Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-20
miller FAILS To-
BEAT White SOX
Hits Two Homers as Team
mates FaIter-RommeI and
Ring Beaten on Same Day
AS STILL IN THIRD PLACE

,,TwAS a sad day all around. The
L Athletics. after winning four
straight and having a day OF rest,
dropped the first of the season to the
White Sox. The Phils, with Jimmy
Ring up. were soundly wallopcd by the
Reds. with youth Couch doing the huri.
ing.
The Mackian defeat was not without
its good points. Bingo Miller, the king
Of swat and successor to Gabby Cra-
vath in the hearts of the local fans.
found Robertson's twirling just to his
liking, and smacked out pair of four
bascrs. accounting for all four Of the
Athletics counters.
The circuit smashes were the sew
cnth and eighth of the season for the
former Washington outfielder. which Is
three behind Ken Williams record for
the season TO date and eight ahead of
Babe Ruth. who gets back into action
this afternoon.
Miller's streak started on May 3
when he counted one against Washing.
ton. His others occurred as follows ::
May 6. Ianks; May 10. Cleveland (2) {;
His two yesterday were solid ones
sent b igh up into the blcachers. He
was robbed Of a third by a great catch
Of Amos Strunk.
Rommel Hit Hard
Eddie Rommel. pride of two munici.
pallties-Baltimore and Philadelphia-
started for the Mackmen. and the fans
regarded the fifth straight as Ger.
tainty. After the Sox scored one in the
hrst and the A s came back with three
IN their half, the result was a foregone
conclusion. However. the, Sox kept
pccklng away, scoring two in the Sec
ond and one In the fourth.
In the sixth Rommcl's effectiveness
left him entirely and he was pelted
from the mound. Roy Moore took up
the burden and pitched excellent bali.
holding Eddie Collins and his pals to
TWO hits and flaming three of them
while he was on the mound.
All told. the Sox made clever safe.
ties off the deliveries of Rommel and
Moore. while the best the Mackmen
could do was nine against the perfect
game Robertson.
The youngster. while pelted hard yes
tcrday. was tight as a drum after the
first inning. Miller's second homer in the
S.N'h oViue 'ut OHly score maze after
the initial frame. When it is consid.
cred that he was knocked off the tee in
his first appearance here, Robbie's feat
Is all the more remarkable. Good pitch
ing. however, would have made it an
easy win for the AS after their first
inning lead.
Phils Lack Hitting
1mpotency with the stick for the
second successive day cost the Phils a
game yesterday. On Wednesday Pete
Donohue held the Wilhelmites to three
scattered hits and yesterday Couch, n
youngster: held the FBakerites7 to- the
same number of bingles. Until the ninth
the Phils had not scored run. King
IN the last inning tripled and scored
on an infeld out. That was the limit
OF the Phillies on the defense.
Jimmy Ring started for the Phils.
but failed to last out the first frame.
four runs being scored off him in a
short time. Jess Winters succeeded
the star of the staff to date and no
too, was not treated any too kindly Nv
Pat Moran's cult.
The Detroit Tigers had their win.
ming streak broken by the Senators
Yesterday, when Francis beat them
j to >. The defeat of the Cobb.
men kept the Mackmen in third place
oldham teed up for the Tys and hurled
n good game. but not good enough.
New fork's sluggers handed Allan
Sothoron a terrific lacing yesterday and
the Indians bit the dust, IL 70
In the only other National Ieapue
game the Cards beat the Dodgers.
10 to 8.