Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
.PH|lL|ES PURSUED
BY TOUGH LUCK
Have Lost Services Of Severa
Stars, Yet Donovan Has Kept
Them Out Of Cellar
EARL NEAlE IS HURT

Hard luck has pursued the Philltc
| from the moment they arrived at the
training camp in Gainesville. Fla. IN
I'll today. This isn't an alibi for thci
double defeat Yesterday. when they fc'
before. the Giants expensive cast
tossers, Donovan's team lost to Ncr
York. 81 and 13-7. because they wer"
outplayed from every angle. Today the
Phils are booked to play the Giants
again.
But It must be remembered that r.i
Donovan began the season as the RMS,
manager under severe handicap ana
| has been under il ever since. Even
at that the Phillics still are above last
place, which is something.
The first blow Donovan sustained was
! the decision of Judge Lands barring
Gene Paulette. Later Arthur Fletcher
captain of the team and shortstop. was
, allied home twice because of the deaths
of his brother and father. On his sec
ond trip. Fletcher decided to quit base
ball. so the phillipS lost their captain
shortstop and 300 hitter.
Casey Is Laid Up
After returning home. Casey Stcngel
developed a sore back. which has kept
| him out of the line up for weeks. Yes
| terday he was sent in to take Earl
! Neale's place. although he wasn't in
shape to play. Neale was hurt when
| he crashed into the right field wall at
| the Polo Grounds after catching a drive
! from Frisch's bat.
Soon after the season began. Ralph
Miller, who began playing at short, and
for a time was one of the five leading
hitters in the National League. hurt
| /. Ii. 4 e II VI,
forced Donovan to send in Frank Park =
inson, good prospective baseball
player, but at present n raw recruit.
On top Of this Lefty Weinert. the for
mer West Philadelphia High School
boy. was barred for Eve years by Judge
| Lands
With all of these things coming dur q
ing the first two months of the season
it is up to the fans of Philadelphia
to bear with Donovan for n while and
give him a chance. particularly as ne
has at least been able to get the club
out Of the cellar.
A New Record
Another American League batting
record was surpassed Yesterday when
| the Cleveland and Detroit teams made
a total of eleven two base hits in their
afternoon encounter. The former rec
ord. ten doubles. was made by the
Cleveland and Chicago clubs on May
%. 1920. The National record is four
teen.
George Sisler of St Louis. leading
1920 American League batsman, scored
FIVE runs In one game yesterday. equal
ing the league record. He also had q
noteworthy day in the double header
with Chicago. The star first basemar
scored six runs. made a home run. -four
doubles and two singles and stole three
bases.
Some alright pitching was exhibited
in yesterdays games. In the Nationn
League Xinn. of Pittsburgh. held Chi.
cago TO five hits and no runs. anc
Toney. of New York. allowed Philadel
phia. only seven hits and one run. IL
the American League Collins. Of New
York, yielded four hits and one run +,
Washington, but in the afternoon con
rest MogridgP Of the Senators. go
revenge by bankiug his former team
mates with two hits. The BOsto
Americans were able to score only one
in each game with Philadelphia. Rom
mel holding the Red Sox To two hits an
Perry allowing eight