Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1917 — FAN FODDER. [ARTICLE]

FAN FODDER.

Yesterday’s Results. National— New York 5, Philadelphia 1. Boston 2, Brooklyn 1. American — Chicago 4-9, St. Louis 3-7. Cleveland 5, Detroit 2. New York 4, Philadelphia 2. Boston-Washington, rain. Coveleskie held Detroit to three bingles, while his mates nicked Dauss for ten safeties and five runs. Indianapolis continued their sensational winning pace, backing up Northrop in swell style. Yerkes, of Indianapolis, got three doubles. Joe Bush was ineffective in the first two rounds and New'York piled up three runs, enough .to give them the game. Philadelphia hit Culop rather hard. Kaufman, of Purdue, held Illinois to one rap, but lost his game 1 to 0. An error permitted the winning score. Purdue got three blows. The White Sox got back into the pennant chase by licking Fielder Jones’ crew in both games of a double header. Thirteen pitchers were used by the two clubs in both games. Chicago hit safely but 5 times in the afterpiece against St. Louis’ 13. The Mound City infield cracked, accounting for the Chicago runs. Southoren pitched great ball for the losers. Cobb and Speaker were even up on hitting yesteiday, each making four trips to ,the plate and collecting one blow. Boston rallied in the ninth against Pfeffer, of Brooklyn, and scored a run, winning the game. Two singles, followed by Gowdyls double, downed the last year’s champs. Anderson held the Phillies- while Rixey, Mayer and Fittery were hammered by the Gothamites.