Evening journal., 1922-05-26
Industrial Dots


rhyme is written with this in mind.)
The days are dark and dreary
When the diamonds besprinkled
with rain
And ball players sad and weary
Rave at the weather man in vain.
Oh, Il may be true that the showers
Which come in the month OF May
VIII bring forth in June, the flowers
And roses and everything gay.
But for them that's poor consolation
When the grounds are soggy and
wet
For they have missed two games in
succession,
And are liable to miss more yet.
But cheer up, mates. why this pining
over a game you couldn't play.
Every cloud has a silver lining,
And tomorrow's another day.
Mayhaps the birds will be singing,
And the sun come flooding over all.
Then wen hear the ump voice
ringing
with that soothing cryi Play ball.
A curious phenomenon occurred in
connection with Mondays Industrial
League contests. While the Rhoads-
Bond and duPont-Traction games
were being staged on the west side.
American Car-Gas co. and Pennsyl-
vania Trump games were halted
each in the third stanzas by an In
opportune sprinkling OF Jupiter
Pluvius' water bucket. It seemed as
II old "Jupe" was bent on cutting
the Industrial League schedule in
half and he accomplished this very
adroltly by giving the East Side
mines a generous portion OF the tail
end OF a Jersey thunder shower.
Johnny" Cole. OF gas-makers, sur
prised local fans last week when he
took the mound for the lightmakers
against Trump Brothers in an effort
to stave Off the latter batting rally.
We always knew that Jack was a
player OF many parts but his aspira-
ton to the hurling honors is some
thing we never knew he possessed.
Gas CO. failed TO hold Trumps and
lost the game.
The Trump "megaphone cheering
section" Is making a name for Itself
in local baseball circles. The ma
rooters surely make
some rumpus with those little red
horns.
Echrich, Bonds first baseman, re-
minds US OF "Stuffy McInness OF the
old Athletics million dollar infeld.
Keep It up, old boy, there are several
big time scouts around town look
ing for available material for the
big timbers.
Reynolds IS another corkmaker
who is showing big league form. He
Is after the title OF King Of Swat In
the Stein circuit
Those White Elephant uniforms
OF Trumps' failed to have any effect
on the Pennsy bunch last Monday.
When rain put the damper on ac-
tivities at Pennsy Field the Rail
readers were galloping away with
80 lead.
II booked as American and Gas |
co. were starting a runfest before |
the rain got 20 them. Both mines !
started to score with a punch and |
before the three innings were com |
pleted nine counters had registered |
across the plate.
Manager Rust, of the zearfoss |
contingent, announces the recent ac-
1uisition OF two new men to<his list 4
Green, an Eastlake man, is booked !
a berth in the outfeld, and Brown
another gas-light will hold down a
iimilar position. Both men are there
with the stick.
Wingate, Of Bond, is hailed by the
,ap-sealers as their, outstanding ace
in all round playing. Besides doing
heavy mound duty Wingate has been
yarnering a goodly share Of the
Bond mems hits.
winnie" is also an excellent
coach. His close connection with
Toe jackson in the Steel League fits
him as a good tutor Of the national
)astime.
dupont dfd>not blow up when they
net the Traction Co.'S high fire.
luency sparks as the carmen pre-
iicted they would. Munda's men are
sitting tight with Pennsy and Trump
n first place and give indications OF
a long stay.
Pennsy has two cancelled games
o play off within the next week with
Is co-runners for the first rung |
lonors. As a result OF these games
he hold on first place will be broken
or two Of them. Hence the battles
will no doubt be off the first order
md followers OF them in the Pennsy
Enclosure.
Green made his debut with Gas
20. last week in n sensational man
Ter. Hardly had the feet outer
.ardener taken his position in left !
yhen Tom Ford. Trump back ,
ton. poled one straight as the ,
rrow flies into Green's territory.
NE ball was labelled for a four-ply
N over the hill, but Green sped
ack over the left field mound and ,
nade a flying one-hand stab.
Wilcken's and his Beltmakers, ,
lnded on Bond for a win Monday !
light. The Beltmakers' manager :
anded on the pill for a triple with !
he bases fully occupied and other
,lse made things miserable for the {
,ond men by his all-round work.
Hairsine is another Rhoads man I
7ho is burning things up in indus
rial circles. Besides playing his :
enter position fauitlessly Hairsine c
! banging the sphere in a way that
elights the hearts Of Rhoads' ar I
ent fans. 7
Brannigan, the Bond manager,
as an original scheme for encour- 4
ytr0 his men TO make long drives