Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-13
NATIONALS LOSE
TO CONNIES' MEN
FAREWELL GAME Is GOOD
EXHIBITION OF BALL
"HAPPY HOGAN RULE" SPRUNG
IN FIFTH INNING
johnson Displays Usual Amount of
Speed, but Makes Several Costly
Errors in the Eighth
Inning
Athletics, 4; All Nationals, 3

The farewell exhibition of the big
leaguers at Chutes park yesterday was
the best production of the national
game that has been staged on those
grounds for many moons. Although
a pitchers battle, there was enough
good hitting to thrill the fans and i'm
the fifth Snodgrass leaned on one for
a "homer" over the left field fence
Old Chief Bender opened the first
frame as if he was stiffened with old
age and allowed the National leaguers
to connect safely three times which,
accompanied with an attempt to smoke
up a little before the kinks had all
beer worked out, made him miss the
home plate a mile, and a blue-suted
player romped home. After this in
ming Bender settled down and in the
third frame he was speeding the horse
hide across the plate with a vim that
won him the admiration of all the fans
present.
johnson had his usual amount of
speed and would have Won his game
hut for several costly errors in the fatal
eighth, when Snodgrass dropped lit
tie pop fly in fair territory. This. and
some bad throwing by Hummel, helped
the Athletics in gaining their four
runs.
Hummel Scores
Hummel opened the second frame of
the first inning for the All Nationals,
succeeded in reaching first and was ad
vanced to third by Ellis single. A
wild pitch by Bender, and Hummel
scored. Koetchy lined fast one to
Oldring at short, which he heayed wild
to first allowing Ellis TO scamper
home. This concluded the scoring and
Coombs distinguished himself by MAX
ing a hard one-handed catch in the
left garden
In the third Bender distinguished
himself by opening up and striking
cut two in quick succession.
Snodgrass opened the fifth with
home run and was given a royal re-
ception when he cantered home. From
the opening of this inning it was des-
tined to be an unusual one, and in this
frame the Happy Hogan rule was
sprung for the first time. -Four balls,
roared Hogan, who was umpiring, and
as Strunk started for the initial sack
Hogan suddenly changed his grant of
free transportation to you're out"
And Strunk had to sidetrack for the
bench.
"Our Berry" who was sitting in the
press box, sat with a thoughtful ex-
preston on his broad features for a
few seconds after the reversal verdict
had been given, when suddenly he
Strengthened up from his indolent at
titudc and with a strenuous bang Of
his fist on the reporters table, he
snorted: Now there is some class to
that decision and it should be brought
before the national rules commission. l
always felt that Happy would spring
a good one some time"
Heitmuller opened the eighth with
a wo-bagger and Coombs got to first
on the little pop dropped by Snod-
grass. Thomas popped out and the
chief hit a hot one past second base
I,f4 III.
Coombs to third. Strunk rolled a bunt
along the first base line and was put
out. Oldring hit to Hummel at short
who made a bad throw to first base
and both Bender and Oldring scored
Heitmuller retired the side by flying
out to center. After this inning neither
side was dangerous. The score: