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ofntsvasasionttleforrheindolnCStKL XO*•fr*Cards Cop CoupleBravesit ady iiat idy m- |inns. ‘d’B ig-ea- Ithethe eeh theFrom the BravesCelebrated on MondajThe Braves management has ar ranged to give the kiddies a chance to see a double-header.Keating Lacks Support and Oeschger Was Like His NameBY PAUL H. SHANNON*The Braves had a fine chance to get l the jump on the Cardinals in the first.Lured by reports of the Braves’ when Boeckel's hit and a pass to Pongee a aouDic-neaucr. NextMonday the St. Louis Cardinals and Braves will be at Braves! Na Field, as well as some 10,000 chil- sen dren from Boston and Greater Boston playgrounds. The Boston hib playground teachers will give out pla6000 tickets to their charges, inswhich will admit the youngsters ! of to the third base bleachers via the Du Babcock street entrance. Suburban playground instructors willLured by reports of the Braves when^Boeckel*hli** h«ve their boys admitted to thegreat play on I rulay afternoon and pQne yet rash base running and same section by accompanying^ (}ne gone Yet raah base runn,ng anahoping for a repetition of the great Thorpe striking out in the pinch wastedbattles that marked the Pirates’ last the opportunity.. . , , , | . . Bad outfleldlng by Jim Thorpe gave avisit here, one of the largest crowds formldablo handicap to the visitors in attracted to Braves Field this year the second, and undoubtedly affected- ^ « I 1’ Art iUirv nfplaCltgathered yesterday to watch the I he^wnd cto»d tStlou^le-header with the St. Louis Car- cardinalsh® 1 dinals. But they were doomed to dis-ndappointment. £*. * v.For instead of a double victoryistof\ J I • « w ■ ' — -w — — — —Cardinals apparently had the verdict well in hand. Hornsby opened the St. Louis attack by beating out a bunt, only to be forced by McHenry. Dtll-hoefer lifted one to deep centre thatthem to the park, just as the Bos ton teachers will. The Elevated has consented to allow the young fans a five-cent fare.tyonaynkle-Stallings’ men' were forced to submit | h^)a^\Z2rllly andj inorpe misjuugt-u it _to a double defeat. They lost the j ban dropped over his head. It rolledopener by tbe one-sided score of 8 £’.noogliforto mJWtttr..play close and allowed Heathcote to push a single into right. Oeschger went to smash thereafter as a triple and a single followed In short order, giving the Cardinals three runs for theround. . . ,In the last half the Braves startedwhat looked like a promising rally.Boeckel led off with a single, Rawlingsprcofclun,le-to 2, and then to make it a perfectday for Rickey’s men went down in■the second contest by the score of 4 to 1. In neither battle did the locals show any of the fight or enterprise that they exhibited on Friday.-c ■ v - f ££• *. ';. K-d - ■ *T'* ’ r? r.fl—J : S ^5'” w -*'* a JW ■ Vr. a. -g-. . v . ^~~~ —bases. Singles by Leslie and I^van grounded to Honisby, and wh nwere followed by Sherdel’s double to ; latter's throw failed to re safecentre field. Four big runs were bagged. ; out at second, both meto*were- —. a .. - .1__I AU n 1 M ^ ey OAnf t ApotinA.st aCl;In Boston’s half Holke opened with aa - ’*■ ‘•B’ A. — -- • •out at second, douiWilson was sent to bat for Powell anThorpe failedof*slnsle and Mann repeats. Yet nobody | «oJ^ waB a Blr,pc-out victim. Boeckel tallied when Hoiks was grounding out. and as Mann was third out, we got but one run trom i\oiiifS iv cju « i ’* ' ** r* ---) reached third base even.Rabbit Raps Out Triplecheered the crowd upjvtaranvme crieereu me b.»«u “il I oneninr Daly replaced Powell in right.somewhat in tiie fifth by | Gowdy doubled against the left HeldMaranville.............u the fifth by leadtr,e , Q wd„ doubled against mekisavhv iii-t- t_i«i with a fine triple to left centre. Fast f j the seventh hut was left onBKAVfcS* urr tVLUK , fleldJng by Heathcote held Wilson’s long ; jjj1* A spiendid double play byIt may have been that two victories hit to the same territory to two bases, j _ kel Holke and Maranville featuredAfter Keating had struck out the top 1 t*oeo*e - - - ---—....of the batting order were unable to advance the runner from second.A rather excusable muff by Maranville gave Hornsby two sacks at the opening of the sixth. He scored afterIn one day were too much for them.Again, the size of ttie big crowd may of j have embarrassed them.' But the fact remains that the Braves were away offcolor In both of the engagements, per- _ --------- ...forming wretchedly in the first game jwo were gone on Leslie’s Bhort singletind then playing throughout the second to centre. Lavan singled to right.^pa^rheTe^and^Thorpe got his secondhit But they failed to produce a S°NeUher side threatened in the ninth.ticreAtw?re;IM?-«-The score:I «T. LOUIS, th, r fHeathcote, c fFO. A. F,.aldt:• •. • • ----- ---------------- to centre. I^avan singled toas though they were simply anxious to poweu tumbled and then threw badly, .............get the whole thing over with. while Leslie scored and Lavan reached stock, 2b .......Pitching equally as feqod ball at least third Lavan started to steal home, jj ®»,r^bv 8b*‘ ***.'as did Sherdel in the opener, Ray Keat- ) an(j wouid have been out had not Wil- I schelt*. 3b Ing had the misfortune to have the ! j k«»ii TKrpA mnre un- I l5• • •sonteam play behind him like a crowd of j earned runs for the opposition schoolboys. Jim Thorpe, playing centre i Another two-base error by M field, put Keating in bad by a woeful— —„— - a fir bu 1 tx, Sh ••••'Three more un- McHenry, 1 f.....I m____^ «PlUhoofAr, c LenUtmisjudgment in the secona rouna, seventh. A wild pitch followed.all four runs that the visitors made in Keat!hg waiked a man, and then, withthat frame might be attributed to the same bad play. Later on both Maran-two gone, a double steal was achieved a^°N'.same bad play. Later on bom aiaran-j ^ 7L run registered simply because 2^^ 3 gbvllle and Wilson were guilty o fa hr . wn dropped the throw home again. rowe!1 r fof errors that handed the Cards most | ‘ '• • • • •of their other unearned tallies, game the Braves hit the ball equally as hard as their opponents, but Sherdel was given perfect backing up. tOeschger Like a HawkOpposed to the clever Ferdinand Schupp in the second game. Oeschger might have made It a real pitchers’ battle had he been able to locate the plate. But the Braves twirler was exceedinglyTn^h^s Keating’s hard double and a clean hit1 by Boeckel gave the’Braves one lonelyscore in their half.The Braves had two more men left on bases in the eighth. Two of the three Cardinals who came to bat in the ninth were fanned. The Braves were helplessin their half. :The Second SpasmBut three men faced Oeschger in the# • * ♦ * *:■*Thorpe, c f Holke, lb .Mann, 1 f ........Wilson, c•GowdyTotals• •__ IL W. • »_hv nn control His wUdness handed ( opening round. A pass to Boeckel put the onening score to the Cardinals, and j the first Brave batter on base yet he hi* lark of control and a bad error of never saw second, and only a trio of the«__ -A. I l#wa1cr wAnf tit* hnf In th*»ir Half.-5ahis 6wn commisHion were responsiblefor the three rufts that the Mound City athletes made in the sixth. n tie score of support the Boston pitcher had no complaint to make. Ail four of theSt. LfOultt tallies came from his own wildness or lack of effectiveness at critical times. Schupp, hit even harder than Oeschger, was most effective inlocals went to bat in their half.Roger Hornsby started the second by walking and then the trouble began. For Oeschger walked the next batter, too, got in the hole with the third man up and then let the latter score the first run and send another man to third on his clJkn single to left. After Miller had fanned the Braves’ twirier got in thetheHptnches^The moment one of the j hole again with I^ivan at hat. but the*.. . . _____-__» 4V%a 1# if At* wass Anolltr fnr/'pfl f n nnn f n T I nttctf*ST. LOU 18 Boston• • ta a 400300.. o00, 411.. 000..41011422.. 422.. 401m-r-r—•?3688AB.R. BH.. Rf2■.. 300.. 201.. 400. • 401.. 401. i 411■ 4 ,01„ , 211.. 100. 3328in 9th.0 4 00 lt;0 000*1•w —10o0100 103300011310001000003■ -4 _20 \211102431 (202* Ioftknc11 27 IS 22010113220210211I45 1 0220010312000 1 0 o 0 2?!I1Sabearspfarao j ot012 27 11 5Bin n- 80 10 0—2tiloistruck out—By Keating /fl. bytrIpiit:Lealte? Stcxk to I.eelF. Wild pltcb-KeaUng.SECOND GAME.locals got within scoring distance thesouthpaw tightened up.Had it not been for the Cardinalssafe lead in the sixth and their desire to make sure of the batter the .infield would not have played back and allowed the single tally that Stallings men got here. Some of the hardest right-hand hitters of the local roster paid tribute to Schupp’s sharp hook, and no less than eight of them fanned the sad east wind.gT. LOUIS. ATSmith, r t ......»Heatblt;?rte, c f.. * - * • «Rtock. .......... fHornsby, 3b........ iSchulz, i ......... JClemons, c ........ *?lb .........*I avnn. ** ......... JSchupp, ......... *Total* ...»......^ ^BOSTON.Boeckel. 3b........ ;;Itawllnga, 2b oFew Big Plays on Tap• • ^ Cl » - ■* wr — *- .. —1 T —- * —— — — w 7%r-, Tletter was flnaliy forced to pop to Holke.When Schupp filed to Rawlings the Braves had gotten away very luckily.A scratchy double to left by Maranville began the Braves’ third. But tfieSt. Louis left fielder corralled Hank , j^wel, r t ........ ;Gowdy's healthy line drive and the next r f ....... 1two batters were easily taken care or. Thorpe, c f........ ^In the fourth, after two were out, Stall- Hoik^, lb .....4tngs’ men were given another desperate Maranville, 4chance to even the count, for Thorpe hit Gowdy, .......... 4safely and Holke’s fine smash to centre (xscbger, p........4chased him to third. But Mann fell ...........down In the pinch.1112011110000na121301011/1001%is30001200000300004oostb;wo! P,lt;o i tl°o\o\100tc017 27/ 12 1AB. R. BH. TB. PO. A. E.1000000000II1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 010I0210o**0001113 8 8 24 4 0 0Totals .........i 7 0 27A Gloomy PeriodThere were few spectacular plays turned in. The best achievement of the afternoon, perhaps, was a lightning double play pulled off In the eighth at the visitors' expense by Boeckel, Holkeand Maranville. One fine jumping catch m» iw*** un »mi «». xu*n» ».»bv Jack Miller In the same contest, the to get the runnen off first he threw the, _______t _ ivtn intrt wiirht fioM on^ tharehv moved•Hit for Powell in 0th.01o0bi00b0000tlt;10I-0100bm * ■20c3010tltlS1La. T^nls .01 0003000Oeschger had no one but himself Bogtou ,..FJ.’.L.o 0 o o o 1 o o oagain to blame for St. Louis scores in Two„bn!,e at*—Maranville. Gowdy. Tb the sixth. He gave the first man up | ba»» his base on halls. Then in an attempt41'•Urd. ThisTwo-bnso (Its—Maranville. Gowdy. Tbree-hlt—Hornaby. Sacrifice hit*-Stock,Heathcote. Stolen base—demon*. Bases on ball* Off Oeschger 5.' off Hobur-l) «. Struckout— By Oeschger 4, by Schupp 0. Doubleni«v—Boeckel to Holke to Maranvlil*. Hit bybPP
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Boston Post Sunday Magazine
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sun, Aug 17, 1919
Page 45
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