Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-26
PILLS BOOT CHANCE
TO VACATE CELLAR
Lose Sunday Game to Dodgers
in Eleven Innings.
Score 3 to 2
MACKS BEATEN BY A RUN

Both lornl baschall clubs lost on for.
.eign soil yesterday. Over IN tho Flat
bush the Pills lost u grand opportunity
to emerge from the cellar when they
bowed TO the Dodgers in an eleven. inning
fray. 3 I" :. The Braves were beaten
by the Giants and the WilheimitrS nre
one. half gam" behind seventh plar" this
morning.
The Mnrkm"n dropped close tilt ("
Vi" Senators at the Capital hy n 2-to.l
vcrict. Slim Harris was ZOO liberal
with his passes. In the sixth inning he
Tiled the bases with free tickets and
IN iufrld 0ul allowed Rice to score with
che winning run.
l. was Captain Art Flotchcr'S error
in III" eleventh round which enabled rhN
Robins 80 defeat the PILLS. This was
on" Of tho iwO errors made in the game.
The other misplGr wns also made ny
flet, her and il also cost the rhi,S an.
,thor run In tho eighth inning.
George Columbia Smith was the losing
pitcher. ~ i grn"rHlIy the case when
the rollrgian takes the mound against
BrookiNn. He relieved Phil Wcincrt in
he eighth inning after the former West
Philadelphia High School twirler started
20 wahh". There was man on third
with one oIt when Smith took the box
and he retired tn" side withuu, further
scoring.
He then ,wtrl"d brilliant bail in tus
next three innings only 10 lose the game
on Fl"tch"rs srcond miSplav. Harry
Shriv"r. who has beaten the Phil~ twice
This season. >tarted the game for Ire
podg"r> II" was relieved bv Cadore
after Il rnchhirter had carried his bar
I" III" u,ntc in til" seventh Cudn;,
proceeded 20 nold the Phils To ono lore
bngle in the closing four rounds. Each
team made nine hits. bur the home nine
played rrrOrleSS ball through tn" entire
game.
Williams Hits Homer
Cv Williams knocked out his ninth
home run Of 'hN season in the first in
ming with two down and nobody on the
sacks
The .>'>.Grrf< game was ptchin;
duel between Zachary and Slim Harris.
allowing only six hits and no earned
rams. Tn" Mnck> run in tn" third in.
ning was tainted. being III" result Of !,
two has" wild throw by RIucee. A
tioldrr'S choice and II balk.
This was III" final game of III" series
with the Senators and tho As record at
III" Capitol was TWO losses aud one
win. II also ended a disastrous West =
"rn trim of III" Marks. who started in
'hrd place and ar" now in the cellar.
Thirteen gaines w"r" lost +" hv" won
during the trir,. which "chp>"> the poor
record of the rhilS on their nr>r West :
ern "trip Il month ago.
Browns Increase Lead
Tho Browns Increased th"ir lead in
'hr American l.cagu" race by >natrhing
The last game Of lhr series win III"
Tigers ~ Navin field. DIM" Davis
was NJ his best and held the Tiger
.luggrr> 70 Il % shut ."ur. allowing
huf four -rntt'red h!nglrs.
This win gave he Browns an even
break with the Tigers. and rs the
Yankees were idlr they increased their
lead 70 thre" and one half games.
Th. Whit" Son made clean sweep
Of their series with the Indians by
humbHng them in The tenth inning by
the count Of I 10 3. Edwards. who
relieved Lindsay in tn" box for the
Suoakeriro.. could not l"rar" III" plate
N III" extra inning and walked S"halk,
furrlug rh" winning rUn over n" plate
win Nv" unru out
'rh" Red jumped int" fourth place
ana mNUr iH"!r n"r'th'"G" I"f me >'h~"l
an even 800 when hey dsf"Ar"l the
Pirates for IN" th!ri straight 'In" "l
rhair home field. b, III" score of I t" !
rourl the Young Red hurlrr, who sci
the Braves down with Nv" hits in hi
.asr appearance" in III" box. was the
winning 'wirler and he had things al
his own way from beginning TO end
The home team bit Carlson hard in 'h'
second and fourth innings and pile,
five run lead. They kept up then
attack against Hamilton, Carlson
J SuCCr->Or.
RObert>On'S Hit Wins
I'll" Giants increased their lead il
the Np'iunaI by winning an "X"!t.n.
Lnrnc from the Braves in tn" ninth
Two NaIk> - St"ng"l and Smith dnD
, V.nrhairrrl' Davy Robertson : ~!ug," ~
counted for tn" winning tally. l. Wa
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