The San Francisco call., 1908-03-16
Seals Keep Sox Far
From Home Plate
Nick Williams Again Earns the
Laurel Wreath With An
other Tho Bagger
BY w. j. Slattery

BY w. j. Slattery
There is bit of class to the San
Francisco ball team this season, for
without this necessary asset 1t never
could have applied the white coating
to the Chicago Sox yesterday afternoon.
Before an admiring throng of 10000
bowling fans the Seals simply smeared
the brush over the former champions
of the whole baseball world The fin
ish was to 0, and Chicago was out
played at every kink of the game. The
morning struggle was an awful setback
to the Seals, who succumbed 10 to 8.
The big contest of the day proved to
be as pretty an exhibition of the ma
tional pastime as ever fan feasted
his or her eyes upon. There was base
ball, and real baseball, too, from the
moment the first ball was hurled till
the last Seal was called out. Every
player had a chance to show something,
and all the locals did. But their big
league opponents We're none too strong
either, at the bat or in the field.
For the second time in as many days
Nick Williams was singled out as the
real live laurel crowned kid. Just as
on the previous day, Nick leaned
against the leather for a double that
made the game certain. 1t came in the
seventh lnIlllS anu II HSdIly set ln6
crowd mad.
The men who did the genuine crush
ing work, however, were the Seal pitch
ers, Oscar Jones, Texas Sutor and Sliy-
ers Henley. The first two worked three
innings and the matchlike boy was on
the job for the last two periods. One
hit gathered from the assortment of
Jones and two from that of Henley tell
the story of Chicago's efforts at the
bat.
RECORD CROWD TURNS OUT
The crowd was bit disappointed be-
cause the game did not go the full nine
innings, but 1t would not have made
much difference, for the Sox did not
figure to get run anyhow. They were
compelled to catch the Owl train at
o'clock, and therefore 1t was absolutely
necessary that the game be called at 4,
just half an inning before it would have
been completed.
The perfect, sunshiny day attracted
the record crowd of the series to the
park, fully 10000 fans of every size,
sex, age and hue filling the grand
stanc and the Eleachers. 1t was root
ing mob, too-one of the liveliest that
has ever shouted for the home team.
The shouts of encoura cement seemed
to help the Seals along, for every time
the mob yelled the boys did some good.
lIst SSdlS dilOWcQ the llTSl peTiOQ TO
slip by without landing, but. they were
at the work like wolves in the second
Melchoir inaugurated it by shooting a
fast one a t Altrock and beating 1t out.
Nick picked up the ball and tossed wide
to first allowing Mel to land on Sec
ond. Zelder sacrificed the runner to
third and Mohler waited for the bad
ones. Curtis forced Mohler to the sec
ond station, but while the. play was be-
ing pulled off Melchoir sneaked In with
the run.
Not till the seventh could either team
again show signs of life on the paths.
In this eventful round the Seals de-
veloped another burst of speed Hide
opened it up with a wallop to right
field. He promptly stole and went as
far as third on Sullivan's bad peg.
Piper lined a soft one to Tanneh,ll.
who. with Sullivan. ran Hildebrand
down, Piper in the meantime pulling
up at the second stepping place.
Along came Nick Williams amid the
roar and din. With two and three
called on him, Nick raped the ball
high against the right field fence for a
great two sacker. Piper tore over the
sacks and landed the run. While big
Smith was still busy thinking of new
brand of curve, Melchoir tapped fast
one over second and Williams came in
with the last tally.
FAST DOUBLE PLAY
The only time the Sox had a chance
to get into the fast going was during
the seventh. After Smith had famed
Hahn picked out a hit over second for
himself. and Jones waited for a pass.
Big Pat Dougherty made 1t full
house by lifting a pretty single into
center
The fans groaned. for they knew full
we'll how dangerous the Sox are with
men on the paths Parent was up and
Henley tossed two and two at him. The
next one was right over and Parent
lined it to Henley. Slivers whipped the
ball to the plate, and Berry whipped it
to first, and as neat a double play as
was ever seen on any mans diamond
resulted. thus shutting the Sox out of
a run that seemed in if ever a run
was.
Outside of the second and seventh
innings, both Altrock and big Frank
Smith pitched great baseball. The Seals
managed to sting them for nine hits in
all, but the majority were scattered
and brought ncthing. The local pitch
ers were there all the time. The work
of Sutor was a surprise 1t was his
first time out and he showed barrels
of class with that left wing of his.
While he worked. the Sox did not get a
single hit or anything that looked like
hit Sutor passed two men. Other
wise his work was perfect
Curtis played another grand game
at the third station. He got away with
three that looked like sure hits. At
the bat he made a sacrifice and also
contributed one to the hit column. Kid
Mohler, Zeider and Williams did their
share to make the work of the infield
fast and snappy all the time.
Immediately after the game. the Sox
were whisked in automobiles to the
ferry, where they boarded the Owl
train for Los Angeles. They will pro-
ceed from there direct to New Orleans,
arriving in the latter city on Wednes-
day evening. They will play three