Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
JACOBS YIELDS
BUT THREE HITS
Phillies Capture First Game
of Double Header
From St. Louis
FINAL COUNT Is 7 TOO
BY ROBERT ". MAXWELL
Phillies' Ball Park. Ai,r

Elmer Jacobs smeared the lowly Car
dinals In the first part of n double-
header this afternoon, holding them 10
three scattered hits. The Phils con-
nected with the slants of Lee Meadows
and won. the ball game by the score Of
I to 0. a
Meadows got off to bad. start and
in the first inning was nicked for four :.
runs. Ills control was bad, issuing
three bases on balls and these combined !.
with two healthy singles and Bob Fish
er's error placed tht home folks out in
front. where they were never headed.
Cy Williams starred with the stick,
getting two-singles and double, driy-
ing in four runs and scoring one him
self
Before the game Manager Hendricks
announced that May, his star southpaw.
had left the team to work in a Shin
yard.
FIRST INNING
Bancroft threw out Anderson Heath
cote flied to Meusel Pauiette singled
to- right, but was forced by Hornsby
Bancroft to Hemingway No runs. one
hit no errors.
Fitzgerald drew pass. Bancroft
singled to right. Hornsby threw out
Stock Luderus walked. filling the
Eases. With an easy double play in his
grasp. Fisher fumbled Meusel's grounds
. .er. Fitzgerald scoring. Williams sin
gled to right. scoring Bancroft and
Luderus Meusel going to third, Hem
ingway forced Williams, Fisher to
Hornsby. Meusel scoring. Hemingway
stole seconu. Adams walked Bronkie
threw out Jacobs. -Four runs. two hits,
one error.
SECOND INNING
Fisher lined to Hemingway. McHenry
fouled to Adams Jacobs tossed out
Bronkie. No runs. no hits. no errors.
Fitzgerald flied to McHenry. Fisher
threw out Bancroft. Stock flied to Nc
Henry. No runs, no hits, no errors
THIRD INNING
Hemingway threw out Gonzales.
Meadows famed. Anderson walked.
Heathcote flied to Meusel. No runs no .
hits, no errors.
Meadows tossed out Luderus. Meusel
singled off Meadows's glove. Williams
doubled to right. scoring Meuse Hem
ingway sacrificed. Bronkie to Pauletie
Meadows tossed out Adams. One run,
two hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Paulette popped to Luderus. Hornsby
walked. Fisher hit into a double play.
runs. no hits no errors,
Jacobs hit the longest single ever seen
in the Phils' lot when he hit the right
center wall at the ivy vine, and could
get no further than fihst. Fitzgerald
sacrificed. Paulette unassisted. Bancroft
also sacrificed. Meadows to Paulette.
Fisher threw out Stock. No runs, one
hit, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
McHenry flied to Williams. Heming-
way threw out Bronkie Gonzales lined
to Fitzgerald. No runs no hits, no err
rors.
Meadows tossed out Luderus. Meusel
flied to Fisher. Williams popped TO
Hornsby. No runs, no hits, no errors.
|. SIXTH INNING
Meadows flied to Meusel Anderson
went out the same way Heathcote
fouled to Adams. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Hemingway grounded to paulette.
Adams failed to beat out a bunt,
Meadows to Paulette. Jacobs famed
No runs, no hits, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Stock threw out Paulette. Hornsby
doubled to left. Bancroft threw out
Fisher, Hornsby taking third. Stock
tossed out McHenry. No runs, one hit,
no errors.
Fitzgerald grounded to Paulette,
Hornsby threw out Bancroft Stock
popped to Bronkie No runs, no hits, no
errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Bronkie flied to Fitzgerald. Stock
threw out Gonzales. Jacobs tossed out
Meadows No runs, no hits. NO errors
Luderus singled to center. Meusel
sacrificed, Meadows to Paulette. Will
liams singled to right, Luderus going
to third, and Williams took second on
the throw to the plate. Hemingway was
Intentionally passed, filling the bases.
Adams singled to left. scoring Luderus.
and when McHenry fumbled the ball
williams also scored, Hemingway going
to third and Adams to second. Jacobs
famed. Fitzgerald walked, loading the
bags again. Bancroft flied to McHenry.
Two runs, three hits, Que error.
NINTH INNING
Anderson was safe on Hemingway's
tumble Heathcote forced Anderson,
Jacobs to Bancroft Paulette singled to
left. Hornsby flied to Williams. Fisher
popped to Stock. No runs, one hit one
error.