squirt toward the
top and winning with az much consist
ency as the Pirates and the Giants.
You have to hand 1t to those Ath-
letics. They play no favoritcs. They
dumped the Indians out of first place on
Wednesday and yesterday they turned
around and dropped the Yankees out of
the old apple cart, while the Indians
defeated the White Sox.
The fans felt anything but right when
Ruth and his pals scored five runs of
Rollie Naylor in the fourth inning yes
terday on four hits, two walks and two
wild pitches. They figured that the
game would be a repetition Of the con-
test on Thursday. But. 10 and behold !!
the Mackmen came right back and
soaked Waite Hoyt with such vigor that
he was removed from the mound and
Ferguson sent in. When the smoke
cleared the score was tied at five-all
Hasty's Sweet Revenge
Hasty, the lanky Georgian. took the
mound to start the fifth, and when 1t
was recalled that he was easy picking
for the expensive New York cast on
win would BE chalked up for Higgins.
Instead, big Bob twirled brilliantly, ex-
ccpt for growing one for Babe Ruth,
on which he scored his forty fourth
round trippcr of the season.
Excellent fielding and good headwork
on the part Of lIasty kept the Ianks
from the scoring station during his
other four innings on the mound. al
though hit each inning was registered
by the opposition. Fortunately. when
Ruth's clout came the bases were de-
serted.
The Mackmen slugged the pellet with
considerable force. knocking out twelve
safeties, Witt getting a triple and n
single, Welch two singles and Dugan
the same.' The remaining hits were
scattered over the remainder of the
batting order.
Frank Welch, who has been hitting
better than any man on the team Of
fourth inning and was unable to rise.
He had to be carried from the field to
the dressing room, where an examina :
ton revealed that he had suffered a
torn ligament in his right leg. He will
be out of the game until the Macks
hit Cleveland next week.
The Giants are losing ground daily.
Thursday they fell behind half game
and yesterday they lost another. Bur-
leigh Grimes, who has had the num-
ber of the McGrawites all season, held
them to four hits Yesterday while his
teammates were batting Nehf for seven.
The Pirates won n slugging contest
from the Cubs, scoring twelve runs
and making twenty one hits, which is
near National League hitting record
for the season. The Bucs scored seven
runs in the first inning. The Cubs
fought hard throughout and by hitting
opportunely In the late innings cashed
in nine counters.
The Indians opened the home stay
that they count on so much with
6-to-1 triumph ,over the White Sox
which aided the Athletics. Stannie
Covelskie was on the mound for the
champs, and held the Sox to seven hits
while ten were made off Urban Faber,
the leagues leading twirler.
The Browns continue their dizzy
pace. Van Glider worsted Dutch
Leonard in tight hurling game out
In Tigertown.