Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
SAME STORY
FOR ANGELS
BEAT PORTLAND AGAIN AFTER
BRIEF BATTLE
Visitors Play Fast Ball for Three
Innings and Then Slow UP.
Ellis Makes Star
Catch
srAND1Na OF THE CLUBS
Los Angeles 8, Portland 2

Los Angeles 8, Portland 2
With Bobbie Groom pitching great ball
the Portland team rallied yesterday and
for three innings made the Angels dig
to keep out of disgrace, but something
gave way suddenly and the snap seemed
ITO leave the visitors. This loss Of steam
was unaccountable, <bYt it was none the
less acutely felt by fans and players
alike.
For while McCreedie's bunch of0roses
played as fast ball as has ever been seen
on the Chutes diamond The game as
liant individual plays were made which
obviously tickled the fans, as they rooted
continuously.
Kennedy is simply raw meat to root
ers. and the bleacherites went after the
Portland first baseman. He will jump
at jeer like a, high-spirited colt, and of
course lays himself open as diversion
for the crowd. Over 1900 fans got more
than the price of admission out of jolly
ing Kennedy and the big boy snapped
back to their hearts content.
Hen Berry allowed a mob of small
boys in free yesterday, and they made
the left bleachers howl clear through
the game. The youngsters started a free
for-all scrap and made things so inter-
esting that even Groom would hesitate
occasionally, with his mitts in the air, to
watch the fun.
Some inconsiderate fan deliberately
threw a big handful of silver into the
gang of kids and they scrambled for 1t,
with the result that about fifty of them
drew out with black eyes and bleeding
noses.
Mercedes place in left lettuce patch
was taken Jy Donahue, who has learned
to kow tow properly to High Execu-
toner Quigg, the man with the evil eye
and bum vision.
Quigg was little off color yesterday.
In the second half of the fifth Hogan,
with one strike, made terrific swing at
one of Groom's foolish balls, missing by
four miles and bringing out the yells Of
the fans for the haymaker. But Quiggs
monotonous and sonorous wheeze came
down the breeze, "One> ball!' He doubt
less was conscientious in his decision,
but just the same he was stone blind
AS a matter of fact, Quigg finally
changed the sentence to strike, after
the crowd had groaned itself hoarse.
Ellis Fine Catch
In the fourth Casey led off, popping out
to Bernard Rafferty, singled in the mid
die and Oonahue flew out through re-
markable catch after a long run by Ellis.
johnson batted a. hit, Bernard failing to
nab it at close quarters, letting Rafferty,
go to third while johnson landed safe.
Kennedy mauled beauty to left, bring
ing in Rafferty,, and johnson was also
able to score because Carlisle missed.
The Angels, Jared out of their sleep,
played some ball in the second half of
the fourth. Groom let Carlisle take his
base but the latter was caught off his
guard in stealing second. mob of Port
land players gathering in on him, finally
putting him out after an exciting chase,
Groom whipping the leather over sud-
denly to Kennedy, who threw to Johnson,
thence to Casey to Groom, the latter
barely touching Carlisle as he made
desperate dive for second under the legs
of half a dozen blue uniforms.
Dillon went out, Johnson )to Kennedy.
Cravath singled and took second on Ken
nedys muff, of Groom's throw to first.
Brashear singled to center, scoring Cra-
vath, but went out on a hot throw-in.
Rafferty, to Byrnes to Johnson.
In the fifth Ellis got a hit to center
and cleverly stole second. Delmas flew
to Donahue and Hogan did likewise to
Bassey Hosp singled to left, bringing
In Ellis, but tried to prrloin second and
was caught with the goods.
Los Angeles got the third score in the
seventh Cravath went out to Kennedy.
Brashear doubled to left. Ellis sacrificed
and Delmas went out, Casey to Johnson,
but the latter fumbled badly, allowing
Brashear to come in.
One of the most brilliant individual
plays seen in the Portland series was
Rafferty's beautiful slide to second in
the sixth, when he gored through ten
feet of dirt, knocking Bernards feet from
under, both men mixing up together in
the dust Bernard caught the ball, but
his hand couldn't find Rafferty, until after
the latter had cllnched the bag.
In the second half of the sixth Bernard
knocked a seemingly safe fly to left
Brassey surpassed himself, making tre-
mendously long run backwards, mailing
1t with his right wing.
In the first half of the seventh Bassey
smashed out a screaming fly to right
field, Ellis catching 1t with his bare hand
while grand stand and bleachers stood
on their feet and yelled.
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