Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
ATHLETICS SHOW
THEIR REAL FORM
Leaders Pound Red Sox Pitch
ers and Win by Score
of 9 to 2.
SHAWKEY HOLDS CHAMPS
TO FEW SCATTERED HITS
MaCkmen Pull Double Steals
and Squeeze Plays to
Good Effect.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Sen
TENDER o.-Playing the brand of
base ball one is accustomed TO
see OF league leaders, Connie
Mack's Athletics, aspirants to the
worlds title. outclassed Car
rigans Boston Red Sox, retiring
champions. today by the one-sided
figures of . to ,. Members of the
house of Mack were on their toes
from the first to last play, and
made quite different impression
|of the same team that had
dropped three in a row to the
Red Sox.
1t was Boston last appearance
of the season in Quakertown, and
Billy Carrigan and his men will
remember for some days to come
the diversity of attack of the
Mackmen. Thirteen hits for a
total of fifteen bases netted the
Mackmen the maximum results
because they were quick to OUT
guess the Red Sox defense.
Three times they worked the
double steal successfully against
the present worlds champions,
Mack base runners scoring on all
three occasions. The double
squeeze play made famous by
the pacemaking Macks, was
worked the only time tried, Jack
Barry being the man at the helm
| of the trick
/ With the exception of Pitcher Bob
| Shawkey. every member OF the Mack ma
| chine played a part in the work on the
! attack Baker, Collins, McInnis. Barry
and Daley each fattened his batting
| averages by compiling two hits. This
quintet was the backbone of the MacH
offense. which has seldom been seen to
greater advantage this season.
Maps Have Gained.
| AS Cleveland again defeated Detroit.
the Athletics lead i'm the pennant brush
that is now on its last lap fSpains at
six and one-half box scores. Yoday's
triumph made 1T an even break In eight
games for the Mackmen during the week.
in which time Cleveland crawled one-half
| game closer
! Bob Shawkey was batted rather freely
| by the Red Sox, but he was always equal
| to the task when Hub city players got
on the base paths His delivery was
solved for eleven singles scattered through
eight of the nine innings. He was at MS
| best when the base paths were occupied,
| which may be blamed for the fact that
nine of Carrigans men expired on the
| runWayS.
| A chilly drizzle fell over the field as
the two teams took their places for the
| start of festivities. crowd or oniy
1900 persons. the smallest Saturday at
! tendance of the year, was seated IN inc
damp stands when Shawkey famed
Rehg for the first out of the contest:
Rehg played in right field in place OF
Harry Hooper A shift In the Mack pat
/ ting order was also noticed Pete Daley
PLAYED i'm center field in place OF Jimmie
Walsh, who has been filling Strunks
shoes in the absence of the fieet-footed
gardener. Daley batted second to Z.
Murphy, moving Oldring. Collins, Baker
and McInnis down peg.
The Mack scoring machine penetraseo
the Red Sox defense for two runs In
the second frame. A base on paIls:
double. single and infield out netted
the pair of tailies; Baker, nist up re, re.
sent J. Franklin to third Barry beat
out a hit to Gardner. Baker scoring ana
McInnis going to third. McInnis scored
when Schang forced Barry az second:
The Mack catcher expired stealing ana.
Shawkey ended the round by sending
long fly to Speaker.
Boston's first run registered In the
fourth when Shawkey Knocked Steve
Yerkes out with fast inshoot Yerkes
was forced t. retire from the game AS
a result of the blow he received on his
left arm Just above the elbow. Janvrin,
running for Yerkes, skipped TO third on
Warmers single to left. Janvrin scored
while Collins was throwing out Thomas.
The house of Mack boosted their lead
to three runs by adding another pair OF
counters I'm their half of the fourth ses-
sion The double "squeese play, to
which Jack Barry holds the combination.
produced the two Mack tallies in this
session. The score: