New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-31
YANKEES LOSE ANOTHER
Browns Win Last Game and
Earn an Even Break.
DAVIS GETS POOR START
Youngster Hit Hard in First
Frame, but Steadies Down
and Finishes Contest.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J

st. Louis. July S0.-The st. Louis
Browns made It an even break ON TIE
series when they defeated the New York
Yankees here this afternoon by a score CT
20 I. George Davis, the former Williams
College pitcher. was on the rubber for the
Yankees, but he was not effective. ard
the Browns practically won the game
from him In the first inning by combin-
ing four hits with a base on balls and an
error for three runs. Davis settled into
his stride after the second inning and
pitched good ball. The blishtins heat Of
tho last week or more continued to-day.
and when the teams took the field only a
few hundred fang sat and sweltered In
the stands.
Davis was found for eleven hits, but
after the first inning ne kept them fairly
well scattered, and fair brand OF sup
port kept the scoring propositions Of the
home team pretty we'll in check. The
youngster was a little shy on control, and
the opposing batsmen were content to
wait him out. His liberality counted
against him, for the two runs which the
Browns scored after the first inning came
as a result Of his liability to locate the
rubber.
Mitchell, the young pitcher OF the
Browns. had matters pretty much his
own way. He allowed eight hits, and the
men behind him played fast game. In
the sixth inning singles by Paddock and
Davis. coupled with an error by Hallinan.
allowed the lone New York man to dent
the rubber.
Unrelenting In his search for new and
young blood with which to bolster his
faltering team, Wolverton exhibited his
fifty-seventh variety in Paddock. third
baseman. The colt made an error. but he
took care OF six chances In promising
style, and sent two safe hits whistling
into safe ground. Paddock shared the
batting honors Of the teams with Bert
Daniels. sterrett, the former Princeton
captain, performed with credit In centre
field. and pulled the partisan "fans' out
OF their seats In the first inning by COM
ing In behind second base and making a
grand catch OF puzzlirg loft by HALL
nan. 6terrett was so far of his balance
when he made the play that Kuuna, who
was on second at the time. had no difii-
Guilty In reaching third base.
Davis was unsteady when he faced his
rivals. and Shotten. first man up for st.
Louis, took the trundle route to first
base Austin laid down sacrifice bunt
which moved Shotten ny. and Pratt beat
out an infeld hit Both scored when
Kutina whaled out n double. Williams
was safe on an error by Paddock. ard
after Storrett made his grand catch on
Mailman Kutina went to third, from
whence he scored on Hogan's single to
right Williams took third on the hit and
Hogan stole second. but Smell flied out 10
Daniels.
In the second inning the Browns got a
run on two bases on balls, a sacrifice bunt
by Austin and a long ny by Pratt. That
ended all scoring until the sixth frame.
when tho Yankees managed TO wriSSle
out of the whitewash tub.
Paddock opened with a single and after
Martin popped out Sweeney WAS safe On
an error. Paddock taking second. Davis
then came To the fore and shot a single
into right field, which scored Paddock.
In the seventh the Browns put over an
other run for good measure.
The score follows: