Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL
PHILLIES' BALL PARK, April

PHILLIES' BALL PARK, April 25.
Alexander was RRoclied out of the box by
the Giants today. 1t was an unusual sight
to see the big pitcher retire under fire. but
the crowd cheered him the same. This was
the sixth time he had been sent to the club
house by New York.
Alexander weakened in the eighth inning,
after the Phils had taken an apparently safe
lead Five hits in a row, one being homer
by Kilduff, netted three runs and tied the
score
Erskine Mayer then went in. and another
tally counted This put the Giants in the
lead, 9-s. at the end of the first part of
the eighth. Mayer famed the side in the
ninth.
The final score was to 8.
After the Giants took the lead in the
third inning by the score of 81. Gavvy
Crayath poled home run into the left-feld
bleachers, driving Stock in ahead of him.
This tied the count 3 and at the end or
the third.
Pol Perritt made terrible mistake in
the second inning. Niehoff was at bat and
instead Of striking him out or disposing of
him in some other manner he hurled
wild pitch into Bert's midsection and gave
our second baseman a free ride to first, Kill
efer busted single to left and George
Burns slowed up in his fielding long enough
to allow SNlenOH 10 SCoTc. was WV
first count in this important series and put
| the Phls in the lead for short time, any
way. go
But Pol's pals made up for that terrible
| blunder when they began to use their war
| clubs in the third Burns opened with a
sng.e. but was forced AT third by ROBERT
! son. after Kauff walked. Heinie zimmerman
| walked filling the bases. Luderus then
! broke into print when he made a frightful
| foozle on Fletchers easy foul This would
| have been two out and possibly preVenteI a
| score Art then hit to Niehoff and kauff
counted. Kiduff's single scored ROBERTSON
and Zimmerman
FIRST INNING
! Cravath ran in and caught Burnss high
fv Alexander partly blocked Kauffs vicious
| drive and it rolled past second for hit
| Robertson was passed. Zimmerman hit to
| Niehoff and Bert retired the runner at first
| after he had fallen fiat on his back. Fietcher
grounded to Niehoff, this time Bert making
The throw while standing up. No runs, one
hit, no errors
pasxo;. ined to Holke. Bancroft tripled
against the right-fed fence Stock popped
| 70 Fletcher Cravath walked, Bancroft
| was safe on a close play when MCCARTHY
| tried to catch him mapping OF thlrd ano
| Crayath stole second while Heinie Zimmer
man was arguing with the umpire Whit
| ted grounded to Fletcher. No runs, one
hit, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Kilduff flied to Whitted. Holke singled
to center. Mccarthy fouled to Killefer
| Perritt struck out. No runs, one hit nc
| errors.
| Imderus flied to Burns. Nehoff was
bit by a pitched ball. Niehoff stole second
| Killefer singled to left and Nienon scored
Alexander sent a high fly to zimmerman
Burns caught Paskert's long foul after
I nnn rtIn
THIRD INNING
| purns singled to left. Kaun walked
Robertson forced Burns Alexander to STOCK
Zimmerman walked. filling the bases Lu
| derus made a miserable muff on Fletcher
easy foul Fletcher was then thrown ou
| by Niehoff Kaun scoring. kildun singiee
to left, scoring Robertson and zimmerman
Kilduff went to third when Paskerts throw
to the plate hit Zimmerman. Hoike hiee
TO Whitted Three runs, two hits, two er
! rors
bancroft famed. Stock drew a base OF
| halls For the first time In fve days era
yath came through In pinch and puste'
one into the left field bleachers for nome
| run driving Stock in ahead of him ano
tvinx the score. Kauff ran back and go'
| Whitted's long liner. Luderus rolled tt
Holke, unassisted. Two runs, one hit, nc
errors.
FOURTH INNING
Mccarthy was tossed out by Alexander
Perritt struck, out Burns doubled to GEN.
Kaurr died stealing, Killefer to Bancroft
one run, two hits, no errors.
Niehoff doubled to short center Killefer
sacrificed. Perritt to Holke. Alexander
doubled to the gate in center field and Me
non scored. At this juncture Manager Nc
Graw wearing his purple sweater with
white stripes, trotted out on the field and
decided that Perritt was working entirely
too hard and sent him to the bench. Middle
Mace m the pitchers box. Mccarthy ran
down the base line and grabbed Paskert's
hish Az. Banoroft doubled 70 the right
I ncN fGScs. ao6 Alexander qcored. Qfeqh