Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
St. COLUMBIA, Marshall E.
Smith, MitcheN.Fletclter
and Hatch Motor Play
First Games Tonight
ISMITH PILOTS SAINTS
by WILLIAM 9, DALLAS

Il
L Philadelphia Baseball Association
held its weekly meeting at the Office of
President Donovan last night. The ga
ering was called for s 80 =. NJ. but as
seven Of the officials were engaged in
twilight tilts. It was almost the hour Of
10 before the moguls got down to brass
tacks.
THE most enthusiastic reports of the
games were received and it was the
unanimous opinion that all the clubs
are due for prosperous seasons.
A glance at the schedule for this eve.
ming shows an increased number 0:
contests and on the layout are four
! openings by teams on brand new
grounds. They are st. COLUMBIA Cath
olic Club at Twenty fourth stneet and
Allegheny avenue. Hatch motor Mt
Forty seventh and Spruce streets. Mar
Butler streets and Mitchell Fletcher at
Twenty fifth street and Snyder avenue.
Jack Smith Leads Saints
The St. COLUMBIA Catholic Club has
long been prominent in the city's sports.
but this is the first year for baseball
team. Jack Smith has been elected
manager and followers of the basket
ball game we'll recall many tough
tnsslc in which Jack emerged the victor.
This club has membership Of 5000.
and Smith has engaged Stcnton Field.
nt Twenty fourth street and Allegheny
avenue. as home groundy.
1t is Of easy access and should be
the scene of large gatherings. "Art
Summers sure gave me n tough one for
the opener" said Jack. speaking Of the
contest carded tonight with North
Phils, ''but we have good team
and will make them all hustle. Smith
will use as his pitcher Mike Ward, who
was with Chief Bender at Reading. or
Bill Waller, Of Wildwood. on the hill.
GaynOr will be behind the bat"
At Tenth and Butler Jack Mays.
In his new role rs baseball manager
opens the home season for Marshall Il.
Smith. Here's another team that haO
swell assignment wished on 'cm for
than the Cuban Stars. Ted Barth says
he would like to know. In the whole of
last season the Cubans were only beaten
twice here and ChncOn. the shortstOp.
is regarded as the best ut his position
in Cuba. During the winter he plays
with the Almandares. of Havana.
In center field is Oms, whose record
of forty five hOmerS in II season among
the independents still stands unchal-
lengetl. Manager Mays has played sew
eral games, hut he will fash his rcgu-
lar lineup for the first time and Bill
Mackey. who famed fifteen Nicetown
batters for Highland Park on Saturday
will make his appearance. Mackey is
one of the regular Smith hurlers.
Hard to Break In
Mitchell Fletcher is determined to
break into the baseball game. The
store boys organized a swell club at
the start of the season and decided to
travel. They let it be known that they
had a great aggregation and Joined the
Philadelphia Baseball Association. Bu.
no one wanted TO play them. because
it was their first year out and their
status was yet to be determined.
But Manager Harry Lister was de-
termined to show about seventy other
clubs that he has great team and
has made arrangements to play at the
Forty eighth Ward grounds at Twenty
fifth and Snyder avenue on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Tonight Mitchell
Fletcher will meet Jack Hines Old
Timers.
The infeld and outfield contains
some prominent players and for pitch
ars he has Pete l.iebert. formerly of
State College and Pencoyd; George
Slottcr. of the San Francisco Seals
Frank Laveln. Of Ashland and Rox-
borough. and Bob White. of La Sale.
The catchcrs are Barney Stevenson. Of
Stetson. and Ward Brubacker, of
Shanahan.