Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27
FRANK BAKER TO
Retire, IS REPORT
Yankee Infleldsr Again Gives
"Final" Word That He
laThrough
PHILLIEs IN sWATTINe BEE

0UT Of New York comes the story
~ that Frank Baker will retire at the
end Of this season. There will be no re-
call, according to the former home run
king, his word this time is final. He
Is through with the game. Baker re.
tired couple of times during his ca
reer, but always came back. Evil
IDENTIFY bench warming isn't to his
liking and after the series he win hang
up his cleated shoes for good.
Baker has been a credit to the game.
He was the first Of the modern home.
run rulers, and while an awkward
fielder Mt third base managed to lead
the league six times out of eight. Baker
gained fame BY hitting home runs in
the worlds series off Christy Mathew
son, Rube Marquard and many others
OF the games really great pitchers.
The fanks are getting uneasy over
the fact that they haven't clinched
Ing to reports from Gotham. A
sprightly practice drill was held yestcr.
day. during which more pep was ex I
hibited than has been scen in many
moons.
Today is another of enforced idfeness
or the Gothamites. Not until tomorrow.
when they meet Boston, will the Yanks
have an opportunity to try to make Il
secure by beating the Red Sox. The
Browns will help by losing n game to
the White Sox and the stage will be all
set.
The early betting seems to favor the
Yankees because of their superior pitch
ing staff. When 1t Is recalled that the
a,,tr h,, ,kns
Of points and that Nehf, Barnes and
McQuillan are capable twirlers the odds
are not so much with Higgins and his
crew.
The rest the Giant curving staff is
getting will stand them in good stead
when the time for the series rolls
around.
Art Nehf hurled the Giants to ap.
other victory over the Cards yesterday. 4.
pitching one of his best games in recent
weeks. Nine hits were made off the
star southpaw, while the Giants gar.
nered ten off jess Haines and North.
Haines, when recalled from the mound
during the game. threw the horsehide
over the grandstand.
Groh and Cunningham featured the
Giants attack by making home runs
inside the grounds. Schultz. of the
Cards, was the leading slugger With
three safeties. .n
Phils Lose Again q.
The many fans that stayed away from
the Phillies' playground yesterday after :
noon missed hectic swatting bee. As
has been the case in the past, the visit :
| ing team cashed in with the most runs
and safeties and registered a victory.
This time the Reds handled the manly
| Icsx t.
was the third straight victory for the
Moranmen, who made a clean sweep Of
the series with the locals
The smallest crowd of the season
watched the humiliation Of the Pills
Among the few were several Athletic
players.
Thirty seven lusty blows bounced of!
| the bats of the two mines during the
pastime. The Redlegs garnered twenty
three of these and the remaining four
teen went to the locals. Out Of these
latter fourteen were four home runs.
One of the Phil home runs was fiukey.
it was made by Leslie, the Pills first
sacker, in the second round. He drove
liner to left which would ordinarily
have been gathered in by Duncan, the
Red left field cRretaker, but he mis- =
judged the ball and 1t bounced off into
the left field bleachers.
Henline, Parkinson and Curt Walker
were the other home-run cloutcrs of
the Phils. Bubbles Hargrave delivered
the fifth four base clout Of the after.
noon.
TIL" victory places the Reds in third
place, as the Cards were humbled for
the second successive time by the
Giants at the Polo Grounds.
Brooklyn batted Gcnewich and Brax.
ton hard and took an easy 12-to-5 game
from the Braves at Fenway Park. For
the first time since early in NAV the
regular Brave Outfeld was in the game
Captain Southworth returning to the
lineup.