Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-12
ANGELS BEAT PORTLAND AFTER
BRIEF STRUGGLE
Opening Innings Decide Contest, as
Locals Get Away FIylng-DolIy
Gray Twlrls First Class
Ball
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Los Angeles 8, Portland 8

Los Angeles 9, Portland
lust another of those simple tales OF
slaughter with which our grandfather
used to amuse the kids. When Dolly
Gray gets in as chief executioner there
is bound to be something doing, and with
the lanky one on the slab for the Angels
yesterday the heads of the visitors began
to drop.
Taken all the way through, 1t was
about as ,uninteresting game as ever
came off on the local diamond, lor
the Angels broke to such flying start
that the Rosebuds almost gave up in the
first inning. Their playing was listless
all the way, and after Berry's men had
attained lead of eight runs, the locals
also slumped off bit while at the
bat.
1t was certainly a bombardment which
Bush Hartman had to face in the hrst
three innings, but he stuck with the
lob. and aside from acts one, two, and
three. twirled fair ball. In the eighth
round the locals came out of their trance
for a few minutes and the result was
another tally to break in on the goose
egg procession.
Dolly Gray tossed shutout ball Tor
four innings, and then fell for lone
tally. In the seventh one hit was pro-
to their credit Portland never had
chance to come close.
About the only thing exciting during
the afternoon was Basseys nab in the
ninth inning of Gray's short fly The
little left fielder had to make circus
catch out of 1t, for after he had secured
the ball on the run he turned over and
over on the ground, clutching the leather
safe all the time. The fielding on both
sides was rapid at times. Kennedy and
Mott getting away with several nice
stops along with the rest
Two hits in the first inning should have
netted the Buds run, but heady work
on the part of the Angels stopped the
show before 1t had gone far. Casey
tore up two sacker on his first trip
to the plate and Raftery dropped a
singer past Brasher. The batter made
a bluff of stealing second, ands Hap Ho-
gan snapped the ball down to Bernard.
With Raftery ducking between stations
Casey tried to sneak in and register,
but Dillon shot the leather home, and he
was caught in a pocket. Raftery
thought this a good time to amble over
to third, so he got close to the bag be-
fore Hogan whipped the sphere to
Brashear and copped him. Tehn, with
nearly every member of the local team
somewhere along the base line, Casey
was finally run down to complete the
fancy double play.
Angels Score Four
1t was different with the Angels when
they came to the bat, and four runs
were negotiated off the five hits recorded.
Bernard's single and an out by Carlisle
put Bernie on second, and Dillon's safe
bunt toward third placed him on the
corner pillow. Cravath's soft one along
the first base line was also safe, and
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Brashear walloped one on the snoot
for a single, and Dillon crossed the
rubber, and Delmas was put out on
Motifs pretty one hand scoop of a
grounder. Rube Ellis came to the rescue
with a beautiful single to center, and
Brashear and Cravath scored before Ellis
was caught off the first cushion.
Hogan was initiated by Gray in sing
ling at the opening of the second, and
Bernard occupied the only empty sta
tion with a safe bunt. Carlisle wallope6
the leather out toward right, and Casey
let it get by him after hard try. Hogan
and Gray took advantage of the opening
and beat it for the bench with a paiI
of tallies.
The third was another bad period fol
Hartman, and two more Angels wrote
their names in the run column. Brasheal
hiked on his turn with the stick, ano
went to third when Delmas banged ou
single Del chased down to second
when Byrnes let a pitched ball get past
and on Hogan's hit to right Brasheai
scored. While Hap was being nailed
on his way to second Delmas scored.
Gray loosened up in the fifth and lei
the Portlanders get in their first run
Kennedy reached third because he sin.
gled to left, stole second, and went on
ward when Hogan threw down to the
keystone pillow with no one there t.
receive the sphere. 1t was easy to, score
when McCredie went out via Delma!
and Dillon.
The seventh was productive of two
more runs for the visitors. Raftery bat
ted out single, and because Carlisle
played with the ball he went to sec
ond. Johnson waited for the wide ones
and Kennedy famed Bassey's out a.
at first advanced the men on the bag.
peg, and on Bernard's bad throw t.
first of Mercedes grounder johnson
and Raftery scored
Just to show Hartman that they still
had his number the Angels warmed III
again in the eighth and made the scor,
nine to three. With one in the car
Brashear and Delmas singled, and Rubt
Ellis looked after the unoccupied spac,
on four balls. Hogan came through
with sacrifice to score Brashear, anC
Rassey ended the fun when he tore off {
fancy catch of Grays short fly TIL,
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