The Washington times., 1915-05-07
Athletics CrumbIe Before On.
sIaught Of Washingtonians
Who Hit Ball Like Demons
IN Quaker City.
Game Proves Beyond Doubt
That Connie Is in Bad Way
For Team to Uphold Past
Reputation.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

= PHILADELPHIA, May ITO Satter
III smash the Mackmen. TO hammer i,i,eI,
Spon them with both feet. to maui
tkcsn faurderously, has long been the
NSnition of tho Griffmen. Well. they
d yesterdsy ds the for two he teas asa me They
m1ght easily have doubled their score
and kept the enemy from making even
q lone run, but they declared themselves
satisfied when the game wound up Ia1,onsd w,ed
Comics crew to their hearts content,
showing them up badly to q pitifuily
small crowd of woebegone fans who
didn't have the nerve to yell Tor help.
II that game yesterday showed
single little thing. 1t proved that Con-
ME Mack Is in a bad way for team
to carry the colors Of William Penn to
even poorer fielding was costly to the
Mackmen. When Jack Barry. one OF
the very best inielders in the country.
comes through with four boots. 1t ts
time for Mack to give deep thought
to the future. Barry was wretched yes
terday and the other Mackmen followed
his example, putting UP sorry exhibi-
tions.
Bert Gall!a looked like a world beater
for the five innings he twirled. while
Harry Harper STAYED off that waiver
hoodoo with a smooth article Of mound
Each Griffman allowed the foe four
bingles. but it might have been differ
ent, had the Athletics not been so far
in the ruck. Neither Gallia nor Harper
worked very hard. There was no neces-
sity for such work.
II have a hunch that we are about
to hit our stride with the bat" grinaed
Clark Griffith, when the noise and the
tumult had died away. "If we can only
manage to hit in the pinches as we did
In this first game, well soon be out in
front in this race. and. once there. it
will take better teams than l can now
see to bring us back to the main bunch. y
Dan Moeller. Zeb Milan. Fateem Fos-
kids. They took delight in driving the
twisters of both Pennock and Bressler
to the fences. Nothing worried them.
They looked like giants with the fail for
the first time this season The revamped
batting order has begun to deliver the
real goods.
Moeller and Milan each collected
three safeties. Foster and Nc cBride
nailed two apiece. Henry polling the pill
on one hop into the left field bleachers
for the entire circuit in the second m
ming. Ray Morsan landed on the ball
hard every inning. but managed to get
only one safe.
Philadelphia has soured upon the Ath-
sct1CS. Less than LOU were on mana 10
witness that opening clash. and hardly
q zip was heard after the first inning.
In which the Griffmen collected two
runs. Throughout the slaughter there
was q most complete silence in Shibe
Park. the only sound coming from the
peanut boys and the special cops who
performed their customary snoring
stunts, When the last man perished the
fans filed from the inclosure as from
funeral service. They had witnessed a
record breaking feat, but they failed ut
tsrly to appreciate it. 1t was not to
their liking. that's all.
Pennock didn't have much when the
contest opened. Moeller hitting for
three bases as starter Milan waa
passed and Foster slammed a double
to right. scoring Moeller. Gandil
whitfield. but Morgan's long fly to Strunk
scored Milan
Henry opened the second with Il
bounce into the bleachers for home
run. Barry booted McBride's offering.
but Gallia famed. Mocller drew a pass
and then Milan singled to right, scoring
Mcbride. Milan stole and Foster did
the same thing after drawing a free
ticket to first base. Schang's peg to
get Milan stealing went out to the
q garden, letting Moeller score and put
ting Milan on third. Morgans single
to center sent In both Milan and Foster
Five runs coming over like that made
the Mackmen look sick. but four moro
were due to appear before the onslaught
ceased.
Henry walked to open the third, going