The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01


their way. Nobody stopped running
and when the fans ragained their COM
posture, they realized that the game
had been pulled out of the fire. San
Francisco had it, to 3 when moment
before, it looked like a hopeless cause.
Up to that eventful period Pitcher
Jimmy Whalen had the Seals at his
mercy. lie laughed at them, he Knocked
them and he made them do about what
he wanted. Many times they would
get a good start. but then whalen
never failed to check their rally just
when the fans were looking for a run
or two. I6zwss ali WhaIen till VIII
liams got after him.
The mighty eighth was started by
McArdle's hit to left and followed by
Bergers drive to right. RoIIie Zeider
did the best thing to be done, laying
down a pretty sacrifice which advanced
both runners on their way. 1t was up
to Mundorff to make some sort of an
impression, but all he did was to retire
on an easy grounder, which Byrnes
took care Of.
Bodie was the next man up, and
Whalen seemed bafied. Bodie fouled
off all the good ones TO the disgust of
the Senator'S pitcher, and the latter
seemed Tor moment to lose his grip.
If he walks Bodie, Williams will
come up and clear off those bases"
shouted rabid fan in the stand
This fan called the turn. Whalen
could not get that ball over the plate
TO Bodie. try as he would. Finally
he heaved two more wide ones and the
husky left fielder hiked down to the
hrst station. Then came Williams, and
everybody knows the rest He saw
that the first ball was what he wanted
and he landed il right on the beak
Other things happened during the
progress Of that game, but who cares
about them2 That one hit was enough
to satisfy everybody save the members
OF the Sacramento club and President
Billy Curtin. 1t was a tough one to
lose on one hit. after having it in for
seven innings, but it all goes to show
the uncertainty of baseball and what &
good chance will do.
Joe Berger was taken back into the
fold to pitch for the Seals and he per-
formed all sorts of stunts. Some
times he was wild and sometimes he
was steady and careful He received
both good and bad support, and the
errors of omission and commission be-
hind him really gave the Senators their
three runs, though his own wildness
helped them along. too.
+ Mundorfs daily error started the
Senators on their way in the fourth.
He tossed Shinn's grounder away at
first and Shinn got to second on the
wide peg. Berger's wild pitch as
sisted him along to third, after which
Gandil laid down a pretty bunt and
squeezed the runner through.
The seventh saw Sacramento forge
into the lead with two more which
never should have been registered.
Gandil opened it with two sacker and
Raymer beat out a bunt, for the reason
that the whole infield played up and
nobody covered the initial sack. After
Flanagan had forced .Raymer on an
easy grounder, Berger figured that it
would be best to walk House, which
he did, leaving the bases full and one
man out Of the way.
Heine lansing came up and the hit
and run signal was passed Though
the ball was right over the plate, Heine
did not even offer at it, and the result
was that Gandil was run down between
third and home. 1t looked as though
the Seals were out of the woods, but
lansing lifted a long fly to left and
Jim Williams looked fondly at the ball
Flana gan and House hotfooted home
and Sacramento had three runs.
The Seals broke in with their first
tally in the same round when Bodie
doubled along the third base line, and
Nick Williams singled into right. Mel
choir could not do anything, but on
Jim Williams force of his hero name-
sake at second, Bodie came on with the
! tally.
Though the game looked to be a one
sided affair till Williams responded
with his mighty two Dagger, it was
interesting throughout and replete with
brilliant fielding on both sides. There
was sort of air of uncertainty about
/ it that held the attention of all the
fans. and they never seemed to know
what was going to happen next
Outside of that error of Mundorf's
the Seals played perfect ball in the
field Jim Williams was roundly CEN
sured for not grabbing that pop fly of
Jansing's and had not the other Will
liams clouted the ball, this piece of
bone headed work would have lost the
game for SAN Francisco. Taking it all
| In all. Berger was pretty lucky to get
by. The score:
SACRAMENTO
ABB r. BIZ. SD. Po A. e.
Shinn, ss..-.-s...-.- o