Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1917 — FAN FODDER. [ARTICLE]

FAN FODDER.

Yesterday’s Scores. National— Qnicago, 8, Cincinnati 4. New York 8, Boston 2. St. Louis 2, Pittaburg 1. Brooklyn-Philadelphia, rain. American— St. Louis 7, Detroit 2. Washington 8, Philadelphia _ New York 2, Boston 1. Chicago 1, Cleveland 0, .Lefty Morgridge, crack young southpaw of the Yankees, held the champion Red Sox hitless, the second time an American League hurler has turned the trick this season. Ed Cicotte, of Chicago, was the other flinger to piteh such a game this season. Boston scored on an error, a pass and two sacrifice hits. St. Louis got to Coveleskie of Detroit in the eighth inning and pounded him off the slab. The crew of Fielder Jones banged out twelve safeties,'while Koob held the Bengals. J. Smith, pinch hitting for Red Ames in the tenth inning, singled with the bases filled, scoring Cruise with the winning run and giving St. Louis a victory over Pittsburg. Grimes was the victim, Vic Aldridge, past Indianapolis hurler, wop oyer Cincinnati for the Cubs after replacing JJemane, who was knocked from the hill by the Redlegs. The Bruins won the game in the fifth en four runs, Kqpf hit the scoreboard for Cincinnati and made the round trip. Scott won oyer Goyeleskie in a hurlers duel, . But two hits were registered off the Cleveland sTafbman. Scott allowed five. Risfoerg’s triple in the ninth, followed by a sacrifice fly by Eddie Collins, sent the bnly marker of the day oyej- the platter. The Sox increased their lead in the pennant due to Boston’s defeat. Coombs of the Brooklyn chib has never lost a game to the New York Giapta, « Zimmerman, of New York, sent three Giant runners over the counting pan during the afternoon. Two Boston hurlers were mauled by McGraw’s staggers, who refuse t© Iqse,