The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02

p The Commuters and the Giants, the two
finest specimens of inflrm baseball teams
In the league, started the second half OF
the season on its way on the Oakland
field yesterday. The game did not look
good on paper, but it turned out to be
a rattling contest and the Giants call
ed victory their own In the twelfth inning
when Matt Stanley dropped Franks
throw at the plate, letting Baby Mclean
score a run.
1t did not seem possible that the Oak
landers could play such a game OF bail
with the aggregation they had on the
field. For instance. Kruger, man who
knows nothing about first base but. 10
run to it once in while, was stationed
there to take care of the bad throws.
Hogan had to chase flies In right field,
so. the lineup was not a dangerous look
ing. one, though the Commuters did not
have it. on the Giants a whole lot at
that.
For them Van Buren was stationed at
first, Gates at second and Corbett in CEN
ter field, the men playing these regular
positions being all out of commission and
fit only for a hospital. Fleming, the new
outfielder, bowed himself into popular
favor by cracking out two hits and get
ting away with a stolen base.
Ham Iberg had every Giant on his stan
at the opening of the trouble. He struck
out four men in succession in the second
and third innings, but Essiek finally
broke the spell. by smashing one out TO
center that resulted in. Texas Lacquer.
Atz forced. him. at second, but McCreedie
was passed and Fleming and Van Buren,
singled, letting a run through. Van Hal
tren made a pretty throw from deep CEN
ter catching McCreedie at the plate,
otherwise it might have been worse.
Things looked awful bad for the Com
rnuters till Devereaux singled in the
seventh and proceeded TO steal second
without wasting any time, as two men
were faded at the time. Stanley, saw 1t
was up to him, so he closed his eyes and
swung hard enough on the leather to
place one out to deep center and bring
Bill home.
+. After that the two pitchers settled
down and began to work some till the
game was. ended. Both had the. goods
and though ain occasional error was COM
mitted, they did not seem to mind that
at all but waded right in and pitched
baseball. Every thing went lovely till the
eleventh. when Umpire Bray called Dew
ereaux safe at second on a Slide.
Atg resented this ruling and rushed at
the indicator man. Essick's ire was also
reused and he pulled Atz away and In
sisted on getting into the mix-up him
self When this started In, the whole
Portland baseball team, with the excep-
ton of Mclean, gathered around Bray
and it looked like an old time rough
house. Some wanted peace, others de-
manded fight, but it all ended in few
minutes. Bray. was so kindhearted that
he did not even throw any of the Giants
out OF the game, though it looked as
though the whole. team should have been
banished
Mclean opened up the twelfth for Port
land with a drive to left. Corbett laid
down a bunt and Kruger booted the ball.
Gates sacrificed them both along and
Runkle lined a torrid one at Francks.
Buck grabbed the bah and winged it true
to the plate Had Matt Stanley. held the
sphere, 1t might have meant a double
play. But Matt let it get away from
him and then all was over for the after
noon. The score: