Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-26
of Veterans and Await Opening American Season With
AS PROVE THEY
ARE GIANTS J|NX.
Mackmen Convince the Lake
Charles Fans Of Superiority
Over N. Y, 8 to 2
HOME RUNS A FEATURE

Special Dispatch TO Evenina Public Ledger
Lake Charles, La, March 26.-After
lapse Of seven years the Athletics
can still beat the Giants. Yesterday,
before a packed park. the Mackmen
beat McGraw's first string men, 8 to
.. II was a most emphatic victory for
Mack's men.
The Giants, by the way, never have
had much success with the Athletics
since that world series of 1905, when
McGraw's men won four out of FIVE
games.
Christy Msthcwson, now recuper-
ating from fight with tuberculosis
that a most finished him, pitched every
one of the winning games for New
York, and each of his victories was u
shut out.
The two teams never battlcd in n
world series again until 1911. when
Mack, with his new team of diamond
wonders, atoncd for his reverse six
years before by beating the Giants. In
1918 Mack made his superiority douhly
certain by again vanquishing the
Giants in a world series.
Since that final game Of the 1919
world series in which Joe Bush and
Wally Schang, Mack's pony battery,
overthrow the Giants. the teams never
met again until yesterday.
BRAZIL and Dykes Hit
Two outstanding points of the Ath.
lctics victory was the heavy hitting Of
Frank BRAZIL and Jimmy Dykes. IRA :
zill personally contributed the first Mack
| run with a home run smash over the
right field fence and, before he was
| through for the day he added three
singles and two stolen bases Afeld
he covered first like a McInnis. He
stopped number Of bad rollers and
in the sixth inning made a one-handcd
catch Of Earl Smiths liner that ripped
! double off the catchcr's record.
At tho present time Griffin hasn't a
chance to regain his place at first. The
terrific hitting Of BRAZIL and his con :
tagious enthusiasm make him one ot
the most valuable members of the team
| AS matter Of fact. BRAZIL today Is
Mack's best hitter and run getter.
BRAZIL hits wiCkcdly to all fields. but
as Umpire Brennan pointed out he is
also remarkable bunter. BRAZIL has
not done much bunting down here be
cause the diamond is too heavy and
! slow for successful bunting, but he de-
| clares he loves to bunt and mix up his
! attack and promises TO do lots of tap
ping when he plays in big league parks.
Dykes Hits Homer
The Macks shot into the lead in the
! fifth inning through a remarkable home
run shot from the bat of Jimmy Dykes
With one on base. Jimmy hammered
the ball over the distant leftfield fence
on to the roof Of the Southern Pacific
Railroad station. Never before has
such a home run been made in Lake
| Charles.
The clean-cut victory was a big en-
| couragement to Connie Mack and th'
players. They proved that there wa'
something to this years team, anC
everybody expects their good work tt
continue to the playing season.
MCGraw used his strongest availabl,
team in tho field. Barnes and Douglas
two of his best pitchers. started tn
game. and Shea. a rookie. finished
Frank Frisch. his regular second base
man, did not play. Munroc, a promis
ing rookie, was ar second.
Goldie Rapp, New York's new thirt
baseman, was i'll. and Leftfeldcr Burn
was at third. Curtis Walker and Brown
two hard hitting rockies, were in tn,
outfield with Ross Young, the Giants
star rightfelder.
The Macks have easier quarry thi
afternoon whcR they play Beaumont
Of the Texas League. They meet tn
same opponents tomorrow. Startinj
Monday, Houston is here for thrc
games. On Thursday night the Mack
will leave for Mobile