The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
PIRATES WIN
FROM PH|LL|ES
0'T00LE GETS AWAY TO GOOD
START AND TEAMMATES PLACE
GAME HIGH AND DRY-ALEX.
AMBER EASILY SOLVED.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 22.-Gro-
yer Alexander and Southpaw Eppa
Rixey looked alike in the Buccan GERS,
who distributed their offerings to all
points of the compass yesterday aft.
ernoon. and the Phillies were thump.
ed. 9 to 6. Bobby Byrne and Jacl
Miller could not find room on Tho
playing field for all their ctouts. So
each OF them sailed one among tn,
crowd of about 5000 that attended
the opener in the last engagement
OF the year for the Corsairs ut tn,
Quaker ballyard. The Pirates j.
hits were for u total OF IS bases.
Marty O'Toole occupied the mount
for the Pittsburghers and pitched
mastery game until the last two In
nings. when he weakened just u iri
file and allowed the enemy to Sill
across with two pairs of runs. II
each of these instances Marty re
tired the first two men and the;
siackened, knowing that he need no.
exert himself when supported b!
eight superb sluggers.
Byrne was the star swatsman OF
theday. He dubbed the very frs
Offering hurled by Alexander and til,
ball hit the ground clearly between
the foul line and the approaching
feet of Mageo. 1t gave a great bound
and landed in the left field stand
Max Carey came next with u triplt
over Becker and Magec and score,
when Wagner was thrown out by
l.oolan. Lobcrt nearly lost leg 1t
DETECTING the Dutchman's grounoc
and later in the game he limped of
the lot and CoZy Dolan finished or
third base.
Miller Gets Homer, Too.
Miller's home run drive was al
most n duplicate of Byrne's, but |
sent something ahead of it. 1t cam
in the third round. Carey had sin
gled. made second on an error I'M,
reached third on clean steal. Vic:
walked and engineered Il thrillin!
double steal that scored Carey. Whei
Miller went to bat two weer out
With one strike and three ball.
called. Alexander slipped fast on.
over and Dots soaked It. The pell,
took one bound and entered til
bieacilers tn extreme left, Viox als
scoring.
Becker's double. Knabe's one-has'
drive and Magee's scratch single ina
Caromed off Wagn er's shin gave tn
Quakers their first point in the thirt
chapter. and Luderus added one NOR.
In the same inning with hit. Mitch
ellis double and Bytne's single In tn
fourth netted the Pirates another
and they counted two in the fifth Of
Rixey. Viox opened on the big left
handler with clean swat, and Wag
ncr followed with a double. Jimmi,
and Hans both raced home when vii
son stung a one-sacker into center.
Marshall and HowIey were called
upon us u rescue battery and Byrn
started the sixth inning with hi
third hit. q two-bagger. Carey's sac
rifice advanced Bobby to third. TIL
Pirates then eased up In their bat
ting. but they didn't stop altogether
although they made no more runs.
0'Toole Is Effective.
During seven rounds. O.Toole had
been effective, and after the Phillic'
chalked up those two runs In the
fourth. Marty frightened up like 9
clam. In the eighth. however. witt,
two out. the Quakers punched three
hits and aided by Mitchclls' error
landed two points. With two canned
II. the ninth they clustered three
more clouts and again counted twice,
The score: