Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
ATHLETICS AGAIN
DEFEAT ST. LOUIS
Get a Lead Early in Game by
Pounding Offerings of
Baumgardner.
BROWNS TAKE KINDLY TO
DELIVERY OF JOE BUSH
But Pennock Relieves Him and
Stops Onslaught of
Rickey's Men.
Special dispatch 10 The Star.

ST. LOUIS. August 1.-The
Athletics continued their trium-
plant march through the west
TODAY when they took the final
game OF the series with the St.
Louis Browns by count OF 9 to
5. For those who like hitting and
errors. it was a wonderfully clev-
er performance but as far as good
base ball was concerned there was
nothing to it from the Browns
standpoint. although the work Of
the Athletics was nawless as to
fielding, but not as to pitching.
Joe Bush. who started, looked
like a real hero of a worlds series
game until the sixth, when the
Browns conspired against the
young man and made five runs
on seven safe hits, one of which
was a double and another a triple.
1t may seem to be strange to one
who didn't view the lop-sided
contest that Connie Mack did not
relieve Bush long before he did,
but the trouble was that it was
physical impossibility. Bush, in
stead Of pitching slowly, hurled
fast ball in that fateful round, and
the hits came in such rapid fire
order that Pennock mad hardly
begun warming up when all was
over.
Athletics Start Early.
II looked like soft picking for Joe to-
DAY. because the Athletics needed only
one and fraction innings to dispose of
Mr. Baumsardner. In the opening SEES
sion they took kindly. so to speak. 10 the
offerings of the big fellow, landing on
him three times safely. and drawing
three passes. all of which, taken in the
proper sequence. netted the Mackmen
Tour runs. And neither did they stop
there. In the very next inning Ed MUIR
ply opened with a triple to center and
scored on Walsh's single
Following this first run in the second
inning. Baum gardner was waved aside
by Acting Manager Austin. and one Hoch
substituted and told to check the flying
Mackmen. He didn't check them in the
second until Walsh had scored however
hut at that it was through no fault of his
that the tally was registered 1t was
I.eary's nuff of a thrown ball that paved
the way for Walsh 10 score later on an
infeld out.
Leary's play today reminded one of the
way a catcher would look if he went In
10 pitch. He made a couple of costly
errors. and altogether did such poor work
that he was hooted by the fans. He
was not the only one, however. who erred
Pratt had a couple of bad ones. and &
Walker and I-avan contributed one each
to the sum total.
Pennock Checks Browns.
When Pennock went In, in the seventh
the Browns were checked Immediately. as
he retired the side without a mishap.
But in the eighth. one hit was registered
off him. and in the ninth 1t appeared
that the home crowd might pounce or
him as i, had done on Bush, but he mas.
tered the situation by tanning c. Walker
after TWO men were down
From the second round until the eishth
Foch held the Athletics runless, al
though there was not an inning when 9
White Elephant runner was not on the
paths In the eighth the Mackmen added
the final three 70 their total on errors
BY Lavan and Leary. single by Col
Inns and Rarry's double. with a sacrifice
ny sandwiched in.
Branch Hickey was again absent HI
: was In Cleveland. and IL is said by those
In close touch with ST. Louis affairs that
he intends to buy Doc Johnston from the
Maps.
The score: s-..-..