Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
HITTING FEAST
FOR CHAMPIONS
ANGELS DEFEAT SENATORS IN
FIRST GAME OF SERIES
EIGHT RUNS IN TWO INNINGS
TELL TALE OF DISASTER
5ealI and Howard startle Natives by
Pounding Out Home Runs-spider
Baum Blows Up In Seventh
with Fatal Laeot
Los Angeles II, Sacramento 8

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Three home runs. two of them
placed over the far fence, six doubles,
a total of fourteen hits for Los Angeles
and two runaway innings kept the ma
tives at Vernon on their tiptoes and
gave the Sacramento team the time OK
their organized lives yesterday after
noon in the opening game of the series
The score tells of an easy time, and
this is what was handed the Locals
after the sixth inning. Spider Baum
who was chosen by Charlie Graham TO
pitch for the Senators, blew up in the
seventh, and the easy manner in which
the Angel stickers found him for long
hits, coupled with two home runs by
Beail and Howard, sent the game 81
far Angelward that there was nothing
TO it. This is truly record. For the
second time this season in a game
at vernon, three home runs have been
scored in one game. Gandil brought
in the FIRST one. scoring Doyle, House
and himself, in the first inning before
the Dillonites were fairly awake. For
eight innings thereafter they were con-
sisten4ly goose-egged, and game little
Briswaiter, pitching against veterans
whose hitting ability has made more
than one Coast pitcher tremble, held
them down to FIVE scattered hits after
this wild Tirst period.
los Angeles scored two home runs,
and with a total of eight runs in the
seventh and eighth innings the process
sion seemingly was endless after IL
began. 1t was one Of those games tnat
live to be talked over at night at the
dinner table, between acts at the inca
ter and over the breakfast coffee the
next morning. Though the crowd az
Vernon was not large, 1t made UP in
enthusiasm all 1t lacked in numbers,
and had plenty of opportunity TO root.
Hazards Second Homer
Howard hit the ball in the seventh,
with REAL and Thompson on bases,
away out in right for a homer, and IN
the next inning Beall winged a long
high drive far out over the center nela
fence, ambling around the square, pre-
coded by Thompson. This was game
which served to boost the batting aver
ages of the Champions. Beall made
remarkable record, getting a hit rour
times out of five appearances at the
plate and showing his true form. He
is the greatest sensation since the
nalnv days of Cravath, and bids falr
fo orthit that wonder. A homer, one
lonc double and two singles we're ac-
credited to the tall, raw-boned Chi
cagoan. and Henry Berry, as he sat on
fhe bench. fairly chuckled over his
wisdom in landing the easterner.
The particular starring feature OF the
fielding department was brought on py
&Q0nnn l5ASbIidu
TORS in the sixth, when he made leap
into the air and pulled down by sem
sational left-hand catch the low throw
made on Howard's bunt along third
base line. Aside from this, the SIX
errors made by the visitors told the
sad story of defeat.
When Delmas allowed Sh1nn's inner
to go through him in the first, Doyle
followed by driving to center; Flanagan
forced Shinn and House forced Elan
agan. Then Gandil drove ground
Skinner along third, the ball went
through an aperture in the fence out
side the diamond, and although 1t was
thrown back McGreevy allowed home
run, Doyle, House and Gandil scoring
The Fireworks Begin
Los Angeles trailed along behind un-
til the fourth. when Beall doubled, and
Howard following him doubled, scor-
ing the Chicagoan, Howard going to
third on the throw-in, and scoring a
moment later on Delmas single to CEN
ter. In the sixth the Angels added
another, Beall scoring on his hit to
Shinn, who fumbled, Howard's safe
bunt, and singles by Wheeler and Del
mas.
with two out in the seventh and the
score tied. Thompson hit TO Gandil,
and was safe on the latter's wild throw
to Raymer, covering first. Beall came
through with another single, and How
ard banged the ball for his second
homer in two days. Wheeler scored on
a stolen base and singles by himself
and Delmas. Four more runs came in
the eighth Thompson, who took Cod
wins place at left field, retrieved his
failure to catch an easy fly when he
touched the bali for a timely grounder
scoring Ross and Briswalter, who were
occupying bases on earned hits. Beall
winged sweeping homer over center
and he placed Thompson over the plate
trotting coolly to his bench. This was
all, but It was more than enough, for
With so big a lead. and only one inning
to catch up, the Senators were left fat
footed. The tabulated score:
LOS ANGELES