Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
AS BLANK SOX;;
THEN SHUT OUT
Gregg Effective in First
Clash, but Perry Loses
in Second
WELL.PLAYED G. A M E S

Boston, Mass, June Il.
The Athletics and Boston each touched
the other up with kalsomine yesterday
in a double bill. Comics boy shutting
out the Sox for the second time running
2 to o early in the afternoon. but the.
league leaders came back with a TO 0
win at the finish. Both games were Keen
contests. the teams playing the best of
ball in the field. there being plenty OF
, action in the thirty-three innings for
which blanks were drawn, and each team
winning its game by means of some
distant clouting that left no doubt as to
the results. .....
Walker There With Bat
In the first game Tilly Walker whipped
the ball over the left-field fence to win
and in the second game Bostons three
run rally was produced against Scott
Perry, Hooper and Mclnnis getting trt-
pies, with hN by Shean, an out and
q ticket to Babe" Ruth in between.
Walkers drive was the fourth he has
made over the Red Sox left-field wall.
| The last homer made was by Buck
Weaver, OF Chicago. year ago;
! Nean Gregg pitched effective ball in
steadying and going the distance by al
lowing the Sox only three singles, with
no punching. Sam Jones. in the box for
the Bostons, was touched up only seven
times, but at the finish Oldring got a
! single before WALKER made his clean
up ciout over the left-feld wal,
Early. in the. game The Sox had the
bases filled. Shannon coming to the
rescue with pretty play on Shean, and
! later with Hooper scurrying home with
what would have proved big run in
the sox's eighth Dugan ran far out into
I Davdson's territory and picked off
whiteman's high fly Greggs support
was gilded all the way through both
Shannon and Dugan figuring in some fine
infield play.
Perry in Hard Luck
Scott Perry was unable to shake mis-
fortune in the after-bit, the loss being
his seventh in a row. He pitched fine
ball. being effective in all except the big
inning, and this came after the Macks
had they been able to drive at all. would
have had a lead so that few Red SoS
runs would not have mattered. Leonard
started for Boston and got out Of some
bad holes before he hurt his finger
In the sixth. after four Athletic hits
had been scattered, he was relieved by
Vincent MoyneauX. and Barrow
youngs er was not hit safely during the
remainder Of the game. In both matches
Comics outfit played splendid deiensivt !,
ball and an even break in two such pai
games was good enough.
Early in the opener Jones was saved
from trouble by double plays turned ir
by Jones' Scott and Mclnnis and the
Scott -Shean- -McInnis combinations. while
the Sox did not hit Gregg safely unit.
the fifth. when. after passes to Thomas
and Jones and with two out, Hooper
scratched a single toward Dugan. witt
the bases filled. however. Shean's ho
shot was prettily smothered by Snan
non and 1t was all of.
Fail to Get 1t Across
In the same inning the Macks hat
some ha I'd lack following Gardeners two
Dagger TO right and McAvoy's out. witt
Davidson up the Athletics attempted tn
squeeze" play. but Davidson misse'
fire. and Gardner ran into the ball II
sam Agnew's hands. Hits by Gregl
and Oldring were wasted in the Macks
sixth, while in the eighth for Boston. al
though Hooper led with bunt towar'
third and Shean sacrificed. Dugan 60
Strunk's and Whitman's flies out of tn
, sun. ii, -. l., a..
ninth, which shannon opened with hi
TOO slow for Scott. Oldring sacrifced ant
then came Walkers Victory-producin
boost over the fence.