Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-12
SERAPHS GIVE
TIGERS BEATING
WIN OPENING GAME ON HOME
GROUNDS
Tacoma outbats Angels, but Dumb
Base Running Results In Defeat
for Them-Cravath Gets
Usual Homer
Los Angeles 6. Tacoma s.

After yesterdays score was hung UP
and Bobby Keefe had failed to land on
the Angels, the fans began to figure OH
the nearness of the rag for the second
series and what would happen to Ia
coma in the play-off at the close of the
season. By unanimous consent it was
I decided to be good and growing better
day by day.
The heavy stickers were lazy boys
yesterday and it was only occasionally
that they took a sufficient interest in
the game to trot around the entire cir
cult. Six of the Angels flew safely
across the plate and five of the Tigers
followed suit.
The Tigers were unfortunate in base
running and, although they secured
eleven hits to seven for the Angels,
failed to knock the plum. On the con-
trary, what the Angels lacked in base
hits was made up in base running.
Good judgment in negotiating the sacks
alone sidetracked what seemed certain
victory for the Tigers.
Cravath's Usual
Cravath's usual homer was one of
the features of the contest. Brashear
and Cravath carried off the batting
honors with IL percentage Of .666 on the
day, and Brashear twice crossed the
pan in response to the coaxing of some
real lively rooters.
Dolly Gray and Bobby Keefe were
elected to oppose EACH other on the slab
and they did. Their opposition was SO
tame that the referee declared it a draw
and Bones Baum and Fitzgerald went
on for the unfinished route.
Baum wriggled out of one of the
tightest holes he has been in for some
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seventh inning and then dashed the
Tigers hopes by retiring the side with
out tally. He was much abused while
it was going on, but when Bones"
walked in from the field he was assured
of the forgiving spirit of the local fans
by the reception given him from the
stand and bleachers.
Tim Flood also achieved some degree
of greatness and added to his popular
itiy by making a graceful spear with
his right hand of a sizzling rocket to
his territory. The ball was outdoing
Scottys race against time and was a
trifle high, but this did not prevent its
safe landing in Tins big mitt to the
delight of the fear-crazed bleacher-
ties.
Pyrotechnics Begin
Doyle started the pyrotechnics by
sending an easy one to Gray, who
threw him out at first. Sheehan singled
through short and Nordyke sent a
scorcher between Brashear's legs,
Sheehan taking second. Egan walked
and Mclaughlin bounced one to Bras
hear, which was fumbled and Mac took
first Sheehan scoring. Lynch flew
out to Brashear. With three men on
bases it was Casey at the bat" and
he drove a sizzling liner past second.
1t looked powerful bad" for the
Seraphic bunch. but Flood made a fly
ing leap and gathered it in and every
fan cast a vote to raise his salary az
once.
For the Angels, Bernard flew to
Lynch, Flood following with high one,
which Mclaughlin captured, Smith
walked, Brashear singled to right and
on Doyle's tumble Smith took third.
Brashear purloined second and on
Keefe's wild pitch Smith came home,
Brashear taking third. Dillon walked,
stole and he and Brashear scored a
moment later on Cravath's single to
center. Ross was out Casey to Nor
dyke Only three runs in this inning
Tacoma scored in the second, Doyle
making the circuit of the bags on sim
giles by Sheehan and Nordyke after he
had forced Keefe at second The Ser
apbs came back with one in the third,
Flood scoring. He singled to right,
Doyle fumbIed and in the attempt to
relay the ball to third Casey threw over
Sheehans head and there was Flood
at the plate.
The sixth was an eVentful one and
before the sun again smiled on the
Angels Tacoma put three men across.
The Angels retaliated by scoring twice
Dolly Scars
With three balls and no strikes, Nc
Laughlin fouled to Spies, Lynch send
ing an easy one to Brashear. 1t looked
like a shut out inning, but Casey en-
livened things by caressing nice one
with the end of his sti k and driving 1t
for a single into right. Dolly promptly
became separated from himself and
walked Graham and Fitzgerald.
Charley Doyle, uncorked a double,
scoring Casey, Graham and Fitzgerald.
Sheehan ended the riot by flying to Dill
Ion.
Tacoma was two to the good and
affairs were taking on an unsatisfac-
tory hue when Brashear came to bat.
Brash was good for single and took
second OIL Dillon's sacrifice. Cravath
ambled to the plate with the crowd I'M
plorlng him to do something" He
responded by losing one of Fitzgerald's
choicest in the Ferris wheel over in the
amusement portion of the chutes, Bra
shear scoring with him.
This ended the run-getting, though
circumstances shaped themselves in a
squally manner for Baum in the sew
enth as he took Doly's place on the
slab Nordyke led off with a two-bag-
ger and Egan singled to left, Ross
quick fielding holding Nordyke to the
bag. Egan stole second and McLaugh-
lin walked. Lynch sawed the air and
Casey walked filling the bases. Mike
Fisher smiled knowingly, as Graham ap
preached the plate, but the effect was
lost in the roar of approval of Graham's