The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
Stanford Takes First
Game 2 10 1
Fast Playing Marks Opening
of intercollegiate Ball
Season
BY David II. Walker Jr

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April A.
In spite Of faculty interference and
vaccination, the varsity baseball nine
Of Stanford university defeated the
players of the University of California
by the score of 2 to / in the first
game Of the intercollegiate series held
at Palo Alto this afternoon. The con-
test from start to finish was intensely
exciting and not until the last blue
and gold uniformed player had been
retired by the first base route was
the outcome of the day fixed.
In the pitching and hitting depart
ments the two mines appeared prac-
ticaliy upon a par. Both twirlers were
veterans, Captain Jordan having
stabbed for the Berkeley men for the
last two seasons, while Theile was the
mainstay of the cardinals last year
The work OF these two men was a
feature While both were hit the
same number of times Theile showed
to better advantage, and besides play
ing a good game in the box, felded
his position well.
Stanford started the game in the
second half of the first inning by
crossing the blue and gold plate for
a tally. Scott, the first man up for
Stanford, was hit by Jordan and passed
to first. He stole to second on the
next ball and upon a sacrifice by owen
was advanced to third. Captain Fen
ton followed Owen and laid down a
beautiful blunt. which scored the STAN
ford runner with ease.
With this run chalked, the score was
allowed to stand unchanged until the
first of the seventh inning, when on
an error a blue and gold runner was
tailed.
This score was made when Al Mey.
ers Of California came to bat and on a
close call to first base turned COM
plete flip over First Baseman Bell of
Stanford, and in the mix reached the
bag safely. Butler followed and adj
vanced him to second on a sacrifice
and he stole third on the next play.
when Solinsky struck out, and the
third strike being dropped necessitated
a throw to first. Captain Jordan was
next on the list and knocked a high
fly to short centerheld. Writ of STAN
ford squeezed the ball and then
dropped it and Meyers came home, ty-
ing the score. Stanford was unable
to get start in the next inning and
California started with a vengeance
in. the eighth to attempt to score the
winning run
In this spasm the Stanford infelders
acquitted themselves in a style befit-
ting a professional aggregation. All
three of the outs were made by clever
throwing on the sacks. Lewis started
off with a single, stole second and was
advanced to third by Reed, who made
the initial bag due to an error.
With Lewis on third. California at
tempted double squeeze. Stanford
caught the signal and Mitchell threw
to owen on second, who came in close
and threw. home in time to cut off
Lewis at the plate. Reed next tried
to make third and Mitchell threw him
out at the bag. Smith was hit by
Theile ands stole second Meyers fol-
lowed and on hard hit ball to the
base line Scott gathered in the leather
and jumped back and tagged the
speeding blue and gold runner, pulling
Theile out of an ugly hole.
Following this ordeal, Stanford came
in for a share of the funmaking. Scott
came to bat and few out. Owen fol-
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