Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
PILLS LOSE TWO
AND HOPE OF FLAG
Double Defeat by Boston
Braves Puts Moran's Men
Out of Pennant Race.
BAD FIELDING Is CAUSE

Philadelphia, Oct 5.-Phiiadelphia
last chance of the National league pen
nant this year faded when Boston
twice defeated Moran's team today, 6
to 3 and 6 to /, while Brooklyn was
winning from New York. Bad field
ing was responsible for the home
teams defeat in each game.
The teams put up hard battle in
the opening contest until two men
were out in the seventh inning. Then,
with Philadelphia leading, 2 to |, and
Rudolph on second, Stock fumbled
Fitzpatrick's grounder and Paskert
also fumbled the ball, Rudolph scor-
ing. Doubles by Konetchy and Magee
and wild throw by Byrne followed
and Boston got five runs for the in
ming. Rudolph held Philadelphia safe
in the closing innings.
In the second game errors cost both
the runs made off Mayer, while Ben
der was hit hard in the eighth when
the visitors piled UP four runs and
clinched the victory. Tyler held the
home team down to five scattered hits,
one of which was a home run by
Whitted. Score first game:
First Inning.
Boston-stock threw out Snodgrass Mar
| awhile doubled to center and took third
on Fitzpatrick's single to the same field. Ko-
netchy hit into double play. Stock to
Niehoff to Luderus.
Philadelphia-Paskert filed to snodgrass.
Byrne struck out Smith threw out Stock.
Second Inning.
Boston-smith walked. Magee flied to
Byrne. Egan famed. Gowdy forced Smith,
Byrne to Niehpff.
| Cravath fouled out to Gowdy. Luderus
singled to center Niehoff filed to Magee.
Third Inning.
Boston--Rudolph grounded out Luderus
TO Rixey. Snodgrass was hit by pitched
ball. Maranvile hit into double play,
Stock TO Niehon to Luderus
Philadslphia-Killifer famed. Maranville
threw out Rixey. Paskert walked. Byrne
forced Paskert. Maranville to Egan.
Fourth Inning.
Boston-Fitzpatrick flied to Paskert Byrne
| threw out Konetchy. Smith walked. Ma
gee forced Smith. Byrne to Niehoff
hiladeiphia--Maranville threw out Stock.
| Whitted singled to left and went to third
| on Cravath's single to left. Whitted scored
| on Luderus sacrifice fly to Magee. Cravath
! Niehof flied to Fitzpatrick.
Fifth Inning.
Boston-stock threw out Egan. Gowdy
| singled to left. Rudolph singled to short,
| on which Gowdy just managed to reach
second. Snodgrass filed to 'Niehoff, Maran-
| Vile singled to right and Gowdy was out
at the plate on Cravaths perfect throw.
Philadelphia-Killifer lined out to Egan.
Maranville threw Rixeg out. Paskert hit a
| home run into the left field bleachers.
| Byrne reached second on a wild throw by
Maranvile, who fielded his grounder. Stock
| filed to Egan. One run.
Sixth Inning.
Boston--Fitzpatrick singled to center.
Konetchy forced Fitzpatrick, Rixey to Me-
hoff. Smith hit to Stock. whose throw to
and the runners were safe. Magee grounded
| to Luderus, both runners advancing. Egan
famed.
PhiIadelphia--whitted fouled to Kon-
| etchy. Cravath flied to Fitzpatrick. Egan
threw out Luderus.
| Seventh Inning.
Boston-Gowdy walked. Rudolph drove q
hot grounder to Byrne for single, Gowdy
| taking second. Collins ran for Gowdy.
! Snodgrass advanced both runners by sac
riflce, Byrne to Niehoff Collins scored on
| Maranvilles long sacrifice fly to. Whitted.
| Stock fumbled Fitzpatrick's grounder and
when Paskert also fumbled the same ball
Rudolph scored. Fitzpatrick scored on Kon-
| etchy's double to center and the latter took
| third on the throw to he plate. Konetchy
| scored on Smiths grounder which, Byrne
| threw wild to first. Smith came home on
| Magee's double to center. Mayer here re-
| lieved Rixey. Mayer threw out Egan. Five
runs
| Observation-Disclosures went in to catch
| for Boston. Collins replaced Fitzpatrick in
right Maranville fumbled Niehoffs ground
\ er and the latter advanced to second on
| Killifer's out, Rudolph to Konetchy. Cooper
batted for Mayer and famed Paskert flied
| TO Magee.
| Eighth Inning.
| Boston-Kantlehner replaced Mayer and
walked. Rudolph sacrificed, kantlehner to
Niehoff. snodgrass famed. Maranville ain
| gled - left, scoring Collins and Maranvllle
was thrown out, Cooper to Niehoff, in try
ing to stretch the hit to a double. One run:
Philadelphia-Byrne singled to left and
took third on Stocks single to right. Good
| batted for Kantehner. Good hit into
double play. Maranville to Konetchy. Byrne
| scoring. Cravath grounded to Konetchy.
| Ninth Inning.
| Observation-Disclosures sent In to pitch for
| Philadelphia. Blackburn famed. Konetchy
doubled to right. Smith walked. Niehoff
| threw out Magee, both runners advancing.
| Egan famed.
| PhiIadelphia-Luderus singled TO right.
Dugey ran for Luderus. Niehoff famed.
Killifer singled to center, sending Dugey
to second. Cooper forced Killifer, Maran-
VILE to Egan. Dugey taking third Pashert
| famed.
BOSTON PHILADELPHIA
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