The sun., 1919-06-26
PERRY ALSO FAILS /.
TO STOP YANKEES
New YOrks Win Over Athletics
In Ninth, 4 to 3, and Make
1t Three Straight.

Take II from Connie Mack, thirteen
Is an unlucky number. Any old num-
bar, at all seems to be unluclxy for his
Athletics, White Elephants, Mackereis,
or anything else you want to call them,
but thirteen carries an extra strona
ink. Last Sunday Mack's club achieved
It's thirteenth victory OF the season at
Washington. Yesterday afternoon, at
the POLO Grounds. the Philadelphias
hurled their pitching, ace. Scott Ferry.
against the enemy. but for the third
successive time found that. thirteen an
insurmountable barrier, and tossed of
the third straight to the Yankees. This
time the tally was 4 to 3.
This afternoon the Athletics play
their final engagement OF the series here
and then there will be Joy ,unalloyed in
the camps OF the White s5ox and the In
dams, who while cutting each others
throats have been forced to watch the
Yankees grow fat of that Philadelphia
fodder The success over the Mackmen
left the Yanks right at the top Of the
standing. 49,.
As already might have been surmlsed
from the score, the Athletics were a
little more nthletio yesterday, but they
were not quite athletic enough to get
the verdict. At that they might have
won. or at least prolonged the contest
Into extra innings, but for q poor throw
by Dugan in the ninth inning. 1t was In
the ninth that the home guard broke a
tie and=seglstered the run that broke. the
White Elephants back and made Perry
wish he hadn't signed that New Years
resolution.
Hannah "Rompsn Home.
Dugan perpetrated his poor throw af-
ter two had been retired In the final
session. The round opened auspi-
ciously for the Mackmen whom Pratt
famed and Bodie was tossed out by
Dugan. Then Hannah. big Truck, picked
out nice green spot In left field and
propelled the pellet thereto. This i'm
medlately gummed the works for the
Athletics and put the entire cfup on the
ragged edge, Allen Russell, who had
taken Pete Schneider's place as the Yam
kse pitcher m the ninth. sent a teaser at
Dusan, In his intense anxiety to get the
third out the student made = low heave
to Burns
It was a four base toss. for not only
was Russell safe, but. what was more
important, Hannah "romped" home with
the all conquering tally, Thereupon the
Mackerels dispersed with smiles on their
faces In spite OF the fact that the throw
by Dugan had tossed the thirty sixth de-
feat into the Philadelphia record. But
what's one defeat more to a club that
has to spend half the season in Phila-
delphia? , ....-
Outside Of the success the Leading fea-
ture OF the home effort was the showing
OF Schneider. who made his first appear
anee In an American League game It
will be remembered that Pete came from
the Reds in that mysterious transfer
last winter. He started well at Jackson
VILE. hut suddenly went bad. and since
then had been of no use to the club.
Yesterday he held the Athletics TO fye
hits In his eight inning stay on, the
mound. -. &C.. 80
Schneider would have continued to the
last but for Huggins's decision to send
in Wickland to hit for him In the eighth.
Russelrs lone innins in the box was
sufficient to give him the .official credit
for the victory, which once more demon
strates the futility Of such records