The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
Commuters Take Two
From the Seals
SutOr Touched Up for Fifteen
Hits in the Afternoon
Game
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
RESULTS OF GAMES
BY Walter L. D0yTe

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Twice yesterday the Seals felt the
stlng of defeat. In the morning game
at Freeman's park, Oakland, the Com
muters beat them, TO 2, and in the
matinee exhibition at Recreation park
Se oue Oaks scored 8 runs against the
seals lone tally. Sutor had aIways nut
the kloosh on Van Haltren's players
put the athletes from across the bay
I1eIo I,e! MN plenty yesterday afternoon.
Ellteen hits were made from the beau
s les ne served out. Christian pitched a
perfect game up to the sixth inning.
not Seal reaching first.
heltmuller started the ball rolling
Tor the Oaks in the fourth. when he
met the sphere sQuarely on the nose
ana ana sent it down the third base line.
Mul.ey SMrauIlt.ery beat out the throw to first by
lillams 10 Sutor. The Seal pitcher.
seeing Heinie going to third, slammed
Ine pail toward that base. 1t went
apont ao3 20 feet over Curtis head and
Again in the sixth inning HeitmulIer
put his weight against the ball and
II tore along. the third base line and
helnle landed on second. Sutor hit
truck Eagan and the human ice wagon
went to first. Slattery and Eagan
scored. Van Haltren tried to stretch
single into two base hit and was
Christian permitted Curtis to saunter
70 the initial sack. and the hit OF
Mohler, the first thus far in the game
Tor the Seals, sent Curtis to second.
HildeSrand waved his bat at the ball
three times without connecting and
the side retired without q tally. In
the seventh the visiting players were
Wen for the Seals by laying down a
beauty between first and second. Mel
choir sent one into Cooks mitt. Will
nams little infield drive was cap
tured by Miller, who threw the horse
hide 10 second. retiring Zeider. Beck
connected for two base hit, but
Berry's drive was captured and the side
The spotlight was thrown again on
Heitmuller in the eighth round. The
big boy brought the Oakland sympa-
thizers to their feet by tearing off
another two base hit but he was put
out while attempting to steal third.
Sutor gave Truck Eagan free trans
pOrtation TO first, and the ever re-
liable Slattery, clipped out a single. ad-
vancing Truck. Sutor then slammed
one about so feet away from the plate.
pushing Eagan and Slattery forward to
another station: Tears came to the
eyes of the Seals when they saw their
late team mate La Longe make a drive
which scored Truck and Slattery. La
Longe was brought home by Miller.
who found Sutor for a single Miller
found the ball awaiting him when he
endeavOred TO purloin second. Van
Haltren sent an easy one into Will
nams' glove and the side went out.
Hope came to the fans in the eighth
inning. but il did not last long. Moh
Ter gleefully trotted TO first on four
balls: Hildebrand singled; so did Zei-
der and Melchoir, while Mohler scored.
Hildebrand could have scored also, had
he shown a little speed, but he clung
TO third like a drowning man to a
plank. There was nothing stirring
after this. for Williams popped a mis-
erable little infeld hit and the side
went out
Not satisfied with seven runs. the
fiends from across the bay rubbed it
into Sutor gain in the ninth. Cook got
a hit Truesdale a two bagger. Heit-
muller was caught at first, but Cook
scored. and Eagan landed a single.
scoring Truesdale. The Seals folded
their tents and skunk away after three
men had been sent to the plate in their
half of the ninth. The score: