Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
pep yOUNG'S HOMER
Wins FOR n. .PH|LS
Spohrer Also Contributes Round
Trip in Wingohocken lndepend-
ent OayIight-Saving Tussle :
CHESTER TRAILS, 5 TO 6
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

"pEP" YOUNG is the most ~omi
= nent person in North Philadelphia
today. A lot Of guys came over to this
country from Chester. Pa. and threat
ened to win ball game from the NORTH
Phils before one of our best "dinner.
be- burned" asscmblages in the twiligh,
ut Fourth and Wingohocking street.
yesterday.
The score in the first half of the
seventh was 8 to in favor of the in
vaders.
Then Signor Young put on his stuff
1t was d sound rap that sent the ball
skirting high out there where twilight
was thickening into night. 1t jumped
the undertaker's sign in left field on
first bounce. the picket fence in two and
Is now buried out there where it says
dump no rubbish here
A runner scored ahead Of Young and
they only played the rest Of the game
because it's being done. There wasn't
any more. and several hundred fans go,
home to an earlier dinner and bawling
out.
The North Phils got away to grea,
start in that 6-5 triumph. Two rea
homers won the game and there was
another only it wasn't loaded.
In the second Young singled through
second, went down on a bunt and home
on Byrne's sock for two bases. Al
Spohrer. our ketcher. followed and
stuck one over the fence for a row OF
chukkers and two more runs.
The North Phils scored again in the
third when Rintz got on with q wobbly
roller, sneaked to second and ran in on
Sharpe's hot one to short. The oppos /.
ing 8. held the ball awaiting deyelop-
ments. Nothing happened outside OF
that run.
The near homer for the North Phils
came in the sixth. The score was four
all and the hungry gallery was yearninp
for. action. Young slapped one for d
base. went down on Carter's sacrifice,
and then Byrne strolled to first.
After Jackets fly was shared, Spohrer
choked the runways when Red" Ma :
guire couldn't find the plate nohow.
Then up stepped Ray Steinader. He's
a pitcher, but he can hit. and when he
cast his eye over those three guys dec /.
Grating the sacks ahead of him. YOU
could just see determination writ heavy
on his brow.
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poem. He was there to bust the ball
out Of the place and nobody can hate
him for trying. His first cut at it was
terrific. The breeze knocked off the
bat boys hat. ...
On the second try he missed so unan- :
im0usly that he sat in the dirt. Once
more he swung and that was enough.
The humane umpire waved him out.
pep" Young showed how it was
done in the next inning and that won
the ball game.
Chester brought over a lot of heavy
sluggers. Haney brought in n runner
and couple of kids when he lifted
one over the short fence for two bases
in the first. Again in the third, he put
one in the same place, to score Held
rich. who had hit there first. Chris
Lord, the silver peaked veteran, brought
In Heidrich. Chester tied the score on
a double by Haney and mop. up en-.
core by Munich. There were as many
two -baggers rs fans, almost.
Chester went into the lead in the sew
enth In n blizzard of hitting. during
which Boumont scored. 1t was in this
inning that grand rally for the in
vaders was ruined.