Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
SEDGEW|CK EARNS
HIS VARSITY "P'
Recruit Right-Hander TWirls
8 Brilliant Innings Against
Cubs-Rapp Hits Safely
PIRATES AND BRAVES DUEL

Bill Sedgewick, late Of Washington,
ID. c., and now n resident of this city
during the baseball season, earned his
varsity Phillie "P" yesterday after
noon bv proving his :ne:t!e through
eight innings Of as fine baseball us has
been seen at Broad and Huntingdon
streets this season.
Bill Donovan, after an absence Of
several days spent in Chicago waiting
to testify, arrived on the scene just
before the start of the game with the
Cubs, and after looking over his twirl-
ers in practice decided to cast his lost
on Sedgwck. 1t was more a test, but
Bill, with the thought in mind that the
youngster had shown lots of stuff in
two appearances as pinch pitcher,
was confident.
How we'll Sedgewick bore out the con =
fidence manifested IN him by his astute
manager can be recognized from the
fact that the youngster in eight innings
permitted but eight hits and two runs
and gave as neat an exhibition of pitch
ing in the pinches as has been seen here
this season. He had perfect control
and struck out three. In addition, he
made one Of the Phils' nine hits off
Elmer Ponder, formerly Of Pittsburgh,
who is rapidly winning a regular place
on Johnny Evers' pitching staff.
Sedgcwick was removed for a pinch
hitter in the eighth, and after that
the Pills were never in 1t. Baumgart-
ner and Belts being pounded unmerc-
fully in the ninth. Bevo batted for the
twirler, and, as usual. banged out n
hit. Rapp followed with IL single and
two infield outs counted the French
Canadian, with the locals only run of
the game.
The Phils had several chances TO win
the contest, but swift double plays,
efforts to stretch ordinary singles into
doubles and some tight hurting on the
part of Ponder in the pinches, held
them scoreless until the eighth which
has already been chronicled.
Sedgewick n Regular
After the game Wild Bill Donovan
issued an ultimatum to all clubs in the
league that henceforth they would meet
Sedgewick in mortal combat on the
diamond.
George Maisel had one of the best
catches since the homecoming of the
Phils in the seventh inning when. he
raced to the scoreboard in center, flung
himself against the board with lead
and pulled down what looked like sure
double. Cy Williams was the victim.
In the second Trenton Parkinson
snatched liner out of the ozone that
robbed Maisel of sure single.
Bill Donovan was asked about his
short sojourn in Chicago during which
he was expected to testify in the base
ball trial. They kept me in the wit
ness room for two days expecting to call
me to corrObornte the testimony of
Burns. but / was never asked into the
courtroom. AS far as the trial Is con-
cerned | know absolutely nothing ex-
Cept what | read in the papers. The
attorneys for the State told me that I
could return to this city but that I
must be ready il called at any time. /"
Twenty three Innings of Hectic Ball
Two wonderful ball games were
played up In Boston yesterday. with
the Pirates and the Braves each win :
ming q contest. In the first McOuillen
shaded Hamilton in a ten inning duel
won by the Beaneaters 3 to .. The
Brave twirler permitted but quintet
of bingles during the decade of rounds,
while Hamilton was ncked for eight.
In the second contest Youth GlaZner
trimmed Fillingham to in thirteen
hectic innings. In the seventh, after
the score had been tied once and the
Pirates had taken the lead in their
half, the Braves cracked out enough
hits to count two runs and to all in :
tents and purposes the victory belonged
to the Mitchmen. In the ninth. how
ever, the Pirates by dint Of some op-
FORTUNE hitting knotted the figures and
forced it into extra innings. There
was a status quo until the thirteenth
when the Gibsonites shot across a run
TINT gave them the verdict.
BY winning the second the Pirates
were able TO gain half game on tho
Giants. who went down before the Reds
for the second time in the series. Ac.
cording to the averages this morning
the SmokCtown team has four and \
half game lead on the Gothamites.
Senor l.uQuc was the winner yestcr
day and he did not have to extend
himself any too much TO win. for his
mates went out and lambastcd Phi
Douglass. the wandcrer, unmcrcifully
In all the Moranmen wanged ont some
fifteen hits, while the Giants garncrpd
ten. Four errors of commission and
several of omission materially aided the
n.2.