Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-21
CHICAGO WINS
FINAL CAME
BUNCHING OF HITS IN FIRST
INNING
Big Leaguers Play snappy BALL
Against seraphlc Leelons-Mor-
leyltes Are Saved From
a Shutout

the first inning yesterday afternoon the
Chicago Nationals managed to bring
four men around the sacks and wrest
their second victory from the Seraphic
Cub team that has heretofore pursued
the sphere in company with the men of
Morley. They are sometimes referred
to as the second division of the Chicago
squad, but their work yesterday was
superior In all respects to that of their
compatriots who have appeared on the
| local diamond. The men from the
Windy City were anxious to connect
with the train that toted them along
to San Francisco, and started off with
the determination to rush the game to a
hurried conclusion.
Rusty" Hall was the guilty party.
The portly twirler passed up the twist
ers for five innings, and but for the aw-
full clouting in the initial canto pitched
good ball. Rusty" appeared unable to
manufacture anything that proved an
enigma to Selee's aspiring stickers iii
the first inning, and his benders were
Strengthened out for four hits and as
many runs. And then Dame Fortune
refused her favor to the local artists.
How II Happened
Slagle was the first man to manipu-
late the stick for the visitors. He
slipped a neat bunt to Hall, and beat
out "Rusty's" fire with minutes to
spare Barry slammed a fast one to
the Seraphic twirler, but Hall lost his
head and passed the ball down to Flood
on the second cushion, and both men
were safe. Rusty" was presented with
nice large error for his puerile per-
formance, the only one of the game.
Hoffman showed his stick in front of a
slow one, and the ball rolled down to
Jud Smiths principality. Jud met the
was retired on a very close decision
at the first angle.
Mccarthy then lifted one to the GEN.
ter pasture, and Slagle and Barry COM
pleted their walk around. This looked
forbidding, with but one man down.
turbance by connecting with one of
Halls choicest Offering, and scurried
around the bags to the third corner,
Mccarthy following in the footsteps of
Slagle and Barry.
McChesney, the next Cub to hover
about the plate, drove one to the CEN
ter hedge, and Mitchell did not tarry
longer on the third cushion.
One for Los Angeles
Wicker was the manufacturing end
of the Chicago battery for five innings.
and the Looloos succeeded in finding
him for two hits that brought their
lone Angel around the sacks. Dillon
went down on a high drive to right,
which McChesney basketed after neat
sprint, and Cravath swung the stick
for single to center Ross went down
on drive along the foul line to Mitch
ell, and Cravath went to third, while
the big leaguers were vainly striving
to awe Jimmy Toman's case of acute.
ambition, when he slammed pretty
drive to left.
While Heinie Spies was preparing to
do divers and sundry things to the ball
Toman endeavored to grab the second
bag. Jack O'Neil passed the ball down
to Hoffman, and Toman's career was
Immediately and decisively ended, but
not before Papa Cravath crossed the
final patch. And that is the "combina-
ton of circumstances that saved the
confident Looloos from shutout.
Luck was against the Morleyites
throughout the game. Time after time
a bingle would be torn off that looked
to be good for couple of bases, when
some pernicious Cub would up and
gleefully grab the horsehide. Slagle
was the lad who sinned most frequent
ly in this regard. Slagles omnivorous
nit seemed to be everywhere, and moth
ing that happened to hover within
verst of the territory Immediately con-
tiguous to the left garden was safe
from the little bunter.
Twice were the Seraphs nailed at the
plate on close decisions. In the fifth
Wicker had two strikes on Toman, and
the stubby shortstop seemed to be un-
able to get his optic on the ball. James
reached for one, however and tipped
terrific liner down to short.
Barry made a great effort to connect
with the sphere. but failed to get with
in hailing distance. Hoffman happened
to be on the ground, and made great
flying stab, cutting off the progress of
Cravath at the plate. In the following
period Bernard had 9 fine chance to
score when Flood hit one down to first.
Flood was ignored, and Bernard was
nipped as he endeavored to commit lar
ceny upon the rubber. Dillon failed to
show with much brilliancy on the first
bag yesterday. He appeared to make
little effort, and his base running can
only be adequately characterized as viii
famous. In the seventh the big Cap"
leaned up against fast Offering of
Collegian Pfeffer, and drove the ball
through Mitchell to extreme right. 1t
was an easy two-base hit, but Dillon