Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
Continued from raEc One

'O'UlIheN 'INW iNEc pne
gave the Red SuN the decision in the Sec
oud combat Of the series. rnc score was
. 10 |.
sensational catch by shore saved the
game for the Red Sox In the ninth After
rhrash"r aud Mcuuis singled aud Bates
forced Thrasher at third. Schang went in
to bat for Meyer. Waly hit a vicious line
drive right at Shore and the big pitcher
Put up his hands go gave himself The ban
struck his glove aud stayed there. Had
ii been on. foot OF either side. It would
have been 4 single and at least one run
would have been scored
Bullet Joseph was IN rare form and
with amy Eird OF support would have won
the verdict Ills fast han was hoppiug
beautifully aud his slow iwstcrs were 81
deceptive that the opposing battcrs almost
broke their backs trying TO connect
For i,e innings no one had "A chance
to break into the hit column and the foe
would have been htlcss had lawry Bates
and witt played according to form
The Red SIX spotted our Athletics one
run in the first inning, and then they went
in and tied the score in the second At the
end of that act the count was even with
the invaders getting more dangerous every
minute AlthO o;h no hits were Hldc of
! Bullet joe" three errors and "A passed
! ban and a couple of bases on balls placed
! Boston in a position 10 score. and it was
| only through the hardest kind of work that
| the plate was spiked only once.
ScottS error and Struuks hit gave the
! AS their run in the first From Nthcn on
| they were not dangerous as Shore was
! pitching good ball and was very effective
| in the pinches.
Boston's score came in the second after
| Lewis was saved by Lawry's error An
| error by witt followed by second boot
| by Lawry pushed Walker arOunG the paths
! and allowed him to score.
| It was an ideal day for the game and
| more than 1000 fans We're on the job. Be
fore the game II was announced that J. f.
| Ferguson. tOnue's recruit from Rocky
| Mount, N g., had reported and would he.
| gin working out
FIRST IN ING
Hooper popped to Bates Barry lifted
| to I.awry Hobby walked Hobby djec
stealing, Meyer to Witt No runs. no hits
! no errors.
Witt was tossed out by Shore. I.awry
was safe on SCOTS error, Lawry stol,
| second. Bodie sent high fly to Walker
Strunk singled to left, scoring Lawry
! StrunI went to second on the throw n anC
| took third when tady allowed Lewis!
throw to so past i'm. Thrasher wa,
thrown out by Shore. one run one hit
| TWO errors.
SECOND INNING
Lewis was safe on Lawry's error Walkel
forced Lewis, Bates to Lawry Witt foozlet
| GARDENERS grOunder and All hands wer,
safe. Scott forced Gardner, Witt to Lawry
and Walker went to third Scott stole sec
Oud. Lawry fumbled Cady's grounder ant
| Walker scored. Scott tried to run home
but was npped at the plate, Lawry tC
Meyer one run no hits three errors.
Scott made sensational stop of Me
lnniS's groundcr and got his man at first
Bates was called out on strikes. Meyer
flied to Walker No runs, no hits, no errors
THIRD INNING
Shore received four bad ones and walked
Hooper forced Shore Bush to witt. Hooper
stole second which goes To show II, I'm
pire Owens misses them oCcason..i- Barry
walked and Hooper went to th:,'. on a
passed ball Hobby hit to Bush and Hooper
was run down on the base line, Bush t.
Meyer to Bates, Barry going To third ano
Hobby taking second on the nnS Bill
+ Meyer ran back to the grand s''nd anS
caught Lewlss foul No runs, no hits, u.
errors.
Bush was thrown out by Barry Wit