Evening star., 1913-08-10
ONE RUN ENOUGH
TO BEAT LEADERS
'Reb" Russell Holds Athletics
RunIeSs-Sox Win Two
Games in a Row.
WEAVER's GOOD THROW
NAILS THE TYING RUN
Schang's Two-Bagger Most
Timely. But Strunk's Speed
Fails Him in Pinch.

S~clai ptsi strh a" a' STAR
PlIILADELPIiIA. Pa. August
9.-Bcaten ont III driving finish
by nose. the Athletics met their
second reverse iii as many days at
the hands of Chicago TODAY. when
the White SoN romped under the
wire victor by the narrowest pos
sible margin, too.
Before the mad strife was fin
ally decided at the last moment
1t became test between throw
ing arm ard tleetness of foot.
Picture for yourself the thrilling
situation of two out IN the ninth
inning. one run needed TO tie the
score, sprinter on first base,
when up comes an emergency
hitter who drives the ball majes-
tically through the air to center
field for two bases.
The fleet Amos Strunk was the
Mackman on the first sack.
"Wally" Schang played the role
of the pinch hitter. Two were
out and hopes of tying the score
were not any too high. Schang
delivered a terrific two-bagger to
center field. The 1900 raucous
spectators jumped to their feet at
the sound of bat meeting ball.
The speedy Strunk was off with
1.-THE crack of the willow. The
Ifrenzied crowd craned their necks
TO watch the mad race-Ping
Bodie in center field after the ball,
Strunk and Schang speeding the
base paths.
Weaver's Throw Beats Strunk.
Just as Strunk was approaching the
| three-Quarter mark, Bodie had recovered
the ball and by quick relay shot 1t
| into the hands of Buck Weaver, back
of second base. Lieut.. Harry Davis,
stationed on third base coaching lines.
determined that Strunk should continue
1 in his race and beckoned him to bring into
! play every ounce of his energy to score.
| AS Strunk rounded the bag Weaver
tossed the ball on its final relay to
| Maskman Schalk, who stood at the plate.
| nerves taut. Weaver's throw was true
| as a rifle shot. After one bound the
ball was in the big mitt on SchaIk's
left hand.
As a final effort Strunk twisted his
athletic form into what is known as the
"fade-away' position and threw himself
toward the plate \ groan from the rx-
cited crowd rent the air. for Umpire
Ferguson called Strunk out of which
fact all were aware before the decision
had been made. Throwing arm had beat
en- fleetnesS of foot.
This the Athletics last chance.
but they had opportunities for victory
before. only to lose out in the long run
because of the brilliant work of 'Reb
Russell the raw-boned southpaw
Texan, who held down the pitching job
for the Sox. AS early as the first in-
ming the Mackmcn had men on second
and first with two out and :, hif needed
to score a run. They failed because
Russell was master of the situation.
Chappell's Hit Timely.
Chicago owes credit for its victory to
s1S,500 Larry chappell, who drove In
the lone tally of the contest with
single i'm the sixth inning Dame For
tune aided the Sox in registering this
rum Schalk. first up in this frame,
popped to Jack Lapp. Weaver placed
a single in center. Chicagos second hit
of the game. Russell tapped TO Baker,
who elected to throw to first to get the
hitter instead of taking chance at
second, where the play on Weaver ap-
peared easier. Russell beat Bakers
throw and IL was a single. Then
Jimmy ~Callahan's high priced outheid-
er delivered the blow that crushed the
Mackmen. His was a single TO ieft on
which Weaver scored.
a more thrilling pitchers duel has sell
dom been staged at Shibe Park. Opposed
to Chicago's brilliant southpaw was
Rob Shawkey. the clever young Mack
twirler Shawkeys performance on the
mound was equally as brilliant as that
of his opponent. He permitted only seven
hits for total of eight bases against
eight safeties for ten total bases COM
piled off Russell by the house Of Mack.
However, he did not fare SO well with
Dame Fortune. Three OF the hits or
Shawkey were more or less OF the
scratch type. due to the "breaks OF
the game. One Of these mixed with two
bingles figured in the only score. 1t
was Shawkey's first defeat since becom-
ing MackInan. The score: