Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-31

rifcc hit-Henllne. Wild pitch-By Mead
ows.
Boston, Aug. 81. The Braves
took the first game of the double header
from the Phillies by a score of B to 4
today.
Jack Roser. n new recruit recently
acquired by Boston. was responsible
for the Braves winning.
In the eighth inning. with the score
4 to 3 against the Braves md men on
third and second. he slammed n clean
single to left. scoring two runs.
Then in the ninth, with Rapp on first
Walker. he rushed into deep field,
pulling in his long fly with his gloved
hand.
Meadows only allowed the Braves
seven hits, but his support was ragged
at times. q.
FIRST-Barbare threw out Mokan.
Rapp flied to Kopf. Williams lifted to
Cruise. No runs.
singled to left, Powell stopping at sec
second Henline threw to center field :,
Powell going to third and Kopf to sec
ond. Cruise singled to center. scoring
Powell, Kopf stopping at third. Roser
lined to Williams. and Kopf scored
after the catch. Barbara singled past
Fletcher. Cruise stopping at second.
Rapp fumblcd Gibson's grounder and
the bases were filled. Meadows threw
out Ford, Cruise scoring. Fletcher
threw out O'Neil. Three runs.
SECOND-Kopf threw out Walker.
!icnlinc walked. Fletcher flied to
Powell. Parkinson walked. Leslie sim
gled to left, scoring Henline and Par
kinson went to third on the throw
home. Meadows struck out. One run.
Parkinson threw out Marquard.
Powell flied deep to Williams. Parkin-
son threw out Kopf. No runs.
THIRD-Barbnrc threw out Mokan.
Ford threw out Rapp. Ford lost vii.
liams' high fly in the sun and 1t fell
safely for a double. Walker singled to
left, scoring Williams. and Walker went
to second on the throw home. Henlinc
singled to center, scoring Walker. but
was out trying to stretch it. Powell TO
Ford. Two runs.
Rapp threw out Cruise. Roser
famed. Barbara flied to Williams. No
runs.
FOURTH-Ford threw out Fletcher
Parkinson was safe when Gibson fail
cd to hold Ford's perfect throw. Les
lie flied to Cruise. Meadows singled to
right, Parkinson stopping at second.
Mokan forced Meadows, Ford to Kopf.
No runs.
Parkinson threw out Gibson. Rapp
threw out Ford. O'Neil flied to VIII
liams. No runs.
FIFTH--Rapp lifted to Powell. Will
liams foulcd to O'Neil. Walker was
called out on strikes. No runs.
MarQuard popped to Fletcher. Powell
flied to Walker. Kopf flied to Mokan.
No runs.
SINTH-Henlinc flied to Powell.
Fletcher singled to center. Parkinson
singled through Kopf. Fletcher going
to third. Leslie hit into double play.
Ford to Kopf to Gibson. No runs.
Meadows threw out Cruise. Roser
struck out. Barbara fouled to Leslie.
No runs.
SEVENTH-Meadows singled to
left. Mokan attempted to sacrifice, but
forced Meadows, Marquard to Ford.
Rapp flied to Powell. Williams flied
to Kopf. No runs.
Gibson was easy, Meadows and Les
lie. Ford singled to center. Fletcher
threw out O'Neil. Marquard ground
ed out to Leslie. No runs.
EIGlTH-Walker singled to center.
Henline sacrificed, O'Neil to Kopf
Fletcher got two bases when Cruise
muffed his fly. Walker stopping on
third. Parkinson walked, filling the
bases. Leslie flied to Cruise and Walker
scored after the catch. Meadows struck
out. One run.
Powell walked. Kopf forced Powell,
Meadows to Fletcher. Cruise dropped
single in center. Kopf going to third.