The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
Bv w. J. Siaffery

Deacon Bill Wright shouldered the
pitchers burden for the Oaks yesterday
afternoon, after a months duty On the
shelf and the way he tore into that
champion Angel band convinced every
fan who saw the mixup that the brin-
die haired young man would do when
he donned a Cleveland suit for next
season. One after another he whisked
the Angels away, moving them down
with such rapidity that they never
even had chance to get set. 1t was
as clean a Shutout as any SldDSteI ever
registered.
Few pitchers in the best of condition
have twirled better games than did the
deacon yesterday. He had a couple OF
bad innings, but his own brainy work
and the fast fielding of the men be-
hind him cut off a pair of Angel runs
just when they seemed due. every
body was glad to see Bill back on the
Job and he received many a hand dur
ing the game.
Anybody who would have told a
stranger that the Oaklanders of yes
terday were the same as the Oakland,
have come in for call. There was as
much difference in their work as there
is between Jim Jeffries and Owen
Moran-and this is quite a contrast.
Reversal of form only half explains
the lightning change.
PLAY LIKE BIG LEAGUERS
The Oaks were as handy with their
clubs asNthey were fleet on the sacks
and adept with the mitts in grabbing
off hot ones. Right down the line they
duty as a ball tosser should. The
further they went the better they
were, and but for a slight error by
Slattery they would have played per-
feet game in every respect.
Dolly Gray was in badly. Besides be-,
ing wild. he could not control the
Oakland batsmen when men were on
the paths. The two runs that were
and well earned. Gray was an indig
nant gentleman at the finish and ap
parently vented his wrath upon three
of the Commuters by slapp1ng them
with the ball.
Oakland came on with the first run
in the third round, after two had been
officially declared dead. Truesdale
landed on Delmas' tumble. but mo-
first. Dillon carelessly tossed the ball
wide back to Gray and Truesdale
sneaked to second. Heitmuller swung
right in with a two sacker over third
and Truesdale arrived.
The next few innings were replete
with snappy baseball, and the fielders
on both sides pulled off many a pretty
stunt and grabbed many a run. All OF
the four fast double plays made dur
ing the afternoon kept runners away
from the plate. and the fans were kept
guessing. Gray steadied a bit, and
soon was pitching nip and tuck against
his rival.
SLATTERY CIRCUMNAVIGATES
But when the eighth dawned the
Oaks waded in for action. Slattery hit
past second and went right on to third
on La Longe's sacrifice and Smiths
failure to stick on the job. Smith was
soaked in the ribs, but little Lewis, the
Alameda busher. showed the fans with
nice bingle past short, and Slattery
beat 1t home with the second and last
run of the day.
Wright got into bad hole in the fourth
when Smith singled and stole, Ellis
walked and Delmas beat one to third
There We're two out and the slugging
Easterly held the club. Wright used
all he knew on the Angel catcher and
winged him to the bench, amid the
plaudits of the fans, who were pulling
hard for his success.
The seventh was another bad one for
the Oakland pitcher, but again he
weathered the storm and came out to
the good. This time Ellis walked, Del
mas sacrificed and Easterly singled
into left. Wright quickly famed GRAY.
who generally hits the ball hard, and
Mickey la Longe ran Ellis down at
third when bluff for double steal
went wrong.
Had Slattery shown a little more
speed in going down to first in the
n1th, Oakland could just as we'll have
gathered another run. With Trues-
dale, Cook and Eagan on the bases and
only one gone, Slattery slapped a slow
one at Delmas, who winged it to sec
ond and nailed Eagan. Slattery ran
Ike Suffer- street horsecar and was
doubled up. The score: