The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics Win Fifth Pennant
for Worlds Series.
Speed of Old Machine Was
Prominent Against Tigers.

Philadelphia, Sept. 23.-Philadelphia
Won the pennant of the American
League for this season and it's fifth
championship in the 13-year history
of the organization by reeling off two
victories over Detroit here Monday
for the home team, as the Detroit team
was whitewashed in each contest, not
a heldlng error marring the after
Moons work of Mack's combination.
Bush held Detroit down to eight
scattered hits in the opening contest
and fooled his opponents when oppor-
tunities were presented for scoring.
Philadelphia scored two runs in the
second inning Baker singled and
Dauss hit McInnis. Both runners
moved up on Strunk's bunt and scored
on the double squeeze" play, when
Barry was thrown out on a bunt. The
other two tallies were secured by
punching hits in the third and fifth.
One run needed to decide the issue
in the second game was scored in the
second inning. Dubuc gave McInnis a
pass, the latter was forced by Walsh,
who stole second base and tailed on
Laps single to right field. Pennock
twirled for two innings, during which
Detroit got two hits and a pass. Plank
pitched the last seven innings. He
was in trouble in the third session,
when, with two out, Crawford and Cobb
each singled and Burns was hit by a
pitched ball. filling the bases. Plank
then famed Gibson. In the last six
innings Detroit did not get a runner
past first base Burns and Bush
fielded their positions in sensational
style.
First game-Score: R.H.E.
Detroit --.--.-.......00 900 900 1000 L
021 010 00*4 oil
Batteries-Dauss and Gibson; L. |
Bush and Schang. Umpires-Hilde- |
brand and Egan.
Second game-Score: R.H. E. !
Detroit .............0 900 600 600 l |
Philadelphia -....... 010 900 00*-1 3 o
Batteries-Dubuc and Gibson; Pen |
mock, Plank and Lapp. Umpires-Egan |
and Hildebrand.
ST. Louis Z: Washington 5.
Washington, Sept. 23.-Washington |
played miserably in the field Monday |
and st. Louis had little difficulty in |
winning. The defeat coming when
Cleveland was winning from New York, |
ousted the locals from second place.
which they had held jointly with the
Maps since Saturday.
Ayres, a recruit from Richmond,
started his first major league game and
pitched d splendid game while on the
mound. He went along for six full
in great shape, holding ST.
Louis to three scattered hits, only one
of which was clean. In the seventh
he allowed his fourth hit and then
went to pieces Before
St. Louis had been retired five runs
had crossed the plate in which only
two hits figured.
Score: RH.E. |
ST. Louis ......... .oo1 900 51o-7 z
Washington ..........010 020 200-5 Z z
Batteries-LeverenZ, Mitchell and
Agnew; Ayres, Boehling
and Henry. Cmpires-Dineen and
Sheridan.
Cleveland ); New York 4.
New York, Sept. 23.-Though New
York outhit Cleveland more than two
o one Monday, the visitors took the
second game of the series. What the
Clevcland's lacked in hits they made
Up in passes, nine men walking to
first. Three of the passes were con-
7erted into runs. New York had many
chances to win the game but after get
ing runners on the bases could not
get them around.
Score: RH.E.
Cleveland ........... POP 010 OOO-5
lew York ............1 ITO 020 600 16
MISUNDERSTANDING Steen and
Fisher, Schulz, McHaIe and
iossett, Sweeney. Umpires-Connoly Z
md O'Loughlin.
Chicago at Boston, postponed; wet