The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
Easfe1ey's Homer in
Twelfth Does Ii
Ndgle and Willis Hook Up in a
Great Battle Across the
Bay
By w. J. SIatfery

With two men down in the twelfth
spasm yesterday afternoon apd every
thing looking bright and rosy for
about 20 innings. little Easterley
clouted the ball over the right field
fence and brought home the honor for
the Angels. for the Seals could not do
a thing toward tying up the score
again in their half of the round. East
erley's homer was lucky one. When
IT left the bat it bore all the ear
marks of one Of those ordinary long
flies which the right fielders eat up
at the rate of three and four a day.
The game was as sweet an exhibition
as the Oakland grounds ever have
known. From the jumpoff the rival
teams waded in and gave the fans the
best they had. 1t was the first game
of the present series and, naturally,
the teams used all they knew to get
away with it. big crowd was on
the job with one purpose-to root for
San Francisco.
Though the game abounded with
bright, snappy fielding incidents, the
work Of the pitchers was practically
the show. Willis had one bad inning
the first--when he gave the Angels
their first run. From that time on
his work came as near to being perfect
as any slabster's ever did, but old Dame
Luck seemed TO be pulling for the 9TH
er layout.
Nagle used a spit ball. and it did
anything he told it. With perfect
command of the saliva Offering the tall
young southern slabster had the sign
on the Seals most of the time. The
only inning where they got to Nagle
was the eighth. Then it looked as
though they might break up the game,
but the rally was a very short lived
affair.
Willis one strenuous inning was the
opening period when he walked Bern
ard. and Oakes sacrificed. Dillon also
got a pass, and when Zeider booted
Brashear's glancing grounder the bases
were filled. Wheeler pulled off a clever
bunt and squeezed Bernard home. The
fans had visions of a few more runs,
but Willis took brace which lasted
for II rounds.
The Seals seemed to be absolutely
helpless before the saliva shoots of
Nagle up to the eighth inning, when
they put their lonesome run over With
one out Of the way Hildebrand singled
into left and Wheeler dropped Zeider's
fly. Williams forced Hildebrand, but
Melchoir swung in with a double past
Ellis in deep left and Zeider beat it
in with the run that looked so big.
Up 10 the very last there was a
chance for anybody. With HiIdebrand
on first and two gone in the twelfth,
Zeider popped up one of those that
looked like a sure Texas. Though the
bail was about TO drop right in back
of short Ellis came all the way after
it and speared it foot before it hit
the earth. This just about saved the
lives of the Angels.
The Seals did not seem to be in with
bit of luck. Time and time again
hard drives went right into the wait
ing mitts of the Angel fielders when
the home team had men on the paths.
Nick Williams could have broken the
game nearly every time he came up,
but it did not seem to be Nicks day to
line 'em out. Nagle had him going
south always.
As usual. most of Nagle's offerings
We're hit high in the air. Everything
which he tossed had a huge bend to
1t and a big twist was the result of
the spheres contact with the stick.
The Los Angeles fielders threatened 70
toss off the game on several occasions
but when they really did have to play
ball they were there for keeps. The
score: