Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
PLENTY Of HONERS
AS MACKMEN WIN
I'll Walker Makes Two and 6lng
Miller and Perkins One Each
az Hasty Shows Form
YANKS FINALLY BEAT S0x

w that old apple. Those Athletics kept
the assembled fans at fever heat yes.
terday and gave the box score reader
something to think about this morning.
Four homo runs in single afternoon
by our AS is a feat worthy OF men.
tion among the greatest feats Of the
great national pastime.
Tillie Walker, discarded years ago
to be minor league luminary, gave the
lie to those who said mean things
about him when he was shunted to the
Mackmen by banging out two homers.
The range on the blcachers found BY
Tillie on Monday was just right yes.
day. Both his airline wallops reposed
in the laps Of the sunfish. y.
breaking performance. History was
made in the fourth inning when Cy
Perkins followed Walker In this frame
with a lusty four-ply wallop. Pan.
demonium was let loose by the fans,
who, however, never thought for q mo.
ment that In the ash Of Bing Miller.
late Of Washington, was another round
tripper.
tors had made q glaring mistake when
they sent him to the Athletics by send.
ing the horsehide over the left field
fence for the circuit. Bing's hit was
one of the kind that 20 down in history.
It wasn't the homer but the distance
that counted. Few of the best in the
American League have been able to
put the pellet over the bleacher wall.
Six or seven is tho limit with such
stars ms George Burns, Babe Ruth and
our own Frank Wclch having their
names inscribed on the honor roll for
milking front porch on Somerset
street look like the front Of house In
Northern France.
Frank Welch was the only member
blow during the afternoon off Mogridge
and Rookie Francis. Bob Hasty, the
Texan, kept up the pitchers batting
rampage by making two singles,
which brings him up to even terms
with his teammate and fellow starter
Harris.
In addition to the batting Of the
team Mack has the feeling this morning
that one of his pitchers has ut last
found himself. Lanky Bob. who had
sore arm toward the end of lust sea-
son and who has been Of little use so
far this season with the exception of
rescuing pitchers, twirled really great
game. He held the swatting Senators
to seven blows we'll scattered. At no
time was he in danger Of being shunt.
ed to the bench.
The victory puts the Mackmen back
in the first division tied for fourth
place with the Indians, last years rum
ners up for the championship.
This afternoon the series with the
Yanks open up, and with Rommei'
Harris, Naylor and Hasty in form for
the invaders the chances of a couple OF
victories are not SO slim.
The Phillies were idle yesterday and
noon. Tomorrow t!sy open their
Western tour with Se Chicago Cubs.
Fletcher is out of the lineup. for two
weeks with a bad thigh and Jimmy
Smith will sub for him. Sedgwick, the
semi pro from Washington, who
twirled several good games toward the
fag end of last season, was released
yesterday to Portsmouth, in the Vir-
The Yankees burst the Boston
bubble yesterday by batting Fullerton,
Karr and Rip Collins hard. The New
L OrkeTS IOunU tuelC lOSL UuttluH Eyes,
and made eighteen hits for a dozen
runs. Frank Baker had field day
with five hits and dsfour runs. Whitley
Witt had one bingle out of four trips
to the platter.
Jones, who went to Gotham In. the
famous mid.winter deal, was the victor
over his old teammates. who were held
to nine hits and six runs.
The other half Of the New York pen.
nant aspirants handed the Braves an:
other walloping yesterday. with Bill
Ryan doing the hurling. The Giants
made ten hits for six runs of Mar.
guard, Watson and Fillingim, while
the same number were made off the
Giant youngster.
Youth Couch. who has been show ng
form for the Reds, turned In a victory
over the Pirates, 0 to 2. The Glib
sonites made but five hits off the young /.
ster, while his teammates were batting
Carlson and couple Of others for
eleven safeties.
The Indians found their batting
lamps yesterday and won from the
White Sox. Russel, Wilkinson and
McWeeney were hit hard by Iris
Speakers clan. Stanny Covaleskie
was also batted hard. but his team
mates backed him up sensationally.
Howard Ehmke held the Browns to
i've hits Yesterday. and the Tigers
scored a victory over Urban Shocker
one of the premier pitchers of the
League last year.