The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
Beavers Break UpGame
in Tenth Inning
Poor Work of Oaks and Wranq.
ling of Visitors Make
Frost of Contest
By w. j. SIaftery

Slow, agonizing bush ball was handed
out by the Commuters and the Beavers
yesterday afternoon. The lower the
thermometer dropped the harder the
tossers stalled until the fans were so
beuumbed by the icy atmosphere that
they were too weak to leave: otherwise
there would not have been a dozen
inside the lot at the finish. Portland
won in the tenth inning. not because
OF its own good work, but because the Com
Inuters tossed il Of.
The game seemed 10 contain everything that
n we'll regulated diamond contest should not
boast. It ran along smoothly enough until the
fourth round when Tom Raftery, who was
TO call Umpire Flynn few names that are
barred from the dictionary. Tom was rousted
quickly, but this only stirred up several others
Both Cooney and Groom cut Into the argument
and tried 10 show the ump. They were so in
sistent and so persuading tnat Flynn finally grew
tired OF being manned and gave both the office
TO beat ii. While all this was being brought of
the entire team gathered around Flynn, who
given 2 fine time for about 10 minutes
This neeesgitated all around switch in the
Beaver lineup. Garrett was put on the rubber
johnson went TO short. Ryan took up the burden
right neid. Inc change worked no good Tor
Portiand, for when the Oaks began TO sting the
ball they came fast and nearly broke up the
game on a couple of occasions.
After Oakland had broken in with run in
the opening round the Beavers came back with
four in the second. two sacker by Casey
sacrificed every Beaver seemed to get the habit
OF laying down dlnky hits. The Oakland helders
booted the leather all over the lot and the Port
lands had four in a twinkllng. They went for
another In the third giving them fne lead.
The Commuters refused 10 awaken from their
slumbers until the sixth and them with two
down. Iruesdale aud Lewis singled and Helne
brought the former around with a clout to deep
eeuter. Garrett hardly got set ere Willie Hogan
slapped a resounding two cushion wallop into
the right garden aud both men tore home, max
ing il three for the inning.
Oakland still had il in for Garrett in the next
inning. Hallihan and Loucks passed and
Cook hunted them on their way. Truesdale
came through with a timely single that regis
tered Hallihan and after the others had advanced
a base each the throw to the plate Duffey
Lewis scored them by driving q hot right
past Babe Danzig This hit tied up the score.
The ninth passed without event, but Portland
made up for lost time in the tenth and Oakland
helped out. Casey opened with a two sacker
to right field and johnson was hit by the pitcher
Truesdale too slow In handling Danzig's s
grounder and both men pulled up safely. While
Bassey was being cleyerly retired by Truesdale
Casey arrived and moment later Hogan booted
Mercedes hit and Johnson in
Oakland played a miserable game I'm the field
throughout. Both La Longe and Hallihan are
charged with three errors and Loucks made an
other one. Oakland managed TO outhit Portland
but a great majority of the safe drives did not
do the team any good. The score