Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
MACKS WIN FIRST
GAME FROM GRIFFS
Schauer Relieves Bush After
Score Is Tied in the
Third
DUGAN WRENCHES ANKLE
SHIBE PARK, Sept. 3

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Bullet Joe" Bush celebrated his return
to the game after ten days suspension, by
pitching effective ball for two innings in
the first game with Washington today.
After the Senators evened the score in the
third by making four runs, Bush was re-
placed by Schauer, who pitched steadily
and held Washington down while the
Athletics batted their way to a victory, by
the score of to T.
Gallia worked for two innings, then he
was succeeded by Shaw. who later gave
the rubber up to Dumont.
The Athletics drove in three runs in the
fifth inning and held the lead by tha COM
Portable margin for the rest of the game
More than $4,000 fans, the biggest crowd
since the worlds series of 1914, saw the
game.
Dugan suffered a badly sprained ankle
while sliding into the plate In the fifth
inning. He was carried from the field
He may be out of the game for the rest
of the season.
FIRST INNING
Menosky was safe on Wits tumble.
Shanks flied to Strunk. Witt threw out
Milan Rice walked. Menosky was caught
mapping at second, Bush to Grover No
TuHS, no NUS, one eTTOT.
Jameson fouled to Charity Grover
singled to left. Bodie walked. Strunk drop
ped a single in right, Grover scoring, Bodie
taking third and Strunk second on the
throw. McInnis tapped to Shanks and Bodie
was nabbed at the plate. McInnis died
stealing. Henry to Shanks. One run, two
hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Foster famed on three pitched balls.
Morgan flied to Jameson. Charity flied
to McInnis. No runs. no hits. no errors.
Witt beat out bounder to Charity
Dugan sacrificed with a grounder to Gal
liza, unasssted. Meyer flied to Morgan,
Bush singled to left. scoring Witt, Bush
taking second on the throw-in. Jameson
was hit by pitched ball Grover tripled
to right center, scoring Bush and jamie
son. Bodie flied to Rice. Three runs,
three hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING
Henry walked. Leonard batted for Gal
liza. Leonard walked. Menosky sacrificed
witt to McInnis. Shanks dropped single in
stole second. Milan famed. Rice walked
Foster singled to left scoring Shanks, and
when Grover muffed Bodies throw-in. Rice
also scored. Morgan forced Foster, Dugan
to Grover. Four runs, two hits. one error.
Shaw now pitching for Washington.
Strunk singled to left. McInnis sacrificed,
Henry to Charity. Witt famed. Shanks
errors.
FOURTH INNING
Schauer now pitching for Athletics. Char
rity flied to Dugan. Witt threw Henry out
Shaw famed. No runs no hits, no errors
Meyer walked. Schauer sacrificed, Foster
to Charity Jameson grounded to Char.
rty. Grover filed to Milan. No runs, nc
hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
Menosky flied to Dugan. Shanks singled
to right Milan beat out a grounder to
Dugan. Dugan made a bluff to throw to
first and Shanks, who overran second. was
touched out by Joe Dugan. Rice famed
No runs, two hits, no errors.
Bode walked. Morgan fumbled Strunk's
grounder. McInnis sacrificed, Shaw to Char
rty to Morgan. Witt walked. filling the
bases. Dugan singled to left, scoring Bodie
Meyer singled to center. scoring Strunk and
Witt and sending Dugan to third. Schauer
hit into a double play, Shanks to Morgan
to Charity. Dugan slid into the plate and
hurt one Of his ankles. While he was laying
on the plate a doctor was called from the
grand stand. Dugan was helped off the
field by members of the team and carried to
the dressing room. Three runs. two hits
one error.
SlAIf lNNlNH
Witt playing short and Schang playing
third for Athletics. Foster singled to CEN
ter Foster stole second. Morgan flied to
McInnis. Charity flied to Witt. Schang
threw Henry out. No runs, one hit no
errors.
Jameson out. Morgan to Charity. Milan
muffed Growers high fly and 1t went for two
bases. Bodie famed. Strunk grounded to
Charity. No runs. no hits, one error.
SEVENTH INNING
H. Milan batting for Shaw. H. Milan
famed Menosky also fanned4 Witt threw
Shanks out. No runs no hits. no errors.
1t was announced that Dugan has a bad
sprain Of his right ankle Dumont now
pitching for washington. McInnis walked.
Witt forced McInnis, Dumont to Shanks.
Schang flied to Charity. Meyer singled to
center Schauer walked, filling the bases.
Jameson flied to Milan. No runs, one
hit no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Grover threw out Milan. Rice walked.
When Foster famed. Rice stole second.
Morgan singled to center Charity flied to
Bodie. No runs. one hit, no errors.
Grover singled to left. Bodie forced
Grover, shanks to Morgan Strunk singled
to right, sending Bodie to third, Menosky
got McInnis's short fly Witt forced Strunk
Shank to Morgan. No runs. two hits. no
errors
NINTH INNING
Schauer threw Henry out. Ainsmitt
hated for Dumont. Witt threw Ainsmitf
out Menosky beat out a grounder to Nc.
Innis. Shanks flied to Witt. No runs nc
hits, no errors.
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