Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-11
POP FLY ENDS
ANGELS HOPES
OAKLAND FINALLY WINS A
GAME
Hall TwirIs Championship Ball, but Is
Poorly Supported at Bat and in
FleId--seraphs Errins at
Critical Stages
ny ROBBIE YOsT

by BOBBIE YOsT
1t was Rusty Halls first appearance
in the box for the Angels yesterday
and with cries of joy the Greeks fell
upon him like in the days of the Little
Thermopylae and punctured the per-
feet record OF the Seraphs so that the
local fans were unable to recognize it.
incidentally, Halls men faild to stay
with him and Umpire Phil Knell made
funny decisions so that 1926 fans who
had paid real nickels to see the ten in
ming performance vented their spite
by saying things uncomplimentary to
iumpires in general and to Knell in par
ticular.
The Greeks took the game from the
lead and started the fireworks in the
second inning, filing the bases and
causing Hall much anxiety until he
settled down and held Oakland to a
single tally.
But the visitors would not be de-
nied and came back for some more of
the same kind in the fourth inning,
when they connected with another
tally.
In the first of the fifth Oakland
again scored and then Los Angeles
lgot real mad and when their turn came
to bat someone turned on the slug
button and ELLIS responded with a
drive into deep right.
The young fielder may have been
Ibusher last season, but the quality of
real baseball which he produced yes
iterday may have contained some
pointers worthy of the notice of the
older players.
Bernard had been floated to first on
the four ball wagon to start with
when Ellis drove to right, sending
Bernard to third. Brashear then came
Iup and when a nice lively one slid
across the plate he leaned the bat
against 1t. Bernard and Ellis scored
and Kitty camped on second.
Cravath brought him home with a
drive to left. The ball hit telegraph
pole just inside the park fence and
bounced back into the enclosure cut
ting off a home run.
Wins In Tenth
Then both teams settled down to
steady work till the tenth, when Oak
land started trouble and came up with
an extra tally. Los Angeles tried hard
to duplicate the feat and had man
on second and third when a pop fly
to the outfield ended the aspirations
of the locals and punctured their nice,
pretty one thousand record for the
season.
The game was unusually slow and
before it was over the fans We're blue
with the cold and stamping their feet
to keep warm.
Trouble commenced before the game
when Van Haltren and Dillon, the op-
posing captains, were called upon to
give up $5 each in fines for misconduct
during the game on Sunday.
Dillon had several remarks on the
subject and finally, after both captains
had received their fines from the man
ager, Dillon required several minutes
to make up his mind to hand the
money over to Knell.
Then he insisted on having re-
ceipt and Knell, with many words re-
garding his opinion of such an I'M
: usual requirement, handed out re-
ceipts.
The trouble between umpire and
players continued throughout the
game, and the action of Knell in the
tenth, when he ordered Atz to leave
the game, did not have a concilating
effect upon the other members of the
team.
I'M the first inning Van Haltren for
Oakland bunted out through McClel-
land to Dillon route. Kruger pune
tured the skyline toward the right field
dllu CTdNdln SIllOlHeIcu lue IlOISeIluC.
Dunleavy sent another to the same
place, and Cravath misjudged but
caught Dunleavy as he tried to steal
second.
Bernard picked out the first straight
ball over the plate and hammered it out
to deep center, but was caught mapping
off the second base. Ellis sent an in
field drive at the Greeks pitcher. and
while the rest of the team played
,trit ha !, n
to first base. Ellis was caught trying
to steal second. Brashear doubled to
left and Cravath flew out to right, re-
firing the side.
Oakland started the big show in the
second. Markley sent a warm one to
McClelland and the "hot weather boy
found the liner too warm even for his
tropic disposition. He managed to take
care of it but threw it over Dillonfs
head and Markley went to third.
Haekett drove a liner over third, scor
ing Marllley, Devereaux sacrificed
Hackett to second and Franks drove to
short, forcing Hackett out. Fat
Hackett hit high to Atz and the side
retired.
The Angels went back to the bench
with but little variation in the second
and Oakland trotted back to their cozy
corner. Gates famed in the third and
Van Haltren sent an easy one to Nc
Clelland, who overthrow to first
Kruger sacrificed and Dunleavy flew
out. A:'
In the third for Los Angeles Bernard
flew out to DevereauX Ellis went out
by the same route and Brashear tore
/. off double to left field. Cravath hit
to short and was safe on bad catch.
He stole second but Dillon cut off the
chance for a seo-e by piping to left
field.
Markley for Oakland drove out to
first and Hackett lined to deep center
for single. Devereaux managed to
keep his face closed long enough to
boost a double to center and Hackett
scored. Devereaux was caught out at
third.