The herald., 1893-05-08
THE ANGELS DO KNOW BASEBALL,
The 0aklands Did Not Play a
Little Bit.
They We're Fruit for the Los Angeles
Team.
The Angels Are All Right-They Won
One of Yesterdays Games, while
the Colonel Got the Other.
-Four Out of Five.

gait they STRUCK during tne past heficS
with Oakland the championship will re-
main at this end. OF the league. Four
games out OF five is the record the local
boys made. The hitherto invincible
Oakland phalanx barely saved them
selves from total annihilation. They
managed to win the very last game yes
terday. This leaves them still in the
lead by narrow margin.
The double bill brought out one OF
the largest gatherings that has ever wit
messed a ball game on the Athletic
grounds. It WAS characteristically a
Los Angeles crowd. Everybody was in
q good humor, for we'll they could be
as Oakland was fighting for its life.
The crowd was certainly liberal towards
the visitors. Every good play was ap.
piauded. The man with the cow-bell
was there and he was kept twanRinR the
musical instrument throughout both
games.
The games were full of ginger from
start to finish, and good plays followed
each other with unusual rapidity. The
men played to win and threw all chance
of record making to the winds. The
crowds nerves wereskept at high tension
during the entire afternoon. Every body
saw it through however. In the first
game, during lull about the sixth inn
ing the occupants OF the bleachera rose
and stretched their cramped bones, but
almost Immediately sat down again to
watch the struggle.
The score card and peanut boys reaped
quite harvest. Everybody was in
such aTgood humor over the prospects OF
the home nine getting the entire series
that they we're all anxious to treat q big
part OF the crowd and in this desire
they received all the necessary encour-
agement from the youthful butchers.
In one respect II seemed as il it WAS
not Los Angeles Oakland game. The
two captains failed to exchange the
usual choice and enjoyable personali-
ties. For some unaccountable reason
Tip did not sustain his reputation as @
kicker. OF course there were number
COLLECTIONS" and "protests" made,
but the Champion Protestor from "across
the bay" did not figure 80 prominently
as usual In them. Mr.. 0'Neill, how
ever, IL he neglected his friend, the um-
pire did not forget his dear friends on
the bleachers and favored them with
some purely original remarks during the
game. He is the idol of the Los Angeles
bleachers and they never fail to agree
with him in all OF his protests and are
very glad when they are allowed. In
fact that red sweater OF Tips in front Of
the crowd has exactly the same effect
that it would have upon an untamed
bull. 1t makes 'em mad.
The players had their batting clothes,
batting eyes, and all the other batting
parapharnalia with them in both games.
Every man is credited with at at least
one base hit in either Of the games. In
fact, the two teams averaged well in
every respect.
The sun was shining during the first
game, and for this reason many OF the
SLAMS" wanted Roach TO open up the
play, but he was reserved for the second
game. Almost as soon as the last game
was started the sky clouded over, and
the sun showed himself only once during
the nine innings. Result, Mr.. Roach WAS
out of hiH element and the Angels lost
the game.
All four OF the pitchers were touched
up quite extensively fore base hits they
all pitched generally good game, but
their support was not up to the average.
The first game was won and lost several
times by both teams. IL WAS finally
saved in the ninth inning to Los Angeles
by Lytle. The 0aklands needed one run
to tie the score. Two men were out,
Collopy and 0'Neil were on second and
first bases, respectively, and Cody was
at the bat. He knocked line fly out
: in right field, we'll toward the foul line.
Lytle made a hard run and caught it a
foot or so from the ground, thus retiring
the eide and saving the game TO his
team by the score of 10 to 8.
The home team started out at lively
gait. In the fret inning they made two
runs. Wright was given his base on
balls, and went to second ON 0'Neil'e
error of Hulen's hit. Earl threw over
second base ON McCauley's hit trying tc
catch the Kid, and Rasty scored, Hulen
going to third. Hutchinson sacrificed
the Kid home.
Four runs more were made in tht
fourth inning by the Angels. Lohmar
hit for one base. Hughes followed with
single to right field. Hernon bootet
the ball and Lohman scored. A eucces
sion of errors advanced Nicol to second
Hughes in the meanwhile crossing the
plate. Wright sacrificed, and O'Neil'i
error OF Hulen's hit scored Nicol. Glen
alvin's force hit sent Hulen home.
A hit by Lytle, Lohman's sacrifice anC
hit by Hughes, gave the Angels 81
earned run in the fifth inning.
Oakland made three runs in the fourtl
inning on an error by Hughes, Earl
hit, sacrafce by Collopy, Glenalvin'
error of Hernon's bounder and Cody
two-bagger.
In the sixth, Wright hit for two bases
went to third on Hulen's sacrifice ant
scored on McCauley'e safe hit. Oaklan,
nearly tied the score in their part O
Of this inning. The players got a streal
5n them. Earl hit safely and went T.
second on Hughes error of Collopy'
nit. Tip O'Neil was given his base OIL
balls. Hernon followed with mic
drive over Hulen's head, and Earl ant
Collopy scored. Cody made safe hit
Griffith sacrificed. McGucken hit t
Hughes. Tip scored. Irwin flied out {
Hulen, and Cody was caught trying t
steal home.
The Angels made another run in tn
seventh. Lohman struck out. Hughe
made two-bagger. went to third on
wild pitch and scored on Nicol's safe h
sver second base. The next two me
up were retired.
The score WAS tied by Oakland i
their half. Hines died at first. Ea
nit for two bases and went to third c
Hlenalvin's miss, and scored on Co
opy'e hit. Collopy was sent home {
hits by Tip and Hernon. Cody al
Griffith went out.
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