Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
OAKS TAKE
ROUGH GAME
ouIee's DECISION NOT BEST IN
THE WORLD
Bill pevereaux Thrown Out for Pros
testing Indicator Mans Decision
and Players on Both Sides
Are Sore

In game replete with errors, mis-
throws and bad plays by Los Angeles
the Commuters yesterday beat the home
team by score of to 4. The visitors
started in at the first with fierce cam.
paign of smuggling, slowing up until the
eighth, only to come again.
1t was one of the most exciting games
ever seen at Chutes, and in spite of all
the fiukes was wildly enjoyed by the fans
Melodrama looked pale beside the blood
thirsty encounters between Umpire
Quigg and both teams, who alternately
sassed the indicator man. Wild Bill
Devereaux finally went the limit and an
accommodating cop waltzed him off the
rounds.
Undoubtedly many of the players made
bad cracks, but Quigg himself seemed tc
have an off day. Possibly the dark
clouds prevented him from utilizing those
telescope eyes, but anyway he handed
out few decisions that smelled like
stale eggs after a delayed shipment.
Battle, murder and sudden death were
the order of the day.
Oakland had the first whirl at the
stick, Hosp letting Smith walk. Van
Haltren smashed to Bernard, who made
a good catch, but the batter beat the
bali to first. Heitmuller singled to right
and Van Haltren and Smith advanced a
base. Eagan walked, forcing Smith.
Eastwood hit to Bernard, who threw
Eagan out at second, while Van came in
home. Delmas threw over Dillon's head
in the effort to double and Heitmuller
scored. Dashwood reached second on an
error Bigbie knocked safe to left, scor-
ing Dashwood easily. Hogan caught Big
bic out as the latter attempted to steal.
Haley fouled to Carlisle, Oakland retir-
ing with four runs chalked on the black
board
Bernard led off for Los Angeles, fouling
to Eastwood. Carlisle walked on Gates.
Dillon forced Carlisle at second. Cra-
vath slammed a peach to center field and
Dillon reached third, coming in on a
passed ball. while Cravath went to third
like shot. Gates ran in and covered
the plate and Dashwood in a wild effort
to assist, hit Brashear with the ball.
Brashear, as matter of fact, was stand
ing over six feet from the line, but
Quigg claimed he was interfering and on
that absurd basis called, Dillon out. 1t
was probably the rawest decision ever
made by Quigg, at least on the Chutes
diamond, and was received amidsa thur-
der of groans and Kisses by the fans.
Quigg's Decision Bum
In the first half of the second Dew
ereaux led off, fouling to Brashear.
Gates hammered out skyrocket to CEN
ter and Ellis failed, allowing the ball to
+, II just in front of him Gates was
thrown out by Cravath on second while
trying to steal. Then followed a row
from Oakland that made the fight from
Los Angeles in the first look like love-
fest.
Gates really was not put out on second.
Bernard caught Cravath's throw all
right and his arm went down in the
motion of touching Gates. But Bernard
dropped the ball. Quigg had just turned
AZ; back before tie ball was dropped and
did not see it, but every fan could, and
most of them did, see the sphere lying
on the ground. But Quigg had made his
decision and Gates stayed out in spite
of a Donnybrook fair in which Quigg
mingled among a mob of bowling Oak
land players.
In the second half of the fifth Los An
geles got two runs in out of two hits.
Brashear went out. Haley to Bigbe.
Gates famed Ellis easily. Delmas
smashed out a double Dagger between
y n and Heitmui.er. Hogan followed
with grounder to Eagan, the latter
throwing low to Bigbie, and Delmas
ers. Hosp knocked another two-bagger
along third ~ase line. scoring Hogan.
Bernard ended the joy by flying to Smith.
Umpire Again Wrong
Or Qugg's decision in Lne sixth, call
ing Dashwood's hit a foul Van Haltren
and Devereaux jumped out at the indi-
Gator holder and it looked for several
minutes as though Quigg were facing
his familiar air of superiority Quigg
scornfully waved for a policeman and
Wild Bill, with fat fine tucked between
his ribs for breakfast, danced in frenzy
off the diamond.
Carlisle made the most brilliant catch
of the season at Chutes when he ran for
fierce fly from Gates stick, jumped at
1t and nailed the leather bare-handed in
midair.
In the eighth Gates took his base on an
alleged hit on the arm, although 1t bare
Prashear got the bail quickly, but hesi-
tated too long, finally making up his
mird and throwing low to Bernard, who
covered first. Van Haltren advanced
Gates and Smith by sacrifice, Dillon
to Bernard. Heitmuller singled to right,
sc ring Gates, Smith taking third. Eagan
knocked the ball to center field fierce,
making 1t good for two bags, Smith COM
iny In and Heitmuller taking third. Dash
wood smashed hot one to Dillon, but
the ball bounced through him, humming
into right field, while Heitmuller scored.
Bigbie brought Eagan home on a sacri-
fee. Haley ended the comedy of errors
at last by flying to Carlisle. Oakland got
four runs in the eighth out of three hits.
In the ninth w. Hogan singled to in
field. Gates flew to Cravath. Hogan stole
second and got to third on Ellis error,
scoring the ninth run when Van Haltren
hit to inield. The score:
LOS ANGELES
AB BIZ sB Po A E
cariisie. If ..............s 0 0
Dillon, Id .................4 o 0
cravath, IF .............-.4 0
Brashear. sb .............4 o