Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
WALKER WAS ONCE
ASTAR CATCHER
Mack's Injured First Baseman
Has Been Playing Great Ball
at the Initial Sack
INDIANS DEFEAT ATHLETICS

rons In this city who follow the for
...nas NJ the Athletics received with a
.hlnS shncS tbe news that Johnny Walker, the
ssm.ti,ng first baseman Of the Macks. is
nn.#.ring from conclusion OF the brain.
Ths nopular lad on the initial sack has
srdeared himself to local fandom by his
ssrd earnest play. and was regarded
~ nne of the first base finds OF the year.
Iohnny was struck by battcd ball In
az 6rst inning Of the game with Cleve-
land Yesterday and was knocked uncon-
scious. He was removed TO tne Finer
s.ncy Uospital and afterward to nm.
eether where the statement was issued
V ent bo was In a serious condition.
'nSs Ien;eson shot wicked grounder
,.mn The first base line in the opening
auJn ;nu,no that took wicked hop on the
lhn6 ar.t 6ounce. Walker shot his gloved
h,S, h.nd nm for the pellet but missed, the
horsebide colliding with his head and
."nSering him unconscious. Walker was
&sviyed and carried from the field.
Tho frst sacker was member of the
nns Moines team of the Western League
Nan one of Connie Mack's scouts saw
W., nlsy. At that time he was regarded
| az ne hest catcher in the league. He
IA The backstops in hitting. banging
~. bnrsebide for we'll over 200. Johnny
threw I down his mask and wind pad and
ioined the army shortly after war was
declared.
When he returned from France he
uas sent to Akron. In the 1ntcrna-
t;onal League, by Mack. He went South
with the Athletics last year and made
GOOD from the start. He is twenty four
Years old and weighs about 175 pounds.
-Four Twirlers Trounced ..
The Mackmen lost the game to the
Indians yesterday after scoring four
rms In the first inning off their star
hnrler. Coveleskie. Caldwell went to
his rescue and succeeded in keeping the
base blows down. The Indians came
risht back in their half and counted
I've runs. driving Roy Moore. our star
southpaw to cover. Harris. who relieved
the left handler was easy for the Cleve-
landers and was driven off the mound
in the second. Freeman hurled from
then until the sixth, when Rollie Naylor
took the hill.
Nineteen hits rang out off the bats
Of the indians, while the Mackmen col
lected thirteen. Whitley Wits single
IN the first inning gave him the record
Of having hit safely in eleven straight
games. Tillie Walkers double in the
same frame ran his consecutive hitting
streak in games up to nine.
Down Go the Braves q
It begins to look as though the
Braves have shot their bolt. For the
second time in a week the Mtchmen
suffered double reverse, the Cubs
turning the trick yesterday in the
Beaneaters' own bailiwick. For time
1t appeared as though the Braves were
going to repeat their famous 1914 rush
upward, and on one occasion were only
FIVE and half games behind first place.
IN the last two weeks they have dropped
steadily back in their mad flight.
They are not out Of the fight by any
means. but it will take herculean work
to bring them up to within the danger
point for the Pirates and the Giants.
They have an opportunity to beat out
the Giants for second place providing
that the McGrawites play the in and
out ball they have exhibited Of late.
While the Pirates were idle here the
Giants rcgained the half game they
lost on Tuesday by humping the Reds
In the first game of the series. Rube
Marquard, who formerly wore the livery
Of the Giants, dropped the game and
Toney was credited with the victory.
The figures read 6 to 3. The game for
the score would indicate more hitting
than Is revealed in the box score. The
Giants made their sextet Of tallics
on the same number of hits, while the
Reds had but four safeties.
The Dodgers and Cards were in the
threes Of a struggle over in the City
Of Churches when Jupiter Pluvius in
terfered, and after long wait the
game was called off at the end of the
fourth inning. The Dodgers were lead
ing. 3 to /, when the elements inter-
tered. Willie Doak was on the mound
for the Mound City aggregation and
keuther, the recalcitrant twirler,
hurling them up for the Dodgers.
The Yanks continued to hold their
one.point lead by smashing White Sox
hurling for twelve hits and eleven runs.
Wilkinson was batted from the mound
IN the third, when the Huggmen put
aT counters across the platter. Bob
shawkey twirled for the New Workers
and held the Sox to six hits.