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Evening journal., 1922-05-20
FANS AGAIN
SEE RING MIXERS

The Keystone Field Club mem
ers were given a fistic treat last
vening at the clubs weekly stag
|irty and although several boys
Fho were listed to appear, failed TO
nswer, there were enough Of the
a.thful on hand to stage four fast
md exciting workouts.
Kid Peters, a likely-looking boy.
'Iened the evenings entertainment
vith a fast setto with Kid Alexan-
Ter. Both boys went at it ham
ner and tongs. with Peters show
irg the most class.
|. The second workout was between
tony Burns and Kid Smack. They
prnished a real thriller and at the
md they received a big hand.
Johnny Doyle, the clubs classy
weight, demonstrated his class
pin a sparring partner who claimed
b be Jimmy Nestor of New York.
! took the New Yorker about a min
Ite and twenty seconds TO decide he
Iad worked out enough for the
venlng. Doyle showed some of the
est two-handed boxing that has
yer been witnessed at the field club
nd all who attended are loud in
leir praise OF him. Doyle looks like
he best fyweight around these
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
Season s Leading SuOatter Used
TO Aim at Certain Fields

but IT certainly doesn't hold good
for the scientific hitter.
Batters like Collins. Cobb, Sisler
and Speaker hit balls on the out
side harder than do a majority OF
the right-handed batters. This. OF
course, Is due TO a keen eye and the
proper timing OF the ball. When a
ball is pitched inside 10 them they
can pull It equally hard 10 right
field.
Not a HOme-run Style.
Until the season OF 1921 I tried
TO follow along the lines have mem
toned, hitting TO all fields. accord
ing to the style OF pitching that l
was called upon to face.
That style OF hitting, however,
does not make for home runs. Hit
ting home runs Is not a scientific
feat. II is good judgment and proper
timing Of pitching, plus brute
strength.
To make home runs you must
take a healthy cut at the ball. That
is what l am doing this year and it
Is why l am getting home runs. My
purpose it not TO try to hit to GER
tain fields; rather to hit 1t out Of
the field.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
Sallie SliverS
BY SHAKESPEARE

Fans are apt to flock TO the sec
ond Salesianum- Wilmington High
school game next Friday because
the two school mines will have It out
on Pennsy Field diamond. a more
appropriate place than Eighteenth
and Van Buren streets.
The Sallies go TO Oxford. Pa.
Tuesday afternoon, when they will
toss balls with the High School OF
that place. Since nothing is known
OF the Pennsylvanians. the locals
will have 10 keep a sharp eye.
II the Catholic High lads push
over another game on the Cherry
and White they will be the undls-
putUd champions of the foremost
high schools in the State.
The Freshies won't even have a
smell when they play against the
sophomores. The Sophomores are
fortunate in having the majority or
varsity men in their class.
There will he that keen old rival
ry IN roofing between the Gold and
White and the Cherry and White
when the two Institutions meet on
Pennsy Field next Friday.
West Catholic High doubtless will
have a better chance at reaping the
harvest at the Catholic League
meet, May 25 in Philly. The Catholic
Quakers copped second place at the
Delaware University carnival in the
second class high school group and
came in first at the University Of
Pennsylvania Catholic League class.
FTta is mill "a !, -.
the locals. for they are going TO do
their best.
"Apples" Reardon is a busy man
these days. Apples" is manager OF
the De Sales nine Catholic High
yearlings and has a wopper OF a Job
keeping things straight for his team.
"Peewee" is what they have sur
named George Aloysius Cunning
ham and George calmly takes Il
any formal reception. This
little son OF the diamond Is also an
ardent grid'rontst.
"Slm" Carroll, president Of the |
Senior Class. peacefully admitted |
the defeat inflicted by the Juniors. /
but expressed his willingness to
meet again some other time.
Week after next will be one in
which several Catholic League games
will be staged. The local high boys
are steadily climbing to the fore in
he six-member organization. Villa
Nova Is the only member which put
he Eighth street nine to rout. but
hey will meet again.
Jimmy Kerrigan is going to get his
,rm in shape for the Highlets Fri
lay. Jimmy probably will be re-
ieved by "Reds" Dolan in Tuesdays
,ame with oxford High.
The Catholic High nine has lost
ust one-fourth Of its games played.
The speedy Eighth street spheremen
AVE dropped three out OF twelve.
yot bad. when stiff schedule is con-
ideredi
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
BY KEN WILLIAMS.

One Of the things that has helped
considerably in my style of home
|un making is the fact that I have
Uttered my style at the plate.
Up TO last year I always tried to
|hit to all fields. Last season I would
10 for a stretch of games always
|aking a free swing. and II unable
o make home runs I would shift
back 10 my style Of trying to hit to
~ fields.
Ty Cobb, Iris Speaker, George
Flsler and Eddie Collins are left
banded hitters. None Of them can
e classed as sluggers. They hit the
|all hard usually on the line. but
ever get the distance that Ruth
|uts into his swats.
lit TO All Fields.
Yet / seriously doubt II It would
be possible TO get four more scien-
ihc hitters than the quartet I have
|lentioned. Cobb, Speaker, Sislef and
'ollins hit 10 all fields.
The general impression among
he fans Is that left-handed batters
IRE dead right-feld hitters. That
bay be true with the slugger type,
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
AS PART r! !.
ecc-
OF field MEET
Thousands of School Chit
dren to Compete on
Frazer Field
PAGEANT PART -
OF PROGRAM

Special 10 The Evening Journal. 'W p
NEWARK. May 20-Final plansiv 3
are being made for the annual heldh- si
and track meet OF the children OF 3
the public schools OF New Caste I.
county to be held on. Frazer Field, :
University OF Delaware, on Friday Of !.
next week. Several thousand chjico1-l
dren will participate In the varloussdI 7
events connected with this outinge
The exercises Will begin at o.
o'clock In the morning when the
health parade will take place to heoo "
followed by a play pageant by chil-1
dren in the first TO the fourth grades
A Magnavox attachment TO a VIC
trola will carry the parade and pa-of
geant music a distance OF a mile. Y = =
other events in the morning Will
be: 10 o'clook-Dodgeball tourna--
ment and bronze badge, e0-yard
dash: 1880 o'clock, bronze badge
basketball toss; IL o'clock. silver
badge 100 yard dash; 11.15 o'clock.
silver badge basketball throw. sa
In the afternoon the events will
start at / o'clock and will be as fol-o
lows: Track events so pound girls,
so yard dash; so pound boys, 50ss
yard dash; il5 pound boys. 20 yarduo
dash: 1i5 pound girls, so yard dashcco.
senior boys, 100 yard dash. 440 yard
run and $50 yard run; senior girlsaal
so yard dash and 22o yard walk ir
95 pound boys, so yard dash; 95-o
pound girls. so yard dash; Junior
boys. so yard dash and 22O yard
dash: girls relays. so pound class
200 yards. % pound 400 yards, t195
pound 200 yards, unlimited class 4s4r7
yards; 115pound class $50 yards and
unlimited class juniors $50 yards aaaia
unlimited class seniors, medley re- s
lay: boys walks. unlimited class 80
juniors. one-fourth OF a mile and un'7,-...
limited class seniors, one-fourth at
a mile.
Field events-s0 pound boys hop.
step and jump and baseball distances
throw; 90 pound girls basketball q Is
tance throw; junior boys, running
high jump and pound shot put. ~
pound boys standing broad jump andr
dodgeban distance throw; 80 pound
girls, dodgeban distance throw and
basketball high toss; 1i5 poundin 3
boys running broad Jump and basena. !.
ball distance throw; IFS pound girls.ts,
baseball accuracy throw; senior
boys, running broad jump and ts'
pound shot put; senior girls, bases n
ball distance throw. +7re
Evening journal., 1922-05-20

Here's what / have been wanting to
say
i've seen all your leagues play. City
Church and Industrial. and believe me
none OF them are wonders.
Too many old men. There r. not .
team playing In Wilmington today that
has not FIVE men over thirty. Why Is
this7 Boys play ball with the idea OF
going up. or they did IN my day. just
think how far I got. I played one year
League IN 1902 and then I thought
would go to work and make some
money.
But Ben. old top. can call you Ben
because ] met you one night when we
were bowling (now start thinking
who ! ami there Is more 20 baseball
than Just batting and throwing and
talking about II.
Coming down 10 II. you have only
two good teams In your city. Defiance
Is one in the City League and Trinity
is the other In the Church League.
Mark my words, these two teams will
play at the end Of the season 70 see
who is who. and Trinity will win.
Few Promising Players.
From what I have seen there is not
player in Wilmington ready 20 go
any higher unless II Is the Defiance
the Trinity shortstop. am stuck on
the Trinity team because they are all
kids and play the game.
Keep this letter In mind Old Kid.
and watch who wins in the City
League and in the Church League.
Then who wins the play-off.
Thank You.
Some pretty broad statements are
made In the above and perhaps there
are some baseballsts In Wilmington
who would like TO make comment. We
are sorry TO state that we cannot re-
call the writer.
-a-X-e-
Says The Observer in The Phila-
delphia Evening Ledger:
Another sport scandal Is
causing an investigation in Chi
cago. This time il isn't base
ball; it's professional wrestling.
which IS likely TO cause scandal
and investigations wherever it
is permitted"
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
BACHARACHSON
TOP in OPENER
Lundy's Brace of Homers
Helps Giants Go Ahead
of CresSona
AMERICAN CHAIN
HERE NEXT WEEK

"sir Richard" Lundy and his Bach
arach Giants scored very largely in
their initial home bow 20 the base
ball bugs at Harlan Field yesterday.
see-sawing 10 Victory over the rip
roaring Crescent Tigers. coal region
champs. to 6.
And quite properly "sir Richard"
who Is playing manager OF the
Giants. did the prima donnaing for
the troupe. His solo OF the third n
smashing four-base drive over the
right field barrier. called for an en-
core. and he supplied IT. in the
eighth. Needless TO say his brace
OF homers brought much applause
from both the gallery and the box
seats.
Rogers Hornsby. Rogers Peckin-
paugh and the rest OF the Rajahs
OF the shortstopping position. had
nothing on Dick Lundy the way ne
performed yesterday. He out-RR-
iahed the best. Not many homers
have been hit over the right field
fence at the South Side Park since
its rebuilding, but II Lundy contin-
ues through the season. and he has
the ability. as he started. visiting
clubs. no doubt. will be complaining
about how close the starboard bar
rier Is 20 home plate.
The weather was none TO good for
the production OF better baseball; |
nevertheless both clubs supplied a !
number OF sparkling plays. The
Tigers proved themselves 10 be a |
hard hghting bunch. hard fghting
for runs but not so good in the
field.
The strong breeze blowing across
the field hampered the pitchers /.
greatly and also the judging OF fly
balls. speed Ball" Johnson, for the
Giants. anr Eddie williams. spitball |
artist for the Tigers, opposed each
other on the mound. and they we're
troubled by the wind. The horse
hide took all kinds OF freak breaks.
Johnson indicated his twirling calibre
when ne got a chance 10 get going
light. He tanned two straight sew 4
erai times only TO get himself In
later. Neither pitcher could
iepend on ordinary form.
Williams Is a former Wilmington
an and pitched for several local
cams. including the Harlan and
7ennsy mines.
Yank. catcher for the Bacharachs,
Ihowed his class throughout the
,ame. many complimentary remarks
IS 10 the way he handled himself
md the pitcher coming from the
,ressona bench.
The crowd. although not one to
ave about. was better than Just
-ood. considering all conditions. The
lass OF ball provided by the Giants
) the best seen here since the Steel
.eague days. that is outside OF occa-
ional games.
Business Manager Tucker. OF the
has several topnotch at
ractions for next week, one of them
,elng American Chain. The Cres-
ona Tigers are at Harlan Field this
,fternoon. for the final OF their two
,ame series. This game starts at
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
TOday'S Baseball
city League

city League
Bankers v. Parkside. Kirkwood
Park. Umpire Duncan.
Krebs vs. Eastlake. 29th and
Market Umpire-Cunning
Seventh Ward vs.. Defiance. 2nd
and DUPONT. umpire--Rickerts.
St Mary VS.. Hedwlg. Military
Grounds. Umpire-Hastings.
Union vs.. Edge Moor, Edge
Moor. Umplre-Brittmgham.
r. n. n. League
Cape Charles vs.. Wilmington,
Pennsy Field.
County League
Marshallton vs.. Five Points. Elm
hurst. umpire-Jamison.
New Castle vs.. Newark. Newark.
Umpire-McDaniel.
Delaware City Va. Norklyn, York
lyn. Umpire-Wintrup
Junior city League
Brownson vs.. S. S. r. snappers.
Eden Park. No. 1. @ o'clock.
dupont vs Park A. C.. Rockford
No. /. g o'clock.
Newark vs.. Eastlake. 2sth and
Market @ o'clock.
Defiance vs.. Mervfck. Military
Grounds. @ o'clock).
Suburban Church League
Ebeneslr vs.. Cedars. Brandywine
Springs.
Newark vs.. Stanton, stanton.
Hockossin VS.. Brack-Ex. Brack-
lex.
Independent BAN
Crcssona vs.. Bacharach Giants.
Harlan Field.
Headquarters Battery VS. West.
Baynard, No. 2 q o'cloch).
Delaware Bronze vs.. Rockland.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
cIIlR RATTING.
SisIer; GolUdy Feature
This Week in Big Leagues

n Wilson Fewster. OF the Yankees,
is the first American Leaguer 70 hit
home run with the bases loaded,
Fewster ramming the big lick of
Red Oldham. OF the Tigers, on May
IL.
Hank Cowdy of the Braves tops
the hitters with a percentage OF 400.
Rogers Hornsby OF the Cardinals
with Dave Bancroft, OF the Giants.
/ leads the run-scOrers with 27 tallies
| apiece. Pat Duncan OF the Reds Sc
cured the most hits, AZ. Rogers
Hornsby OF the Cardinals leads the
sluggers with home runs. two
! Pirates show the way along the base
paths, Carson Bigbee and Max Carey
each stole six bases and Bill Sherdel
OF the Cardinals occupies hurling
honors with six Victories and no de-
feats.
Jewel Ems and Carson Bigbee OF
the Pirates. after hitting safely their
last eight and nine games respective
ly, quit to a trio OF Boston hurlers
on May 16. Ems got 10 hits in S3
tries for a percentage of ABS, while
Bigbee smote 10 hits in "a attempts
for a figure Of .44l.
Victor Aldrldge OF the Cubs, the
first major hurler to win five games
in succession, ended his run OF vic
tories when the Giants blanked him
on May is.
Joe Oeschger OF the Braves took
his fifth straight defeat on May is,
the Pirates turning the trick.
Adolfo Luque OF the Reds dropped
his fifth consecutive game when the
Dodgers licked him May II.
Pat Duncan. after hitting safely
his last nine games. was stopped May
IA by Walter Ruether and AL Ma
maux. During his streak Pat |
punched out II safeties in 40 tries |
for mark OF .425.
Bill Sherdel OF the Cardinals I
copped his sixth successive victory I
May II; the Dodgers were the vic
Tins.
Hanky Gowdy OF the Braves
smashed a home run with the bases
full off Wilbur Cooper on May IS,
Gowdy being the first National
Lacquer to perform this stunt this
year.
Walter Maranville OF the Pirates
after a batting rampage enduring
Is successive contests, quit May -
to a trio OF Boston hurlers. Maran-
Vile, while hitting them. got "a hits
in "a attempts for a batting figure
Of .442 and tailed 10 runs.
May Carey OF the Pirates. after
scoring IL runs in s straight games,
quit May 8 to the Braves.
Jake Daubert OF the Reds, after
enjoying the longest streak OF safe
hitting in consecutive games, 22
games in all. was stopped May Is by
a trio OF Brooklyn pitchers. Jake
during his period OF hitting, came
through with s2 safeties in n bat
ting tries for a percentage OF .416.
Daubert began his streak in his
eighth game, after falling to hit his
first seven games of the year. Jake |
came within one game of equal
ing the longest hitting streak /
of last season. 23 straight contests.
held Jointly by Goldie Rapp and /
Carson Bigbee.
Tom Griffith after hitting safely
his last seven games quit May Ia to
Adolfo Luque. Tom got IA hits in
2S tries for an even 500.
Rogers Hornsby Of the Cardinals.
after hitting safely his last games,
was halted by three Giants pitchers
on May ~. During his stretch OF
hitting, Hornsby banged out Ia safe
blows in 81 trials for a mark OF .s7s. :
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
CLUB BATTING

George sisier. OF the Browns, Il
the whole show at present in the
American League, for sisler leads
the batters with a percentage OF
.442; scored the most runs, 81; Sc
cured the greatest number OF hits
i57, and Is showing the way along the
base paths with IS stolen bases. Ken
williams, his team-mafe. has raped
out the most home runs, IL. A lie
exists for hurling honors. both Joe
Bush. Of the Yankees. and LII Ston-
er, of the Tigers. won three games
with nary a defeat.
The Senators flashed a triple play
onto the Tigers on May 1s. This is
the third three-ply killing in the
johnson circuit this year, Boston
and Cleveland performing the
others.
The Athletics and Browns set. the
seasons record by polling six home
runs in the game played May IL,
George sisler. Chick Shorten, Marty
McManus and Kenneth Williams, OF
the Browns. and Blng Miller and
Jimmy Dykes. Of the Athletics.
obliging.
George slsler, OF the Browns.
pole dhis 50th hit on May l3. George
Is the first major player TO secure 90
hits this year. Sisler got hits hay
~. and the next following game he
poled four more safeties.
Joe Sewell. of the Indians, after
scoring 10 runs in Q games in a row,
quit May Is to the Senators.
Larry Gardner, OF the Indians, had
nit safely his ~ games when Walter
johnson applied the brakes May Is.
During his stretch Of hitting, Gard
ner smashed out 20 hits in 46 trials
for a batting figure OF AIS and
scored 10 runs.
Whitley Witt, OF the Yankees. after
hitting safely for nine consecutive
games. quit May 16 to Stanley Cove
ieskie. During hit hitting period,
Witt banged out 20 hits in 80 bat
ting tries for a percentage OF .5i3.
The Cleveland Indians were the
FIRST team TO face pitching 1000
times this year. This they did May
IL.
I'D kOmmel, OF Lnt AlUlellCht ]
turned in his fifth successive victory
on May 16. winning his nth game /
from the White Sox.
Harry Heilmann. Of the Tigers, /
and champion hitter OF last year,
after hitting safely his last nine
games, quit May is TO Sam Jones.
During his streak. Harry smote is
'afe ones in 40 tries for a batting
mark of .375.
Bing Miller. OF the Athletics. after
,coring 13 runs in straight games.
vas stopped May II by the White
5ox.
Joe Judge. of the Senators, after
hitting safely his last games, quit
Nay Is to Red Oldham. While hit
ing them, Judge banged out IL hits
n 27 tries for percentage of .407.
Lou Blue, OF the Tigers, scored
our runs in the game Of May IL
Igainst the Yankees and after scor-
ng IL runs in games in a row,
Blue quit May 16 to the Senators.
rhe same day, Blue ended a batting
treak OF ten straight games when
trio of Senators halted him. Dur
ng his hitting streak, Blue came
through with 10 hits in AZ trials for
. batting figure OF ,.319.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
If This Play Comes Up
HERE'S YOUR DECISION

II a fielder has the ball in his
hands ready to touch a base runner,
and the base ruDner, in the opinion
of the umpire. runs more than three
feet from a direct line between the
bases. in order to avoid being touch
ed. the umpire shall call the base
runner out for so doing. This is a
play that often causes much confu-
sion. The umpire protects himself
by rendering an immediate deci-
sion, when he feels that the base
runner has taken more than his
rights to avoid being touched with
the ball In 80 cases out OF 100. II
base runner avoids the touch OF q
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
parts and will bear watching.

parts and will bear watching.
The final workout brought to-
gether Bucky McGinnis and Patsy
Murphy. who put up a great exhi-
bition. Bucky showed that he is in
good condition for his fight on Mon
day evening at Chester. Several OF
the members who turned out lost
evening especially to see Kid John
son and Pete Devine in a clash were
disappointed, as Johnson was among
the missing The club will hold its
next stag party on next Friday even
ing.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
When You Score
REMEMBER

A time at bat is not charged
against the batsman II he is award
ed a base on balls. or for being hit
by a pitched ball. or when the
catcher interferes with him and he
is granted first base because OF the
catcher's act, or when he makes a
sacrifice hit.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
cInvER sKINIs FRATNf.

Glover Dairy walloped the Fraim
Dairy nine in a ball game at Eden
Park yesterday afternoon. by the
score OF 21 TO 4. The game settled
a long argument between the milk
men as to which had the better
team
Evening journal., 1922-05-20

as II means a lot to them az they only
realize it,
Publicity is the only way for a man
In any business TO land right-especial-
ly in the boxing game. Without II you
are lost This isn't hearsay, either.
I also wish TO say that the good old
Wilmington sporting fraternity. and l
hear you still have some real ones
left, should turn out in force TO attend
the shows In Chester Jack Hennessey,
the matchmaker there. is the only one
around giving the boys from Whining
ton a chance to chow their wares. The
good old Wilmington lads should give
the shows a good play 70 show their
appreciation Of the fact. Pardon me for
this suggestion but / am really inter-
ested. Jack Hennessey is a very decent
sort and is honest in his endeavore. A
man OF his calbre deserves success.
Thanking you for your many favOrs
we beg to remain. with best wishes 10
you and other Wilmington boosters,
You're IN boxing,
JIMMY SULLIVAN.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
MATINEE RACING TO-DAY.

The second weekly matinee Of the
Delaware Horse Show Association
is being held at the State Fair track.
Elsmere this afternoon. Four races
are on the card.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
SCORE BY INNINGS

Trump Brothers 80. las 0-12
Gas Company ....... 0 0 IL Bao
Home runs-Morris, Coyle. Shanner. -
Three-bsse hits--Suiivan. Coyle. Two-,
base hits--Rust. Stevens, Shanner.
Struck out-By Tobln .. by Holt 3, by 2
Cole 3. Umplre-James. o1G
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
NO. | WINS OVER "
NO. "a In SHORT GAME

School No. defeated School No
"a yesterday afternoon TO 1 in a
regular scheduled game. The game
was called after n innings on ac-
count of rain. ~
Albert Irons was on the mound for
the French street boys and held his
opponents without a hit. After two
were down in the fifth Brooks OF the
"a school team took first after bea
ing hit by a pitched ball, stole sec
ond and scored on Davidson's long
fly TO right field which Lister drop
ped. The heavy rain and the slip-
perry condition Of the ball was the
cause Of Listers error which pre-,
vented Irons from turning In no
run and a no-hit game.
Taylor pitched for Washington
street bridge aggregation and haa :
things pretty well under control un7s
iii the fourth inning when BaKeg.
started a batting rally which coupled
with three hits and an error se'---
counted for No. is four runs "a
soi seho0il 10 10. i !, 80. -. SSSci-i . p
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
TRUMP BLOWS OUT 90.
WILMINGTON GAS

wilmington Gas Company went
down to defeat before Trump Broth
ers in an Industrial League game
yesterday IL to s. Tobin's twirling,
and Coyle's fielding were the fea-
lures. Score; -s.r5
rrpTr.frs TxPnTTUrRG Nn"1
Evening journal., 1922-05-20

Sullivan also mentions IN his let
ter some future bouts for Marty
Sullivan (Kid SUNNI and Jackie
Moore, his colored featherweight
champion, who is training Marty
and who Is booked TO meet Johnnie
Griffith I'm Chester on Monday.
Evening journal., 1922-05-20
WILMINGTON BASEBALL;
WANTS 1T BETTERED,

WANTS 1T 5ETTERED.
Mr.. Ben Greenstein,
Dear Sir:-Just a word TO let you
know / am in your midst. Who am L?
Just a baseball nut who would miss
meal TO see a ball game. My work
takes me around the country and
spend about two years in each State
have been in your beautiful city
about nine months and believe me
when / tell you, the only thing I find
wrong with it-there Is NO BIG
LEAGUE BALL. In other words Il Is
tho best small city I have ever been In.
No work keeps me busy until two
thirty on Saturday so / cannot see a
big game even In Philadelphia. Butt