Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
LUDERUS'S BOOT
LOSES CONTEST
Reds Score Winning Run
in Rally in the Ninth
Inning
WATSON KNOCKED OUT
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
DI,ilIin., Eal Park. Iune


phiiIies' Ball Park. June 4.
A weird muff by luderus in the ninth |
inning gave Cincinnati the first part OF !
the bargain matinee today. the score be-
ing to A.
with Blackburne on third and two out. /
Schneider bunted to Oeschger. the play
evidently surprised the Phils. for atter |
Joe had fielded the ball and MADE n
pretty throw to first Luderus MADE
horrible muff. The runner was sale
and Blackburne came in with What
proved to be the winning counter.
The Phils had numerous chances to
win the game. but the necessary punch
was lacking. There were runners on
third base in three of the innings, but
they were stranded when their pals
failed to produce. But in the ninth
things frightened UP bit. when BAN
croft and Williams singled after one
man was down. but big Fred Toney was
rushed to the mound. and the next !
two batters were easy outs.
Cincinnati won the game in the hrst
inning. when Mule Watson handed out
two bases on balls, two sacritices ana
two hits. which netted three runs. He
was removed and Joe Oeschger finished
the game.
FIRST INNING
Mule Watson got into trouble from
the start. Groh and Lee Magee walked
and advanced when Roush sacrificed,
Stock to Luderus. Chase lifted high
sacrifice fly to Cravath. scoring Groh
ind sending Lee Magee to third. Sher-
cd Magee singled to center scoring
ie Magee and taking third when Neale
ngled to center At this juncture the
h''ile was erased from the picture and
Joe Oeschger went on the mount. On
trapped off third. but scored when Stock
made wild throw home. Neale going
to third. Neale was out on an attempt
to steal home. OesChger to Burns. Three
runs, two hits one error.
Bancroft opened with a clean single
10 left. Williams forced Bancroft, Chase
% BlaCkburne. Stock dropped a single
into left Williams halting at second
Luderus walked, filling the bases. Cra-
vath singled to center, scoring Williams
and Stock. Luderus going to third.
Muesel hit into a double play. Black
bourne to L. Magee to Chase. Two
runs, three hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Stock made a beautiful stop on Black
burne's slow roller and threw him out
at first. Bancroft followed with another
sensational stab spearing Wingos hard
grounder over second and getting his
man at first. Schneider fouled to Lu-
derus. No runs, no hits. no errors.
McGaffigan grounded to Blackburne.
Burns walked. Oeschger also walked.
Chase made mess on Bancrofts
grounder. Burns going to third Oesch-
ger however pulled bone when he
dashed for third, regardless of the fact
that Burns was on the bag. Oeschger
was put out. Neale to Blackburne to
Groh. Williams flied to Lee Magee. No
runs, no hits, one error.
.,-,... o., THIRD INNING
Groh was thrown out by Oeschger.
L. Magee walked Rousch flied to
Meusel. l.. Masee stole second and took
third on Eddie Burnss bum throw.
Chase flied to Meusel. No runs. no hits,
one error.
Stock walked Luderus flied to Roush
Stock stole second. Cravath grounded
to Lee Magee. Stock going to third.
Meusel let the bali hit his bat in an
effort to get away from it. and it rolled
safe, and he was thrown out by Wingo.
No runs no hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Sherwood Magee singled to center.
Neale flied to Meusel Blackburne sin
gled to left. S. Magee going to second.
Wingo hit into a double play, Oeschger
TO Bancroft to Luderus. No runs two
hits, no errors.
McGaffgan was hit by a pitched ball.
Burns singled to center, sending Nc
Gaffigan to third. but was thrown out
at second, Roush to Groh to Lee Magee.
Oeschger sent a sacrifice fly to Neale and
McGaffigan came in with the tying run.
Bancroft was thrown out by Groh. one
run, one hit. no errors.
FIFTH INNING
Schneider fouled to Luderus. Groh
singled to center. While Lee Magee
was striking out. Groh stole second and
went to third when Burns made another
bum heave to center. Roush walked
On an attempted double steal. Groh was
run down, Burns to McGaffigan to Burns
to Stock to Burns. No runs, one hit
one error.
William flied to Chase. Stock struck
out. I.userus was thrown out by
Schneider. No runs. no hits, no errors.
SIXTH INNING
Burns dropped the third strike OF
Chase, but threw him out at first. $
Magee famed. amid cheers. Neal'
walked Blackburne grounded to STOCK
No runs, no hits. no errors.
Cravath flied to Blackburne. Meuse
singled to center. McGaffigan sacrificed
Groh to Chase, and Meusel, seeing thirt
base unguarded, made that bag by
beautiful slide Burns famed No runs
one hit, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
wingo flied to Cravath. Muese
backed up against che bleacher wal
and pulled down AchneiAer's long ay
Cy williams ran in and made shoe
string catch off Groh's liner No runs
no hits, no errors.
Oeschger flied to Chase. Bancroft
flied to Sherry Magee. Williams fiie'
to Wingo. No runs, no hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Lee Magee was out, Luderus to Oesch
ger. Roush grounded TO Stock Ban
croft threw out Chase. No runs. no hits
no errors.
Stock grounded to Groh. Luderu
walked. Cravath doubled against righ
field wall. Luderus going to third. Niue
sci was intentionally passed, filling tn
bases. McGaffigan sentt high sacrific
fy to Roush, scoring Luderus. Cravat
going TO third and Muesel to second
Blackburne robbed Eddie Burns of
hit when he leaped in the air an
speared his liner. One run, one hit n
errors
NINTH INNING
Sherwood Magee walked. Neale file
10 Crayath. Blackburne singled to lef
Sherwood Magee stopping at second.
wingo singled to center, scoring Mage,
hut was thrown out trying to stretc
his hit into double, Williams to IL
derus to McGaffigan. Blackburne too
third on the play Schneider was sal