Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-06
z H0MERS FAIL TO :
BRING VICTORY
Dykes and Miller Do Their Best,
but Fall Ono Run Shy Of
Winning Another
CHARLIE ROBERTSON FLIvs

| CAN'T win 'em all. The Mackmen
~ spoiled their record for the week by
dropping one to the Ianks. but not
without going down with battle and
keen one at that.
Rollie Naylor started the going In
the second by walking trio Of Ianks
Then came some of the lnck that goes
with team that wins pennants. An
easy roller that Dykes and Galloway
both went after and that was inussed
up and hit that smackcd the initial
sack lusty blow and carOmcd of into
! right feld-thrce runs. when one Mt the
most should have counted.
The luck continued In the eighth
when double play was In the making :;
Galloway threw trifc wild. Then
followed a double by Dcvormer that
sent the Yanks away to two-run
lead.
Lefty Moore was on the mound In
the eighth when the damage was done,
and he was erased from the pastimc for
pinch hitter. Followed Rommcl. the
Yank killer. who set them do.n ip the
ninth without bit of trouble. The
damage had been done.
The way those Athletics fought yes
tcrday amply repaid the fans. After
the Yanks had their three runs in the
second. the Macks came right back with
one. Followed another IN the fourth.
In the seventh Bing Miller shot the
horschide into the pocket in left field
for homer that knottcd the figures.
Dykes Great Wallop
Then the hectic eighth. Jimmy
Dykes, sore ut the manner in which
A. %hatr to11iDS glQ III m 4 pd
one of Bob Shawkey's best over the
left field wall The bases were as bar
rem rs the Sahara. and the chances for
tie or even victory were gone.
The Bryn Mawr lnd by his hectic
clout added his name to the list Of those
who have decorated the front porchcs
in Somerset street with the order of the
hectic clout. Dykes homer was the
ninth made by the AS in four playing
days.
Jimmy had busy afternoon. Three
of the Macks' ten hits came from the
bat of the Main Line resident, n single
and double in addition to his four
ply shot. Bing Miller cashed in with
a pair of singles; Pep Young. of Tioga.
the same thing. Perkins. Wclch and
Moore each had one-base blow.
Rommel twirled last Wednesday and
subdued the HuggilSless Ynnks and
hurled an inning yesterday afternoon.
Therefore. he should be able to go in
this afternoon and score another vic.
tory over the Gothamites. Bryan Har-
ris may get the assignment.
The Phils spent their fourth day in
idleness yesterday. the first two be-
cause of the schedule makers and the
last two because of the poor weather
being served out. Wilhelm is worrying
about his club. Away from home for
four days without practice Is not the
best thing in the world for any team.
The quartet of regular hurlers prob
ably welcomed the rest. Ring. Mead.
ows. Hubbell and George Smith, In the
order named. probably will be used in
the next four games.
Robertson Is Lifted
Robertson. the youngster who
thrilled the baseball world with his bril-
liant feat of not permitting the Tigers
run or hit or one of the Bengals
to reach first base, proved easy for
Cleveland yesterday. being batted from
the box. He got by the first two
innings @. X. but in the third was
found for run. Another came in the
fifth, and when the Indians chased two
over in the sixth. Kid Gleason yanked
him in favor of Jose Acosta. sent to the
Sox by Mack. When Cleveland con-
tinued the fare-up. Davenport went to
the mound.
Allan Sothoron was in great form,
holding the White Sox to four hits, on
which they counted three tallies. Three
Sox errors helped in the scoring by
Cleveland
Bayne, one of the Browns aspiring
youngsters, pitched his team to 6-to.
victory over the Tigers, holding the
Bengals to two hits, the second best
pitching performance in the American
League this season. The Tigers had
five errors, which aided in the downfall
of Emhke. who was found for eleven
lusty blows.
! Two games were played in the Ma
tional League. the Pirates defeating the
Cubs and the Cards triumphing over
the Reds. Wilbur Cooper hurled the
Gibsonites to victory over Jones 'and
! Freeman.
Old jeff Pfeffer was the stumbling
block to the Reds, holding them to six
hits. while seven were made off Senor
Adolpho Luque.