Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
SEALS REVERSE
FORM AND WIN
ANGELS HAVE AN OFF DAY
WITH THE STICK
ALSO SHOW POOR JUDGMENT IN
RUNNING BASES
Visitors Land on Randolph In Seventh
for Three Hits and as Many Runs,
Overcoming Early Lead
Of Champions
Seals q, Angels 2

It happened to be the unlucky sew
enth for the Angels yesterday. the
Mohlerites selling upon the bunch and
playing the game for all they were
worth in that eventful session, scoring
enough runs to take the fourth game
of the series and score their first VIC
tory since coming south. A combina-
ton of errors and freak luck enabled
the visitors to tally three times in this
inning and Skillman was SO skillful
in handing out his curves that the An
gels were unable to get to the regis
tering station after the fourth inning.
Skillman was in a do-or-die mood and
once mis- team took the lead he was
determined to win or bust hame-
string-and he won.
At that, the fans had no kick a.
coming. Three in four games should
be satisfactory and If the average
could be kept up the Angels would win
the pennant in a most undressing
race. 1t is not exactly the right thing
to bring the. nice little fellows down
from San Francisco and mop up with
them in every game of the series, so
Hen Berry said that he was in no
complaining mood after the game.
Let them have an occasional game"
he said, "just to jolly them along.
We have to lose once in a long time
and the Seals are nice boys. We could
have used the victory most handily, as
the margin of our lead is too small to
suit me but we must not complain"
Randolph pitched a good game and
should have won, but the Angels had
an off day at bat and in the field,
while their feats in base running were
rather ordinary, to say the least. For
instance, in the fourth inning, three
runs at least should have been scored
with the exercise of good Judgment on
the bases, but Hogan and Ellis tried
10 work the squeeze" and Skillman
was entirely too wise for them. Other
chances to score were thrown away by
errors of judgment and offday play
ing. but, then, it cannot be expected
that even the champions can win
every game.
The playing of the Seals was of an
improved order and their batting was
most timely. When they got on bases
they displayed rare judgment, and al
together put up an article of ball play
ing that they had not shown in the
three previous games They backed
up Skillman In fine fashion and he
held down his end of the game by
twirling championship ball.
The game was won by the Seals in
the seventh inping and at the begin
ming of that session the score was 2
to / against them. Henley, first man
up. flew to Cakes. La Longe tore off
a single to center and Wheeler juggled
Skillman's grounder, both men being
safe. Mohler singled to left. filling the
bases. Hildebrand, the slugger, fol-
lowed and Randolph forced In run
with four wide ones. Williams frac-
tured the atmosphere three times and
sat down, but Melchoir placed the ball
In center. scoring Skillman and Moh-
Ter, Hildebrand going to third. Mel
choir stole second and again the bases
were filled by base on balls issued
TO Zeider. Curtis grounded to Dillon
and the game was won.
It was an exciting game throughout,
hut after the Seals took the lead in the
seventh Skillman tossed foxy ball and
sent the Angels back to the field in
one, two, three order in the seventh
eighth and ninth.
Following is the official score and
summary: