Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
TOzER FAILS To
SKATER RECORD
ToMAN'S WILD THROW IN THE
THIRD ALLOWS SCORE
seraphlo Twirler Becomes Coast
champlon-cravath' Long Hit
Wins Eleven-Inning Game
for Angels
Los Angeles. 3; Portland, 2

Jimmy Toman threw away Ralph
Tozer's chance for worlds fame yester-
day afternoon when he tossed Atz's
grounder over Spies head, allowing
the Portland shortstop to reach sec
ond before the ball was corraled. A
moment later Van Buren came through
with a rousing two-bagger to left field
snd the hope of those who expected to
witness the establishment of WORLDS
record went a-glimmerng.
As It was the Angels won the game
by a score of to in the eleventh in
ming when, with a blaze of glory,
Cravath sent the ball whirling through
the twilight over the centerfeld fence.
sending Kitty Brashear across the
plate with the winning run.
The sensational end, coming as it
did with two out and the score a tie,
was some consolation for the fans who
turned out in force to witness the eff
forts of Tozer.
Although Tozer did not attain a
worlds championship, the Pacific coast
record of forty-five consecutive innings
of shut-out ball was broken, as Tozer
pitched for two innings before a run
was made, bringing the new record to
forty-siX innings.
The tabulated score shows ten runs
made off of the Angel pitcher. but
nevertheless he deserved the record, as
the article of ball sent across the plate
was of the shutout variety and had it
not been for Toman's wild throw of an
easy chance a great mark would have
been set for future record breakers 20
smash.
Toman was not the only erring one
and the Seraphs seemed imbued with
the idea of making as many misplays
as possible in honor of the occasion.
The ball was thrown to every part of
the infield, with an occasional shot at
the bleachers for varietys sake, and
the fact that the Angels won out was
evident that the tickle goddess of for
tune favored the team and not Tozer.
The new infield was not the success
it was on the previous day and that
Ralph Tozer is not in possession of a
worlds record is undoubtedly due to
the fact that the infielders were not
equal to the steady play that the for
mer aggregation was capable of in
tight places.
Essick was slabman for the Portland
ers and handed up a good article that
was just a bit too slow for winner
The webfooters were out in regular
order in the first inning, though Atz
led off with a single to left. He was
out stealing and Van Buren bounced
an easy one 10 DlllOn at second, VINO
shot it to first ahead of the runner.
McHale bounced one in front of the
plate that Eager whisked to first for
an assist. The inning tied the coast
record of forty-five shutout innings.
The second round was a trying one
for the Angel pitcher and when he
emerged from a very deep hole with
the coast record in tatters there were
things doing in the ovation line. Eager
started making a mess by clawing at
Mitchell'S bounder in front of the plate,
allowing the runner to reach first.
Spies and Tozer were slow in captur-
ing Schaf1y's sacrifice and Heinie, who
took the throw, got the ball to first
too late, both men being safe. Nc
Leans attempted sacrifice caught
Mitchell at third. McCreedie flew to
Eager and a great cheer went up as
Sweeney famed.
The third gave two runs to the Nc
Creedites and the first came as result
of Toman's wild throw, followed by
Van Buren's double.
The Angels evened things in the
seventh, the innings between being a
series of comedy with the Angels lead
ing off.
In the eleventh, with two men out,
Brashear went to first on four wide
ones, taking second on Dillon's hit to
left Cravath came to the plate and
broke up the game by rafting the
boards on the Chutes park bowling all
ley with a four-bagger. AS the game
was won when Brashear came home
the run is the only one to figure in the
eleventh inning run column and Cra-
vath in given credit only for a single.
single.
Cap Dillon tried out another infield
after the seventh inning and the open
ing of the eighth found Nagle at third,
Brashear at short, Toman covering
second and Dillon back on first. Spies
retired from the game.
Despite the errors of the locals they
pulled together at critical times and