Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-11
ANGELS WALLOP
THE COMMUTERS
OAKLAND OBLIGED TO USE
THREE PITCHERS
Red Deveraux Kids Young Ellis and
seraph Responds by Tapping the
Sphere Over Center Field
Fence for Home Run
Los Angeles 9, Oakland

Los Angeles 9, Oakland !
Sometimes 1t pays to remain silent.
So thought Brick Deveraux in the sec
ond inning of yesterdays game after
young Ellis had sent one of Graham's
benders bounding over the center field
fence. It was the beginning of bad
end and no doubt Red was responsible
for the sudden eruption on the oak
land slab.
Graham was having a difficult time in
shooting them across and came near
taking a leg off the youngster. Crack
him in the head-eat him up-eat him
up!" were Reds encouraging remarks
to the Angel busher. What Deveraux
got from the crowd was a caution.
Ellis connected with one on the nose
and drove 1t to the center field garden,
where the sphere went bounding over
the limits.
Weird, probably describes as well as
anything else yesterday afternoons
seance at Chutes park, wherein the
Oakland men endeavored to break the
coast record for number of errors made.
The Commuters have evidently not re-
covered from earthquake fright and at
every indication of excitement they be-
came badly frightened. In order to
avoid all possible trouble three pitchers
took an airship voyage during the af-
ternoon, while below on the diamond
the remainder of Van Haltrens men
outdid each other in a wild effort to
avoid all possible contact with the
sphere. When they did manage to lay
their hands on the leather the usual
order was for someone to toss the pesky
horsehide to the far corners of the lot.
Graham BaIIed Out
Graham started for the Oaklanders,
but lasted an inning and a half. In
the person of Cravath, the Seraphs
evinced a disposition to treat Mr.. Gra-
ham badly during the opening round.
After Gochnauer had worked the Com
muter for a pass and was caught nap
ping off first, Celery banged one to the
left field fence worth two bags AL
though the initial round was devoid of
run getting the Seraphs were not to be
denied and became extremely busy dur
ing the succeeding innings.
Aside from Ellis home run, the feat
ure of the day consisted of varied as
sortment of stops and throws by Third
Baseman McLelland, who played the
sweetest kind of a game for the Angels
Not an error was chalked against the
reJuvenated Angels and Twirler Burns
practically held the Oaks at his mercy
during tho wearisome affair.
1t was in the second inning that Red
DeverauX got off badly by endeavoring
to disturb young Ellis equanimity. An
old trick and one dealt out to every
player upon entering league ball is that
of sarcasm directed by the older heads,
Dew was up against it bad yesterday
and his discontinue was sad to behold
when Ellis trotted home after sending
the sphere out for the count Ellis
was the first man to bat and after
lodging several had ones connected
for his long hit.
The crowd gave vent to its Measure
in no unmistakable terms and 1oy was
universal when Jimmy Toman sizzled
hot one past Deveraux, whose best
enort lay in making a general stab at
the f1eeting ball. At this juncture Gra-
ham was sent to the bench and Reidy
substituted. McLelland rambled up to
tie plate and Red was again in trouble
endeaVorins to pick up a mean one
that rolled along the third base line
McLelland reached first as Heitmuler
dropped the ball. Reidy was badly
ratified and threw the ball over Bliss
head, allowing both runners to advance
base. Bobby Eyer drove one to Reidy
and Toman was out at the plate. Burns
went out, DeverauX to Heitmuller and
Bernard flew to right field.
Big Kruger opened the fourth inning
the swat went for nothing as the next
three men were easy outs. McLelland
assisted in DeverauX's retirement after
an exceedingly clever stop of a nasty
grounder.
Fifth Inning Disastrous
The fifth inning proved disastrous to
whatever hope Van Haltren might have
possessed so far as regarded winning
out. After the awful round every one
appeared to take the matter as huge
joke and Umpire HodSon was the center
of attraction. The indicator man had
bad day and several rebellions threat
ened to result in dire trouble.
so lnfuriated became Pitcher Reidv
who had succeeded Graham that Hold
son ordered him off the field for abusive
language.
The play would have put amateurs
10 shame and when finally Curtis
Bernard flew to Van Haltren a sigh of
relief went up. But six runs were tall
lied by the Seraphs in this inning and
the manner in which they obtained
them might better go unsaid. Oakland
refused to make three outs until n
appeared as though the Seraphs were
trying to cut the game short.
The Commuters scored one in the
seventh. after Bliss had doubled to left
field. DeYeraux drove a safe one to
center. Francks hit into a double NAV
and Bliss scored. ''''''
After Reidy had been ordered from
the field Deveraux was called into the
box and despite his bad control the
Angels connected safely for six hits.
The score: