Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
PILLS WIN FIRST
VICTORY IN A WEEK
Include Five Homers in Their
19-Hit 12-to.s Triumph
Over Giants
MISPLAYS STOP MACKlETS

II was an In and out day yesterday
for the fans. The Phils emerged from
their winning slump and pounded
"Shufflin' " Phil Douglas to all cor
ners of the lot and out of II, and the
As, after winning four straight
dropped close one to Boston. Spirits
were high as the Macklets took the
lead in the eighth. but the groan that
came at the end Of the ninth could be
heard from Bust'eton to the neck.
Bill Donovan was happy for the first
time In week yesterday. His Phils
copped their first game since last Sun
day, when the Reds were smothered
and the team as a whole came out Of
the lethargy il has been in since that
victory. There was little doubt about
the triumph From the first inning on
there was plenty of action; enough
for the fans who glory in hectic hitting
TO go home just before the rain, salts
fed that they had their fill.
Thirty-two hits were recorded, in
Guiding seven homers and nine two
base blows. The seven homeric clouts
fell just one short Of equaling the rec
ord made by the Athletics and Detroit
on the recent trip East of Ty and his
crowd. In this most recent spasm Of
prolific hitting Comics nine registered
seven four basers and the Tigers one.
Two for Bevo
De Witt Lebourveau proved TO the
small gathering of fans that the recent
operation on his nose was effective by
bouncing out two homers on successive
trips to the plate. On the next two
occasions he famed once on called
strikes. and the other time merely
whitfield: "Bevo' was in left in place
OF Wrightstone. who made fame for
the Kline nine before the team dis
banded. The two hectic wallops of the
Canadian, TO show his versatility, came,
one over the right field wall near the
hagpole and the other into the center
field bleachers.
While De Witt was cdging into the
limelight George Kelly. the demon first =
sacker of the Giants, brought himself
into tie with Emil Meusel for first
place in the National League home run
batting duel by shooting a brand new
ball high and dry by foot into the
left held bleachers. 1t was the frs,
four-ply shot Kelly has knocked since
Decoration Day. While Lebourvean
and Kelly shared the main honors, Others
were in the limelight for a time at
least Johnny Rawlings. the scrappv
second sacker; Cy Williams, the elong
| ated center fielder, and Trenton Park
inson, who is endearing himself to the
fans by his work at short. all punched
out round trippers. Davy Bancroft,
| who sojourned here for many moons,
| shared the seventh homer.
Jimmy Smith. who comes to the Phils
from Cincinnati in the trade that sent
Greasy Neale to the Reds. reports to .
morrow afternoon. Sam Crane. who
In f-aI ,,-,t hn
expected to come here. but Smith was
sent in his stead. In 1920 Smith was
| member of the Indianapolis team OF
the American Association, from where
he came TO the Reds. During the time
he was with the Moranmen he swatted
the ball at 242 rate. Moran released
Smith TO Seattle. of the Coast League
last season, but Jimmy refused to re.
| port.
AS Submerged
Thirteen left on the bases tells tn,
story of the defeat of the Athletics afte,
four straight victories. 'Tis true that thu
errors of handsome Eddie Rommel ant
! Chick Galloway in the ninth inninl
rally spelled defeat, but had the ole
| punch been there with men on bases tn
result would have been entirely differ,
ent. II was a sad and sudden ending
according to the Boston scribes. Wit
one gone, Collins and Scott singled il
the ninth Welch threw the ball to Duga
and it went wide. but Rommel cleverl
backed up the third sacker preventin
an immediate run. He threw wild L
second, however. and Collins rompe
home and Scott perched on third. Wal
ter's easy tap was fooled by Chic
and the long distance player, Scot,
came home with the winning run.
Both the AS and Boston had te
hits, with the AS leading in tota
bases by one. Witt. johnson, Duga
and Galloway each garnered two hit
apiece. The last game of the series Wi
be played this afternoon. Slim Harris