Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-07
BRUCGY BREAKS IN
AS MACKMEN LOSE
Hasty and Yarrison WaIIoped
Numerically in Tigertown.
Johnston Gets Three
MEUSEL HITS A HOME RUN

A BOUT the only thing of importance
"A from out Of the West. where our
Athletics started their tour yesterday
with the Detroit Tigers. was the intro
duction of Frank Bruggy to American
League fans. The former Phillie back
stop and basketball player par excel
lence went into the receivers post in
the fourth inning and managed to con-
meet with the willow for solid single.
The Mackmcn received one Of the
worst wallopings of the season at the
hands Of the onrushing Tigers. Bob
Hasty. who showed 80 much stuff in his
to the hill yesterday In an effort to
start the Occidental tour right.
The husky Southerner was not there
at all. In just three rounds Robert
was on his way to the showers. Cobb
and his mates found Bob to their liking.
and sent his offerings to all corners OF
historic Nevin Field. Five runs were
made of his delivery in the first three
frames.
In the fourth Yarrison was given the
assignment to stem the Tiger horde. He
did we'll in the fourth. not so bad In the
fifth and fivvered in the sixth and
eighth. In the latter round the vencr-
able Bob Veach smacked costly horse {.
hide into the bleachcrs that cleared the
chol;ed.up bases.
Three for Tigers
1t was the third victory out Of the
last five games played between the two
teams, the Bengals having won two out
of three here and tied one.
Frank Welch counted the only run
made by the Mackmen In the ninth In.
ming. Had the entire Mackian team hit
the horsehide with the same abandon
that Johnston did the score might have
been lot different. The former Cleve.
land Indian had three safe and hefty
blows to his credit during the after.
noon. Bing Miller went hitless for one
Of the few games during the present
campaign.
Bryan Slim Harris will probably gel
the assignment this afternoon to break
now reached two. The fans are hope.
full that the Macklets are not going te
emulate the Phillies. who lost all the
ground gained in the early part of tht
season by Western trip losing streak.
The Phillies were idle yesterday
which was n blessing in disguise fol
Wilhelm. The pitching staff needl
rest and the rain Of the last few day
hns done world Of good to Jimm,
Ring and his mates.
Sheriff Singleton. who was recalled
the other day. reported in! fine shap'
and ready for duty and should get
chance to show his wares ere long.
When Bill Donovan was at the helm
In his praises of the Sheriff person an,
predicted shortly before he was relieve,
that Singleton would after some train
ing in the minor leagues prove win
ner In the big show.
Has the Stuh-DonOvan
According to Wild Bill, Singleton
has q world OF stuff that only need
training and practice and when he get
that he will be among the best. Th
natural ability is all there. accordin
know a pitcher when he sees one.
Only one game was played In tn
National League yesterday and Nit
chells Braves copped that from tn
Cardinals who expect to reach the to
of the ladder before they depart fo
home. Dana Fillingim, who last wee
handed the Giants a whitewash, wa
again In good form. holding the slug
ginR Cardinals to nine hits and tw
runs. the pair of tallies coming In tn
eighth.
Sherdel, North and Walker were a
batted hard by the Braves. Nicholso
was the chief offender against the Care
with four safeties. 1t was the fift
straight for the Braves, who are play
Ing better ball at present than at an
previous time this season.
In the American League the East ar
the West split even. The Browns d.
feated the Red Sox while the Tige
we're lambasting the Mackmen. tt
Yanks and the Senators upheld Il
dignity of the East by defeating Il
White Sox and the Indians, respe'
lively.
Babe Ruth famed twice, but 81
Meusel hit homer while Waite Ho
was holding the White Sox. Urbi
Faber pitched brilliant brand of Il
national pastime, but the Gothamit
registered hits when they meant rul
and scored three on six bingles. IT
Sox made nine OF the schoolboy wonde
but they were not punched at critic
times.
Erickson hurled his best game Of b
season in handing the 6peakerless il
dtans whitswash 9 to o: Only fol
hifs 4 veRs nado e Hylck while II
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