The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
By w. y. SIaftery

The Seals showed yesterday that they
have some OF that true blue fighting
blood flowing through their veins With
the game apparently IN for Oakland.
TO in the sixth inning, the boys
busted right on and sent a delegation
of six over the route Naturally the
big half holiday crowd acted ike 50
many mad things and threatened TO
tear up the stand It looked soft
enough for the Seals then, and even
more mushy when they got two more
in the seventh. but all OF these were
needed. for Cookey. the cook. put the
ball over the right field fence in the
eighth with Van on first
II the management had deliberately
rlDDed up game II could not have
done the framing IN way that would
have pleased the multitude more Just
ngure out team i've runs 10 the bad
with the game more than half through
oreaklng II with six in one rally and
NO more II another. That's the kind
OF baseball that makes the hat poise
on three hairs OF the head
II was little Claude Berry who broke
up tne game Right IN the thick OF
Claude got the odice 10 come In 10 bat
Tor hilifer And he just laced that
pail 70 the most remote corner OF the
the Seals had courage and Strength
enough TO go in and do the rest
BERRY SAVES THE DAY
Not Seal had found his way around
the paths till the inning when the
match was applied 10 the restless fire.
works MOhler inaugurated il BY get
ting a pass. but when Hide forced
MIN AT second II did not look so brighs.
However, Zeider singled and MelchOir
got a pass and then the fans woke up
70 the fact that something might be
pulled on BY the boys.
Somebody told Mex Williams that the
vigilance committee would wait on
that ball This warning was enouSl- ~
Inc nrsr one that came over Nick rode
into left field for a double cushion
Swlpe ana two men arrived Beck
believes in the old motto OF whaling
away at the iron while the white heat
IS there and his nice little fnfiaId hir
registered Aelchoir with the third run.
lingering on the paths when killer
approached with the big stick R11t
here the procession ceased and Danny
Long gave Berry the sign 10 take I'D
the burden II was bing for two bases
with Claude, and the score was a tie
be was caught on the bag a moment
later. but while being run down al
third Miller dropped the ball. Then
Houston booted Henley's easy yrounder
and the Seals were IN the lead
COOK CLEARS THE FENCE
Those six runs looked large and
juicy Dlt lne boys went Tor another
pair IN the next spasm- Both Zeider
and Melchoir again found the ball
safely. Once more Williams and Berry
were on the job with long drives and
the seals grand total was swelled 10
eight runs
This made II look fine and rosy for
the ooys. and many Of the regulars
were making ready for an easy get
away, especially with two down in
Oakland's half Of the eighth But old
Van was safe on Zsider's error and
he had scarce planted his foot on the
first sack ere Cook bit OF a homer over
the right field fence. and the crowd
was IN an uproar-
Even then il was not all over. for
Oakland loOmed up dangerous in the
ninth again Eagan was passed and
sacrificed them on, but Truck was
nailed when the hit and run play went
wrong. Then Houston hit and Ander-
son was walked. and. with every sack
decorated. Christian blew the game
with q little hy 10 McArdle-
Up TO the time when they stuck
those six runs over Christian was
Indian signing the Seal batSmen as
they seemed TO go in one. two- three
order. Only one hit had been made on
the Texan. and as his team was work
ing nicely behind him there seemed
But you can never can tell IN baseball
HENLEY GETS IN BAD
Henley apparently was in on no pair
in the earlier stages OF the nght The
Oaks were rapping him 1uriously and
often. and II looked as though they
could go as far as fancy tempted
of I'VE the fnish surely would have
been different. but this oversight
switched the tide Of victory The score-
OAKLAND
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