Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-18
.KE[[EHER AGAIN TO
OPPOSE THE SPHAS.
f,err, r,antowh and Stenton Field
Club Clash for Suburban
Baseball Honors
CHESTER MEETS FLEIsHER

This is a big day for independent
baseball teams. and many sectional
championship strifcs are listed on tho
calendar of tonight's games. The con.
tnuation Of one Of the biggest series
ever fnnctioncd in the national pastime'
takes placc at Shctzline Park, Broad
and Bigler streets. where the South
philly Hebrews and the South Phils
hook up in their second game.
1f confidence counts for anything.
then the Sphas should win. They assert
with authority that they have the best
team. and only attribute their recent
reverse by the Spacs to the fact that the
Bigler street boys were lucky.
Phil Ecllchcr was the pitcher for the
spacs in the opening game. score 5 to 0.
and he has again been nominated for
mound duty. Manager Eddie Gottlicb,
Of the Sphas. will use either Cham.
bers. Krcpps or Miller. A capacity
crowd will witness the fray.
Another Big Series
Up in Germantown another sectional
affair will be provided the fans that
promises TO make history. Dave Bcnnis'
team and Stenton Field Club clash
In the first of n series for the suburban
title. The Germs easily polished off
Belfeld last week. but the job with Ger
mantown will be quite different.
"Iiz' Powell will take to the hill
himself and. with Eddie Gerncr having
recovered his pitching stride and taking
his regular turn on the hill. q pitching
duel Is tho prediction Mt Cheltpn ave.
nuc and Magnolia street for tonight.
Marshall Il. Smith. after being beaten
by the North Phils last night. returns
home 10 Tenth and Butler streets and
meets Spring City Royersford. This
combination of Montgomery County
League players Is one Of the best semi
rro clubs and expects to get back at the
store boys for n recent reverse.
The Nativity Catholic Club has an
important engagement at Belgrade and
Ontario streets. where Phil Haggerty
intends to stage n nine-act affair cnti-
tied Revenge" 1t will bc recalled
that some time ago the local baseball
world was upset when Kensington Con-
crcgatlonnl handed Nativity n 2o-3
waloping. Nativity expects TO run ,p
the same score tonight.
American Chain Here
American Chain. of York. regarded
BY many as the hest independent base
ball team In the State. is back aftcr
quite an absence and meets Bridcsburg
at Richmond and Orthodox streets.
The uptowners continue. to pile up
victories and have no choice in whom
they defeat. numbering all the leading
state teams among their victims.
Bridesburg has the best record Of any
club hereabouts. opponents played con-
sidered. and possesses the three leading
hurlers on any team in Costello. Sticly
and Kepner.
Tho Flcishcr yarncrs have rcgaincd
their stride and meet Chester at
Twenty. sixth and Reed streets. The
yarncrs numbered among their vic
tories last week Brdcsburg. Richmond
Giants and on Sunday beat Lansdale
in eighteen innings. Rris Lord will
pitch his star. REDS" Mcguire. while
Lefty Nolan will depend on Bill Nc
kenty.
Jim Bonner. Of Shanahan. and who
has just taken charge again. makes
his 1922 debut on the home lot. and
the man who put Shanahan on the
baseball map will receive rousing
welcome. as every one is glad to see
him hack. The visiting attraction will
he the North Phillies. n team that
already has played Shanahan several
close games. The pitching selections Of
the opposing teams nrc yet unnamed.