Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-14

to Cravath's home run, the first of the
season, and Brashear strolled in from
second base on the timely quadruplet.
Oakland's first and only tally was
unearned and came in the seventh
essay at run-getting. Dom Paul
Kruger dashed a horsehide comet to
Jakey Atz, but the unbeatable little
shortstop threw the sphere rather wild
and Cap Dillon was unable to knock It
down.
On this play, when o. P. should have
been dead one, he managed to nego-
tiate a couple of sacks, but Backstop
Eager, who isn't the best in the bus
ness, but Is good enough to hold life
time job in the coast league, antici-
pated something of the kind and backed
up Dillon in great fashion, getting the
ball as it rebounded from the grand
stand back to first base.
Owing to this brainy demonstration
by Eager the Transvaal gem did not
proceed farther than to the keystone
station. Dunleavy accommodatingly
made a neat sacrifice to second, which
advanced Kruger to third, and mo-
, 1nent later, when Markley went out
via the Brashear-Dillon route, Kruger
pranced over the pan and registered
the only tally credited to the Athenian
tribe.
Atz Saves Game
With the score thus closely suspended
both pennant-craving teams began to
play real championship ball. The
pitchers became unusually effective and
the fielding squad pulled over their cap
peaks and snuggled close to the ground
for speedy action in the event of an
emergency.
The eighth inning was without fea
ture save the fast fielding and steady
work of the teams But the expected
dying gasp of the beaten Suburbanites
came in the final essay.
Daddy Van Haltren put a neat single
into center and Jim Morley remarked
that he supposed 1t was necessary for
them fellers" to give him a daily dose
of nervous prostration in the final In
ming and expressed the fear that they
might succeed, although his band of
champions had won three games by
sensational double plays In the last
innings of the present series.
Dunleavy sacrificed once more and
Kruger singled to left permitting
Daddy Van Haltren and o. p. to rest
on third and second bases respectively
Then the fans began to fear the worst,
so did Morley, who almost cried from
sheer anger at the turn of affairs.
Markley came to bat and swatted the
first ball thrown over by Tozer. The
crack of the impact of ball and timber
sent desolation and despair to the
hearts of the fans. 1t almost started
Mysteries among the loyal ladies day"
contingent.
But Jakey was there all the while
yet and when the spheroid sailed over
in his direction he reached out and
took hold of it. Daddy Van Haltren
said after the game that the ball must
have paralyzed Atz' entire arm, other
wise he could not have held on to the
ball long enough to make an out and
double up poor o. p. at second, thus
ending the game, the agony and the
suspense.
When the fans began to realize the
full import of Jakey's conduct in this
emergency they sat up and "hollered'
to their capacity. Jakey saved the
game and was he not a hero?
In Championship Form
The game was a brilliant exhibition
throughout, keeping the fans on the
qui vive from first to last and the fast
playing and sharp batting hushed all
attempts at conversation because of
the intense interest aroused by the
championship article of ball shown by
both teams,
Tozer for the Angels and Graham for
the Suburbanites were in good form
and tossed them over with great con-
troll. While Graham passed three men
to bases on wide ones and Tozer sent
two down to first on free ticket they
We're steady in pinches and moved
down the batters in emergencies with
startling regularity.
1t was pitchers battle for fair, with
the local slab artist having the best of
1t all the way. Tozer allowed the Sub
urban crew but three hits, one In the
seventh and two in the ninth innings.
Barring the error by Atz, when he
tossed over the easy chance from o. p. s
bat in too much of a hurry, allowing
the batter to get to first when he should
have been retired, Tozer would have
scored a shutout.
Atz made up for this error, however,
when he nipped the screamer off Mark
ley's bat in the ninth inning and saved
the game by his lightning double play.
AS an indication of how fast the
game was played the official score need
only be consulted to find three double
plays, two of them being credited to
the Angels
The Angels are credited with a dozen
assists and the Oaklands exceed this