The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics Present Regular Line.
up-Getting Ready for Giants.
Bender Started Contest With
Schang Catching.

Philadelphia, Oct. 3.-Only four
and one-half innings of the first game
of the series with the New York team
which Manager Mack of Philadelphia
intended should be used as basis for
putting his players in first class trim
! for the worlds series contests could
| be played yesterday afternoon. While
| New York was at bat in the fifth in
ming with the score 0 to o, hard
shower caused Umpire Evans to call
! the game off. y doubleheader VIII
| be played today.
For the first time in a week Mack
had his full strength in the field. All
| the members of the infield-McInnis,
/ Collins, Baker and Barry-were in
| their positions. The outfield was COM
posed of Murphy, Strunk and O1dring.
| When Bender and Schang were sent
! in at the start of the game, it was
taken as indication that they
would form a battery in the worlds
series and probably would be selected
to do this work in the first engage
ment.
The fans have been guessing as to
who Mack would pair off with Ben
der. Many believed that Thomas, who
did the bulk of the backstop work for
the Philadelphia team in the worlds
series against Chicago in 1910 and
against New York in 1911, would
again team up with the noted Indian
tWirler.
Schang has been decided on to re-
ceive Bender's delivery. Schang was
slightly hurt in the contest. A foul
tip off Peckinpaugh's bat in the third
inning bruised one of his fingers.
Manager Mack declared last night that
he did not believe the accident would
turn out to be serious.
Bender pitched only three innings.
He had excellent control and only two
hits We're made off him, Maisel get
ting an infield single in the first in
ming and Peckinpaugh making base
hit to center field in the third. Only
nine batsmen faced the Indian as
Maisel was thrown out by Schang try
ing to steal second base and Peckin-
paugh was doubled with Sweeney on
the latter's grounder to Barry.
Three of the nine batsmen knocked
the ball out of the inf1eld, two of these
being easy chances for Oldring, while
one batsman, Hartzell. struck out |
Brown and Lapp became Philadelphia
in the fourth inning, two bats |
men getting to first base on passes and |
one on a tumble by Barry.
The American League champions put |
up a snappy exhibition in the field. the |
infielders showing no signs of staleness |
from their layoff.
At the bat, Philadelphia did not size |
M as being in FORM although they |
usually have trouble hitting Caldwell. |
who pitched for New York. In Cald- |
wells last appearance against Phila- |
ieIphia at New York he shut them
out and allowed only two hits. Yes
-erday the home team made two sin
giles in four innings, Oldring and Ra-
1er each getting hit. These were the
,nlv times when Philadelphia could
oat the ball out of the infield.
Two games today will give Mack the
of using a large number
Of pitchers. The chances are that Ben
der Plank and several of the young
pitchers will work a few innings IN
the games.
Score: R.h-E
New York 900 w
PhiladeIp h1a -.OOo wv =
Ratteries-Caldwell and Sweeney; il
Bender. Brown and Schang, Lapp. Um-
pires-E,gan and Evans.
Game called on account of rain
Cleveland at Detroit-Postponed on
account of rain.
Boston at ashington-Postponed on
account of rain.