The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
Sox Sling Seals in
Lively Battle
With The Game Ia, Home Team
Tosses III ADay .ai the
Finish
BY w. y. Siatter,

The Seals could and should hzvs
hung another one on the brigade from
Chicago yesterday afternoon, but they
did not do so. This does not mean
that the home guard pulled to the
Windy City bunch or anything like that
1t simply signifies how easy 1t Is for a
nine to get in bad after winning the
game and then overlook couple OF
chances Rotten baseball Is the term
applied to the work when tho season is
we'll along. but as the boys have not
had a chance to develop any class the
fans will be compelled to call il hard
luck for the time being. As the score
was 10 5. the defeat was far from
being anything like a disgrace or a
black eye
The field was about 100 per cent bet
ter, but still a bit to the bad on ac-
count of the mud The players warmed
UP to their work and wadsd in from
the first inning on. There was lots OF
action in the infield. plenty of good
bunting and some long hits by the
local players that made the reoters
stand up and shout some more.
And. best of all. house that was
more than a surprise turned out to
greet the boys: Both bleachers were
comfortably filed while the grand
stand contained quite a sprinkling OF
gentler fans, who shouted long and
loud for the home team --
-Four pitchers went into work for
the Seals-Jones. Skfllnnan, Sibley and
Willis Jones did the best work of the
day, having all the Windy City con
tingent on his staff Willis, who was
the stumbling block for. Chicago on the
previous occasion. relieved SibIey after
the latter had filed up the bases in
the seventh He managed to get out
of this hole with one run against him.
but in the last round he got IL bad and
the Sox polished of their afternoons
work by grabbing two and breaking
up the game. Skillman. the left winger.
got along fine. showing lots OF speed
and benders-
For the Sox. F'iene Most and Ohm
stead each worked three rounds.
Though all of them come highly touted.
none displayed anything that looked
like real big league class. Fiene had
more than either of his teammates, the
best the Seals could secure being moth
ing Most was lucky in getting off
with one run chalked against him.
while Olmstead was the fall guy of the
day, the Seals off1eing up to him for
two in the eighth spaSm-
The SoX broke in with their first
tally in round 5, when Anderson opened
with stinger into right and Hart sac
rificed- lie June hit TO short and An
Gerson was safe on the fielder's choice.
QuiIlin was passed and Anderson ad-
vanced to third. Lalonge caught him
off the bag on a bluff throw. but Curtis
dropped the ball and the gift run reg
istered
The Seals made it a deadlock in the
next frame Piper cracked out the
first double OF the year against the CEN
ter field fence. Williams laid down a
fa1c frfa h2A . m
with q long fly to center. which gave
Larry all the time he required to bring
in the run.
After the visitors had grabbed an
other in the seventh the Seals tore
away from them with two more in the
eighth Hide led off with q single 70
left and Piper waited the bad ones out.
Hide was forced by Williams and X
looked bad Melchoir, however. swung
in with a double to left that shot Piper
in from the middle sack Williams goT
to third on this bingle and beat il
home on the rollicking single that
Zeider unIoaded into center. II should
have been a couple of more right there,
but Melchoir and Zeider tried to pull
off double steal and Mel was nailed
10 feet at the pan
This lead of one looked awfully good
for the second victory over the SoN.
hut the boys could not stand prosperity
Waters for the SoN started the ninth
by getting a base on balls Anderson
bingied, sending Waters TO third Hart
bunted the ball and Willis tossed II
away at first. This rough piece OF
work let a run in, tying the score. 1t
was up to LIE June to finish the act.
and he did so by registering Anderson
with a healthy swat into left
The Seals had still another chance
in the ninth. but it did not bring any
thing. Esola got safe one and Hide
worked a pass. Willis retired easily.
as did Curtis. 1t was up to Piper to
save the honor OF the home team, but
he faded away on the third strike and
everybody went home
Chicago will cross the bay this morn
ing and mix 1t with the Seals at Free
mans park at 10 o'clock The after
noon game here which will be called at
2:30 O'Clock. promises to be the big
event of the series and every fan in
town is expected to be there TO holler
for San Francisco The score:
Alb. r. BH. sB. Po. A. Z.
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