Evening star., 1914-04-19
Bows Before Boston in a no
O Game. Which Is Great
Pitching Duel.
HUGH BEDIENT WORKS IN
REMARKABLY GOOD FORM
Is Opposed by Bob Shawkey. Who
Also Has Exceptional Game
to His Credit.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BOSTON, Mass, April IS
Connie Macks ball club is still at
the post, although it did make
desperate effort to get into the
games won column this afternoon.
Under ordinary circumstances.
Bob Shawkey, with but six op-
posing singles, would have been
good enough to win. 1t happened,
though, that Shawkey ran up
against Hugh Bedient on one OF
the latter's busiest and best days.
All the hard-hitting McGillicud-
dies could accumulate against the
hero of the next to the last worlds
series, was three small singles and
no runs. The Sox managed to
annex lone score against Shaw
key, which was sufficient to win,
too.
If Eddie Collins had not per-
mitted himself to be caught off
second base in the ultimate play
of the game, there might have
been an old-fashioned Mack wind
up. The Athletics were not fire.
quent enough visitors to that sta
ton to threaten much up to that
moment, but when the swift Ed
ward penetrated in the final
stanza, the Mack bench began to
see bit Of hope Bedient. how
ever, took advantage of the over
anxiety OF the Philadelphia star,
and, with lightning peg to Steve
Yerkes. extinguished the small
outburst.
Lapp Bats for Shawkey.
| Shawkey retired in the eighth round to
let Lapp bat for him, and '-Gettysburg''
Eddie finished for him. Engle hit the
| veteran for monstrous double but out
| side of that the Plank session was un-
eventful and scoreless.
Shawkey lost his game in the third in
ming. when the top of the Sox batting
! order faced him. He disposed OF Hooper
but Ensle ripped off single over second
| base. Speaker flied TO Daley. and then
! Lewis slammed out a two-bagger between
/ left and center which sent Engle to the
| plate. A fine stop by McInnis of a hard
, smash by Gardner closed this inning and
| incidentally wound up the only scoring
of the game.
! The final Mack inning really owed its
| failure to hit-and-run play that was
| engineered nearly epDineerad h,-t
Collns-Ba combination. Collins was
| safe on little tumble by Yerkes after
! one was out. The old H.-and-R. sign
| was out, and Baker sent the first ball
bouncing over second base Scott, how
| ever. had been drawn over by Collins
| start and by dint of terrific sprint man
, aged to corral the ball in his gloved hand
| 1t was too late to play the force-out, but
his throw nailed Frank, and Inomen;
| later Bedient made his swift turn and
| caught the Mack hero foot Off.
Play Two Games Tomorrow.
The Athletics will have two chances
| to get out fthe hole Monday. 1t is
a holiday in these parts, and there are
couple of battles on the books. Connie
| is undecided as to his pitchers for the
double bill, awaiting the trend of wealth
er conditions He will be called upon to
meet ms old foe, Ray Collins, in one OF
the games, however and very probably
will stack up against George Foster in
the other. Locally, the fans are sur
prised and very much pleased with the
work of the Sox hurlers. Four Of them
Collins Foster Leonard and Bedient-
have shown great effectiveness already.
and with Joe Wood rapidly getting into
shape the pennant bug is buzzing in
many a Boston bonnet
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