Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
ATHLETICS ARE
BEATEN BY MAPS.
Birmingham'S Team Hits Ball
Hard and Wins by Score
of 10 to /. ]:
CLEVELAND is NOW ::
AHEAD ON SERIES
Mackmen Must Take Game
Today to Get an Even
Break. /.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

D4spattA 20 ipc star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. August
Io.-Cleveland's confidence in the
pennant brush was buoyed up to-
day from a low ebb. to which IL
had dwindled after the waIloping
OF yesterday The ire OF the Maps
was AT fever heat. with the result
that they made the most of their:
opportunities and lowered the col:
ors OF Connie Mack in the gallop-
ing fashion of 10 to |. Victory
today assured the Maps at least
an even break i'm the series which
will be brought to a close tomor-
row. At the start OF the tits be-
tween the leaders Joe Birming:
ham had hoped for clean sweep;
but now he is pulling hard to
make it three out OF four. Connie
Mack and his ball tossers are Just
as determined to get an even
break. which will be doing we'll.
in view of the heavy artillery
work the Maps are doing just
now.
The Maps won the tilt by such
one-sided figures because they
outplayed the House of Mack in
all departments of the game. The
10000 fans who crowded into the
torrid Cleveland park saw the
Maps in championship form, while
the Mack pitching was like that
seen when a second division club
is in town.
Mitchell Pitches Well.
With such pitching as Mitchell ex-
hibited members of the Cleveland in
field were not called upon to exert
themselves. While Mitchelrs deliv-
cry was fathomed FOR eight hits. the
Mackmen were lacking in the pinches.
Only in the fourth frame did the Macks
get more than one hit. Collins double.
followed by q two-base drive by Nc
Innis, saved a shut-out.
j. Leslie Bush. the Athletics speed
boy" had no terrors for such lovers Of
speed Lajoie, Jackson, Johnston.
Graney and Leibold. each contributing
two hits to the Maps total of eleven.
He was wild and did not work well
with Wally Schang behind the bat.
Two double steals in this period. cou-
pied with two wild throws by Schang,
with three singles produced two runs.
Bush started well, tanning the first
two men and showing every sign OF
being able to give Mitchell a lively
run for the honors. However. that
shrcwd old veteran, Larry Lajoio.
spoiled Joe's future on the slab by
hitting A pitch out. after having two
strikes. for a double to right, scoring
Jackson, who had walked i'm the first
inning. Lajoie's tap unnerved Joe SO
much that he grooved one for Johnston
with single as the result, Latoie
scoring.
Lead Not Overcome.
These two runs in the first inning were
too big lead for the Mackmen to over
come The count was to al the Close
of the Mack half of the fourth inning.
G oilins doubled ard was followed BY
q two-base smash by McInnis that hit
on the left field foul line, according To
Umpire Hildebrands ruling. which pro-
duced what proved to be the only Mack
tally.
-Four runs were added TO the Maps to-
tai after two we're down in the seventh.
Graney popped to McInnis. O'Neili walk
ed, but was forced at second by Mitchell.
Orr fumbied the ball momentarily or II
would have been a double play. Lelboid
hit the right field wall for TWO oases.
Mitchell pulling UP at third. Chapman
hit to the flag pole in deep center, scor-
ing Mitchell and Leibold ahead of him.
Jackson's single and Lajoies double
melted the fourth run of the inning. The.
two runs that counted against the Mack
men in the ninth were the result OF
two double steals. on both of which
Mackman Schang made wild throws.
Manager Mack will likely play Chief
Bender as his triumph card tomorrow to
get an even break. while the Cleveland
assignment will fall to either Gregg or
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