The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27
Seals Start Or With a Rush,
but NagIe Soon SubdueS
Them
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Coast LeagueD
RESULTS OF GAMES
By w. J. SIaffery

The Seals fought a game battle yes
terday afternoon and kept tearing
away until the last man faded in the
ninth round. but all their efforts could
not Offset the close decision in the sixth
inning that allowed Oakes to score the
first Angel tally and incidentally. pave
the way for a merited victory San
Francisco had the lead up to that time.
but as everybody knows. II is the lead
in the ninth inning that viii Offset the
lead in the sixth in any old game or
on any old ball field.
Ideal weather and ideal baseball
nlled up the card and set the big sat
urday crowd cheering itself hoarse in
ming after inning Nobody could have
wished for more pretty plays than the
game held. Everybody seemed on his
toes and the way the fnfelders grabbed
UP impossible grounders and tossed
them over 10 first was a marvel and
a revelation.
Up 20 the sixth inning not an Angel
came within whistling distance OF the
plate. Willis was on the job with
everything that pitcher needed and
he whisked his opponents down and
out with machine like regularity Some
shutout against the southern cham
pions. when suddenly there was a great
switch in the tide.
1t came about in the eventful sixth
Bernard. the first man up. was passed
but a moment later he lOitered on the
bag and Berry neatly tossed him out
error by Zeider, and Dillon. seeing his
chance, laced a fast hit into the right
garden. which gave Oazes an oppor-
tunity to make the third sack
The Seal infeld played In close and
Brashear lined the ball down to Zeider.
Rollie whipped il to the plate in a
twinkling and ball and runner seemed
to arrive at the same moment. The
nlaV WAS very close hur Perry evil
IDENTIFY did not touch his man. whom
Perine called safe. Dillon pulled up at
second and was registered by Howard
who singled into left
These two runs proved plenty TO
carry the Angels on TO victory, but To
make it a cinch they went for another
one 20 third that was too torrid for
McArdle to handle. He was scfentih-
calIy advanced by Nagle and Bernard
and after Cakes had been hit by the
pitcher Berry threw the ball away at
second and Easterley landed
San Francisco started or like a
In the opening spaSm. Curtis started
with a bingle and Hide made a nice
sacrifice Before Nagle could get a
line on Zeider the little shOrtstop tore
of a resounding double into the cen
ter garden which chased Curtis in with
the only run that San Francisco could
negotiate.
After the exciting first inning. Nagle
managed 70 get his spit bali working
as he wanted il TO work and cOnse-
quently II was good night with the
boys. Though they came very near
breaking up the game on several Oc-
casiOnS. Nagle made them all at the
opportune moment and invariably
caused the batterS TO knock pop flies
when hit meant a run or a tie score
The Seals managed TO outhit their
victorious opponents. but unfOrtu-
nately. they could not land sQuarely on
the leather at the OppOrtune moments
Curtis and Williams did the best work
with the club. each getting away with
pair OF safe drives. None OF the
Angels could go for better than one
hit but they knew just when TO get
it. The score