The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-13
ATHLETICS EASY
FOR ALL-STARS
Losers Weakened BY In
jrriaS, But Not impress
sive Anyhow.

PHILADELPHIA, oct l3.-Connie
MaCk's baseball machine running with
out TWO OF its regular cogs. another in a
new position and "a bit rusty" as the
mechanic would say, was outdistanced
yesterday afternoon by Jim AIcAleer's
All-Star nine in the second Of a series
Of five sprints.
Errors adeId did much toward the un-
doing Of good pitching by Philadelphia
trio Of fiji gers. and the final returns
gave the combination OF American
League beadliners the honors. TO /.
Rube Oldring, Jack Barry ana Bris
Lord, OF the regulars, were rot in the
felt. Captain Harry Davis tried his
hand IN center field, while Ben Houser
played at the hrst-base post.
The Shibe Park performers can defeat
the best team any club Of the Ban John
son league put on the field, but the
champions have yet 10 prove 20 their
admirers that they can beat a collection
OF players picked from the league ranks
! With their forces augmented by Tyrus
Cobb the sterling outfelder. fleet
footed base runner. and hard-httting
GeorEian, backed by the grand pitching
Of Ed Walsh. who has figured in world s
series an Chicago. the AlI-Stars made
somewhat OF runaway Of IT, Five
errors were made by Mack players.
Collins Triple Saves EN-.
Big Ed" allowed only six hits. aud
was so careful when an athlete wear
ing the big a. clouted safely that he
did not allow Mack player 70
reach second base until the ninth inning,
when Eddie Collins saved the champions
from a shut-out by bouncing a three
Dagger on the right field wall In only
one inning did Walsh allow more than
one hit-the seventh-when two men
pOled into safe territory. But the frs.
man to connect safely was caught at
second Ty Cobb's stickwork played a
leading part in the offensive work Of
the All-Stars. The Detroit player con-
tributed two doubles and a single and
4 scored two runs himself.
Loose work in the field aided the de-
feat Of the House OF Mack Bender,
Plank. and COombs, Macks reliable
pitching trio, were not TO be denied
| good records in the box. though they
were forced to face a combination OF
/ the hardest hitters wearing the uni
form Bender went through three
/ innings, allowing only one hit Plank
gave three hits in as many sessions.
\ Ragged fielding back Of the biz Gettys-
/ burg sOuthpsw allowed three runs dur
/ ing his term OF Office.
| Jack Coombs worked I'm the FINAL
/ three periods. CoOmbs retired the
/ stars in rotation in two Of the three
4 innings without hit or run The ninth
saw Jawn weaken, -Four hits, includ-
I ing a triple and double resulted In two
runs, bringing the total 20 FIVE.
No Trouble To Steal.
! Twice the An-Stars worked the double
steal, and each time a runner scored
I from third.
Up until the fifth inning there was
| little doing in the hit and run line,
neither team having registered al the
! plate. Each side ha6 but one hit
Things broke in the fifth. when two
| runs scored for the stars Cobb opened
with a double to left and stole third.
! StahI was hit. Cobb and Stahl worked
/ the double steal, the former scoring
! from third. on Lapps throw past
! Collins, Stahl went 10 third After
/ two were down. Walsh reached first
on balls. Another double steal was
{ worked, Sta-hl scoring
: McAleeT's men scored again in the
sixth Murphy left Lords single roll
/ D~vis scored Lord. Two more runs
came in the ninth Elberfeld tripIed
to center. Cobb laced a double in the
( same direction, ElbeTfeld scoring.
Cobb took third on Stahls fly 20 Muir
ply. and scored on McBrides single.
Mcbride then stole second and third,
but died there,
The score: