Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
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ROBIN ROOKIE IS
STAR IN DEBUT
Harry Shriver, Of Saginaw,
Blanks Phillies With Three
Lone Bingles
UNIQUE RECORD EQUALED

RascbaIl history again was emhcl.
lshed BY the work Of rookie pitcher
this time Harry Shriver. Of Saginaw.
in his debut for Rrooklyn--who played
a leading role in the proceedings.
Shriver's performance in banking
the Phillies. . to 0. with three lonely
binglcs cxccllcd the dcbuts Of Mathew.
son. johnson and other pitching stars.
The unique feature Of the game. how
over. was the fact that Post. Dodgnr
first sackcr. had only one putout. n
catch Of n line drive in the ninth. and
n" assists.
Only ono before in the forty six
Years Of National League pa>tin,ing hs.
this record been coualcd. That was
on August 2. 1916. when Eli Hinch.
cut, and that on the last man in the
ninth, in the second game Of double
header with Boston.
Jiggs Donahuc. formerly Of the Chi.
cago White Sox. holds the American
League record with no putouts and only
one assist back in 1905.
George Columbia Smith. who is the
lard-luck hurler Of the Phils. was the
victim Yesterday. Three hits were made
OF tho lanky right handler in the third
and three more during the remaining
seven rounds. Two runs were cashed in
in the third. all that were made during
the game. and another defeat was
Smiths portion. When George has n
good day the batters fail to bat: when
he has bad ono they do bat That is
wha, Smith is saying this morning
The Phils arc idle today and also to.
morrow. on their way Yves, for tho
first tour among the foreigners.
Our As nrc keeping good company
this morning. They are tied for sew
onth place with Cleveland Iris
Speakers Indians arc not going as we'll
MS expected. and IL our Athletics can
continue to keep company with them
when they gel going right We are in for
great year in baseball in this cellarly
town.
Yanks Bcatcn Again
About the most important item from
cut of town is the third successive de.
feat sustained by tho Yanks at the
hands of the cX-Sanks.-thc Red Sox.
Alex Ferguson was shuntcd to Boston
last winter, and just TO show his spite
for tho second successive day humblcd
his old teammates.
Fergy went TO the mound Saturday
and stemmcd thc Yanks for victory.
Yesterday he had them eating out of his
callouscd hand. lie gave the expensive
cast of prima donnas four mcasly hits
and two small runs. Scott with two
bingles. Baker and Pipp with one each.
were the only potent members of the
Yankee staff. White Witt took three
trips to the plate and failed each time.
Carl Mays. who never speaks to iiabe
ftnth I,,f ,bt, pnrlnSpnnIy
while to say n few words 10 Miller
Iluggins. was the victim. lie was
found for ten safoties. all but Dcrril
Pratt registering at least one safe blow.
The slam on the whiskers received by
Miller Huggins on Saturday is entirely
forgotten. according to the manager.
and he and Hoyt are now good
companions once again. At least that
is the version Of the latest story from
the pen of one New York scribe.
The Browns are leading the American
League procession this morning after
walloping three Cleveland hurlers for
sixteen hits and nine runs. Kolp al
lowed two and nine. Williams had an
off day. getting only one single. Me-
Manus taking his place among the four
ply shooters.
! The White SoS slammed couple OF
Tiger hurlcrs for G-to.5 victory.
cleaning up the series. The Tigs farcd
/ in the ninth, with two walks and none
down. Hodge beat a hasty retreat for
tho showers and Russell fooled the
Bcngals
Rohwer batt"d for Adams out in Gin
cinnn'i and whanged triple. scoring
Two runs in the eighth thar gave rho
Pirates victory over the Reds, : 10 &.
The Giants continued their hitting
spree by batting trio of Boston Brave
hurlcrs for ten runs and fourteen hits.
while Jess Barnes was allowing six hits
and half as many runs. Rawlings, one
Of our old fnm lars. led the attack with
four solid one base smacks.