Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-29
.MACK'S KIDDES
WIN FIRST, 5 TO 4
Young Athletics Bat James
Hard and Show Up
the Tigers
SHANNON PLAYS WELL
sHtBE PARK, Sept. 20.

connie Macks Juvenile outfit, strengthened
Nv Jamieson in right field and Grover at
second base, gave a splendid exhibition in
,he hrst game today and they defeated
ne petroit Tigers by 5 to 4.
srbs home players hit the delivery Of
tsmes for nine singles and a three-bagger,
snd took full advantage of the wildness Of
me eiant right-hander Of Jennings's stan
the high spot Of the Athletics fielding
,,ss the work of Shannon at shortstop. This
,oungster handled six ground balls like a
yeteran and several times robbed his op-
moments OF base hits
Z perkins also did good work In checking
che ambition of the visitors to annex extra
bases. - ,>,>,,I,c
shannon threw out Dyer. Witt singled to
yirht. Cobb flied to Jameson. Veach sin
sled TO center, sending Witt to third. on
An attempted double steal. Witt was run
ant Perkins to Palmer to Perkins TO Pal
mer. No runs, two hits, no errors.
JamIeson walked. witt walked. jam
,sson stole third. On Sharman's sacrifice
dy 10 Nicholson, Jameson scored. Dyer
threw out Palmer. Witt stole third. Nc
1nnis singled to center, scoring Witt. Dyer
threw out shannon. Two runs, one hit, no
errors. .
palmer threw out Nicholson. Palmer also
tossed out Ellison. Young walked. Young
died stealing, Perkins to Grover. No runs,
mo- hits, no errors.
witt threw out Grover. Perkins hoisted
10 Young Dyer fumbled Scahuer's
rrounder. Jameson forced Schauer. Witt
70 Young. No runs, no hits, one error.
THIRD INNING
shannon threw out Yelle. James struck
out, Perkins to McInnis. Dyer doubled to
left Shannon made a fine stop and throw,
retiring Witt No runs, one hit no errors.
witt bounced a single over Janies's head.
sharman singled to left. Palmer hit into
a double play. Dyer to Young to Ellison.
McInnis fouled to Yelle. No runs, two hits,
no errors. -
rt FOURTH INNING
shannon's fine step retired Cobb. Veach
nied to witt Nicholson famed. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
James to Ellison. Perkins flied to Nichol-
son. When Schauer singled to right, Yelle
muffed Nlcholscn's throw and Shannon
scored. Jameson forced Schauer. Young
to Dyer One run, one hit, one error.
FIFTH INNING ..
Ellison popped the ball into the left
neld bleachers for a home run. Grover
threw out Young Yelle lined to Witt.
James struck out; One run. one hit no
errors.
Young threw out Witt. Sharman singled
10 center. James threw out Palmer. Nc
Innis popped to Ellison, No runs, one hit,
no errors
SIXTH INNING
Dyer walked Dyer stole second Grover
fumbled Wits grounder, Dyer scoring. Cobb
flied to witt, who ran in to short center
and made one-handed catch. Veach
popped to Palmer. Nicholson doubled to
the
bases. Young went out, McInnis to Schauer.
One run, one hit, one error
Shannon walked Grover was hit by a
pitched ball. When Perkins bunted, James
fumbled the ball and the bases were filled.
strunk batted in place of schauer. Strunk
walked, forcing in Shannon. Jameson
forced Grover at the plate. Young to Yelle,
Witt singled to left, scoring Perkins and
Strunk. Sharman hit into a doubl play,
Young to Dyer to Ellison. Three runs, one
nit, one error.
SEVENTH INNING
Myers went in to pitch for the Athletics.
Shannon threw out Yelle. James struck
out Dyer famed. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Dyer threw out Palmer. MeInnis tripled
to left center. Young threw out Shannon,
McInnis scoring. Grover singled to left Per.
kins forced Grover, Dyer to Young. One
run two hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Witt singled to right. Cobb doubled to
the right-field fence Shannon threw out
veach, Witt scoring. Nicholson sent sac
rtfce fly to Sharman, Cobb scoring. Grover
threw out Ellison. Two runs, two hits, no
errors.
Young threw out Myers Jameson singled
TO center. Young threw out Witt. Shar-
man singled to left, scoring Jameson. Shar-
man died stealing. Yelle to Dyer. One run,
two hits, no errors
NINTH INNING
Palmer fumbled Young's bunt Yelle hit
into double play Palmer to Grover to Nc
1nnis. Burns batted in place of James.
Palmer threw out Burns No runs, no hits,
one error.