Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-18
PORTLAND SHUT
OUT BY LOCALS
JUD SMITH PERFORMS WELL
THROUGHOUT GAME
ANGELS SCORE THREE RUNS IN
OPENING ROUND
Dolly Gray Returns to Slab and
Strikes Out Two Men with
the Pillows All ocu-
pied
Los Angeles 7, Portland 0

A LII kinds of exciting things nap
III pened at the Chutes yesterday The
A Angels showed Portland up in fine
STYLE Dolly Gray twirled some swell
ball, and last but most important, Jud
Smith acted like a man belonging to
real team. 1t is so seldom that this
last event happens that it is more note
worthy than all the rest put together.
Berry's men didn't give the Beavers a
chance anywhere along the line. They
broke in full stride, scoring three tallies
right off the reel, and in three other
rounds these were added to in order 10
make the grand total. Portland might
have sent a man over the final statloh
on a couple of occasions, but Gray was
earning his salary, and with his mates
backing him up refused to be coaXeu
into doing anything foolish.
The fans turned out in the largest
crowd that has appeared at the Chutes
on Friday this season, and they were
treated to errorless ball on the part OF
the locals Portland made a couple OF
beefs, but the game was fast enough
for anybody s.money. Cap Dillon was
thrown out by Perrine because OF some
kicking in the eighth act, and George
Wheeler held down the initial pillow
during the other inning.
Garrett was in good form in spots
and aside from few wrecked hopes IN
the first, fourth, sixth and eighth acts
proved effective. The ten hits recorded
by the Angels were made in clusters.
but they all counted against McCre~
dies slabster at an inopportune mo-
ment.
Bernard Starts Scoring
The fans didn't have a hunch of what
was coming when Bernard drew trans
portation when the Angels were called
in from the field for the first time.
Oaks sacrificed him, and Dillon's in
field single accounted for two men OH
the pillows. Brashear stepped in front
of a shoot and made every bag tarry-
ing station, and then Jud Smith handed
out the surprise of the season.
Most Of the time Smith is lob when
a hit is needed. but he must have
changed his system Of swinging, for
three dagger was the result of his eff
fort. This cleared the sacks, but Jud
himself was nailed at the plate when
Ellis laid one down near the box on a
hit-and-run signal. Rube reached first
all right but was captured a little later
ON an attempt to steal.
Not satisfied with his work in the OPP
ening period, Smith came up in the
fourth and tore off nice single Ellls
fouled out and Delmas and Easterly
both raped out bingles. Smith scoring
on the latter's effort. The Beavers ex-
ecuted some fast plays, and Los Ange-
les retired from the round with the
lone tally.
Brashear opened the sixth with sim
gle to left and Smith, not content with
his skill in the other innings, sacrificed
him on a base. Brash pulled off
steal to third when no one was look
ing, and when Ellis banged long foul
to Rassey Kitty waited for the catch
before tearing up the dust to the plate.
Two More in Eighth
TIE Angels wound up their run get
ting with two more in the eighth. oaks
singled and stole second, and Wheeler S
attempt to sacrifice sent him on to the
other corner. the batter being safe
when the bunt was not shot over IN
time Brashear flew to Raftery and
oaks scored. Wheeler reaching second
when Walsh dropped the throw-in. A
bad toss by Walsh allowed George to
negotiate third. and he got the stand
on its feet by stealing home with Gar
rett winding up for delivery.
1t looked as though Portland had a
chance to tally in the fifth inning when
the bags were filled and but one man
had been sent to the bench. Gray dis
played his class by striking out the next
two up, retiring the side runless. Ellis
catch of Garrett's fly in the eighth was
also some class. The score:
LOS ANGELES