Evening star., 1901-08-09

Another double header was played at
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. and the
Athletics had comparatively easy time OF
1t, winning both games from the Senators,
the first by the score of IL to 6, and the
second IA to Z. The first game was well
played by both sides, and interesting
though the score was rather one-sided al
ter the fourth inning. In the second game
the Athletics again played with much snap
and ginger both at bat and In the field,
but the visitors were too much demoralized
to give them a good argument. The paid
attendance yesterday was 6,OSl
In the first two innings of the initial
game neither side was able to tally. but
l., the third the Athletics broke lose and
piled up three runs After F'ultz had been
retired Davis singled, cross onered
chance for a put-out, but Farrell did not
cover second base In time to receive Cough
Inns throw to force Davis at that bag. and
the latter crossed the plate on Lajoie's hit.
Seybold's single sent Cross home and La
1oie counted on Farrelrs muff of McIn-
tyres high fly.
Three more were added to the Athletics
total in the fourth on Fraser's single and
two-basers by Davis. Cross and Lajoie.
Mcintyre made the circuit of the bases In
Fosters excusable muff Of Powers fly and
Fraser's out to Waldron. The four runs in
the sixth were the result Of great drive
over the center field fence by Davis,
single and steal by Cross, Seyboid,s double.
McIntyre's single and Ely's two-bagger.
Washington got one in the fifth on Cling
mans double and Lees single; one in the
sixth on Farrelrs double and Fraser er-
ror. and one in the seventh on Lee being
hit by pitched ball, McIntyre's muff Of
Waldron's line drive to left and Dungan's
single Fraser let down. in the ninth and
permitted Washington 70 tally three runs
on Lees double, singles by ,Waldron. Dun
gan and Grady, and Foster s ,tWo-bagger
The batting of Harry Davis was a fea-
ture, he obtaining a single, double and home
run out of four times at bat Foster for
Washington also ~batted we'll Davis, La
joie. Ely. DUNCAN, Waldron and Clingman
carried off the fieldingr. hoHprs. Fraser
again pitched steady, effective game,
though he did not hayRI tobexert himself
after the fourth inning -
The Second Game.
In the second game Carries, who started
In to pitch for Washing ton, LASTED just two
innings during which the Athletics
clinched victory by batting In nine runs.
Gear relieved Carrick in the third, Mercer
taking the formers place in right field. In
the second Wiltse and Clingman collided
at second base, and both were knocked out
for about five minutes. Wiltse was able to
resume playing and continue to the end.
but Clingman had to quit in the seventh.
This necessitated another shakeup in the
Washington team, Mercer going to short
and Lee to right field.
The effect Of the collision at second base
was to weaken Wiltse. and he was hit
rather freely after that Fine support by
his fielders however. kept down Washing
toms score. Ely played brilliantly at short,
while Davis, LajOie and Cross also killed
base hits by clever stops. Powers again
caught beautifully.
Singles by Davis and Seybold. and dou-
bles by Cross. Lajoie and Ely netted four
runs in the first inning, and a base on
balls to Wiltse. singles by Fultz, Davis,
Lajoie and Mcintyre. a two-baser by Cross
and errors by Grady and Farrell five in
the second These runs sufficed to win for
the Athletics. After Gear went In to pitch
the Athletics found runs much harder to
obtain.
Washington counted one run each in the
first, fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but
was unable to make a rally at bat except
In one inning, the third. while WiItse was
still badly stunned from his collision with
C1ngman In that inning the visitors ac-
cumulated three on as many singles, a
double and a wild throw by Powers.
The game abounded in hard, clean hit
ting, In which Lajoie, Davis, Fultz Cross,
Farrell and Clingman excelled. Score: