Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
BY ROBERT W. maxwell
sHIBE PARK, Sept.

SHlBE PARK, Sept. 10.
The Athletics cast a spell of gloom over
the White SoX hopes this afternoon when
they grabbed the second game of the series
by the score OF . to /.
The battle was won in the ninth inning
when Memo Leibold hurled the bail into the
grand stand in an effort to catch Palmer at
third. Palmer came in with the winning
run.
Amos Strunk, who lost the game in the
seventh when he fell asleep at third, won
it again in the final frame. After two were
out Palmer walked. Strunk walloped one
to right and Palmer kept on going TO third.
Leibold made a swell stop and while on the
dead run hurled the ball to McMulln. The
pellet sailed over the third basemans head
and landed in the grand stand. II never
came back.
Jing johnson pitched a great game hold
ing the White Sox TO four hits, one being
of the scratch variety. Cicotte was nicked
for nine safeties.
FIRST INNING
Leibold struck out. McMulen was hit
by pitched ball Collins walked. jackson
grounded out TO McInnis Palmer threw
out Felsch. No runs, no hits. no errors.
Jameson went out, Gandl to Cicotte
Grover started to steal second Cicotte made
a pitch out and Bodie threw his bat at
the ball. Bodie made a good shot and sent
the ball to right field for a single, Grover
taking third. Palmer hit into double
play, Collins to Weaver to Gandil No runs,
two hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING.
Gandil lined to McInnis. Palmer threw
out Weaver. Schslk popped to Palmer. No
runs, no hits. no errors.
Weaver threw out Strunk. weaver threw
out McInnis. Witt bounced a single off
Cicotte's glove witt died stealing, Schalk
to Collins No runs, one hit, no errors.
THIRD INNING.
witt threw out Cicotte. Leibold flied to
Strunk McMullin popped TO Mclnnis. No
runs no hits no errors,
McAvoy famed. johnson singled to CEN
ter Jameson flied to Leibold Grover flied
TO Leibold. No runs, one hit, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
Collins flied to Strunk Jackson walked.
Felsch grounded to McInnis. Witt threw
out Gandi No runs, no hits, no errors
Weaver fumbled Bodies grounder. Pal
mer forced Bodie, McMullin to Weaver.
Strunk forced Palmer, Weaver to Collins.
Strunk was caught mapping, Cicotte to
Gandil 10 Weaver. No runs, no hits, one
error
FIFTH INNING
Weaver grounded to McInnis. Schalk
flied to Bodie. Clcotte singled to center
Leibold singled through Palmer, Cicotte
taking second. McMuln struck out, No
runs two hits no errors.
McInnis singled to center. Collins threw
out Witt. McAvoy singled to center, scor-
ing Mclnnls. Johnson struck out. McAvoy
died stealing, Schalk TO weaver. one run,
two hits, no errors
SIXTH INNING
Collins struck out Witt fumbled Jack
sons grounder. Felsch forced jackson,
witt TO Grover. Gandil popped TO Grover.
No runs. no hits, one error.
Jameson flied to jackson. Grover fouled
10 Schalk. Bodie flied TO Felsch. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Weaver flied to Bodle SchSlk famed,
Palmer threw out Cicotte No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Palmer popped to GandiI. Strunk tripled
10 the right field wall. On the first pitched
ball to McInnls, Strunk fell trying to get
back to third and was put out, Schalk to
McMullin. McInnis singled to center.
Witt forced McInnis, Cicotte to Weaver to
Collins. No runs, two hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Leibold singled past Grover McMullen
sacrificed Johnson to McInnis. Collins got
a single on his grounder that took a lucky
bound over Wits head, Leibold scoring
Collins died stealing, McAvoy to Grover.
jackson flied to Bode. One run two hits,
no errors.
McAvoy flied to Jackson. Leibold made
a fne running catch close to the fence of
Johnson's drive. Collins threw out jamie
son. No runs, no hits, no errors.
NINTH INNING
Felsch famed. Grover threw out Gsndn,
Grover threw out Weaver, No runs, no
hits no errors.
Grover flied to Felsch. Weaver threw
out Bodie. Palmer walked. Strunk sin
gled 10 right, and when Leibold threw TO
get Palmer at third the ball bounded into
the grand stand and Palmer scored the win