Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-22
MACK'S BOYS BALK
ON REACHING THIRD
Walker Only Athletic to Reach
Far Corner in Two Games
on Navin Field
PITCHERS ARE GOING WELL

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 22.-Deep down
in their hearts the Athletics believe
there is a third base on the Detroit
diamond. They are convinced of this
because Connie carries n man to play
the position. But, after two days here
they have no real knowledge of the fact.
In two days of two 2-to-0 defeats only
one man has got over to chat with
Bobby Jones.
And that party, Clarence Walker, got
to third partly by accident. Had not
Ainsmth and Jones in the sixth inning
yesterday stood looking at each other
while a high foul fy fell safely be-
tween them, Walker would have been
retired. could not have made his triple,
and third base still would be uncx
plored territory.
Luck breaks against loser always.
Had the Mackmen had faster, or a
more experienced rightfielder than
{ Burns, probably no scores would have
been made in the first inning and they
might have been playing yet. Both
Naylor and Leonard were good enough
to go on as long as daylight lasted and
that meant three hours more.
Right field in Detroit is a sun garden
of the most pronounced variety and Old
Sol was hitting 400. Burns was under
tbo Lo, 6 l..
territory and of working in the unac =
customed goggles. Hence he just missed
getting to Eoung's fly, turning a posi- :
Bile second out into a double. Cobb's
scratch hit that followed was only just
accident and might have been an out in
different situation. and there you are.
However, the Mackmen seem fated to
go down to defeat when Leonard hurls
against them. True. they beat him once
in Philadelphia . to l. But another
time they made a flock of runs off him
and couldn't get the decision. He made
his debut as Tiger against the Ath
letics and has pitched three games
against them here. In the twenty sev
en- innings they have scored just once
two of the bouts being shutouts.
Leonard didn't pitch any better bal
than Naylor. outside of the opener. NJ
Detroit hurlers do much better thar
Mack's moundsmen on Navin field but
they do just enough better to win with
the assistance of the breaks.
1t does a player good to insult hin
by shifting him in the batting order Sc
that it looks as if he is regarded al
practically worthless. Clark Griffith pu
Joe Leonard ninth last Sunday here ant
he broke up the overtime game tina
Walter johnson won before the city,
record crowd. Mack dropped Witt from
fifth to eighth yesterday and he go
single and double. which was 3:
per cent of his teams batting Neither
of his hits, had he been higher up, woult
have counted as the game went.
Allen, who struck out three times
could have helped once. Naylor. wht
came up once with a man at second ant
once with men at second and first
breezed on. all three occasions that h,
batted.
The series winds up tomorrow, aftel
which the Athletics trip over to Cleve
land. If history repeats they will ceas
to get pitching there. 1t always blow
when Detroit is left behind.
Mack, however, still has hopes ant
figures Cleveland the place to start. HI
expects to send Kinney in the final gam
here with Boland named as the Detroi
choice.