Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-05
A'SPLAY TODAY
+. FOR RED CROSS
Mackmen and Pirates Off
to Palatka for Exhibi-
ton Match

Accompanied by the unluCky number
Of thirteen players, Manager Mack left
here for Palatka where the Athletics
and Pittsburgh play an exhibition game
for the benefit Of the Red Cross. on
the same train were the Pittsburgh
Players In the Athletics party, IN
addition TO Manager Mack. were Cap
tain oldring, Perry. Fahey and Watson
pitchers McAvoy and Perkins, catchers !,
Burns, Shannon, Davidson and Gard
nsr, infielders, and Kopp, Walker ana
JAMESON outnelders. Tom Shibe. act
ing as business manager, ard divers war
correspondents completed the party.
Rain Beats the AS
Rain, the nemesis that has been
bounding the Athletics almost daily from
ne time they detrained here. deprived
lhem ola perfectly good chance to win
another game from Pittsburgh yester-
day With tive-run lead. obtained In
ne second inning, old Jupiter, surnamed
nuyius, opened the sluice gates. and
N less time than it takes 60 write the
nci, the players were sCurryiug to shell
lef and the field was a diminutive lake.
" course, further play was impossible.
The Athletics had finished their halr
q the third when the rain put stop
2 further activities for the afternoon.
There were several features connected
WIN the big inning enjoyed by the
hAckites, the chief Of which were
Sarnss awful clout far over Carey.s
head for three sacks. which opened the
round, and Davidson's clever execution
q the squeeze play. Two runs would
. nave bpen tho mn nNyttt gF
lorious play in this round had not
Cooper completely lost command. The
rrate portside finger added to the two
runs scored by legitimate and skllful
WORK by forcing three TITLES across
sl'n MS free passes. With the bases
oAoed three times he franked batters.
run counting with every pass. The
suln Total OF his bases on balls in the
second was six.
. walker Is Some Fanner
With Burns on third as the result OF
~ triple and waiting to be scored.
nAAer ingloriously famed. Then every
nAn on the team enjoyed taking par,
he merry-go-round until ii came
nliys turn to bat again This time
,ns hassocks were crowded. But again
~ ne perform the club-swinging feav,
-ea mis- time he made the third out
me prettlest play by far in the two
sla one-half innings was the squeeze
.vsed by Davidson and Burns. All the
mack has devoted much time and
aNsn'lon to this play in morning prac-
ana yesterday was the first oc-
son where the conditions made Il
leai 10 bring IL into use. SO per-
NV NV and well-tmed was il executed
Burns was only few yards from
plate when Davidson dumped the
seLty toward first There was not
sa'est chance to nip the big first
" p,~l az the plate, and had not the
me catcher been alert Davidson
u NIX nave reached first safely, as the
n,G WAS 30 taken unaware that he
enort TO field the ball II was
n N,sl.uuiully worked play and was
~, pleaslng TO Mack and all the
h,as, showing cOnclusively that the
"a faithful work of the week
oushs profitable fruit.
nilsy Makes Debut
4 MA. appearance In uniform of Eugen,
tN.,, we young collegian whom Macl
r a',..so uom Fort Worth last fall, yes
r. morning was the occasion o.
IA yeeulatlon among the new player.
~ respondents. Bailey, who ar,
3 n..,, mere In the morning. has beer
a hs.ss.As light work at his home II
III, ~ Tex, from which town h,
,s4ect 1.ect to Jacksonville. Bailey Il
. nf, ~ ~, than Jameson. the fieet-footet
Ss'uer He bats and throws right
..,s The boy is not lacking II
9ss..a ana has a strong arm. Rub,
,, iungoed for him for gOoC
~ minutes and the youngster wen
A se.1e ne garden and came close I,
.|.sS a,n 10 get the ball, but all fliei
u alike to him.
. n 4. sNenth game in tine original Sc
. al.,', zen the Quakers and Pirates will
t.sesi .s-i'e saturday on Rose Field, In
.,7 F rnieh the Macks use. When tn
. Hsre arranged this was the cd,
and The piay-off play wa
= eetermined later. Last nigh
&. .aek won the toss and ac
s| .. ~'ll be Staged on the fel,