Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-12
ANGELS PLAY
CLASSY BALL
DEFEAT BEAVERS, ALTHOUGH
0UTBATTED
GRANEY LOSES HIS OWN GAME
BY WILDNESS
Portland Starts off Like a Bunch of
Winners, but Gray Proves Too
Effective for Them After
First Inning
Angels 3, Portland 2


Although getting only two hits in
the nine innings played the Angels
wal1oped the Beavers in the opening
game of the series yesterday at the
Chutes. Portland singers made seven
safteies off Gray's delivery, but We're
not good enough when on bases to get
home Several times during the game
it seemed almost impossible to keep
the visitors from scoring, but Dolly
got real busy in pinches and with good
support i'll the field retired the side. -
The official score is deceiving. Ac-
cording to 1t the visitors played rings
around the Angels, but such was not
the case. The visitors lit onto Gray S
curves for three satettes and one run
in the first inning, but after that perlou
they were unable TO do much with
him. lie gave several bases on Dalls,
too. but never allowed any of the free
passes to count for anything more
than a temporary life. The Angels are
credited with three errors, as against
one for the Beavers, but two OF these
errors came in one inning and. While
counting for one score, they did not
amount to much otherwise. The An
gels are credited with only two h1ts,
bur several other times the champions
ffelders' choices and errors, despite that
only one is charged to the visitora,
kept the hit column rather free from
check marks.
Here is how the scores were made:
Portland earned it's run in the first
inning and with an even break in luck
would have scored at least one more.
Casey, first man up, popped to Dillon
McCredie 4. singled to left. Raftery
doubled to center and Johnson put a
safety into the same spot moment
later, scoring McCredie. Raftery tried
to score on the hit. but Cakes tossed
the ball from center to home and
nipped him at the plate. Their only
other run was scored in the fourth
Danzig was out via the Delmas-
Dillon route and Whaling went the
same way. Bassey singled to center
A moment later Hogan tried to catch
Bassey off second and threw wild. the
ball rolling to center, Bassey going to
third Cakes threw to third but the
ball went wide and low and Smith
could not field 1t, Bassey going home.
TIE first runs for the Angels came
in the third inning. Delmas was hit
by pitched ball and got his base.
Hogan. fouled to Danzig. Gray was
walked and Bernard was out, Casey
to Danzig. Cakes singled to left and
Delmas and Gray scored while Bassey
played tag with the ball. The third
run came In the fourth inning. Wheel
err was passed, then sacrificed to Sec
ond by Smith. Ellis grounded to Dan
zig Wheeler going to third meantime.
Graney began to ascend at this juno
ture and pulled off wild pitch, Wheel
er getting home on the play.
After the fourth inning McCredie
decided his new Cleveland pitcher
needed a rest and Rose, another new
one, succeeded him. This was difficult
to explain. as the Angels had made
only one hit off him up to the time
he was benched, although three runs
had been scored Anyway, Rose
twirled so we'll that no more runs and
only one hit were registered against
him. Gray allowed no runs and only
two hits after the fourth.
Following is the tabulated score and
summary: