Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-04
LADY LUCK AIDS
THOSE CARDINALS
St. Louis Keeps Near Top OF
National League, but Money
May Win
GIANTS AND BROWNS LEAD

T ADY LUCK is certainly riding on
- the crupper Of Branch Hickey
saddle. There doesn't seem TO be any
luck connected with the I-to-l score
they turned in against the Phillies yes
terday. but figures sometimes lie' anu
they do In this case.
1t is more than probable that the
Cardinals would have nosed in with
victory. even if the well known Lady
had beef against them. Many and many
time Kize Wilhcm's hirelings had
chances to score. but something
usually like Specs Toporcer great
stop and throw, with two men on passes
| always happened.
Then, Empires KLEIN and Sentell. ap-
parently blinded by the pennant glitter
Of the Cards, usually saw things that
reacted to the visitors ivantnge. SrV,
eral times the few loyal and faithful
scattered about in grundstand ana
! bleachers rose and howled their wrath.
Decsions--close ones. always-went to
| the men from Missouri.
The streak Of luck has been with the
Cards for quite awhile. Up in ltoSton
a few days ago, for instance, the Braves
! hammered out fourteen hits, were given
! six passes and stole three bases, but
all they got out Of 1t was single
/ lonely run There was one occasion
! when Fred Mtchell's friendless youths
! hit no less than four consecutive sin
| giles without getting score.
That was luck, pure and simple, for
/ Mueller made n bonehead throw to sec
/ ond base, against all the principles OF
the game, and caught a man who had
every right to expect that the horschlde
would be chucked elsewhere.
Then in New York the Giants had
the bases filled one time with one ont
Snyder poppcd up and the situation was
relieved. Then Jess Barnes prone
nadcd 10 the plate. Three balls were
dished up in success sion. Then in duck
ing q near wild pitch Jess bat hit IN"
ball and rolled it gently down 10 STOCK
who touched third for the final out.
But no one-barring probably the
fans in the metropoliS-are sorry TO see
the Cards get the breaks. They have
becn waiting many II weary year Tor
them.
Giants and Browns Hold Lead
Yesterday was productive OF no
change in the leadership of either
lcnrue The Giants came out OF their
slunp long enough TO take the tlrst
came cf the series from the Cubs. while
the Cards were walloping ID" philS..
The Browns just held their slight, but
lettering. step on the top Of the ladder
by bumping the Athletics. The 1ankeeS
| h. to work overtime in order 70 keep
nt their heels. Speakers Cleveland clan
rushed the lIugmen ten innings before
they could put over win:
Tho wonderful form displayed by Art
Eehf the New York Giant ace, in his
, rn,urn to the game after an absence "i
about two weeks on account OF illness,
was the real feature of the day. The
New York fans have been eagerly
awaiting his comeback. and his pitching
YESTERDAY when he shut out Bill Kill
. lefcr's fast rushing Ihicago NnDS with
; four hits shows he Is in real shape.
; Home runs as usual, played promi
) nent part in the majority of the con.
,ests The most sensational four base
WALTON Of the afternoon was that dcliv-
cred by George Mogridg". the Senator
, twirlcr. It enabled him TO win his own
game. II" allowed IN" White Sox four
scattered hits and bunch OF goos" eggs
II was the second straight defeat for the
Sox on their home field, and it pushed
them deeper into fourth place.
There we're four home runs in the
; As Browns fuss. Jacobson, the burly
, center fielder of tn" league leaders
Knocked out pair and figured prom-
, Saint 10 knock the ball out of the lot.
Walker Gets Another
Our own Tillie Walker came through
with his twenty fifth circuit smash o,
the season. and is now two behind
Roger Hornshy. the National Leagu,
leader. and three in the rear of ker
! Williams, who tops both leagues with
twenty eight.
Manager Speaker made his eighth
four base clout of III" season in the
Yankee Indian skirmiSh. This was ar
uphill game from star 10 finish, and
tho result was always in doubt. The
score was tied on a trio Of occasions.
The winning run in the tenth round
was the result of SCOTS fukoy double
and n single by Pinchhittcr Mcmillan,
who bartcd for Elmer Smith.
Burlpigh Grimes Is at last finding
himself The star of the Robins stan
in 1920 and '2l went badly az the start
, of the present season. but in his last
} few games he has shown n return to