Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-16
A'SLACK PUNCH.
LOSING FIRST MIX
Joe Bush Hurls Splendid
Ball, but Macks Fall
Down at Bat
ERRORS HELP INDIANS
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL


SttlBts PAtth, June 10.
The Countless Macks. aided and abetted
by three errors and passed ball. dropped
the first act Of double-header to Cleve-
land this afternoon. The sad story was
to 0.
The Athletics had a punch like that
displayed by Freddy Welsh in his fight
with Leonard. The wallop was as danger
Gus as a guy attacking a creampuff
In the fifth, after the first two men
singled, the next three batters we're unable
to knock the ball out of the diamond and
three force plays came in rapid success
sion.
Again n the seventh, when score
seemed certain after Meyer and Bill John
son singled, the noble Athletics fooled and
the score remained blank.
1t looked like bad judgment to allow
Lawry to bat in this inning with one out
and runners on second and third Wally
Schang should have been the pinch hitter,
as a long fly would have scored McInnis.
AS it was, Lawry popped foul to Turner
and made the second out,
Joe Bush returned to the game after a
long layoff and pitched good ball. with
good support and fairly decent batting by
his pals he would have won.
Bagby twirled for the visitors, allowing
but six hits.
FIRST INNING
Graney was safe at first when Bush
feed, Bush to McInns, Graney stole third.
Lawry threw out Speaker, Graney scoring.
Roth famed. One run, no hits, one error.
Howard threw out witt after making a
fine stop. Strunk flied to Speaker. Bodie
was safe on Howard's wild throw. Howard
threw out Bates, No runs, no hits, one
error.
SECOND INNING
Harris and Howard filed to strunk
Turner foued TO Meyer. No runs no hits,
no errors.
McInnls lined to Chapman. Chapman
threw out Meyer. Johnson singled to
center Lawry lined to Roth. No runs
one hit no errors.
THIRD INNING
O'Nenl walked. Bagby forced O'Neill
witt to Lawry. Graney singled to center.
Chapman flied to Strunk, Lawry threw out
Speaker. No runs, one hit. no errors.
Howard threw out Bush. witt flied to
Speaker. Howard threw out Strunk. No
runs, no hits no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Roth walked. Harris filed TO Strunk.
Roth stole second. Howard walked. Roth
stole third Roth scored on a passed ball.
and Howard, who tried to take third, was
caught on Meyers throw to Bates. witt
threw out Turner. One run, no hits, no
errors.
Chapman threw out BodIe. Bates flied
to Speaker. Chapman threw out McInnls,
No runs, no hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
Bates threw out o'Neill. Bush threw
| out Bagby. McInnls's toss to Bush, who
covered first retired Graney No runs, no
| hits, no errors.
Meyer singled to left. johnson beat out
bunt when nobody covered first. on
Iawry's bunt Meyer was forced at third,
| ONeill to Turner Bush forced Johnson
| at third, Bagby to Turner Witt forced
| Bush, Howard to Chapman. No runs, two
| hits no errors.
SIXTH INNING
| Chapman famed. Speaker lined to
| Strunk witt threw out Roth. No runs,
| no hits, no errors.
Strunk popped to Chapman. Bodle pop
ned TO Turner Howard threw out Bates.
No runs, no hits, no errors,
SEVENTH INNING
Harris singled to left. Howard filed to
| Bodie Turner filed to Strunk. Harris died
stealing, Meyer TO witt No runs, one hit
no errors.
McInnis singled past Turner. Meyer
| singled to center, McInnis stopping at sec
ond johnson sacrificed, Turner to Howard
| who covered first. Lawry fouled to Turner
| Bush walked, filling the bases witt forced
| Bush at second, Chapman unassisted, No
runs, two hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
O'Neill fouled TO Meyer. Bagby singled
| TO right Graney walked. Chapman singled
10 center, scoring Bagby. Speaker forced
| Chapman on a grounder to Witt. unassisted
johnson muffed Roths fly, Graney scoring