Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13


champions won the seasons opener from
the Red SOx, 3 to >. and the story OF
the triumph is the tale Of lielmach sue
ccsses. !.
Frederick budGed before the eyes OF
tho oyercoated fans in the fifth inning.
,cben the mon Of Mack were trailing
in the usual ,ushion. = to |. His south
paw shoots set the Sox down in regular
order in that session. and one scratch
hit was made of his Slants in the slxth,
but nothing came OF Il.
In the first half Of the seventh Fred.
erick bloomed into ball player. Chick
GALLOWAY. a mite with a mighty mace.
had doubled at the very outset Of the
stand.up session. Hcimach dragged
prrfert hunt toward first. The veteran
Jack Quinn came in on il fast. scaoped
up the dribbling sphere and threw II
against the left field stands in an effort
TO lead off the gailoping Galloway.
Chick brcezcd home with the run that
tied the score.
IN the meantime Heimdva rouMded
! first and headed for second. arriring
screrdl strides ahead Of the ball. Win
the first pitch, he tried the delayed
steal and 80 fooled Rusi. the Duty
backstop, that he threT to second.
Helmach Fooled Elm
THE idea Of a pitcher attempting to
i pilfcr. It was against a1l the rules
Of slow footed and weak hitting
moundsmen. As Ruel cast down to the
keystone sack the Camden conner was
away for third. II wasn't very grace
ful slide for The hot corlirr. but he got
there safely. and that's all that mat
ters.
It was this play which won the
game. for after Brazil popped 70 Pit
tenger Doc Johnston rolled to u Rourke
and Heimach broke for the home disk.
O'Rourke' 3. throw had the ball playing
nit cher beaten by more than full step.
but Frederick rode the dirt into the
plate and bumped Ruei so hard that
the Boston backstop dropped the ball.
Heimach had but two chances at bat
and didn' have all opportunity I" prov"
his hitting atility. but how that boy
can bunt. He sacrificed again in the
ninth. and although he advanced Gallo
way Il base. Chick was left stranded.
The Camden resident showed he could
nor ONLY bunt and run the bases. but
also that he could handle himself more
efficiently on the firing line.
There we're no quiverins lips when he
made his debut. for there's stanch
heart beating beneath his deep chest
He allowed only four hits in the five
innings he threw portsiders at the
Boston batters, and there was only one
healthy hit in the quartet. The other
three were infield bingles. Only four
Of his offerings were hit out OF the
infield.
Heimach is an active young man and
does not belong to that class Of Ringers
who mitch and then stand fiat -tooted IN
the box. lie is on his toes II" IN"
time and proved i; in rac Sev"nth. when
he covered first successfully on II Dow
that Doe Johnston had I" s" after.
IIc was spiked slightly by the runner
almost nc he caught the bail. but he held
on TO il. Frederick was farmed out
to Moline last season. but IT, sate
that he has already made the grade
for this campaign.
n WAS a pure Philadelphia rictory
/ yesterday. Not only did He'mdch.
a Camden boy. come through, bli
Charlie Eckert. a product OF tr'l'9h'
baseball ia the CuGkcr CITY. also con-
triLutcd 10 the triumph.
Blood Blister BOtlers Naylor
DUIL.IE NAYI.Ol; started on the
N hill for Mack aud looked good for
two innings. In this short snarr of
the n blood blister developed on the
middle finger oi, his pitching hand, an'!
began TO trouble him. IIc was touched
for a tainted run in til" third. nlid IN
the fourth. after permitting Elmc"