The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
SluggingBeaVersUse
Clubs on Seals
Onslaught Of Portlandcrs Drive
Locals TO Defeat in Both
Games
By w. }. SIaftery

railing before the onslaughts of the
slagging Beavers the Seals went down
20 defeat yesterday in the morning
same played across the bay and in the
one played in the afternoon at Recrea-
ion park The mofning score was 3
10 o, and Bobbie Groom by outpitching
Ralph Willis was responsible. In the
afternoon the score stood S TO 3. The
Portlanders were able to hit Henley
harder than the Seals could hit Ole
Johnson, but this was not wholly re-
sponsibIe for the lopsided score. Six
nliscues were made by Henley's follow
i1g and three OF them made by Cap
tain Mohler alone were costly At that
Henley could not have won his game,
as in single inning by clean hitting
the Portland bunch drove in four runs,
enough to have won the game.
The afternoon show was staged be-
fore one OF the largest crowds Of the
season. Henley looked all the class
compared 70 Johnson and the Seals fig
ured TO win. Starting OF Ike stake
horses the Seals had q lead OF three
runs before the Portlarders broke in
with their first, which came in the
considered the game safe. They were,
however disillusioned at once, for be-
fore the next inning had more than
started the first three Beavers Up had
hit the ball safe and hard, and little
Bsssey, Portland's left fielder, was lift
ing the bail over the center field fence.
All this occurred before a single batter
vas out Henley tightened Up, how
ever, and although he gave another hit
- ~4r-.-e e.
COULD ONLY FILL BASES
After that the best the Seals could
do was 70 6ll the bases and let the men
die there. Time and again with no
outs players were worked around 10
second and even 10 third, but always
pop flies or futile swings al wide ones
grabbed their chances Of winning. Five
hits, z couple or bases on balls and
even an error or two IN their favor
n the last ave innings avsiled them
nothing
Glenn Henderson. the new outhelder.
Berry and MohIer, whose misbehavior
IN the field brought the wrath OF the
-sDs down on his head. each had bril-
liant chances 70 win the game for their
mates but not one Of them was there
7lth the hit that was needed. Hendsr-
son really had two chances. In the
sixth and again in the eighth the i'm
portstion from Canada came Up with
two men on bases. On the first &C.
-ssion he popped 2 fly 70 Casey at
second and the other time he vas re-
tired on an easy out 70 the same place.
Berry also lost 2 fne chance 70 be a
hero IN the sixth when with two out
and man on second and third he
struck out Mohler famed IN the ninth
with two men on the paths.
Three double plays, 4 beautiful one
handed pickup OF q thrown ball by
Cooney, Bassey's home run and two
-orking line drives TO left field fence
ly Rsftery made the game q nerve
riugIng one for the fans despite the
DISPARITY ia the score Of Il chances
threo were Grabbed by NohIer. who ap-
parsntly had sn of day and could stop
nothing that had speed 10 IL Little
Curtis, Who played third, also came IN
for tWo marks IN the error column, but
his were more excusable.
ONE RUN AND ONE HIT
one run on one hit in the irst inning
vas made by the Seals. Cooney threw
the hrst bail hit By Mohler into the
blsachers and Aohler went 70 second
On z wild pitch he brought Up at
third and trotted IN z moment later
when Zeider lined cut a safe one.
n the third an error by Casey a sin
E-e Dy Williams ana another by Mel
choir gave the Seals two more runs
In the fifth the Beavers began their
Commandment Of bingles and before il
had ceased they were two runs to the
good. To make the game doubly Sc
cure they tailed again in the eighth.
Danzig's and Johnson's hits and Curtis
vide throw TO second brought il about.
Before the game the players Of both
teams INDUCED in z fungo contest.
oscar Jones proved the fastest player
over q 90 yard course, with RoIIie
Zeider and Bassie close behind him in
he oraer named. RsfteFy ran Is yards
p eigat seconds, beating zeider and
ones 70 the tape but few inches
Babe Danztg stood At the corner Of
The clubhouse and hit the grandstaad
IN the long distance throw. His exact
distance was e3S feet, 10 more than La
Longes. his nearest competitor At
circling the bases Raftery again was
the --latest. Curtis and Zeider with
the SAME time, Is seconds. were sec
ond. Raftery's time was 5-5 OF a. sec
ond better. McArdle hit the target at
second base. throwing from the home
plate thereby winning the accuracy
contest.
Afternoon game:
PORTLAND
kB. r. BIZ. sB. Po. A. Z.