Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-25
RAIN STOPS AS
GAME in SECOND
Third Inning With Camp
Team Begins When Thun-
der Storm Ends Contest
PIRATES THE WIN N Err
Jacksonville, ria. March %.

jacksonville, ria, March 20.
Connie Mack and his squad Of hard
working Athletics were cheated out OF
their end of a double-header with a
strong aggregation Of khaki clad lads
representing camp Johnston yesterday
afternoon by a tropical rainstorm wlicll
chased both. teams TO shelter At the cnd
of the second frame.
Yesterday was military day at Rose
Field, arranged specially for tho soldiers
stationed at Camp Johnston. n large
number of khaki youths wero Ill the
stands and naturally they we're disap-
pointed when the rainstorm prevented
their team from finishing tho contest
with the AS.
Bow TO Pirates
Prior TO meeting the Athletics the
camp nine was forced to surrender 10
the superior force of tho Pittsburgh
Pirates in q skirnish which was TO
cut to seven innings by agreement.
| The score of this bout was go.
The same team with the exception
Of the pitcher then took the field to ell
! gage the Athletics. On the team were
sveral players who have been members
Of professional and amaeur clubs but the
recent ruling of the a. A. L. has de-
clared them amateurs again and they
| have the distinction of probably being
the only nonprofessional team that ever
| consented to play two different pro-
fessional clubs in one afternoon.
Bob Geary twirled for tho big
| leaguero and Cy Perkins caught In
the two Innings that were played only
one Of the tired soldiers reached first.
| He was Leross, the first saclser. who
planted a single III right field. In the
first inning Jameson singled, but the
safety was wasted.
Iii tho second round tho Nackmen
hit Pitcher Siple's slantg for two
counters. lilly Walker doubled, .Dugali
famed. Walker speeded to third OH a
wild pitch and scored on Shannon'5
wsllop to right Following Perkin s
out, Geary singled and Shannon counted.
Jameson singled, but Oldring forced his
mate at third. Then the clouds opened
and baseball was through for tho day.
First Sunday Game
This was the first baseball game ever
played in Jacksonville special permit
doing the trick. No admission was
charged, but each spectator found boxes
at three entrances and they deposited
cCins in them.
Connie Mack was forced 20 come out
on the field from his seat On the bench
through the repeated cheers from the
soldier boys, many of whom are Phila-
delphians.
Pitcher watson's twirling arm is not
so badly injured as was fvst supposed.
Trainer E,bling stated that a tendon was
merely strained and that 1t would yield
10 treatment Watson will put OH his
uniform today. but will not work hard
f-.s q
his arm In throwing a curve ball 10
Shaw. Of the Pirates, OH Saturday.
Error Caused Defeat
Rarely does a major league baseball
team lose game In tho final inning
under such .exasperating circumstances
as did the Athletics their first exhibi
tion contest with Pittsburgh. The same
defensive conditions that operated to
the advantage of the Pirates would not
prevail again probably IN several sea.
sons. While there were several con.
tributing causes the principal factor in
iably styled an inexcusable muff of a
pop fly. no higher than the weather cocl
on Florida bungaow.
Joe Dugan was fated to act the role
Of the villain. II was anticlimax Will
a vengeance as the former Holy Cross
boy had furnished the stellar fielding
stunts in a contest that had demon
strated the superiority of the Athletics
over their rivals In every department o.
the game. In the clubhouse after tn,
game Dugan told Manager Mack that i
was his maiden muff of pop and Il,
trusted that never again would he suffel
the humiliation of losing game by sucl
a display Of amateurism.
The blow of defeat fell particularly
heavy oil every member of the Phila
delphians When the ninth inninl
opened they had good reason to believ,
that they would shut out the Pirates
who had been as helpless as a higl
school team before the superior pitch
ing of three Of Mack's rockies, whil
they had presented on the mound thre
veterans of known reputation and abil
ity. A bunt that was converted into
hit because of a misunderstanding a.
to who should field 1t was the sun
total of the Pirates batting prowess II
eight innings This scratch was re
corded while Adams occupied the mount
and was made in the last round IL
which he operated. In the two previou
innings he retired the Pirates in orde
of their appearing at bat.