Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-24
NTEHOFF'S SINGLE
WINS FOR PHILLIES
Drives Home Whitted With
Run in Ninth That Drops
Reds by 6-5
pJxEY RESCUES OESCHGER

yurIJIES' BALL PARK. Aug. 24-The
ph,ilies won the first game of the double
ssaSer with Cincinnati, here this afternon,
~ the score of 6 to 8.
.,rhtb inning, whitted doubled down the
.h,rd base line, and he came home when
Niehoff singled over second.
The Philiies took a lead of four runs in
.,s Nrst four inings, and added another
run off Ragan in the sixth inning.
The Reds went after Oeschger in the
10th and tailed two runs. They again
S.naba rded Oescgher in the seventh inning
-hen Rixey went to the mound. Mitchell
had been sent in to bat for Regan. and
40 the former is n left-hand hitter, Man
- Mathewson took Mitchell out before
ha,, was pitched and sent In Clarke, who
s.ts right handed. There was wild cheer
Sam the crowd when Rixey struck out
clarke. Groh, however, singled and sent in
too runners and tied the score.
Rixey pitched fine ball in the last two
,nrings. while the Phls got the winning
,sjlv off Ring. Manager Mathewson used
.xteen players in an effort to win the first
came. Sherwood Magee, the former Phly
nlayer. received great hand when he
batted for Neale in the ninth. He drove a
liner to Whitted.
A fast double play. Rixey to Bancroft to
Luderus, stopped rally in the ninth.
FIRST INNING
Groh grounded to Luderus. Kopf fouled
IN Adams Rousch grounded to Luderus.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Pasiert struck out. Bancroft walked
Stock hit into double play. kopf to Shean
70 Chase. No runs, no hits. no errors.
SECOND INNING
Chase struck out. Grifilth singled to
left Neale lined to Whitted. Griffith died
stealing, Adams to Bancroft. No runs, one
hit no errors.
Cravath tripled to center. On Luderus's
sacrifice fly to Rousch, Cravath scored
Whitted singled to left. Kopf threw out
Niehoff Wingo threw out Adams. One
run two hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING
Niehoff threw out Shean. wingo fouled
10 Adams. Ragan flied to Cravath. No
runs, no hits. no errors.
Kopf threw out Oeschger. Paskert
doubled to right. Bancroft flied tc Grif-
nth. Shean threw out Stock. No runs one
hit, no errors.
HDURTH INNING
Croh fouied to Stock. Bancroft tossed
out Kopf. Rousch flied to Whitted. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Four balls sent Cravath to first. Luderus
singled to left. Whitted bunted so ceverly
that Chase, who got the ball, had no chance
to catch him at first and threw to second
too late to force out Luderus. and the bases
we're loaded. Niehoff famed. Adams hit
the score board for a two-bagger, scoring
Cravath, Luderus and Whitfield Oeschger
singled to right, Adams stopping at third
Paskert hit into a double play, Ragan to
Kopf to Chase. Three runs, four hits, no
errors
FIFTH INNING
Niehoff threw out Chase. 4 great stop
and throw by Bancroft retired Griffith
0eschger threw out Neale. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Shean threw out Bancroft. Stock flied
to Griffith. Cravath hit the bull sign fol
q single. Luderus popped to Chase. Nc
runs, one hit, no errors.
SIXTH INNING
Shean flied to Paskert Paskert made q
good catch of Wingo's short fly. Ragar
singled to left Groh singled down the
third base line kopf walked, filling the
z bases. Rousch singled to right, Ragan and
GrQh scoring. and sending Kopf to third
On an attempted double steal Kopf was
caught at the plate, Adams to Niehoff t.
Adams. Two runs, two hits, no errors.
Whitted walked. Niehof singled to right