Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-05
SERAPHS DEFEAT
BIC LEAGUERS
CHICAGO TWIRLER FOUND FOR
TWELVE HITS
First Game Of the Series Taken by
Los Angeles-Toren Pitches
Great Ball-DlIlon on
First

hospitality--the ungentlemanly manner
In which the Seraphic lesions treated
one Mr.. Pfeffer, sometime of the Uni
versity of Illinois but more recently
Of Chicago, yesterday afternoon on the
Chutes park diamond Freddie Is n
long, rangy appearing chap and ia
known to possess basket Of slants
which generally prove effective when
passed up to aspiring stick wlelders.
But the choicest productions of Pfef-
fer's genius were impotent yesterday
afternoon Men who were never known
TO thumb the sphere with consistency
reached out with the crutch and
clouted the ball to the four corners
Of the lot. And then there was Roy
loren. This lad was discovered by
Morley last year while prospecting for
material. He never had a real oppor-
tunity Of showing his talent until yes
terday and what he did do to the Wis
iting contingent of binglers was ex-
ceedingly unkind, considering that they
are in a strange cline and so far away
from their hearthstones.
Toren's Great Work
loren was led out to the slab in the
fourth inning to succeed Oscar Jones
whom the Cubs connected with for
their. two lone units. When loren
donned his war NIT the venturesome
youth heard many depressing express
sions of profound sympathy from those
who thought it shame to send him
UP against the men who gave the pen
sprint for the lucre last season.
He slammed the ball over the plate
for six innings and the Chicago Ma
tionals never found him for hit. He
made six men likewise caress the at
Inosphere and never issued a card for
tistic execution OF which any pitcher
might be proud. And it all caused
Frank Selee to indulge in serious
doubts as to the wiseness Of toting
his squad along to the land Of sun
shine. In fact the Chicago manager
was in thorough accord with the con-
clusions of Orcutt, when the seventh
Morleyite had trooped right merrily
around the circuit.
Dillon Plays
Frank Dillon arrived in town yes
terday morning and he proceeded to
prepare for the afternoons hostilities
Dillon received a royal welcome when
he appeared in baseball toggery and
his work throughout the game was
phenomenal even for the Seraphic
leader, The absence of Jud Smith and
Jimmy Toman made several changes
necessary in the Las Angeles lineup
for the first combat of the series with
Chicago. Hal Chase was on hand to
make his farewell appearance in a
Looloo uniform, and some of his stunts
harder to lose this wonderful young
ball player to Clark Griffith. Chase
will play today and then will take his
duds and depart hence for Griffith's
training camp in Alabama.
Tim Flood was in his usual position
at second, and Kitty Brashear was
placed on the third patch. Heinie Spies
was at the receiving end throughout
the. game and the regular outfield Of
last season, Curtis Bernard, Arthur
Ross and Cravath, guarding the outer
pastures. Commander Dillon lowered
menacingly about the first bag and
the Seraphs' lineup was complete.
Four Runs In First
And it all happended this wise Pfef-
fer thought the fence looked a trihe
near, so he gave Curtis Bernard pas
sage to Frank Chances corner. Flood
ambled up to the rubber with his trusty
billet and poked a slow one down to
little Johnny Evers. flirting about sec
ond. Flood should have been pen
stoned but Johnny let the ball play tag
with his ribs and Tim was there.
Bernard had irrepressible longings to
pinch third but his aspirations In this
connection were doomed to sudden
end, for Jack O'Neil unwound fast
one to Joe Tinker and Curtis was out
Of the reckoning. Brashear cracked
fast one to short and went to the
bench. The Chicago infield appeared
O trife groggy in this round, but worse
was to follow. Frank Dillon waited
until four bad ones arrived from Mr..
Pfeffer and Cravath was given the
honor of starting things.
He picked out a nice one and drove
It down to Johnny Evers' sphere of
infiuence. but the ball didn't take to
Johnny and Flood completed the jour-
ney Cravath settling complacently on
Chances cushion. Then Hal Chase
manipulated the stick. He lifted out a
neat one and the ball settled in the
amidship garden. Cravath and Dillon
spiklng the tin. Things really ap-
peared quite anxious for Mr.. Pfeffer
ct al at this period of the argument.
Ross thought he might be good for
something himself and he up and smote
the leather right. nightly to right and
Chase completed the walk-around. This
made four OF 'em. The fatal inning
ended when Jones passed high one in
the direction of DR.. Jimmy Casey 1T
third, but that corpulent lad climbed
into the ozone and picked the ball in