Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-20
ST. LOUIS ENJOYS
REAL PROSPERITY
Cards Second Defeat of Giants
and Browns Verdict Over
Macks Make Fans Happy
PETERS, HOMER AIDS PILLS

|WE WHO have been down in the
w depths so long can appreciate how
the fans in st. Louis must feel about
their two teams this year. The Mound
City fans can be justly proud Of two Of
the most consistent teams in the leagues.
George Sisler and his pals are
| enjoying two and half game
lead on the champion Yankees. Over in
the other circuit the Cards are within
striking distance of the worlds cham
pions--the Giants.
Both teams won yesterday, the
Browns handing our Athletics their
tenth reverse in the West, while the
Cards defeated the Giants for the second
straight time, just when the fans Of
Gotham were certain that the team
! was on one of its famous long winning
| strcaks.
Lefty Hcimach hurled game
that would have been good for u
victory nine times out of ten. He held
the slugging Browns to six hits, two
of which were punched in the seventh
for the run that earned the verdict. -.
The phillies haven't been doing half
SO bad on their present home stay with
the Western teams. Yesterdays game.
picked out of the fire by big Jack
last five games. against teams that are
battling for first division berths. a
continuation of the same sort Of play
and hope that springs eternal may be
realized before the season is over and
our Phils may be found out Of last
place.
A Hectic Contest
For hectic, sizzling contest, ycster-
days describes the palm. For five in
nings it was great hurling duel be-
tween Stueland and Lefty Weinert. In
the sixth the Cubs hammered the south
paw hard for three runs, which included
home run swat over the right field
wall by Left Fielder Miller.
Winters asccnded the hill at the start
of the seventh after Weinert had been
relieved by pinch hitter in the sixth
when the Phillies scored Il run. Then
came the seventh, in which the Phils
started n rally on Mr.. Stueland, for
merly of Sious Falls, s. d. Three runs
crossed the pentagon and the score was
tied. Kid Art Fletcher slamming out a
single with the bases filled that counted
two.
That was all for Stucland, and Tony
Kaufman. sandlotter from the
Windy City. took the peak. A hurling
ters ensued until the ninth, when, for
all intcnts and purposes the game was
over, when with two out and Wirts on
first by virtue of a walk, Kaufman
slammed the horschide into the left field
blcachcrs.
Undaunted. the Pills rallied in their
half and turned the tide when Peters
with Lee and Henline on third and soc
ond. respectively, two outs and one run
to tie and two to win. took toe hold
n mighty lunge, and the ball came
within three or fOurs rows of clearing
the wall in left. 1t was mighty shot
and one that sent joy into the hearts o.
the fans.
Yanlss Drop Eight Straight
Trailing the Browns by two and a
half games as a result of their eighth
straight defeat. the skdding Yankees
faced battle to retain even second
place against the Tigers. who by win
ming their seventh in Il row were within
two games of the New Workers.
Babe Ruth connected for his seventh
homer in the first inning of the game
with Cleveland. but lost his temper
over a decision in the eighth and was
banishcd from the field. The Yankee.
also lost in this inning, Speakers mer
falling on Carl Mays underhand dc.
livery and driving across three runs tc
win by 4 to ..
Harry Heilmanns great hittin:
streak was stopped by Fullerton Will,
the Tigers were outslugcing the Rec
Sox, II to .. The Detroit star hat
registered ten consecutive hits. one les
than the record Of eleven established b.
Speaker in 1920.
The st. Louis Cardinals hit Phi
Douglas hard In the early innings ant
took their second straight from th
Giants. Pfcffer checked the champions
in the ninth after Earl Smith started ,
rally with home run.
Brooklyn staged whirlwind ninth
inning rally against the Pirates. scor
ing four runs TO tie the score, and VOL
in the fourteenth. 6 to 5. Ferdi
Schupp. Giant, who is staging /
comeback with the White SOx, hell
Washington to four hits, famed tel
and won, . to 0.