The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Ten Inning Rally Puts
Beavers in Front
Groom Starts the Boys Along
With a Three Bagger TO
the Fence
By w. y. SIaffery

Even with Bobby Groom the nfe~
saver Of the team. tossing the best
SlantS he had at the Commuters NC
Credie and his band OF Beavers were
forced to wade through ten innings OF
nerve racking baseball ere they could
squeeze in runs enough with which 70
win But once they started. they made
a splendid Job OF it, and when the de-
briS had been gathered in Oakland
was badly ruffied and battered up
ball team. the score standing to 9
in favor of the northern club WELD
ers.
Groom was far from being the enig-
ma that he generally is when ne faces
the Oakland tribe. Though he seemed
possessed Of all his ancient speed and
as many bewildering twisters as usual.
the lads from the other side OF the
throughout, and their stick efforts net
ted them an even dozen solid bing-
lers.
Busher johnson made a fine stab at
the heavy hitting northern tribe till
they put the rollers under him in the
last inning Of the struggle He was
there with control that surprised MS
most ardent admirers and he used ex-
ceflent Judgment every time that the
Beavers had him in tight place. and
there were several of them at that.
Incidentally Johnson was forced 10
play against line OF hard luck tnaS
was enough to unnerVe most any SLAB
ster, especially youngster out OF the
alfalfa patch MeCay was out of the
game. and Willie Hogan. who DID the
hOnors at third. was responsible Icr
two miscueS. The other members OF
the inheld also contributed their mites
TO the error column
The work of the Be1vers in the field
was far superior 10 that OF JnSir Op-
poneats. and this helped Groom cut
OF the woods on many occasions when
things looked as though theN were
about 10 break badly RCr hinl- Groom
had perfect control. and not a slnSie
Oakiander worked him for a pass. This
is remarkable, cOnside erinS that he gen
orally walks ave Of six
Portland gathered tts first run m the
fourth spasnl- Danzig started the rall,'
with a wallop 70 center and RYAN
bunted him along Easan booted
frarabes GrOunder ard Danzlg got rs
far IS third. Together he and frambeS
pulled OF double steal though ANY
sort OF a return throw WOuld have
nailed the big fellow, who timped badly
Oakland went for its only ran IN the
fourth. Two hits in z row, from thc
bats OF Hogan and Heitmuller- nrtta9
the first one. trough the decision at
the plate was very tlshJ ene rcSutte0
in q Kissing Tor FiylH- DUftey Lewis
tore another timely one on to- the
right field fence and this registezed
old Truck.
After this round the hattie was ou
for fair. Both pitchers set led down
ans. naanas sed 10 wing the Datsmen OIt
fast and furious, though the oaks gave
Groom tWisteTs MANY a hne vauop-
ms me same NeAo ltDlcLr Win MANY
fast and exciting PLAYS, and the fans
were kept busy cheering tiA Portland
landed in the sixth and tied il up.
Danzig vas there with a great three
cushion wallop 70 deep left heid- BasseN
popped a high ny 30 Heine. who made
grand he1vs Of it TO the plate as
Danzig tore home Unfortunately thu.
bail took s false bound just before n
struck Ii Lcu3e'S mitt, otherwise the
big Babe would have been fro 7n at the
pan. but luck was with him and he reg
istered.
Groom evidently figured that it was
up TO him to start for Portland in the
tenth, for he opened with a three
cushion swpe against the left field
fence. Truesdale booted Casey's
grounder, but Groom could not score
Cooney forced Casey at second. and ID
began TO look bad for Portland, when
Tom Raftery sv|ung in with a single
over second. bringing Groom through.
This was but the beginning of the
real finish While Pa Van was boot
in the ball. both COonsy and Raftery
advanced a peg Johnson laid down a
bunt and Miller missed the throw to
the first bag This miscue was reSDon-
sible for letting Cooney and Raftery in
and the game was broken up beyond
the question OF a doubt. The score: