Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-27
VERNON ANNEXES
FINAL CONTEST
SERIES WITH SENATORS ENDS
F0UR-ALL
CLOSING VICTORY MAKES WEEKS
PLAY EVEN
Rattllno struoqle at chutes Park Re-
suits In 2 to I Defeat Of Northern
ers-Ehman Retires When
He Finds Arm Is Bad
Nernon 2. Sacramento ]

Vernon 2, Sacramento I
Charlie Graham's Senators handed
Happy Hogan's Vernonites a farewen
bouquet yesterday in the shape OF the
final game of the series, and the Two
teams parted with mutual expressions
of respect and esteem, for neither hau
been able to hang the sign on me
other The final victory by the SUP
urban brigade placed the teams on an
even basis, the games score Tor the
week standing four-all. There is every
reason to extend to both the River
siders and the local men shower OIL
concentrations, for despite tnaL tle
cellar champions were playing the Hl!u-
dlememen, the contests in the series
lust brought to a close have been tne
most sensational and uniformly GIN
gerry of many a long week. Wen sat
isfed were the fans with the style OF
plav put forth, and the hammer chorus
which has persistently echoed its ring
ing blows in the rearguard of the YER
non men now is significantly silent.
1t was a fitting windup of an inter-
esting series that the two teams pay Gu
at Chutes yesterday. From nrst "
last there was deal of tip-toe, close
decision performing, so close that I'm
pire McGreevy came in for his snare
Of the afternoons entertainment when
the bleacherites talked lovingly to him
for all of five minutes over pay
which looked like a sensational eaten
by Doyle of a fly by the scoop-ln pro-
cess, but which many of the rams
Thought was merely a pickup. 1t is
mentioned to illustrate that there were
moments when the result of the game
hinged on the merest fraction OF a
foot in Judgment of the ball or the
shortest leap to a base between SAFETY
and an out. The particular play men
toned would not have affected the
score in any event, but is cited to snow
that the teams were fighting every inch
of the way.
Second Inning Decisive
Vernon won the game in the second
inning, when they spanked out a SIN
gle and two doubles which brought
over two scores. The Senators tried
hard to even up matters, ana seVeral
times there were men on third, but the
tying run could not be forced over.
In the third inning, after the two runs
had come in, tine fans were treated 10
an unusual spectacle. Big Buck En-
man, who was sending over the sac
ramento delivery, realizing that his arm
was not working right, and being will
Ing to offer himself as q sacrifice in
order that his mates might have an
opportunity to win the game, motioned
to Graham to warm up another pitcher.
He stuck out the inning, and then
quietly effaced himself from the scene,
Fitzgerald taking his place The irish
boy was there with bells, for thereafter
only one hit was secured by Vernon.
But the damage had been done, and,
although the northerners got run IN
the sixth, they failed to connect for
further scores:
Roy Willett pitched his best game Of
the season against the Senators. he
was touched in spots, and, in fact, the
men from the north outhit the locals
almost two to one, but he managed to
keep the bingles well scattered, ana
good support assisted him. However,
when it is considered that the Sacra-
mento lads played errorless ball. while
Vernon was checked up with two mis-
takes, it is a wonder that the locals
won the game,
StoVall Starts Things
Jess Stovau opened up things in the
third with a pretty single hot into CEN
ter field, bisecting the diamond in neat
style. He was followed by Bernard,
who engineered a well placed sacrifice,
sending Jess along, and then Martie
fouled to Byrnes for the second out.
The situation did not look altogether
sanguine for the locals, but Truck
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a hard double to center, bringing StO-
vail across the pan for the first run Of
the day. Drummond Brown. the new
catcher, lived up to his appearance as
a live wire by laying down another
two-bagger in the groove traced out
by the Vernon shortstop, and the sec
ond long hit scored Eaean.
In the sixth Sacramento strove des-
perately to play even With two men
gone, Raymer singled to center and
Doyle repeated. lansing singled over
third about a whiskers breadth inside
the fair ball line and RaymeT chased
home on the hit With two men on,
Gandil was deliberately walked, filling
the bases, and Flanagan retired the
side by going out Eagan TO Bernard,
thus demonstrating the wisdom Of the
Vernon battery in passing up the hard
hitting first baseman. Thereafter there
was nothing doing. The detailed score: