Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
ALL-STARS FAIL TO
SCORE ON ATHLETICS
Mack's Pitchers Display Bril-
liant Form and Keep Op-
ponents From TaIIying.
CHAMPIONS SHOW UP
WELL ALL AR0UND
LONG Hits Cause Defeat of Ed
WaIsh-Cunningham Hits
for Three Bases.
Special DiSnatch 10 The Star.

Special DiSratch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, October ID
Showing that form which landed them as
penrant winners in the American League
pennant race. the Athletics defeated
Jimmy McAieers team of AIl-Stars al
Shibe Park This afternoon by a score of
:; 20 q.
1t was clean-cUt victory and the fans
are delighted that their pets have at last
found their stride. There had been many
misgivings over the four previous defeats.
and ii was thought that the champions
had gone stale. but todays game was
conclusive evidence that the White E!e-
Thants are in the best of trim. Their
work in the field was full of ginger. and
they pulled off plays that made the crowd
sit M and take notice.
Not only did the feeders do their act in
mastery manner. bat the three twirlers
sent 70 the mound by Connie Mack per-
formed their part of the program in
perfect style. Bender. Plank and Krause
were the pitchers. and all three of them
lad everything necessary to win game.
Speed. control and confidence combined
enable them to get>away with the game
without the Stars getting a man across
the plat.e Cunningham was the luckiest
in making three gger on Plank with
one out. but Eddie made tho next man
pop fly and then got rid of the third
without trouble kraUse was the pleas
ant surprise Of the afternoon. however.
the southpaw pitching the last three in
nnCs and not allowing a single hit.
In the eighth session lie famed three
men in succession. and Connie Mack for
orce forgot himself and smiled as the
third man was declared out.
Long Hits Beat Walsh.
II was rather hard luck for Walsh 10
lose game With his pitching. and he
would have captured nine-teDths of his
contests with such work He held the
Champs down TO FIVE hits struck out
four and did not pass a man. but a
homo run and a three-bagger were in
strumcntal III causing his downfall. In
addition. he managed to get one Of the
three hits made by the -All-Stars, so he
oil his duty in true fashion.
Another interesting feature Of the game
was, the fact that only one base was
stolen on the champions. and Walsh pur-
loined that sack. Livingston and Thomas
headed of the several attempts 10 steal
and their showing was the best they
have done during The series. After the
game Jimmy McAleer said that the Ath-
letics playing would have beaten the
best team in the world today. and that
he looked TO see the Mackmen take the
measure of the Cubs He figured that
This weeks practice has done the Ath
letics world of good and that they
will show the benefit of the work in every
game
Ban johnson vas an interested spectator
OF the game and at it's conclusion he
remarked that such playing would posi-
lively beat the Cubs. He expressed his
pleasure d the exhibition given by the
Macknen. and congratulated Connie Mack
Gpon his teams work.
The Athletics got a run in the first in
ming. Hartsel led off with single. went
TO second on sacrifice ny McInnis. to
third on Collins out at first and home on
Bakers single to center.
In the sixth McInnis singled to left,
after Hartsel had been retired at first.
He stole second went TO third on Streets
poor throw and tailed sacrifice fly
TO Speaker by Collins.
With two out in the seventh session
Barry nailed one on the trade mark and
drove il TO the scoreboard i'm deep left
easily making the circuit of the bases
before II was returned. Livingston fol-
lowed with three-ba gger To center, but
the next man was an easy out.
The score: