The San Francisco call., 1909-07-29

BAKERS DOZEN
FOR BROWNING
MeIch0fr Helps Good Cause
Along by Knocking Out
Two Home Runs

There goes Browning, boys. He's on
his way. He got by with that thir-
teenth against the Senators on the Va
lencia street lot yesterday afternoon,
and he got by through the wink OF an
eyebrow at that Nobody ever saw a
tighter finish. and everybody who is
boosting for Browning is hoping that
he viii not have TO go against another
OF the type. Victory came his way in
the ninth spasm, after two had been
tucked away, and the hit which
brought the unluckiIy numbered game
home was a Darby. as scratchy a one
as ever left 2 bat IN any league But
x was a hit all the same. That's the
answer.
The score was for each team when
the Seals came up for theirs. Bodie
famed like a busher and Nick VIII
lisms faded away on an infield out.
Then Mr.. Fitzgerald developed a streak
OF generosity. passing J. Williams and
Melchoir. Berry was the lad behind
the scratchy bingle. q grounder which
bounced over Shinn's head as he was
waiting 10 devour il.
And in the meantime, Harry Melchoir
could not be forgotten. Twice he
Knocked the ball over the right field
fence in the fourth inning with Bodie
on second. and in the seventh, with the
bases empty. But for these mighty
cIouts Browning never would have
passed the twelfth straight victory
mark. Incidentally, il was the first
time this year that any man in the
league got more than one home run in
e single game. The last man 10 per-
form this feat was Carlisle OF Los An
geles,- and he got three OF them two
years ago.
Had the Seals PLAYED ball behind
Browning as they should have played,
and as everybody expected they would
play. the score would have been 8 TO /,
without the necessity OF San Francisco
taking its ninth round turn with the
big stick But, alas. the boys in the
feld were wild and errstic, and they
presented the Senators with two tai
lies.
The only legitimate run chalked down
FOR Sacra mentO was put over in the
d E.nth. and this was the one that caused
all the trouble. lansing led of with a
pretty drive over second and was bunt-
ed along by Hildebrand- After Byrnes
had died on fly, Graham went in 10
aat for Brown and responded with a
great drive on the third base line,
creating a deadlock
Browning had the Senators at his
mercy for six innings, and his team
was playing the old time sort Of ball
behind him But the first slipup hap
pened in round seven. when Raymer
sot as Tar Is second on MundOrfs bad
peg Of his easy grounder. Without loss
Of time. Indian House picked of a sin
gle TO center and the Senator'S were in
with run
Shinn tried Raymer's trick in the
next inning. with Brown gone, and the
little utility man acted N exactly the
same manner. Demon Doyle was not
lacking this time, either. for he took a
long swing on fast one and walloped
81 over the first bag for two bases.
Shfnn went on and scored very handiiy-
But even this rough work on Mel
ehoir's part did not disturb little
Browning n the least. He never lost his
smile nor his grit, and the more runs
the Senators registered on him the
stronger he went He was after that
UnIucky ls. and he was bound 10 get
II. no matter II he had TO break the
worlds record for the number Of in
nings.
Had Graham not batted for Brown
the chances are that the game would
have been blown right there, bat had
Brown been pitching in that ninth in
ing the chances are that the Seals
would not have picked up that one rur
which broke up the game. Outside oi
. AIelchoir- and Berry, the rest OF tn'
Seals seemed at the mercy Of the sac
ramento twirler. Score: