Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-17
BILL MEEHAN STARS
IN THINNING GAME
St. Carthage TwirIer Goes En-
tire Distance to Beat
lansdaIe, 5-4
MERKLE IN THE LIMELIGHT
By WILLIAM S. DALLAS

BASEBALL fans of the West phila-
- delphia and downtown sections to
the number of 5000 went home to late
supper last night. The reason was the
st. Carthage and I.ansdale baseball
teams.
The Montgomery County League
champions were booked to minglc with
the Saints in single afternoon game.
but before the shades Of night had
settled over the vicinity of Sixty fifth
and Catharnc streets n Sunday twilight
game was also staged. but the whole
business counted but single game.
The Saints We're victors over their
rivals. > to 4. in the longest and most
sensational encounter of the local sea
son. which was not decided until two
men had perishcd in the Saints half Of
the eighteenth.
The contest started at $3.50 r. NJ
and play came to conclusion few
minutes before the hands Of the clock
had reached : :45.
Bill Meehan Stars
Billy Meehan was the big noise. all
| considered. for the st. Carthage hurler
which is another way of saying Fleishcr
pitcher. went the entire route and was
in great shape at the finish, displaying
his choicest assortment of curves when
the battle ceased.
Walter Larson. Penn pitcher. started
on the hill for Lansdnle. another team
hat has n dual personality. exhibiting
twice weekly at Chelten avenue and
Magnolia streets as Germantown. Lar
son was relieved in the tenth by Allen
another college pitcher.
During I.arsOn's tenure on I he hill he
was nicked for thirteen hits. and Allen
in the nine sessions he toiled held the
slugging yarners to six hits.
The star of the fracas for the losers
was Second Baseman Mcrkle, of State
College. He had six hits in ten times
at bat and handled fifteen chances with
out flaw. The first Lansdale run was
made by Schaefer in the second, and
then Merkle counted in the fifth,
seventh and ninth after he had reached
first in each of these innings with a
single.
Donovan Looks Good
The Fleishcr's new second sackor.
Donovan by name. looked pretty good
! but on several occasions he appeared not
+ so good. lie had an in-nnd- out day of
it. When Donovan crossed the plate in
the fifth and seventh both runs were
! the result of his errors.
But the second baseman played the
big part in the winners first three runs.
In the first, Mcneil scored on his hit.
He registered in the sixth when he
opened that session with n double. and
also scored in the eighth after he had
made a single.
! Harry ("Lefty'D Nolan did not have
his usual big day. but It was his trusty
bat and his only single Of the game in
the ninth that tied. as he scored Me-
Nell after the third baseman had
doubled.
The winning run came In the
eighteenth. when Rnhinger walked.
stole second and counted on Walker )
hit, which was also the only one he
made in the eighteen innings.
Before the fracas was over. Larry
Sutton had been chased out of the game
by Umpire Lyons for disputing a de .
cision at first and although the battle
waged over four hours, but few fans
left their seats before the final tally
had been sent across in the greatest
game of the local season.