The sun., 1919-06-25
ATHLETICS AGAIN
TROUNCED BY YANKS
Quinn Allows Only a Hits and
Locals Win, 8 to 0--Peck
Increases Batting Lead.
BY FREDERICK g. LIEB.

BY FREDERICK g. LIEB.
1--WE are in last place. but still main
tain we do not belong there" Cornelius
alias Connie Mack. is
quoted as giving vent to these stirring
words in a recent interview.
Just which team would Connie Mack
nominate as the American League team
with better qualifications for the privl-
eye OF occupying Ban Johnson's cellar
Chan his White Elephants? Connie
might get In jamb for libel IL he in
there was a worse team in the
American League than the Philadelphia
Athletics. Could Mr.. McGillicuddy have
been thinking Of Clark Griffith's Wash
ington Senators? But perish the thought !!
The Yanks had another picnic with the
hapless Philadelphia crew at the Polo
Grounds yesterday Again Murderer's
Row stove In the first Athletic pitcher
for Ave runs In the first inning. and
after that 1t was another procession.
Jack Quinn smothered the opposition
with four scattered hits, and the Yanks
won the second game OF the series by a
score of to 0.
Still It was an OF day for the Yankee
slugging department, Nobody hit any
home runs.
Fans Take EARLY Leave.
,Mack's teams are either too good or
too bad. About six years ago, when the
Athletics played here. the fans usually
left the game fiat at the end OF the sew
enth inning. They couldn't stand for
the slaughter Of the then feeble Yanks.
Yesterday they began running out on
the pastime as early as the sixth in
ming. They had paid to see a bail game,
not to see the Yanks take batting prac-
tice. A half dozen college teams we
might name could have put up a sitter
opposition against the Yankees than have
the Athletics In the last two days. II
Mack can see the foundations OF new
contender in his present aggregation he
is cheerful optimist.
Still Jack Quinn rather enjoyed the
afternoon. 1t was quite an unusual
thing for Jack to be braced up with five
runs in the first inning. Usually when
Mr.. Picus pitches the Yanks ind the
greatest difficulty in compiling a single
run.
Only I'VE Athletics reached base on
Quinn yesterday, and one OF the quin-
tet was wiped of on double play. The
ninth inning, when Quinn issued his only
base on balls, was the only one in
which Mack runner got as far as third.
Peck Bats 1000.
Roger Peckinpaugh also had a de-
lightful time, He further inflated his
batting average by hitting 1000. In
five times up Roger whacked two singles.
drew two passes and made a sacrifice
hit. In his last three games. Roger has
missed fire only two times. In the three
games Peck has registered nine hits in
eleven Official times at bat
Peck also gave a wonderful fielding
exhibition, and just wouldn't let those
poor Elephants get any hits. In the
NTH inning he actually tossed out Joe
Dugan at first from left field.
Pratt also hit a triple and two singles
in three times up before Higgins put
in the militia in the closing inning
Ders triple was horseshoe hit. as the
glare of the hot sun got in Whitley
Wits eyes and the ball went over his
head. Wick hit two singles and drew
two passes in four times up.
One w. w. Kinney was Mack's first
pitcher. and he was belted out in third
of an inning. Ralph Seibold. a young
Philadelphia VINO was in the army last
year, did much better. but he could not
stop the Yankee scoring
Five runs in the first inning for the
Yanks Is getting to be a habit. Kinney
opened wabbly as. he passed Wick. After
Sammy stole second Peck also drew a
base on balls. Baker sent hot double
to left centre and both Wick and Peck
tore home.
Lewis hit TO Dugan. whose throw to
Thomas was too late to get Baker. Pipp
forced Duffy at second for the first out.
Baker scoring. Pratt sent Pipp to third
with a single to right and Bodle scored
him with n sinple mfr Shannon'S ahins
Pratt advanced to third on the hit.