Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-29
one MACKMAN
PLAYS POOR BALL;
TEAM SHOWN UP
Hatcher Bill Meyer Allows
Donovan's New Workers to
Steal Game Away
arHLEr1cs BAT WELL
gv CHANDLER D. RICHTER

nv CHANDLER d. RICHTER
r,,o arst game between the Athletics and
ss,ghianders proved to be an excellent IL
t.stration of how one man can spoil the
-arir Of eight others and completely change
%sii game. on the work of eight players
ssstarday the MaolSmen should have won
- sasy victory over the Yankees, but be-
esuse Bill Meyer happened to be behind
4 shA hat Donovan's team won and entered
srst nlace in the American League race.
Nsver not only permitted the Yankees
A. r,,n wild on the bases, but he also used
such horrible Judgment in calling for pitches
tron, Elmer Myers that the lanky star Of
Waok's staff was upset from start to finish
AZ Manager Mack remarked after the
rame. Meyer not only gave New York the
came but also wasted O. good pitcher
4 ssF There was some excuse for Meyers poor
,brovng as the youngster has been out of
The game for some time, but there was no
snnarent reason for HIS poor Judgment in
er handling Myers. Prior to yesterday Meyer
|Fafhad caught brilliantly, and his one poor
same should be overlooked, but that is not
saving yesterdays game.
Never not only made himself and Pitcher
Myers look bad, but he also caused the
reor,,t inflelders of the Maokmen to look
|f IKE A clumsy, ungainly bunch. 1t took him
40 long to get his throws Off that when the
pegs were accurate the inielders were
f forced to make hurried plays and lost the
3 runner, while in other instances he heaved
N heads of the basemen.
Yanks Stole Nine Bases
New York stole nine bases, and would
have doubled the number II Myers had per-
Ge noitted enough runners to reach first. Gill
F hooley was on base only three times and
Z succeeded in stealing four bases, He prob
abs would have broken Eddie Collins rec
ord of six, made Off Kocher, of st. Louis
seyeral years ago, IL Myers had permitted
Araf in, In w ri tO
Y the plate.
Every time a New Yorker reached first
base he dashed for second and, with two
exceptions, always beat the throw II
Meyer had confined his poor work to per-
hitting the Yankees to run wild, all would
have been we'll, but he also became SO wor-
ried at the thefts that he started calling
for two or three waste pitches on every
batter, with the result that Pitcher Myers
lost control and passed three batters In
succession. and hit another in the same
inning
In the fifth inning the Yankees made FIVE
runs with only one hit which was bunt.
Not a ball was hit out Of the ipfield and
only one chance offered the Mackmen to
retire the side. In this inning the Yankees
stole five bases, which is almost a record.
An odd record was made by Lee Magee
yesterday when he had four assists from
the Sasield. Some of the scorers gave the
former Fed only three assists, but he was
held to third base in the first was made In
such a manner that It could be intercepted
By yPeckinpaugh in time to catch King going
70 second, This mark is only one behind the
worlds record for outfielders. Magee can
thank the foolhardy base running Of the
Mackmen for the near record.
- The Athletics hit the ball hard and showed
great speed but poor Judgment on the bases.
II the MaclSmen had been as skilful on the
l,ta paths as the Yanks were, they would have
n
despite the handicap of Meyers catching.
Phils Lose Again
Tho Phillies lost their fifth consecutive
game yesterday, in spite Of the fact that
they made 10 hits. The IS hits produced
only three runs because the champions
showed little speed on the bases and poor
/. variation of attack. Moran's men had men
IN position to score in almost every inning,
nut failed to hit in the pinches and forgot
that they were the most proficient team in
the country In working the squeeze play
All the breaks of the game went to the
Giants, who also used poor judgment on the
bases, New York made 12 hits off Demaree,
but they only produced four runs, which
We're enough to win, however. 1t was
great exhibition OF how TO waste the
precious base hits, 25 safeties. three errors
and three stolen bases producing only seven
runs for the two teams
While the Phils were losing to the Giants,
Brooklyn came back strong and defeated
the Braves. the victory being due to the
nne pitching and excellent hitting of
PITCHER Ed Pfeffer The victory enabled the
Dodgers to increase their lead In the Nation
Al League race, but as the Braves dropped
the hrst game to the Giants and Phillies
and then swept the series, 1t is barely pos
sible that the worst is yet to come so far
as Brooklyn Is concerned.
The Braves naturally expected trouble
with Pfeffer, but do not anticipate hard
games from any other Brooklyn pitcher.
The fact that the Dodgers have been break
ing even for the past week causes many
fans to believe that the Phils were wrong in
believing that Robinson's pitching stan had
cracked, but the fact remains that more
runs were made off the Brooklyn pitchers
In the IL games against the Philles and
Giants than had been made in the rs pre-
Nous contests played by Brooklyn.
Amos strunl's hitting was the best shown
py a local playsr this season. In four
times at bat, Amos made triple and three
singles, and all were crashing line drives.
The brilliant centre fielder is likely to climb
rapidly in the batting average on the pres
snt home stand, as he has suddenly
switched from good road hitter to heavy
eiubber on the home field
Pittsburgh won the longest game of the
national League season from Chicago yes,
terday, when Catcher Art Wilson lifted the
pall into the left field bieaehers for a home
run Pittsburgh used four pitchers but
George Mcconnell, the former FED star,
pitched for the Cubs until Wilson hit his
homer, when he was replaced by Hendrix.
lneidentaliy, the Pirates took both games
q the doubleheader from Tinker's team,
Shleh apparently was just striking its
stride.
Considering the circumstances. Rowe and
King looked good. Both youngsters stand
ep 70 the plate well ana take a healthy
cut at the ball, while they also are fast
on the bases. One Of the most striking fea-
kefes or the work OF Mack's recruits Is their
aniiiEy 10 at least hit the ball For re-
erul.s they have had an unusually small
number Of strike-outs Lawry. as 4 pinch
attsF' famed yesterday, but any one Is
likely to do that
Unless Laioie Is able to play today,
lassry viii be seen at second base. as Wally
eenAngs leg WAS badly wrenched sliding
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