Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
DEFEAT LOCALS IN CLOSELY
PLAYED CONTEST
cRAvATH's ERROR RESPONSIBLE
FOR TWO RUNS
Umpire Kelley Makes His Debut as
Indicator Man and Is Not Sat-
isfactory-Brashear
Misses Chance
sr. .Nn1Ne on rnE CLuns.
Portland 8, Los Angeles 1.

Portland ......... AZ do 'oVz
Portland 8, Los Angeles 1.
with the Angels on their home lot Tor
the first time in many weeks, the fans
expected to see Portland get the hooks
yesterday, but the gods of war-or OF
the diamond-worked against the locals
and the opening game of the series went
to the Mudders.
Hen Berry's $1,000 prize beauty, Cavvie
Cravath, was the main guy in the pres
entation of the long end of things to the
Mudders A little faux pas In the third
inning gave Mercedes bunch all the lead
they wanted, and while the locals scared
them along a bit at times, there was no
change in the score at the end.
If it hadn't been for Cavvie's slip the
game might have been an extra inning
affair. Portland was due for tally in
the third round and when they were
allowed two more on the error, the north
erners made the best of ii. The Angels
pegged along and scored once, and then
were forced to reach the end without an
other man crossing the pay station.
The closeness of the game was due to
the pitchers on the slab. Groom was suf-
IeElnR ITOIQ a SOOu dLltEuoOll, anu LC
had everything the dope book calls for.
Dolly Gray was not far behind him, and
errors alone caused him to lose.
Kelley Not Much
But the way the pitchers and their
support performed was not the real fea-
ture of the afternoon. Nevada Kelley,
making his debut as an indicator man,
was the whole show, and the way he re-
versed decisions made some other jumps
look sick by comparison.
Kelley started out all right, but along
toward the fifth inning he began to suf-
fer from alteration of the eyes and
tore of all kinds of foolish remarks. In
the seventh spasm he reversed one of
his decisions and followed in the next
round by repeating the trick. Then he
let Hap l-ogap talk him into calling
Casey out in the final inning, when the
Portland man stepped across the plate
trying to wallop the leather.
Although the Angels had a good chance
z to score in the second act, there was
really nothing doing for either team until
the third. In the Mudders half of that
spasm Dillon allowed the northerners
a chance when he dropped Gray's assist
of Fay's easy grounder. Mott picked
out one of Dolly's choice ones and
whanged it on the nose for long single
to center.
With Fay on third Groom found some
thing to suit him, and drove one out to
left that was about three inches from a
home rum The ball bounced back off
the top board, and Carlisle's quick re-
turn kept Mott on second and Groom on
first, while Fay came home.
Then came Mr. Cravaths little slip.
Casey clouted the leather on the lip, and
the sphere went straight to the left
fielder. He spread his legs and the ball
went through to the fence, with the
celery herder in hot pursuit. By the
time he had nailed it Mott and Groom
scored. and Casey got as close to the
final station as third base. There he
died. for the next three up were easy
outs.
Angels Score One
The Angels followed in their part of the
inning by scoring a run. Hogan singled,
TO center, and after Gray had been retired
Happy was forced at third on Bernard's
hit to Fay.
With two. down. Groom passed Carlisle,
which sent Bernard, who was safe on a
fielders choice to the keystone pillow.
Dillon opened up gap in the atmosphere
with a screamer to the central portion
of the garden, and Bernie crossed the
platter with the first and only run the
Angels were allowed to collect Cravath
ing out a high fly to McCredie.
IT looked like nice business for the
Locals right at the end of the ninth, and
for a while the rooters had a strenuous
dime of it. Cravath and Ellis were both
in the tower when Jud Smith broke into
the spotlight with a single to left. Del
mas helped the cause along with the
prettiest kind of a double to the left
portion of the pasture, and then Kitty
Brashear was stuck in to bat for Hogan.
Things began to appear real bright for
Brash is usually a good man in pinch,
but this time he failed. His long absence
from the game did not help his batting
eye any, and the best Kitty could do was
to pop one up that was spaghetti 6or
Fay.
McCredie had almost the same team on
The field yesterday that he has played all
season, but the men seem to know a little
more about the game than they did on
their last visit to the Chutes Burdette
and Fay are newcomers who made their
bow yesterday and they both appear to
be able to deliver the goods Fay is a
fast little short fielder. while Burdette
handles everything that comes to him in
the central garden like a real ball player.
The score:
Los ANGELES