Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-21
bENDER'S FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN
A ONE-HTT, 60 DECISION OVER
CUBS IN FIRST OF TWIN BILL,
OnleI Registers Third Consecutive Shut-Out at
Expense of Bruins-Only % Men Faced
the Former Athletic Star
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

pHlLLlES BALL PARK, Aug. 81.
1 hibr BENDER. the sensational veteran,
~ pitched his third consecutive shut-out
ana got credit for his fourth straight VIC
.o.y wnen @ ne twirled the Phls to a triumph
,, uner thicago In the first game Of the twin
o'i, mere today. The score was to o.
ine ,ups got only one safety off Bender
,nls oeing single by Kilduff In the second
inning, The Chief gave Doyle two bases
on oalls' Larry and Kilduff being the only
.lsn'le player to get to first base. and
neither got any further. After making
his single, Kildun was caught trying to
steal second and when Doyle got his second
pass he was doubled up with Merkle
mus Bender faced only twenty-ei
oatsmen In the nine full innings. Chief
STRUCK out five. After the game Bender
was greeted wildly as ne trotted off the
neid and Alexander grabbed him at the
hand ''
The Pills got two runs in the opening
inning on Chcago's errors and nut to-
gether three more by good hitting in the
second session
Here is how the Phls made their runs:
In the first inning Paskert and Bancroft
were safe on errors and Stock was hit by
pitched ball. An infield out and a sacri-
nee ny accounted for two runs. In the sec
ond walk to Killefer. Bender's safe bunt.
Paskerts triple and Bancroft's sacrifice
ny raised the Pills total to five.
I'm the seventh Bancroft's double and
Cravath's single Tailed the final run.
FIRST INNING
Flack flied to Paskert. Niehoff threw out
Mann Doyle walked Merkle foued to
Stock. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Paskert reached first when Kilduff
fumbled his hot smash. Merkle fumbled
Bancrofts grounder. Paskert taking third.
l. ,,tl, han
the bases Cravath forced Stock, Doyle to
Kilduff, Paskert scoring. Luderus sent n
sacrifice fly to Flack. Bancroft scoring.
Whitted sent a long drive to Williams. Two
runs, no hits, two errors.
SECOND INNING
Williams grounded to Luderus. Deal flied
to Whtted. Kiduff singled to center. Kill
duff died stealing, Killefer to Bancroft. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Kiduff threw out Niehoff Killefer
walked Bender beat out a hit to kilduff.
Paskert hit the ivy vine in center on the fly
for a triple, Kllefer and Bender scoring.
Bancroft's sacrifice fly to williams permit
ted Paskert to score. Stock flied to Mann.
Three, runs, two hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING
Niehoff threw out Elliott Woters battet
in place of Vaughn. VOTERS popped tc
no hits. no errors.
Aldridge now pitching for Chicago
Cravath flied to Flack. Doyle threw ou
Luderus. Aldridge threw out Whitted
No runs, no hits, no errors
FOURTH INNING
Mann fouled to Luderus. Doyle walked
Merkle hit into a double play, Bancroft
to Nehoff to Luderus. No runs, no hits
no errors.
Niehoff famed. Kilefer flied to Williams
| Bender walked Paskert flied to Williams
| No runs, no hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
williams famed. Deal famed. Xii
| duff popped to Niehoff. No runs, no hits, m
errors.
Bancroft doubled to right. Stock fliet
| to Williams, Bancroft moving up to thrc
after the catch. Cravath walked. Bancroft
was caught mapping at third. Elliott t.