Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August
24.-The Athletics showed some
of their old-time fighting spirit
this afternoon when they took
both games of a double-header
from the Browns, annexing the
series in their favor and making
good their promise to come back
strong; scores, % and 2-I.
Seventeen thousand fans wit
messed the games, an unusually
large crowd for the tailenders,
and All indication of the anxiety
of the Athletic fans over the pres
ent situation.
Houck and Coombs were the
twirlers who led the Mack men,
and while the former pitched
good ball in the first game, it
was really the work of Coombs
which enabled the champions to
take the second engagement.
The Iron Man" was at his best
and. besides allowing five hits,
famed eleven batsmen. He
proved puzzle to the visitors in
every inning with the exception
Of the seventh, when the Browns
punched three hits and scored
their only run.
St. Louis used three pitchers in
the afternoon. Napier started on
the mound against the Athletics
in the first game, but was forced
to retire in the third inning, when
the Athletics pounded him hard,
and Weilman twirled the remain
ing innings. "Old John Powell
pitched for the Browns in the sec
ond game, and with the exception
of the fourth inning, when he
weakened and allowed the Ath-
letics to score their two runs, he
was in good form, allowing only
seven hits.
The Athletics got the jump on ST. Louis
| in the opening inning Of the first game
and scored one run.
ST. Louis scored its first run in the
third.
The Athletics knocked Napier out of
the box in their half of the third Oldring.
| first up. received q base on balls and went
to third on Collins single to right. Baker
Oldring and Collins Napier was re-
placed by Weilman at this stage of the
game. McInnis flew out to Shotten
Strunk drove a hot liner to Weilnan and
plate with the third run of the inning
Maggert and Lapp were easy.
| Two wild throws in the sixth inning
| gave St Louis its second run.
| AS in the double-header Thursday, Man
ager Stovall made a slight change in the
| lineup of the Browns for the second
game. Kutina went in at first base while
w. Brown. who as pinch hitter. drove
| out a single in the ninth inning OF the
| first game. was ordered to play LETT Held
! in place of Compton
| After going four innings in the second
game without a run being scored, the
Athletics finally managed to tally their
two runs. Collins flied to Shotten. then
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McInnis' single to left. Strunk then lined
/ hard one to left field, but w. Brown
let the ball go through his legs. McInnis
scored. Strunk would have made third
| easily, but fell when within about five
yards of the bag and was put out. Mag
! CERT ended the inning by grounding to
| Austin.
| The Browns finally connected with
| enough hits to score a run, it coming in
| the seventh inning.
Rube Oldring, who has been suggested
as one of those to go to Baltimore. played
| like a whirlwind In the field. He made
seven catches. some Of which We're very
/ difficult At the bat Oldring was tower
| Of strength by scoring three runs himself
and driving in another. and stealing sec
ond and third in the same inning. The
score: