Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-02
ALEX EQUALS RECORD,
WINNING SECOND GAME
Reaches Thirtieth Victory for
Season When II Giants Fall
Before the Phils, 8-2
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL
PHILLIPS BALL PAL

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victory Of the season today. thus finishing
his third consecutive year with more than
two and a half dozen wins Christy
Mathewson is the only other pitcher who
accomplished this feat. Alex made it pos
sible for his team to win the second game,
contributing two doubles and scoring two
runs himself. The final count was to ..
The giants copped the opener by the score
of to .
Acting Manager Herzog switched the line
up in the Eth inning Of the second game,
sending Rodriguez to first, Smith to second
Baird to short and Hemingway to third.
Young and Thorpe subbed in the outfeld
Ruba Benton succeeded Al Demaree in
the fifth and went well for one frame. In
the sixth flock of hits netted the Phils
six runs and they never We're headed.
Oscar Dugey was the star of the second
game, making three hits and three errors
FIRST INNING
Dugey fumbled and then threw wild on
Burnss grounder, Burns taking second.
Alexander threw out Herzog. Kauff hit to
Evers, and Burns was run out. Evers 10
Kinefer, Kauff being held at first Zim-
norman forced Kauff. Evers to Dugey. No
runs, no hits. two errors.
Fletcher threw out Paskert. Schultz
fouled to Burns. Whitted grounded to
... SECOND INNING
Pearce threw out Fletcher. Robertson
famed. Pcarce threw out HoKke. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
Luderus flied to Kauff Dugey beat out
q bunt to Demaree Evers singled to right
Dugey taking third, and Evers took sec.
ond on the throw. Pearce flied to Kauff in
short center and Dugey was an easy out
trying to score, Kauff TO Rariden. No runs
two hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING
Alexander threw out Rariden. Demaree
singled to left. Burns singled to center
Demaree stopping at second. Herzog
forced Burns, Evers to Dugey. Demaree
and IIerzog pulled the double steal, Demaree
/ easily scoring on Dugey's return throw.
Kauff famed one run, two hits no errors
Kilefer flied to Kauff. Alexander flied
to Hoke Paskert flied TO Fletcher. No
runs no hits. no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Zimmerman singled to center. Fletcher
singled to right and took second when
Schultz let the ball trick'e through his
| legs. Zimmerman attempted to score on
the play, but was out at the plate, Schultz
to Luderus to Killifer, Robertson famed
HOlke grounded to Pearce. No runs, two
hits, one error.
The Giants changed their infeld, sending
| Smith to second, Hemingway to third and
Baird TO short. Schultz struck out Whit
| ted flied to Robertson Luderus was out
| on "a grounder TO Holke, unassisted. No
runs, no hits no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
Rariden doubled to right. Young batted
for Demaree and sacrificed, Evers to
Luderus. Lobert ran for Rariden. Burns
struck out. Smith grounded to Luderls
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Benton and Gibson went in as New York
battery. Rodriguez to first and Young to
left field for the Giants, Dugey singled
TO center. Evers bunted to Benton, who
threw wild To second to catch Dugey
Pearce famed. Killefer fouled to Hem
mlngwaY Alexander walked, filling the
bases. Paskert famed. No runs, one hit
one error.
SIXTH INNING
Kauff went out, Luderus to Alexander.
! Hemingway flied TO Whitfield Baird
| famed. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Thorpe went TO right and Robertson
moved to center for New York. Schultz
| doubled to right. Whitted walked Smith
| threw out Luderus, Dugey singled to right,
| Schultz and Whitted scoring and Dugey
! taking second on the throw. Evers dou-
| bled to left Dugey scoring. Pearce dou-
| bled to center Evers scoring. Smith threw
out Killefer. Alexander doubled TO center,
| Pearce scoring Paskert walked Schultz
| ing, but Paskert was nailed at third,
| Robertson to Hemingway Six runs, six
| hits, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING;
Robertson struck out, Kllefer to Luder-
| us. Rodriguez flied TO Schultz. Gibson
also flied TO Schultz No runs no hits no
| errors.
Smith threw out Whitted Luderus
struck out. Hemingway threw out
! Dugey, No runs, no hits, no errors.
| EIGHTH INNING
| Young beat out an inheld grounder. Dugey
! fumbled Benton's grounder. Smith struck
out, Alexander threw out Thorpe Dugey
threw out Hemingway. No runs one hit,
| one error.
Smith threw out EVers. Pearce doubled
! to left. Killefer flied to Robertson. Alex
ander doubled TO center. Pearce scoring.
! Paskert doubled to the flagpole. Alexander
| scoring. Smith threw out Schultz. Two
runs, three hits, no errors
NINTE INNING
Pearce threw out Baird Robertson trip
led to center Eyers threw out RodTigues.
Robertson scoring. Dugey threw out Glib
SON One run, one hit no errors.
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