The San Francisco call., 1908-05-25
Angels Put Rollers
Under fhe Seals
Dolly Gray Outpitchcs Willis in
a Thrilling Eleven Inning
Battle j. +.
By w. j. SIaftery

After pulling the Seals on all week
the Angels put the rollers under them
yesterday and down the lire they went
without q hesitation in both morning and
afternoon games 1t was one pt the
ssoossI days that the boys have known
this Se@son. but they have themselves
70 b'ame for It. because The southern
nSftd beat them TO the turn whenever
iEefe was any coed to oe done The
one, consolation that we have is tho
Iaet that the last game went IL rounds
ana the home team was right on the
nring line every minute.
The series ends with FIVE victories
Tor Los Angeles and a lonely pair for
san Francisco. Ii was an exact coun-
terpart OF last weeks games. five OF
Wnlch We're copped by the Seals. It
also demonstrates that Los Angeles is
one rough stone in the path of the
local team on the road that leads to
glory and the pennant. They simply
can't hang il on Berry's men.
Though the afternoons winds threat
they. reached the ball park some 7.0VJ
or them were on the job to help out
with their roofing. Those who were
fortunate enough TO show UP saw a
and make them wish that every Sunday
afternoon was like yesterday.
BoNE<RUN IN ELEVENTH
After reeIing of the brand of ball
that thrills for ten innings the Angels
pressed the Seals a whit harder in the
eleventh, and put over the run that
broke it up Ellis led of with a high
glancer against the right field fence.
II would have been homer had not
the wind carried IT far out of its
good for three stations. Delmas, the
next man up. hunted the first ball for
neat sacrifice and then 1t was good
night for the home team.
A close decision on a liner by Mohler
against the right field fence put the
Seals TO the bad in the ninth. With
loose with a double sacker into left
Mohler met a fast one the beak
and lined IL right against the right
field fence. From the press stand tne
feet. but there were many. who said
that IL was fair. Umpire 0Connell
said foul and this raised quite a holler.
However. Mohier had TO go back and
after rapping another. nearly to the
same place he perished on an easy fly
10 Dillon and the best chance that San
Francisco had of winning was Grabbed.
The Seals, had very narrow escape
IN the sixth, when, with two out of
The way, Smith singled and started to
steal Delmas caught Mohler off his
guard and hit the ball past second into
right. Smith kept on and Melchoir
tossed high TO third Smith still thought
ne could score, but Curtis throw to
the plate was true and the big third
basenan was nailed
GRAND PITCHING SHOW
The lack of the necessary hit and Pr
pers foolish attempt to steal in the
second inning again tossed 1t OF for
san Francisco. Zeider started with
clean single into right and went for
another bag on Brashear's bad throw
in. the only error OF the game. Piper
scratched out an infeid hit. but was
caught a city block trying 10 steal
second McArdle had nothing better
than a short dy to center, so it was
curtains for the lads.
Both Gray and Willis, pitched mag
nifcent ball throughout, but the big
Angel southpaw had il on the local boy
a shade at all times. San Francisco
was ever on the defensive and the An
gels kept pressing them hard in nearly
every round after the third Gray did
not walk man, while Willis passed
but three
Ellis made one of the grandest plays
ever seen on the lot IN the sixth inning
ard incidentally saved the day for his
team Hildebrand. the first man up.
shot the ball on line right for the
left field fence. Eliis chased 1t many
feet and finally, realizing that the only
show he had was to spear IL with one
mitt. he took the chance and got away
with II. though he did hot really believe
his eyes when he saw the ball in his
ungloved hand.
ZEIDER CUTS OFF RUNS
The magnificent fielding of Rollie
Zeider pulled the game out of a bad
hole on many occasions Seven hard
chances came the way OF the little
shoFtstop and he devoured every one
OF them An error on any one would
have allowed the Angels to register a