The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-09
Tesreau Hit Hard And Flet= cher's Error Helps Mack's Men==Bush In Box For
 Philadelphia
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Polo Grounds, Oct 9@The slugging Athletics landed on Jeff Tesreau for three solid singles in the opening in ming of today's engagement and with | the assistance of F1etcher's wild throw grabbed a lead of three runs. Bush, the youngster who has been groomed as the dark horse of the series, was 1 on the rubber for the Athletics. Fred Merk1e, whose ankle was injured | Tuesday returned to the fray and re- placed Wiltse at first.
 You know luck breaks better for l the daring team.'' said Captain Larry ] Doyle, of the New York Nationals, l land that's why we will be out there, 1 today, to beat the Athletics l A soggy field, drenched by hours of hard rain, slowed up the fielding of both teams. Water seeped through the tarpau1in coverings, last night, and a dozen ground keepers worked 1 from dawn till game time to dry out | the moisture. Gallons of gasoline were sprinkled on the paths and the early beginning of prairie fire. The | ground was then carefully sanded and the puddles in the outf1e1d were sponged up.
 Umpire Rigler inspected the
 grounds at 1O:3O o'clock and reported | was more rain. The gates were
 immediately opened and g. triple file
 of weather-anxious spectators, which
 stretched for four or five blocks away
 from the entrances, passed into the
 reserved stands. Scores of women
 stood for several hours waiting for the
 gates to open. And they were just as lively as the men in the rush for the ! front seats
 we're a, crippled team" remarked I John McGraw. grfmly, "but we will
 have good club in the field today, as l Mack's men will find out.''
 The Athletics came to the grounds ! with every member in fine condition.
 Manager McGraw sent word to the 1 press box that Tesreau and Mclean 1 would be the battery for New York. l Bush and Schang were announced as the batteries for Philadelphia. Umpire Rig1er will give decisions on
 balls and strikes; Connolly will take ! care of the bases while Empires Klenn
 will be in left field and Egan in right
 field.
 FIRST INNING, FIRST HALF. l The announcement that Bush would pitch caused hundreds to murmur in the stands. This is the pitcher that Connie Mack has kept under cover } for the last six weeks in order to use him in the worlds series"
 Ira Thomas, the Athletics catcher, said that Bush had a world of speed and fine breaking curve when ke l warmed up.
 } Tesrau's splitter. broke over the
 plate for a strike. His second pitch was 8 ball. Fletcher threw out Mur- } phy at first. It was a close play, the ball beating the runner by only a ] step. Tesreau had plenty of speed. : OIdring singled when Tesreau sent ] up a f1oater. Collins took a strike the ball curving over the plate neal
 his knees. Tesreau then shot over an
 other strike, putting the batter in 9 |
 OIdring going to third.
 Then came Baker to the bat and
 the Athletic rooters gave a mighty i. cheer. Baker missed the first one
 The New York inf1eld laid back to try
 for a double play. Baker missed the second one by a foot. Oldring scored on Bakers single to left, Collins being
 held at second.
 Tesreau put over a strike on Me Innis. Collins and Baker made 2
 double steal, putting them on third . and second.
 Mclean dropped Tesreau's pitch McInnis struck out, Mclean tc Merkle.
 Collins and Baker scored wher , Fletcher took Strunk's grounder an6
 threw wild to the grandstand. Strunk
 went to second on the play.
 Barry pop-flied to Fletcher.
 Three runs, three hits and one error
 FIRST INNING, SECOND HALF.
 Bush put over the first one for a ] strike. The second one was foul
 After having two strikes on the bat ter Bush pitched three successive l, balls. Herzog out, Barry to Mc1nnis z Bush had 8 basketfuI of speed but , seemed wabbly on commanding it . Doyle got an infie1d hit which Bush : was unable to field in time. Doyle
 had a good start on the pitcher in an
 attempted steal but Fletcher fouled l the ball. Fletcher was hit by Bush.
 Burns flied to Collins who tossed tc Barry, doubling Doyle at second.
 No runs, one hit, no errors. s SECOND INNING, FIRST HALF. Schang struck out, being unable tc 5 gauge Tesrcau's splitter. Bush flied out to Murray.
 5 Murphy beat out hit to short [ Fletcher making a nice stop back or the grass but could not get his mar at first. Oldring got his second single
 to right, sending Murphy to third. II
 was the hit and run play, cIeverl5 1 worked.
 d OIdring stole second, Murphy being @ held at third. Murphy and Oldring S scored on Collins line drive ovel - Doy1e's head. Collins was out at sec n ond when Doyle took Bakers burn !