Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-28
BOSTON TEAMS ARE
KIND To LOCALS
RommeI Scores Two in an
Afternoon and As Get
Out of Last Place
eALLoWAY's GREAT GAME

F THE Athletics had more Eddie
4 KOmmels they would be battling for
first place honors these days with the
fanks, Browns. White Sox and Tigers.
Mere conjecture. probably. but borne
out by the Baltimorcan' great work so
far this season and his pitching ycster
dny.
Incidentally both the As and the
Phils are out Of last place today. the
former because Of two victories over the
Red Sox and the latter because the
Giants defeated them and the Braves
countered by losing.
Rommcl and his mates humbled the
Red Sox twice on brilliant playing.
good pitching and excellent hitting
when hits meant runs. Eddie handed
The Sox six hits. well scattered. in tht
opener and relieved Rolllc Naylor in
the second contest in the seventh with
he figures kno,ted and pulled the game
out of the FIRE.
It was the first double win in an
afternoon for an Athletic hurler in
many. many years. Jack Coombs being
the only one in memory in the last
decade to turn the trick.
The Baltimore entry had everything
in the first game. and had 1t not beer
for an error by McGowan in the second
ninth he would have had shutout
He pitched artful ball nll the way
through. aided by conspiruously good
support by Chick Galloway.
Ieimach Hurts Knee
In the second game Hcimach started
and went along brilliantly until the
sixth. when with two outs line drive
from Zoe Dugan's bat collided with hi
knee and forced him out Of the game
NaylOr pitched just third of an in.
ming. when the SoX scored run ant
tied the score.
lle allowed five hits and a run. four OF
| in danger.
The most impressive feature Of the
pair Of games was the fielding and hit
ting of Chick Galloway. Chick han
died the shortstOp position fnultlessly
going back Of second and deep in short
to make stops and throws that would
have done credit to Barry. UnUucs.
tionably the Southern lad is the best
the Mnckmen havc'had at the shortticld
since Barry left Shibe Park
Chickc made five hits in the two
games. double and single in the frs,
and three one-base blows in the second
All of his hits were timely and not OF
the variety that he used to hit. They
were solid line drives into the QUITE,
garden. something on the order of Cobb''
outtield shots. .,
Tillie walker poked ms thirtccnti
homer Of the season into the left field
bleachcrs in the seventh inning. making
tie for the second-plnce entrants ir
the hOme-run league. Bng Miller also
mas thirteen.
from the fans. but he double crossed
them BY banging out a home run and
four singles in the two games. Heimac!
received n gold watch from his Camder
friends in the fourth and famed tn,
side in the fifth just to show his appre
citation.
u,,,.u nj. Had
nv
Wilbur Hubhcll was Smackcd SMART,
and lively by the Giants in q six -innine
game, and the Phils lost the verdict
to 1. In the sextet of rounds thu
McGrawites made ten safe hits while
the Phils. were counting hve. PM
Douglass had the number of the local'
when men wcr" on the bases. Leslie ',
double and IIenline's single counted
the only Phil marker.
The victory did not bounce the Phil'
back into last place; for the Bravc'
dropped their ninth straight th'
Dodgers turning t!e trick. 7 TO-" Rur
thrr hurled his iourteehth WIN OF th'
season, hoiuins '"e "''e'''' " '''e'
hits
The Dodgers maue thirt'en Hl,s on 'n'
OeschGcr. fillln2In ana MeNanhrh
The latter. the f1rdham Enr OF ih'
present season hurled 'he last wv" IN
nings and ala VEIN
Conner Hits Homer
I,-,,. coonor burled n yooI ,,m,
I,pur .I' hama rH, i, IL"
anu hh'DnI" hi E;,Iofsr.s Cmbs in tho frs,
l"u'lns ,,' Jnnhie .heodcr tbe Second n,
whlch was az" innos werc tho victims In