The San Francisco call., 1909-03-11
WHITE SOX AGAIN
DEFEAT THE
COMMUTERS
Oakland Bunch Starts Off Wen.
but Is Finally Beaten by
Score of 4 to 3

The White Sox made the Oakland
bunch bite the dust again yesterday
afternoon at Freeman's park. Oakland,
For time it looked as if Ed Walters 8
new men were going to get into the win
ming column. but they fell off during the
later part of the game, while the Sox
were ploGding along, taking advantage
of every opportunity, and landed a
winner by a score of to g.
While there were dull moments dur
Ing the nine innings, number ol sood
plays livened up matters. me OaK-
lands used three pitcners during the ses-
sion while only TWO, smith and Sutor,
took the mound Tor the Chicago team
Boice opened proceedings 1or the
Commuters. He pitched the nrst three
innings and delivered a nice article OF
curves. lie was touched up for two
hits In the third inning, but showed
that he had the goods BY getting the
succeeding batters when men were on
bases. he turned the job over 10
Christian in the fourth inning when
the score was to D., with the oak
landers out nicely IN front Smith, the
Sharkey OF the SoX, was winSlnS them
over with lot OF speed ana Was con-
nnIng himself to throwing straight
balls. his assortment seemed TO be
relished by the Commuters as they
tapped him for a half dozen nfts IN
f1t q rounds.
COMMUTERS START WELL
The Oakland bunch started off as IL
they were gong TO show up the SoX
in a fashion thai would make COmlSkey
and his tribe ashamed TO go back TO
the Windy City Right off the reel they
put two runs over the pan and MADE
the Oakland fans believe that tneIr
team was composed of a bunch of stars.
Carroll. the Iast outftelder who led
off for Oakland, got in riSht by clout-
ing a nifty hit 10 center. Smltn tenn,
I'll w INcf hic hQ.. inc fllOWGd
Truesddle, the next man up, TO drl1t
TO flrst without any action. Cameron,
the big first baSeman for the COM
muters whose clever playing won him
bingle through center th&t sent Carroll
home. Truesdale did a heady piece or
base running by. steering home from
third on Breyette's out.
The Sox were in the game all the
time. They could not be kept of the
bases and several times they mad Bolce
in a hole They goo two nits In the
ment as If the curtain was about TO
crop on Walters men, but the new
pitcher was on the job and let the Chi
cago bunch out without a tally.
There was no tolling of the bell until
the sixth, when the Coast league team
swelled it's score by another run. A
couple of good healthy bingles by
Adams and La Longe did the trick.
SOX PUT OVER A BRACE
Christian, VINO SupplanteQ BOlce III
the fourth round, held the easterners
down until the sixth, when they put
over brace of runs. Isben chased
himself. to first with hit through the
fight infeld and moved up a peg on
Cravath's out. Flanagan, who has been
long overdue with a hit, was confronted
with the task of bringing Isbell home
and he was there with double to right
which scored Isbell. Atz got to first or
a fielder's choice and Flanagan was
nabbed at third. Tannehill duplicated
Elanagan's performance and sent q
double to left field which brought home
AtZ.
In the sixth inning Harry SutOr went
on the firing line for the big leaguers
and the big side wheeler gave Comiskey
a fish of mis- real form. His left was
well oiled and the ball went over the
plate with great speed. 1t looked like
pea to the Oaklanders and four OF
them whizzed themselves to death try
ing to find the elusive sphere.
The score was tied by Chicago in the
eighth. Marie had taken the mound in
the preceding innings. Cravath was
given life on four bad ones and moved
up a notch on Flanagans sacrifice. He
came home when Atz ground through
short for a single.
+ Another was added to the Sox column
in the ninth, which proved the candy
Sutor singled to center and Hahn sac
hurled the ball wildly to first, and il
was finally corraled against the right
field fence. In the meantime Sutol
came home, which put a climax to the
proceedings. Score: