Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
RED SOX AGAIN
DOWN ATHLETICS
MaCkmen Score Few Runs on
a Good Many Safe
Hits.
PLANK SLIPS A COG
WHEN GAME SEEMS WON
Bender Working When OIdring
I Makes Muff Which Gives
Boston Winning Run.
Spc"ia DISPATCH 10 The Star.

Special DISPATCH 10 The Star
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Iune
2I.-Connie Macks ninety-horse-
power base ball machine expert
enced an unusual amount OF
trouble today. and in the dash for
victory in weird race. car
No. l OF the American League
was beaten across the wire bv the
margin of the front wheels. Jake
Stahi's speeding Boston SoN. who
occupy car No. 5, carried away
the bacon by doing five laps while
the Mack men made four circuits.
Alter the Mack machine boost
ed its lead to two circuits OF Shibe
Park i'll the sixth inning, which
made the figures / to ,, 10000
spectators sat back IN their seat,
and took victory as a matter y.
TACT. Eddie Plank OF south paw
pei SlidSiOli, WIZ NdS DIT liS
wheel OF the leading Mack car,
swerved from the course in the
eighth inning, when the Red SoN
car gained two laps, and made it
dead heat. Relief Driver Bender
took the wheel of the local car III
the ninth, when the Bostonian,
rode to victory. 1t was no fault
Iof Benders, as that Mechanician
"Rube Oldring faltered at
critical time on the outer course.
Oldrings muff OF Yerkes' iy
punctured tire OF Connie Mack 5
machine, and it was too late theil
to head off the Red SoN in the re.
naming short space OF time.
AS many as ninety-nine reasons may
i be advanced for the Athletics losing
the race. However il just happened
that Oldring's mutf was the ninety
ninth and deciding one. At the time
there was one out. Hooper was sta
toned on he first corner. oldring and
Walsh both chased after toe high
drive hit by Yerkes Walsh told Old
ring to hold tight 20 it and ran back
of the blond Mack outfielder as the ball
alighted. The ball smacked in Old
rings hands, but to the Amusement OF
the nervous crowd the horsehide
bounced to the ground and Hooper
sprinted to third. Speakers single.
which followed. sent Hooper across the
plate with the winning run.
Waste Many Hits.
First indications of missing by the
Mack motor were had in the early
stages Of the race. Only TWO runs o.
i've consecutive hits in the FIRST IN
ming illustrated that there was some
thing wrong. Again in the second
Naisn threw away a cnance To scoIe
by being caught off third base. 10
add TO the Wlerd work of the Machmen
they hit safely three times in the inIrG .
inning and had a stolen base without
scoring. These plays on the attack
We're heart throbbing to the Mack fol-
lowers. for they proved to be the best
opportunities of the afternoon.
The thirteen hits OF the Mackmen.
which totaled seventeen bases grouped
as they were. would win almost any
ball game, but failed against the Red
Sox because the Athletics ran bases
poorly. Two Boston pitchers We're
driven to the bench. Lefty" Leonard
was first TO get his shower bath. and
then Bedient followed at the closs Of
the sixth session.
Connie Mack saw two Of his pitching
mainsprings retreat from the mourd.
First was Byron :. Houck. who did NOS
STAY on the mound long enough to
see a put-out. Eddie Plank took up the
burden when all three bases were oc-
cupied His rescue work was one Of
the best bits Of pitching seen at Shihs
Park in a long time. Plank prevented
any further scoring in this round
Score: