The San Francisco call., 1909-08-18
Seals Return
And Go Down
Before Beavers
Porfianders Are Strong With
the Stick and Force Griffin
Into Retirement

The slump which the fans expected
the Seals to experience before the sea-
son had ended seems to have arrived,
for the locals returned from the south,
where they dropped the series, and
lost the opening game to Portland at
Oakland yesterday, which made the
third successive defeat for Longs men.
However, they put up a creditable bat
tie and fought it out every inch of the
way. and were only nipped at the finish
by a score of 6 to s.
The contest was stubbornly fought
affair with plenty of excitement and
freely sprinkled with boneheaded play
ing. The Seals went down because the
enemy clearly outbatted them, but
there was a golden opportunity for the
home crew in the seventh with man
on third and second and but one down
Jimmy Williams famed and Melchoir
fouled out, ending a rosy opportunity
to- tie the score.
Griffin took the hill for the Seals, but
he was bombarded from the outset and
when the seventh frame had passed
Mohler called for achievements and
Henley took the hill. finishing the
game without allowing a run.
At the end of the same inning Che
nault, a new pitcher on the Beavers
lineup, who McCredie took out of the.
Northwest league. seemed to lose his
bearings, and when the contest was at
a critical stage McCredie sent Chenault
to the bench and put the task of saving
the game on the shoulders of Carson,
who saved the day.
Grifiin was made a target of from the
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northerners were feeling strong. They
burst into the run column right from
the outset. Griffin lost Olson in the
opening inning and he spent no time
pilfering second. Speas swung on one
for a double and the first run was put
over.
A walk started trouble in the second.
Johnson forced four bad ones from
Griffin and Ort banged one to left field
for double, scoring Johnson.
In the fourth the Seals came to lie
and took the lead away from the VS.
itors. Jimmy Williams reached first
on four bad ones and Melchoir placed
Texas Lacquer over second. Lewis laid
down a bunt and Chenault tossed 1t
wildly to first and two came home,
Lewis taking third. On wild pitch
Lewis came home.
Portland tied the score up in the.
sixth and took the lead in the sew
enth In the sixth Ryan walked and
McCredie sacrificed. Fisher hit for
two bases, scoring Ryan.
Cooney started the trouble i'll the
seventh by a beautiful double down the
third base line. Olson bunted. Grif-
fin, who fielded the ball, tried to catch
Cooney at third, but McGreevy called
the runner safe. Olson was caught try
ing TO steal second. Speas walked and
Ryan doubled scoring Cooney. Speas
and Ryan scored on Fishers double.
The game looked to be tucked away
for Portland at this stage of the pro-
ceedings, but Chenault came near toss
ing it away and might have done so
had not McCredie chased him and
turned the job over TO Carson.
sChenault walked McArdle. Griffin
hit one to Chenault. who fielded 1T
cleanly, but threw the ball away after
having it in his hands. Mundorff sim
sled over second scoring McArdle.
Here is where Carson came in. Mohler
bunted, but Carson threw to third TO
catch Griffin, which was a boneheaded
piece of work, and he lost his man. r.
Williams sacrificed Griffin home. With
Mundorff on third and Mohler on Sec
ond and but one down Jimmy Williams
went out on strikes and Melchoir fol-
lowed with q foul to Speas. This
ended the scoring. Score: