Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-05
GET EVEN BREAK
WITH NEW YORK
Athletics Fail to Gain in Games
With Frank Chances
Yankees.
BUSH PROVES STUMBLING
BLOCK IN SECOND GAME
Thee of Msck's Pitchers Are Badly
Pounded in the Morn.
ing Contest.

PHILADELPHIA. July a.
he giant tirecracker bill at Shibe
Park Yesterday exploded exactly
In the middle and each of the bat
ting groups - Connie Mack's
champions of the civilized world
and Frank Chances hopefuls-re-
celNed an equal share of the
! honor and destruction.
In the morning the titleholders
were forced to haul up the flag of
truce. while the enemy lombard
ed their camp and routed them
with 7-to-5 defeat trailing in the
dust. Driven on by the fear of a
double beating ii the one dav. the
men OF Mack brought their heavy
artillery into action in the post
luncheon affair and they trampled
over the invaders until they had
stamped upon them figures of 8
to ,. thus obtaining revenge for
their early reverse.
1t remained for Joseph Leslie
Bush. or Bullet Joe" Bush. as
the fans are wont to call him, to
save the dav for the monarchs of
base ball after three of his pals
had failed under fire in the morn
ing tilt.
Eight times the invaders connected
safely with the starboard shells of this
young sharpshooter. but, with the excep7
ton of the fifth and eighth periods of the
combat. the blows came when they were
without danger. Ii was the Al brand OF
twirling which this youngster exhibited
together with wonderful support which
was rendered him by his pals that caused .
the bird of triumph to perch on the
shoulders of the tall tutor in the after
noon game.
Hit Pitchers Hard.
Wyckoff. Plank and Bresser were used
up without effect in the morning tilt. but
still the victory slipped out of the col
umn of the Athletics These three had
up without effect in the morning tilt. but
blank cartridges and they held no ter
rors for the Chancemen. who collected -
total of ten safeties for twelve sacks
The support accorded to BUSH IN many
Twice double killings were made by the
one-hundred- thousand dollar inreld when
the Yankees appeared in threatening posi-
tons. and on one occasion kube Oio-
ring pulled a shoeString catch winch de-
prived the enemy of two sure runs.
The initial double play came in the
first inning. Truesdale was on f1rst by
virtue of his hit, which nearly took
Bakers knee with it. Hartzeli bounced
ione to Jack Barry, who pegged to Col
Inns forcing Truesdale at the middle
station Eddie swung around on his toe
in a trice or less time and relayed the
bail to the waiting Mclnnis for the Sec
ond out.
The second double play, however, made
the first seem extremely mediocre in
the glare of its brilliancy. Boone reach
ed first i'm safety because Baker was too
lame from the hit on the knee to field
the bunt in time McHale rolled a slow
one between the pitchers box and nrst~
base Mcfnns WAS on his toes anu
dashed in. lifted the ball turned ana.
threw to Barry. getting Boone at Sec
ond Collins and Bush ran over to take
the return throw to first but ''Stuffy"
heat them all to the bag, and got tho.
peg for the other out.
In the fifth frame of the afternoon.
and third with two down. Truesdale
spun low liner toward the left held.
foul line and the ball was going at
mile minute clip. Oldring was on at.
the crack o. the Dat anu Threw HiHscits
at the ball got his hands on It and
held il. retiring the side and saving
Bush from further trouble ;
The Mackmen We're none the less ag-s
eressive for Bush on the offense than
they were on the defense. Young
McHale was riddled eleven times, and
one of these eleven bingles WHs for
two bases. The biSi fireworks came in
the fourth. when the house of Mack
total Of five hits for
four runs J. Franklin Baker was the
one with the big stick in this fracas..
having "A record of three safeties, two
singles and d two-play blow. The
scores:
AFTERNOON GAME .