Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
TEAMS AT cHUTES PARK IN
PUNK EXHIBITION
LOCAL PITCHERS BOTH EASY FOR
OAKS
Angels Unable to Get Luck Coming
Their Way and Play In Half
Hearted Manner All
Afternoon
sr.NnINc OF THE CLUBS
Oakland II, Los Angeles 8

WOWIE! WOW! Bring on the
Southern State league teams and re-
lieve the Pacific Coasters from all
chance of being arrested for numbering
the good old national game. In their
opening contest at the Chutes the
Angels and Oaks went about as near
the limit as possible but yesterday they
surpassed this performance in several
ways.
In the first place, everyone on each
side seemed to think that a day oil
was forthcoming, and the brand OF oaii
nut up was about the worst ever.
Koestner and Thorsen officiated for the
locals on the slab, and endeavered to
beat each other to the punk champion
ship. The former tried his luck in the
opening innings, and when he was re-
lieved Thorsen went through with
hand in which nothing but trumps
nestIed-for Oakland. Killian, making
his first appearance here, was just
about as naughty. but the luck broke
his way and he managed to worry out
the nine innings.
1t was even Stephens after the first
inning, for both teams managed to
break in with a run. Cook led off
for the Oaks with a double to left,
and Heitmuller's safe one to left field
sent him over the platter. Some lob
base running kept the three hits re-
corded in the round from doing any
further damage and the Angels came
in from the field without much to con-
tend against.
Bernard was away from the slaught-
er because of an attack of blood
poisoning, and oaks headed the bat
ting list. He beat a bunt out to first
and Dillon sacrificed him. Brashear
clubbed out a double and Oakes scored,
but Smith and Ellis both failed to
boost the cause along.
Three hits helped a like number of
tallies into the Oakland sock in the
third inning, and the Angels began. to
lose heart. With Killian dead Cook
singled to left and Van Haltren banged
one out to Ellis that the Benedict mis-
judged. Cook got to third and Van to
second, and when Heitmuller slapped
one to the same spot Cook scored, Van
reaching third. Eagan flew to Brash-
ear and Van Haltren tailed, and
Heitmuller repeated the trick on
Hogan's double to left.
Thorson Replaces koestner
Another run went to Oakland when
Thornsen replaced Koestner and al
lowed a man to trail clear around
Haley drew a single off the newcomer
and copped the next pillow, going to
third on Slattery's out. He scored on
Killian's bingle, but the show slowed up
with the next ones.
Three in the fifth apparently took
all the heart out of the locals. With
Heitnnuller down, Egan walked and
took second on wild pitch Hogan,
Altman and Haley all drew transporta-
tion and Egan was forced home. A
timely single from Slattery scored
Hogan and Altman, and Killian and
Cook accommodated by going out.
The Angels made a pleasant en-
deavor in their half of the round by
sending Dillon around on three hits,
but in the seventh the visitors again
grabbed the club and made it hopeless
by tallying another trio. Killian led
off with a two sacker which he fool
ishly tried to stretch a base and
Cook made the second out by popping
to Delmas. Van Haltren ambled, and
went to second on Nagle's drop of an
assist. Heitmuller drove out a long
single that scored Van, and took Sec
ond on the toss to the plate Brashear
was too slow to capture either
Eagan's or Hogan's swat to the right
pasture, and Heitmuller and Eagan
scored.
Delmas' double in the Angels half of
the eighth was helped along when
Eagan juggled Nagles attempt, and
Easterlys fly to Van Haltren sent Del
over the platter. There it ended, for
there was nothing doing toward even
ing up the overwhelming advantage ac-
corded Oakland in the previous innings
The score: