Evening star., 1914-07-26
ATHLETICS MAKE
It TEN STRAIGHT
Defeat Detroit. 10 to q. Ham,
mering Three Pitchers Used
by Jennings.
MURPHY'S CATCH PROVES
THE FIELDING SENSATION
Grabs Long Drive From Sam Crav
ford's Bat-Plank Takes
It Easy.

! Speclai LHspatch TO The star.
DETROIT. mich. July e.
When the. din of verbal discom-
future of 10000 fans. augmented
by the resoundi1g base hits from
the Athletics bats. died away
this afternoon at Navin Field.
Macks champions stood over the
corpse of what was once Jen-
nings great ball club. The ulti-
mate count was 10 to :, this vic
tory making the tenth straight for
the Philadelphians, who. by way
of parenthesis. looked better this
afternoon than they have for
many moons. The general excel
lence of their performance against
the Tigers in the first fray caused
$4,000 worth of the priceless in
field to remark after the tilt that
unless the Detroiters could show
far more pitching strength in fiji
ture games than they did TODAY
the series would be another clean
up affair for the White Elephants.
Aside from the timely and terrific slug
void of real features. The nearest ap-
proach to a fielding sensation was
Murphy's catch of Crawford's drive in
the sixth. which. for time, bore the
earmarks of a circuit clout. Murphy
managed to get nearly under the ball
just before it careened over the wire
screen in right. The pill hit the right
after which it became an easy chance for
Edward.
Three Pitchers Used.
Three pitchers were used up by Hugh
Jennings in an effort to stem the ever
increasing tide. but his tactics awaited
nothing. Hall. Cavet and Boehler were
each given a reception resembling a
Huertista conference with opposition
Mack's boys refused all offers looking
toward mediation. They began by driving
Hall from the hill in two and a third
innings. This young man allowed two
runs in the first. walsh's single. Collins
long triple and Bakers infield tap doing
the work. In the second Barry singled
and scored on Plank's sacrifice fly. after
Xavanaugn had committed a two-base
error on Lapp's grounder. In the third
after two Athletic athletes had chased
across the plate and one man had been
retired. Cavet took up Halls burden.
He Immediately became more deeply
involved in trouble when he allowed
sacrifice fly. base on balls and q two
bag swat by Edward S. Plank. the man
whom Mack chose to do his heaving.
From that period of the game until the
ninth the Athletics We're content with
the final frame they became leery after
Detroit had come up to four runs.
Through his chief deputy. Ira .homas.
m'fnee IN fhe ninth nth. Waish Gollns Baker ak Old.
ring and Barry responded to a man and
four of the aforesaid tapped the plate
with their cleats.
Plank Takes It Easy.
Eddie Plank had a good lead at al
times and did not exert himself. He al
lowed eight hits and gave four passes
In the fourth and seventh rounds the
Tigers made two runs each. In the for
mer round a pair of tallies went to Jen-
nings on Moriartys double a pass.
Crawford single and kavanaugh's sac
rifice fly. The seventh saw Plank at his
worst. when he gave up two singles. a
double and a pass. netting the home CLUB
its final two runs
President B. b. johnson of the Amer
lean League occupied a box at the game.
He said he WAS not in this city on base
ball business. When the Athletics ar
rived this morning from Syracuse they
were met by Hyman P,arlstone. Texas.
who will accompany them on the present
tour Of the western end of the circuit.
The score: