The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
Two Runs in the Opening Clinch
Hduline Game of
Ball
STANDING OF THE CLURs
By w. J. SIaffery


coming to it that team was the Seals
yesterday afternoon. A gang of tossers
never worked harder than did San Fran
cisco in their frantic efforts to put one
over on the Angel champs. Not even
the most ardent admirers of the local
brigade conceded the game to the Seals
until the last Angel had been silenced
in the ninth, and even he went the route
on close decision. At the finish any
kind of a hit or an error would have
tied up the score.
Both teams were full of fight from
the moment Umpire Jack O'Connell
gave them the office to tear at each
other For a real hard fought and
earnestly played game of ball the con-
test could not have been surpassed on
any lot in the country. The work OIL
the rivals was so evenly matched that
the fans were unable to decide the
shade, but the magnificent pitching of
Sutor saved the locals in their hour of
need.
The Texas southpaw had the Angels
on his staff in nearly every inning. Be
sides pitching the real baseball he was
chaperoned by the good old dame, for
tune. He also had the close decisions
breaking for him, and, last but not
least his felders were ever there to
hold in the pinches.
SUToR FANS NINE MEN
Sutor began to NOW the Angels down
with lightning rapidity in the early
stages. By the time the fourth inning
had been reached he was on the job
with five strikeouts. 1t looked as though
the left winger was going after the
record, but from the fourth on the An
gels officed up to his benders and began
to slap them freely. Even at that, Sutor
finished with nine men winged to the
bench on the third strike.
Big Koestner tossed the best game
that he has ever pitched on this lot
Usually figuring in a batting contes
Koestner showed a gIaring reversal of
form and used a wide line of breakers
on the Seals. After the opening inning
they We're absolutely helpless before the
big Angel twister.
Strangely enough. San Francisco
scored its only runs in the first inning.
After Mohler had been retired Wheeler
booted Hildebrands grounder and
Zeider singled to right, chasing Hide
to third. Williams famed, but Mel
choir cut loose with a double to center
and both men tore home. Melchoir
was nailed while trying to stretch the
hit into a triple.
WHEELER CAUGHT POSING
The Angels had one peepin at the
plate and this happened in the sixth
period. With two down Bernard beat
out a scratchy hit to third and ad-
Vsnced on a wild pitch. Oakes lined a
torrid one down to Zeider and every
body was sure that Rollie would look
after it. But instead he heaved the
ball high over Williams head and Ber-
nard came right on home.
Even in the last inning, after two
or hn
loomed dangerous. Wheeler, who had
been hitting everything that Sutor
tossed him, laced a single into left,
and Ellis worked the left handler for
the first. base on balls he issued Del
mas was up, determined to line the
ball somewhere, when all of sudden
Berry pegged to second and caught
Wheeler a foot off the bag, bringing
the sensational game to an abrupt
end
The Angels were nosed out of
another close ruling in the fourth.
Oakes singled to left and Dillon doubled
over the first bag. Brashear drove a
liner into left that Hildebrand speared
and, in turn, tossed to Zeider in the
hope of completing double play.
CLOSE PLAY AT PLATE
Zeider, however, dropped the ball and
1t rolled over toward first base. Be
| Qeving that he had a chance to reg
ister, Oakes dove for the pan. Will
liams in the meantime picked up the
sphere and hurled to the plate. Berry
GRABBED it quickly and apparently put it
on Oakes. A second later the ball went
up in the air and Berry again grabbed
it and again slapped 1t on the runner.
O'Connell, who watched the play
closely, decided that Berry touched
Cakes before the latter touched the
plate, but the Angels made a great
howl.
The game was played in an hour and
half and brought out a heavy week
day attendance. From the spectator S
point of view it. was marvellous exhi-
bition, with both teams worked up to
the bursting point of tension all the
! time The Seals deserved to win with
their general average. Score:
LOS ANGELES