Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-05
TIGERS RUN AWAY
WITH THE MACKS
IN FIRST CONTEST
pressler and Steen Knocked
Out Early in Fray.
Burns Hits Home Run
with Two Men On in the
Third Inning.

ar PARK, Aug 5.--Rube Bressler
~, steen we're selected as the pitch
~ =, ,he irst game Of today's double
n A.twsen the Athletics and Detroit.
ti.os. nitcher appeared to have much
f,lu.s the game started of as though
Id he a long drawnout sluBging
n..oh;r r,sers got of with a two-run lead.
ins ~ SthIetics quickly came back with
epl W ,sllIes, and drove steen cut of
~, N the arst inning. George Dauss
ms steen and stopped the rally.
FIRST INNING
81, Aoubied to left. Bush's single hit
Ana base bag and caromed into
vtlt scoring. Bush took second on
w vlid throw to catch him mapping.
ronped to Healey, after hitting
tqs, touIs. Crawford singled to Kopf,
s .s slopplng at third. Schang made a
,stoh Of veach's line drive, Bush
M eS after the catch. Bressler threw
y. tsfns Two runrs, three hits, one err
r.alsy was hit by pitched ball. strunk
.',,ss to deep centre, scoring Healey
Ns,inr singled to centre, scoring Strunk
s,ssne died 10 Young. LRjoIe singled TO
,.frs McInnis singled to left, scoring
nis,,ne Dauss now pitching for Detroit.
.no nled to Crawford. Kopf filed to
1srns. Three runs, four hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING.
vounr walked. stanage attempted to
.,trece but Bresslers throw to Lajoie
fsrred Young at second. Dauss flied to
nsrlng. Bressler tossed out Witt. No
runs. no hits. no errors.
. .tnuIad fn t.ipht
ssstd strunk flied to veach. Oldring
6sd to Bush. Dauss threw out Schang.
No runs one hit, no errors.
THIRD INNING.
push dled to oldring Kopf threw out
cobb. Crawford walked. Veach walked.
surna hit into the left-feld bleachers,
,soflne Crawford and Veach ahead OF
hIn Young walked. Stanage singled to
hghi, Young going to third and Stanage
y second on the throw in. When
H.aley threw to second to catch Stanage,
Young tried TO score, but Kopf's throw to
lamp nailed him. Three runs. two hits,
no errors.
push robbed Lajoie Of hit by making
4 dne stop and throw. McInnis singled
70 left. Lapp flied to Veach. Kopf sin
rIed 10 left. Bankston batting for Bress-
sr. Bankston was hit by a pitched ball.
bInpa the bases. Young made a pretty
Stcp and threw out Healey. No runs
two hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
wilbur Davis now pitching and Nc
Ayoy catching for the Athletics. Dauss
walked. Witt sacrificed. Davis to Nc
innIs Bush walked. Cobb forced Bush,
iajoie to Kopf. Lajoie threw out Craw-
ford. No runs, no hits, no errors.
strunk walked. Oldring hit into a
iouble-play. Witt to Young to Burns.
schang famed. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
FIFTH INNING.
Veach flied to Healey. Healey threw
out Burns. Young walked for the third
time. Stanage walked. Dauss singled to
kil, scoring Young. Stanage went to
third and Dauss to second on McAvoy's
vnd throw to catch the former mapping.
Wit walked. filing the bases. Bush
walked, forcing in Stanage. Cobb fouled
10 0idrlng. Two runs. one hit. one error.
Dauss tossed out Lajoie. Witt and
Barns retired McInnis. McAvoy famed.
No runs no hits. no errors.
SIXTH INNING.
crwaford singled to centre. McInnis
made a remarkable one-hand stop of
yeachs grounder and threw to Kopf,
icrcing Crawford. Burns flied to Oldring.
Young also flied to Oldring. No runs, one
h. no errors.
Kopf walked. Davis singled to left.
Healey forced Davis, Young to Bush.
strunk walked, filing the bases. oldring
singled TO left, scoring Kopf, but Healey.
Who tried to score, was out on Veach's
throw to Stanage. Strunk took third on
he throw-in. Schang went out to Burns
One run, two hits, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING.
Stanage lined to Strunk. Davis threw !
'ut Dauss Witt walked. Bush popped |
. Laioie. No runs. no hits, no errors,
VII threw out Lajoie. McInnis beat |
~ bunt McAvoy lined to Young, who |
hrew to Burns, doubling McInnls. No |
ms, one hit, no errors.