Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-09
ANGELS CONTINUE
WINNING STREAK
TAKE EARLY LEAD AND ARE
NEVER HEADED
Although Seraphs Are outbatted by
AthenIans, They Shine More Brill
IlantIy at Negotiation of
Bags and Win Out
BY BOBBIE YOsT

He was real little fellow, witt
slender build and yellow hair and he
twisted himself up in funny knots ant
made wild passes with his legs anc
arms. And incidentally he made the
batters of the Los Angeles team lool
like amateurs as they whacked away al
California weather and poked great
holes in the atmosphere.
But the fates were against the little
man and although he held Los Angeles
down to five hits, while his own mer
tore eight safties, he was Handicapped
by circumstances and the home team
won.
Los Angeles won the second game OF
the season rather handily and after thE
fourth inning, when Oakland annexed
it's lone score of the day, the Seraphs
were in no danger.
Hopkins appeared as slab artist fol
the Greeks. He was a youngster ano
when he marched into the box the
bleacherites assured him in their mos
patronizing manner that he did not lool
good to them and that he had better
60 back to the bushes where he be.
longed before Los Angeles took his
measure in proper form. But it didn'1
worry the little man a bit and later
after he had struck out the three best
men of the Seraph organization, all !r
the same inning, the same criticisins
bunch of sun gods yelled themselves
hoarse in open Improvement of his
work, while the Oakland's manager be-
gan to think of adding a few dimes tc
the youngsters wages.
U,or ne and oal
played with one another except wher
one of the Greeks stopped the ball with
his bat and in such instances Other
members of the team earned a little
salary.
When Van Haltren of Oakland walked
to the bat in the first inning he was
greeted with a yell from seven thou
sand spectators the largest crowd ot
fans at ony one game for many sea-
sons past. But Vans mustache blew
in his eyes and he couldn't see the bal
and three times he went through the
performance of air punching and ther
said few bad words and walked over
to the bench.
Blonde Kruger was the next vic
tim. He selected huge wagon tongue
walked up and smashed up high one
to the infield. Dunleavy drove a single
to right field and stole second. Markely
walked and Long Hackett managed
to shove his hip in the way of the
ball, just far enough to be railroaded
to first on the dead ball program.
With the bases full and Bill Dever-
eaux, the wild, up to the bat, the fans
began to take notice, but the best
Devereaux could dish up was a POI
fly to Mcclellan and everybody walkec
to their positions on the diamond.
Angels Begin Early
Los Angeles started the fireworks ir
the first inning. Bernard, the first up
dropped the ball short in the outfeld
over second and raced out the throw
to first. Ross tried a bunt, but popped
to Devereaux. Brashear sacrificed and
Cravath tore off single bringing in
Bernard for the first score. Cravath
stole second and on a wild throw man
aged to reach third. He was allowed tc
stay there by Dillon. who flied out.
Francks for Oakland flew out to right
field, Fat Hockett, the elephant, liked
the performance so we'll he tried it over
with the same result. Hopkins drove
to Ross, who juggled the ball, and Van
Halt struck out.
Los Angeles took advantage of the
second inning to complete the display
of fireworks for the day. Atz walked
at the invitation of little Hopkins, and
McClelland was treated with the same
courtesy.
Eager dropped a pretty sacrifice bunt
along the line to third and the two mer
on base moved up one.
Tozier won his own game by a smash
ing liner to left and before the dus
settled Atz and McClelland had rompeG
home and were summing themselves or
the bench.
FTnZiar W. loft hTyp ~
and Ross who flied out.
In the third, with two men down
Markley hit to McClelland, who failed
to capture the ball, and MarkleJ
reached third on single by Hackett
before DevereauX struck out. More
language was used at that time.
Los Angeles went to the woods one
two. three in the third.
The Greeks made their only score ir
the fourth when Francks had struck
out, Slim Hackett, who has to stanc
twice to make a shadow, bunted safe
and Hopkins smashed safe through Sec
ond. Hackett was caught stealing the
second base and was sent to the bench
he had struck out twice, hit the bal
on the nose and planted it in deeI
center. Hopkins scored.
In the fourth Atz, McClelland anG
Eager punctured the air nine times
and the side retired.
Oakland went out one, two three ir
the fifth over the fly route and the
Seraphs duplicated the feat.
In the sixth Francks, for Oakland
was nailed at first and Hackett drove
to left only to finG that Ross was al
home, and Hopkins, trying the same
stunt, reaped the same result.
IN tn
fireworks again and Tozer was in dis
tress. Van Halt flied out at the start
and Kruger bunted safe. Dunleavy
hammered out a bird to center and
Kruger went to third. Dunleavy at
tempted to stretch the single to a
double and was caught eff long enough
to induce Kruger to try for home
where he was caught out by Eager.
The remaining innings OF the game
lacked feature except the splendid one
hand catch of Ross in left field, whc
captured a long drive from Hackett
and cut off the score in the ninth.
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