Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-10
'AKLAND WINS
OPENING GAME
EEKS CAPTURE ELEVEN
INNING CONTEST
raphs Defeated by Hard Luck, but
Game Is EnIivened by Brilliant
Z Plays and Good Work
by Both Teams
Oakland 5. Los Angeles All innings.

w Oakland s, Los Angeles Ali innings
leap Dillon's men opened up the series
With Oakland yesterday by losing one OF
those genuine tough luck games. The
visitors hadn't made a score up to the
hinth inning, and apparently didn't have
q chance to, either, when thee bubble
broke and scattered Oakland runs ali
bver the place. Three TALES to four
lwith Oakland on the long end, was the
dope Immediately after the first half of
[ the ninth.
Then the Angels came along and tied
Y this. Bush Ellis was given a chance with
the club and he made good with a single
that started things. The tenth went by
with the score four all, but in the elev-
nth Oakland lit OH Burns, who had
taken Nagle's place in the ninth, for a
pair of safe ones. Only one run was
Scored as a result of this cheap lombard
hent, but that was enough, as the locals
Failed to connect and the game was over.
Y / Up to the time Jud Smith, who was re-
4 sponsible for it, made his little faux pas
the locals were all the candy. They had
three runs nailed to the can. and with
pne down Oakland looked to be a cinch
Fhe grand stand occupants started to
thinking of untying his automobile.
And then the explosion. Jim Smith
Eas down on fly to Cravath, but Van
Haitren lined out clean single to left,
And was able to advance base when
Heitmuller singled past third. Truck
Eagan woke up with one of his old-timers,
b double to right which scored Van Halt
rem and sent Heitmuller to third.
They might have been stopped there.
but Jud Smith fumbled Delmas assist of
Bliss effort and Eagan was safe at third,
Heitmuller crossing the pan. Bigbee sac
fificed Eagan home, and Bliss chased over
when BraShearS bad throw OF Haley
Infield single to Dillon was muffed. Bill
Devereaux wound up the show by going
out, Smith to Dillon.
With the three runs they had the An
gels sent another across to tie the score.
Ellis batting for Nagle, did himself
proud by lining out pretty bingle to
center He was sacrificed on by Bernard,
and Carlisle singled through second base
TO tie the score, Ellis doing the trick.
Burns was on the slab in place of Ma
gle when the tenth act was put on the
boards, and started out at his best.
Wright kept on for the Athenians, and
neither side was able to get the bell
ringer to work.
But in the eleventh Oakland did the
trick and hammered out the one run that
did the work Burns sent Eagan to the
initial pillow on four wide ones, and Bliss
sacrificed him to the keystone sack. Big
bee didn't help any with his out Delmas
to Dillon, but Texas Lacquer over short
sent Eagan home with the goods.
The Angels made another try in their
final period but the best that could be
done with Wright was three straight outs
and a lost game It certainly was a hard
one to lose. although Oakland was playing
pretty good ball. and had 1t not been for
Smiths muff and Burns allowing Eagan
to walk another tale might have been told.
Carlisle was back in left field, and two
of his PLAYS were all to the mustard. One
of them. in fact, was about the best ever
seen on the local diamond, and that
doesn't bar any of them.
In the eighth inning one of Carlisle's
plays robbed Bill Devereaux of what
should have been a two-bagger. Brick
lined the ball out toward the score board
and it looked to he all off. when Carlisle
went into the field. turned half way
around and nailed the sphere in his
gloved fist The other circus stunt was on
the same order but had the effect of be-
ing planned and therefore lost its real
worth. The score: