Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27
pills IMPROVED
IN LAST MONTH
Won Thirteen and Lost Thirteen
for Best Average Of Year.
As Back Home
TIGERS GAIN ON BROWNS

CPEED the parting guest. but give
~ him his Just dues. The Phillies left
this morning for New York. where they
open series with the Giants. after
which they make the circuit.
In one month the men of Wilhelm
have shown reversal of form that
prcsages much good for the future. pro-
vided it is continued. On May p the
Phils stood in eighth place. five games
away from seventh. Today they are
enjoying n peep at the baseball sun
light in seventh place after one of the
best months since 1915.
Thirteen games were won and as
many lost. including yesterdays
triumph, the fifth straight over the
Braves. This is a record that Cap
tain Art Fletcher and his mates can
be we'll proud Of.
4 month ago the figures stood IL
wins and % defeats, and this morning
they read 81 victories and 80 rcvcrscs.
The start came with the Dodgers. with
whom they halved a two game series.
The next series with the Giants re-
suited in three to-two win. The
dodgers captured the next two and
nothing, and the Pirates did the same
thing in another abbreviated series.
One game was won and three lost to
the Cards, and two won and one lost to
the Reds. The Cubs halvcd a two
game series and the Braves lost all
five. Brooklyn won an odd game Sun
day.
Ring Gets Help
Jimmy Ring was aided and abetted
by some sterling hitting on the part
of his helpers yesterday, giving him his
/ VI nt
Braves. Fifteen hits, including Cy
Williams tenth of the season and his
| third in as many playing days. came
from the bludgCons Of Bakers hireiings,
off Miller. Watson and Braxton, the
Braves hurlers.
Williams led in the offense with his
aforementioned homer and double and
single. Rapp. Parkinson, Walker. Lee
and Henlinc each had pair of batting
average boosters.
Connie Mack and his Athletics are
with us from today on for almost a
month, after q road trip as disastrous
as the PhillicS over a month ago. Five
games were won on foreign soil and
| thirteen lost. With the long home stay
and chance to recoup his forces, Mack
may get up above the cellar before long.
! The series starting today with the
Red SoX is most important one, for 1t
means either going deeper into the
! depths or getting out for at least Il
breathing spell Three games separate
| the Macklcts. who a month ago were
battling for third place, from the Sox
in seventh.
Need Pitching
Rollie Naylor. judging by his per-
| formancc against Washington last week
IS returning TO form. while Eddie Rom
mel is also in good shape after his ILL
ness. If Bob Hasty. Bryan Harris,
Lefty Moore and Heimach can show n
reversal of form the team is bound to
move higher. The offensive strength
! is there. and defensively the team has
shown better than any in the last eight
years.
The annual June influx of collcgians
| IS expected to get under way today out
| at Shibe Park. Wolfe, the Lebanon
Valley CoIlcgian who showed last
summer. is expected TO report ready for
! duty. This will give Mack three south
paws.
Tho Tigers gained half game on the
! Browns in the first place battle royal
! in the American, and lost n half to the
| Yankees. CObbs merry stick wielders
are now four and a half games back of
! the top rung of the ladder, and one and
( n half behind the second pace Yanks.
| 1t all happened yesterday. while the
| Tigers were idle.
The Ianks. thanks to heavy swatting
by Babe Ruth and Bob Shawkey,
scored hair raising ninth inning ver-