The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
. OufcaSLs Take Game Barren of
All Features Excepting
Two Home Runs
OF THE CLUBS
Coast League,

It's funny how Oakland can play gilt
redged baseball against gilt edged
team like the Seals, but when it comes
in contact with an aggregation like
Vernon. one OF its own stripe, then its
bush form is shown. The outcasts, un-
der the guidance Of Happy Hogan, put
another one over on the Oaks yesterday
afternoon, more through the rank work
Fof the opposing team than any brilliant
stunts on Its own part. There was no
class TO the work of any of them save,
possibly, Willett, who twirled his first
game on the local lot. He showed a
nice delivery throughout.
The Oakland tossers played as though
Il was their last attempt in this league.
The more critical fans present figured
FIhst Oakland was sore on the league, its
own town and everybody connected
with baseball generally. There was no
life or ginger or anything else that
makes baseball worth going out of
ones way 70 see. Outside of the home
runs OF Coy and Eagan il was a dry,
ffeatureless combat with bone headed
work predominating
Al manager fNeluN could make his
team play ball against Vernon like il
played the game against San Francisco
the fans would tbe glad of an opportu-
nifty Of seeing the boys in action, but
Reidy can not expect TO set the league
fon IRE IL his gang continues to stall
hSrouno as Il has been stalling this
week. There are only two games left,
ssnd with any sort OF luck Vernon looks
10 have good chance 10 get away with
lboth.
AS usual the southerners opened up
without loss OF time yesterday. After
h1ialey had flied to short, Tonneson hit
Bernard and Brashear shot him around
10 third with a single into right. Mar
ftinke brought him home by tearing off
lanother safe one and then the Oaks
began TO shoot the ball around, allow
ing the Vernon first baseman to slip in.
Oakland got run In its half Of the
fround, but this did not count for much
f&S Coy, the first Vernon batter to face
kIonneson In the second, clouted the ball
over the right field fence. The next
sround was skipped by both teams, but
Truck Eagan gave an imitation OF his
sdormer self in the fourth and followed
the example Of Coy This gave Vernon
a lead Of three runs and Oakland never
was dangerous again
Hogan's tOssers might have ham,
mered a dozen runs through in the
%AEAbu uao lney played ball Like the
Seals, but the best they got was one,
though they filled the bases with no
outs. Willets was safe on McKune's
bad toss, Haley beat bunt, and Bern
ard also laid one down. Tonneson's
throw was too late at third and every
body was safe.
But the best Brashear had was a
grounder. which McKune whipped to
Lewis and forced Willets out Eagan
lined hot one at Hogan and the latter
could not get away with it fast enough
10 stop Haley from registering, though
he did force Bernard at third This
left the bases still filled, but it did nc
good, for Martinke was not there.
Oakland had very few chances to do
any good for itself. and when the
chances did present themselves, Willett
was generally equal to the emergency
and he managed TO pitch himself out
OF all the bad holes in a very clever
manner. In fact. he showed more skill
and class than any of the Vernon pitch
ers who have worked this series.
Though the game was ragged af-
fair and contained little of interest. the
players hustled on and off the field in q
lively manner and managed TO complete
their work in an hour and half Con-
sidering the day and the attraction the
crowd was a very good one, though
nothing like that which turns out on a
saturday afternoon TO see the Seals
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