New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-03
RAIN STOPS WORKOUT
AGAINST THE YANKEES
Athletics Take Field in Full
Strength - Bender and
SChang the Battery.
NEITHER TEAM SCORES
Lively Work on Both Sides for
Four and a Half Innings
Caldwell Is Hit
Freely.
NEITHER TEAM SCORES

Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-Only four and a
half innings OF the first game of the
series with the New York team which
Connie Mack Of Philadelphia, INTENDED
should be used as a basis for putting MS
PLAYERS in first class trim for the worlds
series contests. could be played this after
noon. While New York was at bat In
the fifth inning. with the score at to u a
hard shower caused Evans. the umpire to
suspend play. In few minutes the field
became so soggy that the game was called
CT dOubleheader between the teams
will be played tomorrow.
For the first time in week Mack had
his full strength in the field. All the
members of his infeld, McInnis, Collins
Baker and Barry. were In their usual po-
sitions. The outfield was made up OF
Eddie Murphy, Strunk and Oldring.
When Bender and Schang went In at
the start of the game it was taken as an
indication that they would form battery
II, the worlds series and that they would
probably be the men selected to do THIS
work in the first engagement, next tues
day.
The fans" have been guessing as to
who Mack would pair off with Bender.
Many believed that Thomas, who did the
bulk Of the backstop work for the Phila-
delphia team in the worlds series against
Chicago in 1910 and against New YORK
ir 1911. would again team up with the
noted Indian twirler.
The indications are. however, that
Schang has been decided upon to receive
Bcnder's delivery. Schang was slightly
hurt in to-day's contest \ foul tip from
Peckinpaughs bat i'm the third inning
struck him on the right hand and bruised
one Of his fingers Mack declared to-
night that he did not believe the accident
would turn out To be serious. SchanG
continued to catch until the side was
retired.
Bender pitched only three innings. He
had excellent control. and only tw" hits
were made off his delivery, Maisel getting
an infeld single In the first inning and
Peckinpaugh making base hit to centre
field in the third. only nine batSmen
faced the Indian. as Maisel was thrown
out by Schang trying to steal second
base and Peckinpaugh was doubled up
with sweeney on the latter's grounder TO
Barry.
Three Of the nine batsmen knocked the
bali out Of the inheld. two of these being
easy chances for OldrinG. while one bats
man. Hartzell. struck out Brown and
Lapp became Philadelphia's battery in the
fourth inning. two batsmen getting 10 FIRST
base on passes and one on tumble By
Barry.
The American League champions put mp
a snappy exhibition, the infelders showing
no signs Of staleness from their layon.
At the bat the Athletics did not shine. but
they usually have trouble hitting Cald-
well. who pitched for New York.
In Caldwelrs last appearance against
Philadelphia. at New York. he allowed
only two hits and no runs. The home
team made two singles in four innings
to-day. Oldring and Baker each getting
hit. These were the only times when
Philadelphia men batted the ball out OF
the infeld.
Two games tomorrow will give Connie
Mack the opportunity to use "A large num-
Der Of tWirlors. The chances are that
Bender Plank and several Of the young
pitchers will work few innings each in
the games.