Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-25
AS SPURT EXC|TES
THE FAITHFUL FANS
Victory Over Boston Was Fifth
Out Of Last Seven Games;
Bob Hasty the Hero
DONOVAN WANTS PITCHERS

Are the Athletics off on the spurt
promised these many years? That is
the question agitating the fans of this
city today. Since last Satu~ lay after.
noon when Comics hirclings vanQuishcd
iris Speakers Indians. the Macklets
have been travelling for what is for them
a ferocious rate. Washington was stop
ped 3 to 2 in the late series and yes
terday the Red Sox were spanked in the
first away from home game Of trip
that covers the circuit.
1t is rather early to get enthused over
the showing Of the AS, but during this
past week they have been going with
the speed of a first place team. Five
out of seven against such teams as
Cleveland, Washington and Boston is
not to be sneercd at. The best feature
of the spurt is the work Of the three
hurlcrs. Harris, llasty and Moore. With
RommCl back In harness and some help
from Rollie Naylor, the much early
season h"raldcd pitching staff may do
all that was said about it down South.
| The team as a whole is playing an
excellent brand If the national pastime,
the outtielders snaring all kinds of drives
and whaling the pellet with vciousness,
while. the playing Of Jay Walker at the
initial sack, combined with his hitting
OF late, makes the infeld look much
more formidable. Yesterday Joe Dugan
rreeJoined the team and played at third,
the weak spot during the past few days.
Holy Cross Joe came out of his lethargy
and made his first hit in several days.
Hasty Shows Mettle
Bob Hasty, the lanky Southerner, and
one of the hopefus in the house Of
Mack. was the hero yesterday. He was
pasted for ten hits. but his nimble brain
III the pinches kept the platter in good
condition until the ninth, when the Red
Sox banged out two markers on single,
triple and an infeld out.
Aside from hurting brilliantly Boo
damaged Elmer Myers delivery to the
extent of a double, with two Of the
| Edephant wearers waiting to be driven
| nome. This happened in the big fifth,
when Perkins walked and Galloway
| singled as starter. Then along came
| HaSty. Two were down in the same
frame when Dykes walked and Frank
| Melch bounced out a double that scored
| the pitcher and the second baseman
| \ single and u wild throw scored the
fifth Mackian run in the ninth.
Word came from Boston this morn
! ing, that Connie Mack had released
under an agreement Fulgham, the Uni
! verSIty of Alabama shOrtStop lnminary,
| to the Augusta team. He will be re.
called in the fall.
Phils in Usual Role.
While the fans were cheering Justify
for the Athletics as the scoreboy was
nlaclng the markers up at Broad and
huntington streets the Phillies were
getting terrible lacing at the hands
of the McGraw- Jennings aggregation oe
stars. The final figures read II to ..
Ordinarily left handler is an enigma
to the Giants. but yesterday the case
was reversed. Lefty Baumgartner, who
has been doing lot of starting since
joining the Phils. but much less finish
| ing. was greeted with four solid whacks
including double. from the bats of the
first four men to face him.
Wild Bill Donovan. the astutc man.
ager of the Phils. who ten minutes
earlier was IN a jo-'ial mood because Of
two gifts from admirers. lost a lot of his
conviviality Mt the sight of the slaugh
ter. and while Keenan, was out getting
warmed up sent in Delaware Belts.
He was little better. being nickcd for
a sacrifice fly and giving a walk. Then
l"enle heenan entered the arena.
( Rapp greeted him With a solid single
TO right. but speedy double play,
Parkinson to Rawlings to Lee. pre-
vented any further slaughter in that
inning. In the second two hits. an
error, a walk aud a sacrifice fly counted
two more, and with one down Donovan
wigwagged lIubbell to get into action,
From the third to the niAth the fourth
member Of the Donovan staff was
whacked for eleven hits, including two
homers in succession by Frank Sny-
der. DESPITE, tn" fusillade only four
runs counted. In all the Giants had
nineteen hits incIu6inO fva Jo,LIos