Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-31
By WILLIAM 8. DALLAS

- orcd clubs of the Philadelphia Base
ball Association is al! set for their
championship games. This division has
also given the other clubs few pointers
ttb shoot at and which might come In
handy in the future.
There will be no ringers, or in other
words the contests will be played on
their merits. The managers Of the four
clubs that will battle for the title in this
'ecction met last evening, and while the
almost midnight when the schedule and
other matters were finally decided
upon.
Only one club asked. the privilege OF
using a new man. He Is n member of
the Bacharach Giants. but the managers
quickly ruled otherwise and the same
players that have appeared all season
will be seen In action. No importing Of
outside talent with these teams who are
willing to stand or fall on their records.
Teams That Play
Four clubs are In the competition.
They are Hilldale with grounds in
Darby; Madison Stars. who will play
on the Logan grounds at Eighteenth
and Rockland streets; Richmond
Giants, who will use the Fleisher field
at Twenty sixth and Reed streets. and
the Philadelphia Royal Stars. with
home grounds at Forty eighth and
Walnut streets.
The clubs will meet in home and
home series. with the exception of the
Richmond Giants, who will play only
the Madisons and Royal Stars OF Twen-
ty-sixth and Reed streets, having made
arrangements with Ed Bolden to play
both games with Hilldale in Darby.
Richmond has team that should
make Hlldale hustle all the way. They
have defeated the Darbyites in the only
two games played and early in the
spring turned back the Royal Stars in
fvc of six starts in the South.
Hllldale Beats Royals
Hlldale has the edge on the Royal
Stars. having won both games between
these teams this season. The Madisons
have not been seen in action with any
OF their series opponents. but boast an
enviablc record. They will return here
on Monday after a successful tour Of
New England and Canada
The colored teams have arranged sew
eral Of the games on Saturday and this
Is wise move. especially from n
financial standpoint. They have also
adopted other rules that the teams in
Sections \ and B would have proftcd
By adopting.
The schedule:
September 5--IIilldale at Madison Stars.
September G--Rchmond Stars at Royal
September 7-Royal Stars at Richmond
September s-Rlchmond Star. at Madison
September e-Richmond Giants at Hill
September 1i-Madison Stars at Royal
September l2-Royal Stars at Madison
September 13-Afadison Stars at Hill
September 14-Madlson stars at Richmond
Stars
September l6--Royal stars at Hldale.
September 23-Rchmond Stars at Hill
dale.
Sphas Blank South PhiIs
Chickic Passon is the idol of down.
town today-or to be specific, a por-
tion Of downtown.
Tho twenty two year -Old hurlcr Of
the South Philly Hebrews turned the
South Phillics back again last night
after having performed the feat on
Saturday
Both games were played at Shetz-
line Park, but last nights affair car
ricd more interest. as it was one of the
J.. B. A. elimination contests. The
score was 4 to 0.
1t marked the third successive shut
out for the Sphas this week. On Mon
day krcpps blankcd Flelsher 90 with
ono hit. Wildwood was beaten so
with five hits on Tuesday, Miller
hurling. and the South Phils were set
down last night with two binges
That the public is interested in the
fans that wended their way into Shetz-
line Park. Herb Stecn pitched fair
ball for the losers, only yielding a sin
gle hit in the ninth after allowing three
In the first for total Of four.
GoIdblatt Stars
Label" Goldblatt's all-round work
featured, and he was roundly checred
IN the seventh on a sensational catch off
the bat of Sykes in short right, Land
berg and Buck also exhibited few
choice fielding stunts.
The Sphas scored three in the first.
Chambers singled and scored on Bur-
mans double. lie advanced to third
on Goldblatt's hit. On a double steal.
the throw to catch Goldblatt at second
was wild and Burman counted and
Label went TO third and counted later
on squeeze play by Baro.
The final counter came in the fourth.
BarOl walked, stole second, went to
'nIlu on Nouraulan out ana registered
on n wild pitch. In the second Pcploski
singled for the South Phils and in the
Fifth Stcen doubled. but was caught at
tho plate when he tried to score from
second on Lai's grounder.
Terminal Tripped
Jim Bonncr's Shanahan club ad-
yanced In the standing in the West
Philadelphia section by turning back
the Philly Terminal. The railroaders
had Eddie Ralston back in the game,
his fine having been paid after his
weeks suspension by President Cart
wright.
Curry was on the hill for Shanahan
against Eddie Rariess. The latter
yielded less hits, but many Of the Ter
mlnal bingles were wasted and they
We're outplaycd by their opponents.
The score was tied at the end Of the
third at Sail. but Shanahan scored
twice in the fifth and sixth, while Ter
hlnal counted twice in the seventh
In the out -of-town series Chester and
American Chain battled to "A dead
lock at Chester. Lefty Yorkc opposed
Bill Pierson on the hill. At the start
OF the. ninth Chain led, 4 TO .. Andcr-
9on hied out, Lord walked. Anderson
followed suit and the bases were
loaded. Mcguire, pinch hitting for