The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Another Great Eighth Inning
Rally Causes the Fans to
Jump SkyWard
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

Oakland won again and made il FIVE
in a row.
This is enough to satisfy the fans.
Any time that trailing team crushes
pennant contender five days rum
ming. It's making baseball history. The
and what a good thing it is that Oak
land is playing Los Angeles and not
San Francisco this week. The Seals
can play ball and they are going to
win the pennant. but all the same, we
are glad that they are in Sacramento
now and not tearing around the green
grass at Recreation park.
The Commuters triumphed yesterday
afternoon in the eighth round, Just as
they did on the previous day. There
were no horseshoes in the mixup, none
Of that so called baseball luck or any
thing that was not strictly on the level
1t was simply great diamond rally
one of those at which venerable men
jump up, toss their bonnets in the air,
shake their fists and then apologize for
their foolishness arter the game is
over.
Los Angeles had it in the can. TO 2.
when the eighth rolled around. There
were cheers from every side as Duffey
Lewis gra bbed a bat and started for
the plate. 1t was a wild scene as Duff
fey laced a fine drive into the left
garden. Maggart came along with a
nice little bunt. Orndorf picked the
pail up and tossed ii to second, but
Lewis beat the throw by an eyelash
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was on it's way.
Willie Hogan waded in and hit the
Dali on the beak 1t sailed past sec
ond base and Lewis slid into the plate.
Ihis was not the finish, either. Cam
eron lifted a Texas Lacquer over sec
ond. Either Howard or Daley figured
20 spear the ball, but it dropped right
uel"een them and Maggart raced
tnrough- Everybody seemed to be
shouting then.
This meant the game. Oakland was
one to the good. There were still men
on bases and nobody out, but a fast
oouole play quickly resulted The hit
aho run signal was given, but McKune
railed to connect with the ball The
result was that Hogan was frozen he
tween third and the plate and Cameron
was caught trying to get around TO
'hIrd as they ran Hogan down.
every inch of the way and nlayed
grand baseball The transbay tossers
outpiayed the southern champions at
every stage of the game They were
petter at the bat, better in the field
and they showed more courage The
nghtlng spirit was what brought about
the victory. Any team that fights like
oakland deserves to win all the time.
Los Angeles went into the lead be-
Icre the game was five minutes old.
After Daley had been disposed of
Goodwin landed on McKune's bunt and
wheeler tapped two sacker against
the right field fence. Both of them
continued on their way as Ross tore
of pretty hit over short Maggert
pegged the ball in. but he did not
have a chance TO get either man.
Oakland plugged along slowly until
the sixth without doing any good. But
then a sudden change was apparent
Duffy Lewis started the rally by
slapping the ball over the right field
fence. Maggart got a walk Hogan
sacrificed and Cameron drove one past
second. Maggart had plenty of speed
left and he arrived at the pan many
seconds before the ball. This tied it
up.
Again the Angels took the lead in
the eighth. Big Wigs hit Ross and
n,
and the fans groaned. 1t was a cheer
less sight as Jud Smith tapped the
leather for a pretty single past the
third station. Lewis tried to toss the
runner out at the plate, but he did not
have a chance as Ross was away to a
good start.
Once Oakland tied up the score.
wiggs got into the game and pitched
some spectacular ball The Angels
could do practically nothing with the
big fellow, only four of them bingling
safely But for the errors behind him
and his own wildness Wigs might
have won his game without the slight
est struggle, but he had a very close
call in getting by.
Hosp got into the game In a fit OF
desperation. The Angels are very
badly of for pitchers and Hosp is in
cluded in the sick list. He should have
been on the bench instead of in the
box yesterday, but he gamely took a
chance and lost. Even though under
fire most of the time, Hosp pitched
good baseball and never gave up till
the last man was out. Score:
IOS ANGELES