Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-30
EX-CHAMPS FALL
ON HAP'S BRAVES
EAGAN KNOCKS TWO HOME
RUNS FOR VERNON
HIT is BATTED FROM BOX BY
ANGELS
Bases Are Vacant When Truck Loses
Ball-Koester Throws Fair
Game for Winning
Nine
Los Angeles, 7; Vernon, 3

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In a slow game, relieved by several
brilliant and spectacular plays ana
featured by two clean home runs over
the fence by Truck Eagan, the eX-
champion Angels, after five weeks
disastrous tour to the north, took a
fall out Of Happy Hogan at the Chutes
diamond yesterday afternoon, to D.
But a fair crowd of bleacherites turned
out to witness the final series between
the Villagers and the Seraphs.
Had the cellar champions possessed
a real pitcher for the contest the score
might have borne a slightly different
aspect, for the fielding of the losers
was almost perfect, while koestner
proved a puzzle to but few of the
players. Batting rallies by the Angels
coupled with a base or two on balls
from Hit allowed the Los Angeles
nine to forge ahead Of their oppon-
ents in the fifth inning.
Trucks Homers
For two of the tallies scored by Yer
non was Truck Eagan responsible.
With a long drive he put the ball over
the fence when he made his first trip
to the plate in the second inning and
duplicated his performance again in
the fourth. The first time the sphere
knocked the dust from the top of the
fence as it went over, but in the Sec
ond there were feet to spare between
the woodwork and the horsehide. In
addition to being the batting sensa-
tion of the day, Eagan felded his posi-
ton at second in spectacular form.
Hit was heavily pounded in the fifth
1nning and was relieved by Schafer,
who proved to be but slightly better.
Possibly the Angels, encouraged by the
sight of familiar faces and the home
grounds have again found their stride
and will end the season with a whirl-
wind finish. The entire Seraph infield
worked well yesterday, the spectacular
fielding of Delmas in addition to one
or two brilliant catches in the outfield
convincing the spectators that the An
gls were still a real team with nine
men in the field who could occasionally
catch or hit ball McCay, who played
with Oakland earlier in the season.
was signed by Brooks yesterday and
covered short for the Villagers. Nc
Cay worked in good form, although
making the error which helped the
winners to a couple more runs than
would otherwise have been the case.
Vernon Scores Early
Vernon started the run-getting IN
the first inning when Martinke singled
the infeld and later scored on Kitty
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line. In the second Eagan knocked the
dust from the scoreboard with a homer
and repeated in the fourth, a feat which
has never been equalled on the Chutes
grounds. Eagan's second home run
was Vernon's lest tally, and, although
several players went the rounds as
far as third base, the timely hit was
in every instance wanting.
In the fifth the Angels assumed
a lead of two runs and were never
headed. Daley annexed a station on
McCay's low throw and ran two laps
more when Goodwin singled Ross
walked after being hit by a pitched
ball, WHEELER welding the timber for
Beall, lined a long fly to the center
garden allowing Daley to score on the
throd in. Goodwin took third on the
play while Ross made second. Howard
famed, but Smith singled the infield
sending Goodwin home with the tying
run. Delmas tripled, scoring Ross ana
Smith. If there had been any man
on bases when Aagan lined out his
homers-if Vernon had had a pitcher
whom the Angels could not pound
and if McCay had not made a wild
throw, results might have been far
different. AS it is