The San Francisco call., 1907-06-17
BY r. A. Sr11yth

San Francisco wound up disastrous
week of baseball by losing two games
yesterday to the Oakland team OF the
series of seven games Oakland won six,
while the Seals had to be content with
one lone victory. This meant much for
each team. as it landed Oakland in sec
ond place in the race for the pennant
and forced the home team down into
third place. The Oaks have been COM
ing with a great rush during the past
few weeks, and if they continue to play
the same game it will not be long until
they are fighting for the lead with the
Angels.
Although the home team started pro-
ceedings in the afternoon game by run
ming up a total of four runs on three hits,
it wound up on the losing end of s to 3
score. While this indicates bad base
ball, there were many thrilling mo-
ments which served as recompense 10
the experts among the fans, who were
quick to see the dummy plays which
mark the various stages of the game in
the error column like milestones.
Oakland had a palpable attack of the
rattles in the opening inning and the
Seals got quick action on their first
run. Mohler was given a pass to first
and reached second on Hildebrands out
at first Moriarity sent fly just over
second base and Van Haltren dropped
the ball after long run. Mohler
scudded around to third when Haley
booted the ball. Williams sacrifice
scored Mohler. Shaughnessy walked
and both men advanced base when
Hogan pitched a wild one, which Bliss
could not handle. Spencer hit past first
and was safe and both Moriarity and
Shaughnessy scored. Spencer stole sec
ond and went to third on Wheeler's hit
to left Wheeler started to steal Sec
ond and Catcher Bliss threw to inter-
cept him. The peg was bad one. as
the ball went high. Before 1T could be
returned Spencer had scored. Esola
ended the comedy of errors by flying
out to left field
ANOTHER ONE PUT OVER
The Seals added one more run to
their total in the third inning and then
called it off for the day. Moriarity hit
to center for single Williams walked
and Shaughnessy sacrificed them along.
Moriarity made a bluff at stealing
home and got away with the play, as
Hogan dropped the ball on one of the
occasions when it was going up and
down the line between third and home.
Williams tried similar tactics, but
failed and. was out.
Oakland started gently in the second
inning by scoring one run. Bliss hit
a sizzler past Moriarity at third and
then stole second. Big Chief Esola tried
to catch him, but the best he could do
was to hit him hard on the ankle with
the ball. Bigbee was out on a hit to
the pitcher, on which Bliss scored
The Commuters came back for more
in the fourth and rolled up three runs
on as many hits. Bliss made a bad be-
ginning by going out. He hit to Nor
iarity at third and the latter juggled
the ball. 1t seemed he would never get
ready to throw the ball, but he finally
whipped it over and the runner was
out. Bigbee walked and then Haley
sent him to third with two bagger.
Devereaux hit to Moriarity, who seemed
undecided as to what to do. Appar-
emily he was afraid to throw to first,
for fear the man on third would score.
The outcome of his deliberations was
that all the men were safe.
1t needed something heroic at this
time and Haley was the boy on the
job He lined one out to the center
field fence and when the dust had
cleared it was found that Bigbee, Haley
and Devereaux had scored. Smith un-
fortunately tried to stretch his two
Dagger into a three base hit and was
caught out, retiring the side.
This was one run shy of tying the
score, so the Commuters went at It
again in the seventh. Hogan was safe
and Van Haltren sacrificed them along
their way to the plate. Heitmuller sent
long fly out to center and Hogan
scored on the throw in.
This tied the score and then they
went after the run which they needed
to win the game Eagan hit the ball
to within a foot of the top of the right
field fence, being thus deprived of a
home run by narrow margin. The
big hit was not needed. however, as
Jim Smith strolled home with the run
which won the game.
The Seals presented a patched up in
field. Wheeler playing short and Nor
iarity covering Charley Irwin's old sta
tion at third base. WheeIer's two err
rors were costly.
ANGELS WILL PLAY HERE
San Francisco and Los Angeles will
meet here this week, while Oakland
will journey to the north to meet the
Portlanders. Oakland is in second
| place in the. pennant race, now being
only six games behind Los Angeles.
| which is leading the league. The
SAN FRANCISCO
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