Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-16
PITTSBURGH Wins
OPEN|NGC CONTEST
jGavvy Cravath Gets Homer in
!. Eighth With One Runner
on Base
ULTIMATE COUNT is 6 TO a

thousand spectators saw the Phillies
lose their fourth game in five starts
when they dropped the opening tilt of
the dual bill with the Pirates this
afternoon. Score, 6 to 4.
Not only did Cravath lose the game,
but he also lost ICY" Williams, who
was severely injured when he crashed
into the center field bleachers chasing
a base hit.
Cravath got his second home run
since the Pnls returned home. but
the clout was not enough to tie the
count, although Blackburne was on
base at the time. Luderus also had
home run.
First Inning
Bancroft tossed out Bigbce. Carey
singled 10 left. Southworth singled to
center, sending Carey to second. Whit
ted singled to left, scoring Carey and
sending Southworth to third. Whitted
took second on the throw to the plate.
Southworth scored on Barbares sacri
fee fly to Williams. Paulette threw out
Cutshaw. Two runs, three hits, no
errors.
Bancroft struck out. Blnckburne flied
to Carey. Williams popped to Whitted.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Second Inning
Terry out. Blackburnc to Luderus.
Lee flied to Raulettc Rixey and Lu-
derus retired Miller. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Meusel famed. Ludcrus bounced
hit into the left field blcachcrs for a
home run. Callahan singled to right.
Paulette was thrown out by Barbara.
Whtted thought it was three outs and
rolled the ball toward the pitchers box.
Callahan saw the error, didn't stop at
n second, but continued his sprint toward
third. Miller picked up the ball and
threw out Callahan, Barbara getting the
put-out. One run, two hits, no errors.
Third Inning
Bigbee beat out a hit to Blackburne
Callahan got under Carey's liner but
dropped the ball, Max reaching first on
the error and Bigbee reaching second.
The base runners were unable to ad
vance on Southworth's s short fly to Will
liams. On the hit and run play Whitted
bounced a single to right and Bigbee
scored, while Carey went to third.
Carey registered on Barbare's sacrifice
life to Callahan. Whitted died stealing.
Adams to Bancroft. Two runs, two
hits, one error.
Terry threw out Adams. Clarke bat
ted for Rixey. Southworth shared
Clarke's foul after a sharp run. Ban
croft flied to Bigbee. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Fourth Inning
Murray now pitching for Phillies.
Paulette threw out Cutshaw. Terry
strolled. Paulette engineered a double
play when he snatchcd Lees grounder,
stepped on second and then threw to
q Luderus. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Blackburne singled to center. Will
liams drove the ball over the right field
fence but it was foul by about foot
Williams famed on the next pitched
ball. Meusel flied to Terry. Luderus
was hit by a pitched ball. Blackburne
went to third and Luderus to second on
wild pitch. Callahan walked, filing
the bases. Terry threw out Paulette.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Fifth Inning
Paulette allowed Miller's easy roller
to get away from him. Bigbee sacri-
nCeu, IduleJte 10 lJuutTub. blHCk =
burnc and Luderus retired Carey. Lu-
derus leaped and grabbed Southworth' s
liner. No runs, no hits, one error.
Adams lined to Bigbee. Murray was
safe on Bigbee's muf. Bancroft flied
to Southworth. Murray was caught off
first, Miller to Whitted. No runs, no
hits, one error.
Sixth Inning
whitted flied to Callahan. Bancroft
threw out Barbara. Cutshaw was hit by
a pitched ball. Cutshaw stole second.
Bancroft and Ludy retired Terry. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Blackburne singled to right. Will
liams's rap almost tore first base from
its anchor. He got a double on the
drive, Blackburne pulling up at third.
Williams held second and Blackburne
scored on Meusel's sacrifice fly to Carey.
Luderus flied to Bigbee. Callahan flied
to Bigbee. One run, two hits, no err
rors.
Seventh Inning
Williams crashed into the center
field bleachers chasing Lees hit, which
developed into a triple. Williams was
looking over his shoulder when he
sprinted into the wall and apparently
he was painfully injured, as he had to
retire. Manager Cravath took his place
in center field. Paulette threw out Mil
Ter, holding Lee at third. Bigbee
bounced to Paulette and Lee was out
at the plate, Paulette to Adams. Big
been took second on balk. Bigbee
out stealing third, Adams to Black
burne. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Barbara threw out Pauette. Adams
famed. Murray famed. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Eighth Inning
Cravath playing right and Meusel
center. Bancroft threw out Carey.
Southworth doubled to the scoreboard.
Whitted doubled to left his third hit
of the game, scoring Southworth. Bar
bare fouled to Callahan. Paulette threw
out ,Cutshaw. One run, two hits, no
errors.
Bancroft lifted to Bigbee. Black
burne singled to right The ~, 900 spec
tators almost jumped out of the stands
when Cr6vath lifted the ball over the
rightfield fence for home run, scoring
Blackburne ahead of him. The cheering