Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-12
sERAPHs EVEN
UP WITH OAKS
BUSHER BERGMAN MAKES
GOOD IN BOX
MorIey's "Phenom" Allows Athenians
but Four Hits In Nine Innings
and Is Steady at All
Times
BY BOBBIE YoST

IL OSl
His name was Bergman and, accord
ing to the statement handed out by
Jeems Morley of the Angelic baseball
team, he was an amateur. He must
have been. because Morley had that
word after his name to notify people
that Berg was a "busher' and that
he ought not to be roasted much but
before he had finished his little ex-
hibition in the pitchers box for the
Seraphs yesterday afternoon Oakland's
name could be spelled with three let
ters.
Back in the early days of his life
1t is said Bergman acquired a reputa-
tion as skilful thrower when he
slapped mud at the neighbors' hens,
and the practice stood the little mar.
well yesterday when he made his in
itial appearance of the season.
He pitched well and he batted well
and the fans said nice things of him.
The wind-up of the game was ex-
citing and the fans were well paid for
their trip to the park when they were
allowed to view the spectacle of r.
Hackett, the 300-pound catcher for the
Greeks, turning hip-haps from third
toward the home plate in an effort to
reach the rubber in safety.
Oakland again led off with the scor-
ing yesterday, the first man crossing
the plate in the fourth inning. Los
Angeles came back in the fifth and by
hard hitting managed to squeeze out a
tally, and then both teams settled
down to hard work until the eighth,
when Riedy for the visitors took the
balloon route.
When finally someone punctured his
airship and he came back to earth
the Angels were two tallies to the good
and the crowd of fans attending the
game in honor of ladies' day were
wearing out gloves by patting their
hands together.
Hackett Hard Hit
Then came the real funny stunt of
the day. 1t was in the first part of
the ninth inning and Oakland's last
chance to win. DevereauX, the big red
man from Cork, picked out a nice one
and drove it at Toman so hard that the
little man was staggered and he Jug
gled the horsehide.
Francks smashed a high one to left
field and Ellis connected with 1t. Then
Fat Hackett, whose Greek-like pro-
portions would have made Demos
themes sigh with envy, came to the
bat. He covered all the space inside
the batter's box and some of him
leaned over To the visitors in the
grandstand he looked like a large
bunch of scenery. He evideptly looked
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the pitcher slammed the ball toward
the home plate he missed everything
else and the horsehide connected audi
bly, with the fat mans floating ribs.
Hackett numbered down to first and
the initial sack groaned. Graham
went to bat for Riedy and he was sent
to first over the four-ball route. Van
Haltren flew to Cravath and then
Blonde Kruger ripped off liner TO
left field and npVaT61I1X pgllnn-
ing in.
Hackett was on second and he
caught sight of Red going toward the
home plate and he tried the same
trick. He rounded third going at the
rate of mile a minute, while the dust
whirled and edded about him.
With flushed face and hair flying,
the big man went bounding toward
home. He was half way there and
his coach was begging him to slide
in. If he reached home in safety the
score would be tied, but the sphere
was repOsing comfortably in Bobby
Eager's init and he walked toward the
lmbering fat man.
And Hackett stopped in the middle
of an attempt to slide and sat down
on the diamond and famed himself.
He was all in.
Kid Herman, who will box Jimmy
Britt next month, was one of the Wis
itors at the game yesterday and an
nounced that if he could get a good
salary he might play baseball or act
as the umpires assistant.
Bergman for Los Angeles struck out
eight men yesterday, while Riedy,
Oakland's crack slabman, sent two
men down over that route.
Toman Makes Debut
"Chimma" Toman made his first ap-
an ovation as he marched to bat. He
. promptly made good by lining the bah
out for a two base hit. Heinie Spies,
who held down the initial sack for the
Seraphs. duplicated the feat.
In THE first inning Van Haltren,
Kruger and Randolph for the visitors
swatted the air three times each and
the side retired while the sun gods
yelled their approval of the pitcher
For Los Angeles, Bernard flew to
Kruger. who made a pretty catch. Ellis
popped out and Brashear went to the
bench over the DeVereauX- Hackett
route.
Marksley fouled out in the second for
Oakland, Hackett famed and Dever-
eauX flew to Ellis.
In the second for the Seraphs Cravath
flew out to right, Spies famed and
Atz drove out pretty single to right.
Toman popped to Van Haltren.
Hackett for the visitors managed to
reach second base in the third inning
but was allowed to remain there when
Francks and Van Haltren famed out.
For Los Angeles, Eager singled to
left and Bergman sacrificed him to
second. Bernard flew out to short and
Eager went to third on Ellis drive.
Brashear retired the side by driving to
first.
In the fourth Kruger started the fire
works for Oakland by sending a liner
to left field. Randolph popped to
Bergman and then Markley drove at
Bergman so hard that the pitcher
dropped the sphere and Markley
reached first while Kruger went to
third. Kruger scored on the throw in
from Hackett's drive to right. Dever-
eaux Singled to center but Francks cut
off a possible score by flying to Atz
Cravath singled in the fourth for Los
Angeles but Spies and Atz went out on
the sacrifice route and Toman famed.
In the fifth for Oakland, Hackett and
Riedy went out over the Toman to
Spies route and Van Haltren, after
walking to first, was allowed to stay
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