Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-19
MACKMEN MAKE
MARK in NUMBER
OF GAMES LOST
Unlike Giants, Athletics Es-
tablish Record for Consec-
utive Defeats
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, June l9.-bVery
time the Athletics lose four games IN
row. they take day OH ana M"up ,a.,r g.
gang Of aspiring ball players striving 10
make good in the bush. It's a great sys-
TEN to follow, as 1t gives the big leaguers
sweet taste of victory and also chanee W
see how 1t feels to be on the long end Oh u
score. After they stumbled in Cleveland,
Connie turned his kids loose against Grana
Rapids and they enjoyed themselves I'M
mensely Now after the Detroit disaster
the boys are here, ready to wipe up the
earth with the club wished on this city.
No date has been selected TO use atteF
the Washington series, which begins IN
ShIbe Park tomorrow, but there still Is time
Joe Ohl is gum shoeing around to ma
team willing to take chance.
The Athletics made a record on this west
ern trip that cannot be surpassed len
straight games were lost TO 81. Louis CleNe-
land and Detroit which is something IKE
the performance of the Giants, only with
reverse English. They didn't lose 10 games
because Ave were postponed because OF wet
weather And it was the wet weather that
put the club in the rut.
OFF Stride
In st. Louis two close games were lost,
but the club was going good and connie
had hopes of climbing out or the ceuar'
Then came the rain and the players were
idle for five days without even getting
son that a number of athletes in good con-
dtion must take regular exercise in order
to keen in shape. The long lay-off with
lots of meals and nothing to do until tomor-
row threw the Mackmen off their stride ana
they showed 1t In the series with Cleve-
land.
The first game was a slaughter. and the
next three were almost as bad. 1t took the
Athletics a long time to get started, and
when they did Cleveland had big lead and
all they could do was to keep down the
score To lose four games in a row by huge
scores is enough to dishearten any team,
but the players came back strong In De-
troit and played high-class baseball In
the first three games they played as well
as when they were champions. but the
breaks went against them, errors were made
at crucial times and the Tigers came through
with enough runs to win.
Bush Myers and Nabors outpitched their
opponents. but couple Of boots" always
discouraged them, and they grew careless
in a couple of innings while Detroit piled
up some huge scores. Tom Sheehan did
not pitch good ball yesterday and deserved
to lose but this was the only game of the
series that should have gone to the Tigers,
Macks Not Bad
The Athletics are not as bad as the
percentage column would indicate, The
team plays good ball, but it seems as II
the players cannot get together. The out
field with Oldring. Strunk and Walsh. can
not be improved upon and the nfeld' con-
sistlng of McInnis. Lajoie, Witt and PICK
looks as good as the others. The pitching
staff, which heretofore has been regarded
as the weakest part of the club, is doing
fine work, and Schang. Meyer and Muir
ply are first-class catchers,
There is one big handicap, however, and
that can be expressed in words immortal
ICED by the late Hugh Keough. entitled The
hellofitistheya thittin" Every player on
the club has slumped in his stick work ana
base hits are as numerous as noisy Ger