Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-06
PILLS RALLY AND
WIN FIRST GAME
Three Runs in Fifth Decide
5-2 Match Against the
Giants
JIM LAVENDER IN FORM

POLO GROUNDS. New York, Sent. G.
1he Philles won their first game of
me season on the Polo Grounds today when
tncE peat the Giants in the first game Of
double-headcr to .
Jimmy Lavender held McGraw's men to
tered.
y crowd OF 10000 people groaned when
'he thils punched hits on Rube Benton
WIN the count deadloCked at . TO .
IN the hfth inning and two out. Bancroft
douDied to left and scored on Stock s
single stock stole second. McCarty throw
ing the ball to center1eld In returning
the ball to third. Benny Kauff threw wild
ana STOCK went along home.
'raNath added to the Giants misery by
Iafrlng hone run into the right field
fence.
FIRST INNING
lierzog tossed out Paslert. Zimmerman
threw out Bancroft. stock flied TO Burns
No runs, no hits, no errors
Burns walked. llerzog bounced n hit off
Lavendcr's glove kaufr forced Herzog.
Luderus to Bancroft Zimmerman singled
to left. scoring Burns. but he was out
trying TO stretch II into a double, Whltted
TO Niehon to luderus. Fletcher was hit
by pitched ball ON an attempted double
steal Kaurf was out at the plate. Killcfer
TO Bancroft to killcfer. one run. two hits,
no errors
SECOND INNING
cravath walked l.uderus hit into a
double play, Herzog TO Fletcher to Uolkc
Fletcher threw out Whitted. No runs. no
hits. no errors.
stock threw out Robertson. Killerer toss.
ed out Holie. Stock threw out McCarty
No runs, not hits no errors
THIRD INNING
NiehoH singled to right Killefer singled
to right, Niehoff stopping at second Me
non stole third. Lavender struck out
Paskert walked filling the bases Bancroft
hied to Robertson Niehoff scoring Elllefe,
going to third, Zimmerman threw ou
Stock. one run, two hits. no errors,
Benton singled TO center. Burns forced
Benton. Niehoff unassisted Herzog forced
Burns, Bancroft to Niehoff. tierzog wa,
out stealing, Killefer TO Bancroft No runs
one hit, no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Cravath walked Iudcrus sacrificed Her
zog to Holke, Zimmerman threw out Whit.
ted. Niehoff singled to left scoring Ora
vath, Niehoff stole second. Ierzog threw
out kilefer, one run. one hit no errors
liauff singled TO left. Zimmerman ais,
singled to left. Fletcher forced Zimmerman
Niehof to Bancroft, Robert son walked
fling the bases. IIolke forced Robertson
Bancroft unassisted. Eauff scoring Nc
the bases. Benton fouled to Killefer. ON,
run, two hits. no erorrs.
FIFTH INNING
Zimmerman tossed out Lavender. Pasker
flied to Eauff Bancroft doubled to left
Stock singled to left. scoring Bancroft. Stool
stole second. went to third on McCartyi
wild throw and scored on kauff's wild throw
to the plate Cravath hit home run int,
the right-feld stand Luderus flied to Burns
Three runs three hits two errors.
Burns flied to Cravath. Herzog fouled (,
I.uderus, who made a fine running catch
Kauff fouled to Kilefer No runs. no hits
no errors.
SIXTH INNING
whtted walked. Nlehon singled to left
but was out trying to stretch 1t. Burns t,
Herzog. Benton tossed out Eilefer I.aVen
der struck out. No runs. one hit no errors
Zimmerman singled to center. Fletche
forced Zimmerman. Stock to Niahoff. Rob
ertson flied out to Cravath. lIolke walked
Fletcher and Holke worked the double steal
McCarty foued to Killefer. No runs, on,
hit, no errors
SEVENTH INNING
Zimmerman tossed out Paskert Ban
croft was safe on Ximmerman's wild,
throw Stock forced Bancroft. thinner
man to HerZog. Cravath singled 70 right
Stock going third. ON an ATTEMPTED
double steal, Stock was caught off third
McCarty to Zimmerman. No runs, one
hit, one error.
Wilhoit batted for Benton and went out
Niehoff TO Luderus. Burns doubled tc
center Bancroft threw out Herzog. Kauf
popped to NiehoR. No runs. one hit. nc
errors,
EIGHTH INNING
Anderson now pitching for New Yorl;
Zimmerman threw out Luderus. White,
flied to Fletcher. Niehoff flied to Robert
son. No runs, no hits, no errors
Zimmerman lined to Whitted. FlctChe
raised a high one to Bancroft. l.aVende
threw out Robertson, No runs, no hits. NJ
errors.
NINTH INNING
Fletcher threw out Killefer l.avende
famed Paskert flied to Kauif. No runs
no hits, no errors
IIolke fouled to Stock McCarty single,
! to left. Murray ran for McCarty. Thorp
| batted for Anderson. Thorpe forced Muir
| ray, Niehoff to Bancroft. Burns popped l.
! Stock. No runs, one hit. no errors