Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-24
TRANSIT BALL TEAM \
SURPRISES NATIVITY
Troile,men Rouid Have
added Another Big Local
Team, to List OF Victims
Except for Accident to
Catcher
no PLAY FLEISHER

l. baseball club. The trolleymen up
set the baseball world during the last
two weeks by scoring well deserved VIC
tories over Marshall r. Smith and STEM
ton Field Club, but last evening made
even their own rooters sit up and take
notice Of the ball played against none
other than Phil Haggerty's Nativity
athletes.
The final score was to 2, and Il was
a tough break for the p. r. II. boys, or
rather Spider" Mason, that deprived
them Of well deserved victory. up
until the eighth and last session Mason
had yielded the Rlchmondites but one
hit. something no other hurler mas Deen
able to do all season. After Melser
truck out. Catcher Holberg had the
misfortune to have one OF his nnger
nails ripped off as clean as whistie
and was compelled to retire.
Mike Gsynor, who does not profess
to be a catcher, rushed into the preach
and It vas Mikes work that gave Ma
tivity a tie. Devine singled, Rabinger
followed suit. .Josephs singled ana De-
vine was ont at the plate. Rabinger
scored on a passed ball. Mclnnls got on
and then another passed ball allowed
Josephs TO score. Nativity secured three
of their four hits in this inning:
Manager Harvey used Cummings az
pinch bitter for the trolleymen. and he
responded with n double. The next two
bntters were out and then Tom Gaynor
tripled, counting Cummings and tieing
tke score. but Gaynor could not get home
with the winning run. 1t was tough
break for Mason. who Is pitching great
ball. Phil Haggerty said it was the best
hurting that Nativity has struck all
season.
Tonight on the home field al Belgrade
and Ontario Nativity plays the Fleisher
Yarners. Nativity Travelled to the down
lowners' grounds last week and handed
the yarners a lacing They are anxious
TO come back and Grieshaber is slated
TO hurl. Tommy Carrigan will pitch for
Nativity.
Donovan. Armstrong travelled to Forty
Ssnts and B,Pwn streets Snd sw,sney WHENCE w@ %
&s h .ea G 0S ss aav'ss and HSs
vas The losing end ana was nfsed lex isnh 10p
twse for foT rsey ,sS
North Philiies. Spring City. .Royersfofd. $.
and AesrfSy,e s ,a% aGn,sni n, p1TSn9T sftV.
Gne Fh,n and pIss Walnut enHe sHees % Joh"Dy bo9sh
cry who held Media to three n,,s hiig on SSt"b 5
&Ss Siz Y H.zs R'Sa ?E Black 'vS viii toll iS FOR
Jack Karst.
Dobson and Germnntown came tosether on
ths carpetma&ers' feld In East Falls. .nd
bob Calhoun's athlete. we're declared ne
Wilson pitched for Germentown; though III.
as no other hurler was available. Sl1 runs
Il The ~" same "'U teams S" mInsie this evening. but
the ecsnsry is reversed. and the contest will
SSe sna chow s1TsS3 bs osorss Ma
su're the Germ Germrn,own ut. pitGhiRas Rsnrs ace Will
Eddie" I.usk will use Eddie" Gerner or
Tom" Friday this evening In their home nome
fRarS drive, %fs1 %tn bsdsd hsfTowsste 1S So~eS
to Marshall f. Smith last evening. to 3,
S% at SGf to So Gsr
bort viii pitch for Belheld The feature Of
the game between smith and Harrows:ate
new shertstop Of Harrowsate.
Bridesburs bowed to the North Phns at
Richmond and Orthodox streets BY to 4.
Welding four runs in tho hrst frame settled
collect thereafter was two hits both by
Leslie. spohrSr suffered from , split nm. nm
game. I " Brdesburs w ~ss away OF and made
Ave errors behind Leslie. This afternoon the
pns to ns,5d sSa Erie
with ShanAhnn at Broad street oud Allie
gheny avenue, game put on for the fans
In that vicinity by special request. Walter
Mo Cliin will pitch for Shanahan and Tommy
Noz for Br'desburs. 1t should be great
should attract the largest crowd OF the
season.
Errors behind Pitcher Kolhof cost Disston
Professionals tho game with Spring city
Royersford at Tncony. The score was 0 to 3
and the four misplays OF the home club
ere the primary cause OF the defeat, as
the sawmskers outhit their RIVALS . to s,
The same terms meet again this evening on
the out -Of-tOwners diamond and Manager
Gsumer hopes for a Disston triumph
Wins Cake and Lognp clash at Eighteenth
and RoCkls nd streets. The cakemRkers and
Logan have played several thrilling games
TO date aud expect to stage another this
evening Jake Ieevner will hurl for Wins
and he Will IN all probability oppose Doug
| ~ any, OF Penn.
to Harrowgate on Its home Md at Second
street and Fri. avenue. Besides the heavy
biting Gf the store team. securing fourteen
, bits all told, the store boys pulled some won
derful hcld'ng stunts. Henratty was
sronHihle for double play unassisted and
Eudie Gala CHER started two that killed on
Hsrrowgats runs Marshall e. Smith plays
Logan Square at Forty-eiEhth and Brown
streets tonight and Pete Liebert will he found
on the hill against Jack Barrett, who held
Logan to a s6oreless tie on Monday.