Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-13
SEDGW|CK GIVES
PITCHING PROMISE
As Rescue HurIer PhiIlies' New
Twirler Performs Bril-
liantIy on Peak
MACKS LOSE GREAT BATTLE

The Phils dropped another yes.
terday, the Pirates turning the trick
q to 4. but in doing so Bill Donovan
uncovered brilliant pitching prospect
in Bill Sedgwick. After Lefty Baum
gartner had been pclted from the mound
in the first and Uubbell had received
similar treatment in the third. Sedg-
wick was called from the bullpen to
take up the task Of subduing the Pi-
rate sluggers,
In the last six innings he permitted
three runs and seven hits, two of the
former and three of the latter being Of
the tainted variety. Sedgwick mixed a
fnst ball with n curve that kept the
best of the Pirates guessing. He also
! fielded his position well and showed no
signs Of being nervous in his first big
league experience.
Played with Rochester
| SedgwiCk was the property of Stall
| ings the former Boston Brave Miracle
Man and now boss of the Rochester
| team in the International League. He
traded the right handler to Columbia Of
the South Atlantic League. but Sedg-
wick refused to report, giving as his
reasons the fact that he twirlcd in that
vicinity once and suffered from mall
| aria.
lie RIuTltu JWlTllUR luI u pIO
team in Washington over a month ago
and won every game in which he par
ticipated. That aroused the interest
of the Donovan scouts, who induced him
70 sign with the Phils. IF ! could
get three more like him. said Dono-
van, I'VE would &c started on the way
out Of the cellar"
Donovan presented the fans with an
other new face yesterday. Monroe, who
went to second base in the eighth in
ming and banged out single in his
first trip to the plate. He also made
an error and had an assist.
Wilbur Cooper. star of the Pirates
twrling staff and one of the best left
handlers In the league. showed that he
was q powerful hitter in addition to
being a pitcher by slamming out four
singles and reaching base on an error
his fifth time Mt bat. The veteran
George Cutshaw had three Singles and
Grimm, the humorous first sackcr, n
homer and single.
AS Lose In 10 Frames
The Athletics lost a titanic struggle
that lasted for sixteen innings to the
Tigers, to /. Rollie Naylor, twirling
one of his best games of the season
went the entire distance for the Mack
ians and was nicked for fourteen safe
ties. Dutch Leonard started for Ty
Cobb and his mates and lasted until the
eleventh. when be was relieved by Mid
dleton. The AS secured twelve hits
off the pair.
Both teams had many chances to win
the game, but threw them away by
foolish base running or because of tight
pitching by the twirlers in the pinch.
On one occasion. in the fourteenth in =
ming, the first Tiger doubled was sac
rifced to third, but NaylOr was equal
to the task and stopped the next two
batters.
In the eighth Frank Welch had o
chance to win the game when he came
home on sacrifice fly, but he was de
clared out for leaving third base toe
soon despite some strenuous objections
on the part of the Mackians.
The defeat spoiled an excellent op-
portunity for the Athletics, as both the
White Sox and the browns lost. AS il
stands this morning the AS are still
one and q half games in back of seventh
place.
Tough on Alex
New York matched the Pirates in
winning from the Cards, who left here
expecting to submerge the Giants. Jess
Barnes. twirling one of his best games
in weeks, bested Haines, the St. Louis
star.
Rube MarQuard stopped his ole
teammates. the Brooklyn Dodgers. with
three counters. while the Reds were
batting Ferdie Schupp for a quintet OF
runs.
The Braves continue their terrific
pace by giving Alex the Great his Sec
ond setback by one-run margin IN
ten innings. The final figures read
Boston. q Chicago, !. Joe Oeschger
whose brilliant pitching has been on'
of the main factors in the Braves up
ward rush, was the victor.