The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
By r. a. Sr11ytF1

II the young men VINO oonned YAK
land uniforms and took part in the
baseball game at Recreation park yes
.erday try 10 collect pay for their work
on The field they should be prosecuted
for attempting 20 obtain money by
false pretenses. They lost TO Portland
bv q score of u to 3. and these figures
give but faint conception Of the
lapses charged 10 the men from across
the bay.
There were errors which show in the
score and errors of judgment which do
not show. At times the players did
not seem able TO hold the simplest
thrown ball, while their fielding was a
ioke. Devereaux had one Of his bad
davs being charged with three errors
az the third station. Catcher Dash
wood had two errors in his score, each
OF which was costly. After a time the
spectators jeered derisively at the
futile efforts OF the Oaks to give even
semblance of baseball TO the work
they were doing in the field. Coupled
with their misplays was a languid air
which indicated that their hearts were
not in their work.
Portland started the trouble in the
fourth inning. after two men had been
retired to the bench. Wallace, the
third man up was safe on bad throw
by Devereaux after a neat stop. Bas-
sey singled TO right field Mott fol-
lowed with a sharp single, which hit
The first base bag and bounded out into
the field. Calin registered the first run
before the ball could be returned to the
plate. Casey singled through short
stop, scoring Bassey and Mott Nc
Creedie ended the inning by striking
out
The men from the north were salts
fed with one in the sixth, but they
came back in the seventh loaded for
bear, and what they didn't do to the
Oaks is hardly worth telling. Three
hits. coupled with erors and bad Judg-
ment. netted them FIVE runs. Schimpf
opened proceedings with a single over
second. Wallace took one in the Stats
as the easiest way he knew OF getting
70 first. Calih hit TO the pitcher, who
tried TO head OF the runner at third,
but DevereauX dropped the ball, al
though the throw was an easy one.
Bassey. the next man up, also hit to the
pitcher. who threw to Catcher Dash
wood. and he dropped the ball. Schimpff
scored on the play. Mott then unloaded
a two bagger from the end of his bat
which Jim Smith out in left field. mis-
judged. and Wallace. Calin and Bassey
tore around the paths 10 lie home
plate.
BY this time the spectators saw they
were witnessing a comedy Of errors in
HLCEQ OF q DdIl game ana IueN JcEIeu
every move Of the players Casey was
safe on a hit over the pitcher and Mott
went TO third. McCreedie few 10 first
and was the first man retired during
the inning Donohue then sAied to left
field and Mott beat the throw TO the
plate. Carson ended the trouble by go
ing out by way of the shOrtstop route.
Wallace scored in the eighth and two
more registered in the ninth, just for
good measure. Casey opened the ninth
with a single. McCreedie few out and
Dononue hit 70 Devereaux. The latter
tried TO hit the dome OF the city hall
instead of landing the ball in the capa-
cious mitt of the first baseman. The
runner was safe. Carson then hit to
Haley and the ball took false bound.
Before it could be recovered Casey and
Donohue had scored.
The oaks did not break into the run
column until the eighth inni-S and
then they had no chance to cut down
the mighty lead of the opposing team.
The score: