Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-24
UNLUCKY BOUNCE
BEATS ATHLETICS
Fosters Grounder Hits Bit OF
Dirt and Hops Over Dugan's
Shoulder
PERRY IN FINE FORM
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK

BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK
Washington. April 24.-Outpitching
Walter johnson is one thing and out
pitching him and winning is another.
Scott Perry accomplished the first feat
in the inaugural engagement Of the 1919
season here yesterday. but the Ath
letics of e. Mack and Philadelphia
dropped the decision in the thirteen
innings | to q.
Johnson won because the As failed
to bunch hits well enough to put run
ner across and when they did group
their safcties the breaks went against
them. Perry lost, not through any fault
in his hurling and not through any
flaw in his support--hc lost because
heap Of dirt was in the way of smooth
rolling groundcr toward Dugan in the
thirteenth
For twelve innings. the awkward
big wasted great Scott, n youth in
point of service in the big leagues.
turned back the enemy TO the dugout
with his rapid fire typewriter shots and
then came the fatal and unlucky thir
teenth.
Start of the End
Sam Agncw lifted a single over the
infield and Mike Mcnosky. who Joined
the Washington club yesterday morning
after service in France. was ordered
TO the initial bag to hOOf it for the
slow footed backstop. Johnson helped
his own cause by laying down neat
hunt for sacrifice. Judge iabbcd Il
wicked liner at Dugan and it was for
single and Menosky skipped TO third,
At this point the most unkind cut of
all was inserted.
The infcld was drawn in and Eddie
Foster smote one directly at Dugan.
Joseph started TO move in on the ball
and Menosky realizing that his chances
for making home were as slim as the
ham in ball park sandwich fingered
at third As Dugan was reaching out
his talons to spear the sphere it hoppcd
on bit of dirt and bounded over his
head. Mcnosky made the disc in n
rantrr and ono of the greatest pitching
battles in history was ended.
As Outhit Senators
Only seven hits were collected by the
men of Griff of the puzzling delivery of
the Atlanta delivcror. Two of those
seven came in the fourth. two in the
ninth and the other three in the thir-
tpenth \ trio of the seven were of
the inficld variety. The Senators had
to go hitlcss in ten Of the thirteen
frames.
Tho Mackmen baggcd ten hits. but
only in two innings were two of them
punched. In the fifth Dugan and Per-
kins singled in succession, but young
.Ioscph. of Holy Cross fame. forgot to
sfph Con second, and Umpire Owens
was watching. Those jumps are attcn-
tive guys.
Shannon and Roth hit safely in the
eighth but Kopp spoiled things bit
forcing Shannon. with two on and
two out. George Burns failed to come
through with the necessary and needed
WALTON and another chance passed out.
Large Crowd
Thirteen thousand spectators turned
out to see the opening encounter, and
on every hand expressions in praise
of the new Athletic club were heard.
Perry made himself almost as much of
an idol as Johnson. which is hard
thing to do. especially i'll Washington.
In Philadelphia it's easy.
Only one error was charged against
the Mackmcn outside of that one wild
chuck of Ralph Perkins, the Youngsters
of tho tall tutor fielding hawlcssly and
Kopp. Witt and Dugan contributed
brilliant hits of play that brought loud
applause from the stands.
Particularly were Washingl onans
impressed by Pcrry's ability in the
ninth inning, when the big southcrncr
allowed the bases to got filled twice.
and still kept th" home rubber free
from Senator's dents. Right smart
catching on the part of Ralph Perkins
and some swift and accurate pcgging
by the same young man helped consid .
erably in lifting Perry out of the hole.
Notes
II Joe Dusan continues to hit as he wal
loped johnson It will not be long before he
former Holy Cross boy made two hits out Of
fve times up. but on every occasion he hit
the ball hard.
pumphRndle act all drN Yesterday First
Re had to be Congra tulated by his team,
mates (Ceorge recently Joined tn" Ben"di"ts
and he had I, resume his "euemy friend,
snip with the Washington players.
lrs Doc Genry instead of Bob Geary
ROBERT carries bag that Just big enough
for one of those what not bathing suits anC
resembles phys cians grip.
Among the many army and navy officers
st the oreninS satne was Emsisn "a Shhri%' ar I