The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
jim WIGGS BLANKS
= SEALS WITHOUT
A BINGLE
Slim SIabSfer Comes Within an
Ace OF EquaIing the
Worlds Record
By WILLIAM ]. sLATTERY

Captain Mohler Of the Seals was hit
by a pitched bali in the 6rst inning
yesterday afternoon. lie tried TO get
away with steal Of second, but failed
Before and after that eventful moment
not a member Of the local squad had
The honor OF reaching first base.
PITCHER Jim Wigs gave as remarkabl
an exhibition Of tWirling as has ever
been seen on the Pacific coast, and had
he got rid of MOhler in the first in
ming he would have equaled the world s
record. incidentally, Wigs has pitched
is consecutive innings in which only
one hit has been registered on his
delivery.
And while the elongated Oakland
slabster was mystifying and terrifying
the Seals. Brother Joe COrbett ran him
a close race for seven innings. Not
an Oaklan0er had pulled I'D at the
home plate. and none of them figured
10 land there. either. But somebody
cut the string in the eighth and the
entire Seal infeld took an ariel ecur-
sion Before the balloon was made
ast. three Of the Commuters had gone
Ihe route and IL was curtains Tor San
Francisco.
The fans who saw Wigs work viii
remember thai game for many a long
day. They never saw a more remark
sble exhibition of the pitchers art-no
runs. no hits. no bases on balls. and
81 men falling down via the strike
OUT cute. 1t was the history making
sort Of stuff, and II held the crowd
IranshXed inning after inning. It's
100 bad that wigs hit Mohler. He
might just as well have tied the worlds
record.
Everybody felt sorry for Brother Joe
when the hook was brought forth in
The eighth spasm. Willie Hogan, the
mrSt man I'D. was really struck out, but
the umpire called the third strike a
bail. and then Hogan laced one against
the left field for a two sacker. Muir
ply retired on n infleld out and Hogan
puileQ up at the Lhlr0 station
christian, who has never been rated
as much of slugger, bounced very
high one in the direction of first base.
Tenant could not gather the ball in
time TO catch Hogan at home or to
nail Christian at hrst. Consequently,
II went as a hit and the flrst run of
the memorable game was in. But the
worst was yet 10 come, and it came
thick and fast
Carl Lewis grasped the spirit of the
SITUATION ana uned grass cutter down
on third which was too hot for Nun
dOrm TO handle. MUndorff made the
mistake of grabbing the ball and toss
on his way TO third and Tenant
heaved there. hoping to head him off.
But the peg was bad and Christian
registered. Lewis going to second.
This last one broke Brother Joe up.
FOR after he famed Wigs he made
wild pitch which moved Lewis up
notch, and followed this with a pass to
Van A moment later he caught the
Old boy of the base. but Tenant, in
stead Of watching the runner at third.
played for Van and also threw the bali
into the outieid. This meant a run
FOR Lewis and the third for the inning
The whole Oakland team seemed TO
take a bunch just as soon as the slim
slabster started his great rally. Every
man backed him up perfectly, and there
was nothing like a slip up on anything
that rolled along the diamond or as
cended to the ioftier attitudes. No
body who saw " ednesday's game
q no
oakland team was in action Score:
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