Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-21
MYERS HURLS THE
MACKS TO VICTORY
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Penock retired Pick on a close decision.
No runs, two hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
Hooper flied TO oldring. witt threw
out Scott Hoblitzell walked. He was
the first Boston player to reach first base
Myers beautiful throw to Jajoie nailed
Hoblitzell when he tried to steal. No
runs, no hits. no errors.
Pennock grabbed Myers bounder with
his gloved hand and threw him out
Myers struck out witt also famed. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
McInnis made a beautiful stop of Hem
riksen's hard drive and beat him to the
bag by sliding. Lajoie threw out Shorten.
Gardner made Boston's first hit, clean
single to left. Pick threw out Barry No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Walsh slapped a single to left. Strunk
sent Walsh to second with a sacrifice,
PennoclS to Hoblitzell. Gardner threw out
Oldring Walsh going to third and Just
beat Hoblitzell's return throw to Gardner
with clever slide. Hoblitzell knocked
down Lajoie's drive with his bare hand,
but Larry beat the throw to Pennock,
Walsh scoring, Lajoe died stealing, Ag-
new to Barry. One run, two hits, no err
rors.
SIXTH INNING.
Thomas batted in place of Agnew.
Thomas walked. Ruth batted I'm place of
Pennock and forced Thomas. Lajoie to
witt. Larry fumbled the ball momentarily
or a double-play would have resulted
Hooper raised an easy fly to Strunk. witt
made a great stop of Scott's drive to deep
short. and with a fast throw to Lajoie
forced Ruth at second. No runs no hits.
no errors.
Sam JONES' secured by the Red Sox in
the Speaker deal, and Thomas now the
battery for Boston. Thomas presence in
the batting order gave tbe Red Sox seven
left-handed hitters. Gardner made fine
play and threw out McInnis Pick lifted
to Shorten. Meyer famed No runs, no
hits. no errors.
SEVENTH INNING.
Hobitzell walked for the second time.
Strunk was under Henriksen's skyscraper.
Myers threw out Shorten, Hoblitzell TAX
ing second. Lajoie threw out Gardner.
No runs, no hits no errors.
Myers smashed a double against the left
field bleachers. Witt sacrificed, Jones to
Barry, who covered first base Schang
batted in place of Walsh. Barry made a
great stop of Schang's grounder and threw
him out, but Myers scored on the play.
Strunk's third hit was a slashing double
down the right field line. Shorten went
back close to the bleachers for Oldring's
high fly. One run, two hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING.
Thompson now playing centre field. and
Strunk right field for Athletics. Wits
long throw retired Barry. Myers threw
out Thomas. Jones singled to right,
StrunS making great try for the ball.
Hooper also singled to right, Jones stop
ping at second. Duffy Lewis batted in
place of Scott. Pick made fine stop of
Lewis drive close to third and touched
the bag. forcing Jones. No runs, two
hits, no errors.
Janvrin now playing short for Boston.
Gardner threw out Lajoie McInnis famed
Pick beat out a hit to Barry and stole
scond Meyer flied to Barry. No runs,
one hit, no errors.
NINTH INNING.
Hoblitzell singled over second. Myers
tossed out Henriksen, Hoblitzell going to
second. He took third on a wild pitch
Lajoie threw out Shorten, Hoblitzell scor-
ing. Wits long throw retired Gardner
One run, one hit, no errors.