The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24


seals cinched the baseball champion
ship OF the Pacific coast lea que for the
season of 1903. The victory was a
popular one. and there was full house
TO see the locals win the game. which
left no doubt about the pennsnc Fig
uring that Portland wins the remainder
OF its games and san Francisco loses
ell its contests for the remainder of the
season. the best percentage Portland
could show is 5s5. against 500 per cent
Of the locals.
san Francisco has been long time
securing a championship team. and il
is about eight years since a pennant
has been waving in the breezes on
san Francisco ball field.
Manager Danny Long and the other
officials interested in the local team
and the ball players must be congratu-
lated. Long went forth and secured the
talent and he took no chances this
season OF ever being nosed out. At
the tail end Of the season. though his
Team appeared TO have 3 safe lead, lac
strengthened his club. The team from
me beginning OF the season until yes
Terdsv never Went stale. and though il
suffered its portion Of III luck the boys
were always fun Of ginger and pluck
The players were congratulated after
the game yesterday by Manager Danny
Long for their good work, and he gave
Them fun credit Of bringing the flag
home
During the early part OF the season
Los Angeles. the 1908 champions. looked
10 be the team 10 beat However. the
team was weakened by several OF its
star players being taken over by the
major league, and when about two
thirds OF the season had passed ii could
be detected that Berry's outfit was not
the contender. Portland, which got OF
10 a poor start. came along and finished
nave IL on Mercedes outfit throughout
and they easily besred them in the diff
ferent series in which they clashed.
In yesterdays game Ralph Willis
vas sent forth TO make the victory
certainty. and the auburn haired twir-
Ter was never in better form. DE was
an enigma and he instilled confidence
Ito the local fans from the outset.
s curves speed and change OF pace
Aere-VrorlIine- in faultless fashion. The
Beavers made a gallant effort to N1rest
the game IRON the locals, but Willis
took the heart oDtzof them
McCre1ie brought forth Harkness to
DO the heavy work for the northerners-
lie has been the one obstacle during the
season which the Seals found IT diff
cult 10 overcome. He has been beating
the Seals and only last "Wednesday ne
allowed them but one hit. But yester-
DAY when he was needed to do his
best he was not there. De was Wild
The ball was not under his control, and
right from the ontset IL could be de-
and shoots were not under his com
no. After passing two men IN
Third Of an inning AcCredie saw that
his star siabster was not IlSnt he
called for Carson to take over the job
and he finished the game.
II ma de little matter whether ii was
darkness. Carson or the great Christy
Mathewson, for whom team can not
score z run in nine innings il can not
win 2 ball game; Willis was right and
his great tWiTliRg caused Portand's
rndoiuR.
Three hits stretched over nine in
nfngs represented Portland's efforts at
the bat Ote johnson. who promises TO
be the leading slugger Of the league al
he END Of the sea son, and all the other
hard hitters OF the visiting team, went
down alike before Willis mystifying
The seals were out to make matters
safe from the outset. They took ad-
vantage of Harkness. and while he was
trying TO locate the plate Long men
waited and heard the umpire call balls
After walking two out Of three men
who faced him and allowing hit. Nc
Credie sent for Carson and Hardness
was benched. IT was a tough job TO
take up for 2 pitcher who was hardly
but one down Carson was given the
burden. Two runs came home IN the
opening frame and another in the fourth
r,srixness started Of by walking
Davis Mundorf sacrificed and Zeider
waited out four bad ones. At this
~sifed 10 relieve Harkness. Davis and
Zejder started the double steal and
both reached their destination safely,
but Zeider was going so fast that he
overrsn second. The quick thinking
seal instead Of coming back TO the bag
and getting tagged out, kept going TO
third while Davis raced for home. The
ball was thrown 10 Fisher TO catch
Davis hui he dropped the throw and
Davis registered. On Melchoir's single
Zeider scored
The Seals put another tally over in
The third frame on one single. Mel
choir waited for four bad ones and
T-eunsnt singled. Olson made a wild
neg TO first and on the overthrow
Meichoir took third. The squeeze play
wss worked successfully. with McArdle
~ the bat and Melchoir registered
score.
PORTLAND