Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-31
CANES FIND
ROCKIES AS STARS
Heimach and Sulliuan
Bring Joy to Connie Mack
IN Gotham
PILLS H4LIE 4 PAIR

THE Athletics have a great baseball
J. team This year Fact The New
York sporting writers, who have for the
last eight years been handing jibe after
jibe at the MaCkmen, have announced
the fact. Tho two million or more III
metropolitan Philadelphia have been as
sured Of 1t almost from the start OF the
season.
II took three hurIcrs. one veteran
and two untried rockies. to make the
scribes in Gotham believe it. but they
Rnally have. Bryan Slim Harris had
he held himself together in one inning
might have scored triumph as far back
as Friday.
Yesterday Jimmy Sullivan, unknown
aud unsung. came within an ace OF
tripping the expensive nrma donnas OF
Husgins in the morning game. and Isfty
Heimach who expects TO walk across
the bridge from Camden In 1928, did
trim them in the afternoon before n
crowd tha. throngcd every part OF the
most expensive piece OF real estate on !
Coogans Bluff.
lncidentally. Connie Mack has found
two youngsters who should tt in with
the four regular hurlers and keep rhe
Mackmen up there fighting Tor pIA'e
in the sun.
To dirress for moment: Connie has
Rommcl, Hasty. Harris. Nay!or and
Moore as his regulars. and with afore-
mentioned youngsters about ready 10
hurl regularly no unsind words eau
be sent burling into print against tAe
pitching staff
Add 70 the number mentioned Lcttus
and Eckcrt. who are daily lea ming the
fine points Of mound duty, and Lefty
Wolfe. who is expected to check his
basgasc at Shibe Park. IN q week or
so. and you have as nifty hurting
staff as there is in the big leagues
today.
The Phils Did Too
To make The day fifty fifty .pror
osition ali tho wav around 40 lar as
local hores are concerned, tn" fnii.
lie. cvened up their two games with
the all.star cast OF Giants.
The big surprise OF the day testt-
vities was the twin wins OF the Two
Chicago teams. The White Sox handed
iris Speakers cast n double reverse IN
the Forest City. and Bill kiueter :
Cubs jolted the pcunant- chasing Cards
twice In the same place.
The Dodgers and Washington scored
double wins. while Detroit and st.
Louis and Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
uplit even In their dual encounters.
Jimmy Sullivan, hurling his first
full game. skidded in the seventh and
eighth against the Ianks in the morn
ing tilt and lost keen battle to waite
Hoyt. Sully was found for nine safe -
tes. while his teamma ties made but six
cff the schoolboy phenom. Hoyt had
one of his rare days and had Sullivan
been pitted against any other hurier
pitching just ordinary ball be would
have been returned the victor.
1t was different in the, afternoon
struggle Heimach had his left handed
shoots working in fine fettle. Home
runs spoiled a shutout for him. Babe
Ruth found his eye for a four-ply shot.
with Ward on the sacks that evered the
figures. The sam" Ward came through
with another round tripper IN the
eighth. knotting the figures. Tn
daunted. the As came back 10 their half
Of the ninth with the run that meant
victory.
eehans the Hero
Waily Schang. who was one nf our
stars in the dim. distant past. was the
man OF the hour for the Macks- After
Mc(;owan had singled he stole second
end by fast foorwork sprinted all the
Are throw into center field that tray
eled far enough 70 permit McCowan 70
reach the plate in safety.
The As will have Iish Workout
on the ioam At Shibe Park today, with
plenty Of batting practice. IL Is an
idle dav. according 70 the schedule. To-
morrow the Washington Senators start
three. game series, after which local
fandom will miss the hard hitting Bing
Miller and the sturdy band OF Athletics
until they return from swing around
the western end Of the circuit.
A continuance Of their excellent play
ing at home and in the western ports
vii, mean that have a possible first
division team The Marks are conf.
dent. and so j. every Athletic rooter.
The best pitched game of the eight
r'aynd Yesterday was turned IN by
Rookie Lnveretts. OF the White SoI,
who held the Cleveland Indians 70 four
scattered hits. two Of which we're Of
the scratch variety The GleasNnites
made but SIX of Morton and heefe'
ths last named ot our 1921 hurliuS
staF, but they cam" when hits meant
runs
In the second game Courtney and
Faber triunrhed over the Indians in
q hectic tilt in the rln'h. after Ir's AMI
bis crew had lied 'hc score IN the seV-
srtb round win six 'aryo and luscious
runs. Eddie Collins. another FhilndeI .
mia slumnus--you cant k""n them
ont Of the news Hns m" L".ng -far
IN the second frara- with a triple.
double. two single and sa' rihco tG
OUT Of Ave trips 10 n" piattcr
without Tyrus Raymond Cobh and
Harry Herman. the Detroit kings OF
rwst. the Tigers "vened oL'' Wi,n ~
Browns. The first came 10 q IN the
regulation tim" In favor of the Obj
less Tigers. The serorI went sixteen
rounds and was won on sing" by
one rookie. n single by veteran and q
one base blow by another rookie. burst