Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
CHENAULT EASY
FOR VERNONITES
HAPS WIN IN FIRST GAME FROM
BEAVERS
NINTH INNING RALLY BY VISIT
oRs FAILS
6unched stick Work of Brooks Team
In Fourth Inning Brings Five
Runs and Easy
Victory
Vernnn 6. Portland 8

Happy Hogan and his men must
have laid awake nights and planned
out that celebration of their return, to
which the Beavers fell victims yester-
day in the opening of the series at the
Suburban field. The Vernonites made
a fine beginning of a series of home
victories, and the surprising feature
of the occasion was that everything
came all at once. With Breckenridge
pitching shut-out ball up to the last
inning the Haps breezed along, and
out of the goodness of his heart Brack.
gave the northerners half a victory
in the last inning-just enough Of a
morsel to make them wish for more.
Then he clamped on the lid, and 1t
ended sweetly and peacefully.
Clad in their trim white stay at
home" suits, the Vernonites looked too
dear and dainty to play baseball when
thew trotted on the field. They lined
like dressed up dolls against the SOM
her dirt-stained blue uniformed Port
landers. But it took just one-half an
inning to demonstrate that the clean
suits were no detriment to the playing
powers of the Vernon men. Rather,
the spick and span condition seemed
to inject more ginger into their play
Whatever the cause, whether It was
the hearty welcome they received or
fhe heart talks Hogan has had with
his men of late, the men from the sub
urbs played a pretty game, outhittlng
the northerners and playing with tar
more speed and precision.
stickers Find chenault
For three innings, the run-getting
was briefly described by a big round
cipher for both teams. In fact, there
was little to find in those opening ses-
seions but inCeld clouting that was
easily handled by the basemen. Both
Breckenridge and Chenault, the tail
handsome northern pitcher, the star
beauty of the pitching division of the
Coast league, were twirling beautiful
ball and it looked like toss-up when
the teams entered the last half of the
fourth.
But two minutes later matters had
assumed an entirely different aspect.
Chenault was found by the Vernon
stickers with the suddenness Of sur
prise attack, and was routed as thor
oughly as the surprised party usually
is in these circumstances. DevereauX,
the original wild Bill, sprightly as
of old, danced around the plate and
poked fun at the Oregon twirler until
he passed him to get rid Of that IT.
ritating grin. Bernard singled a
bouncer to right, and both men ad-
vanced a base on the throw-in from
far outfield. Brashear was hit by a
pitched ball, which clipped the skin
off his knees, and this filed the bases.
There was joy among the Vernon sup
porters for 1t was the Ideal baseball
situation--no one out, and the bases
filed.
Martinke tried hard to swat in
run, but popped up to Olson. Then
came Coy, the pinch hitter. He did
1ust what he was expected to do
slammed the ball over third base for
single which was hard enough to
score Deveraux. Then Mott worked
the squeeze to perfection, getting
Bernard over the plate, though he was
caught at first. Happy Hogan was
next up. Right here we might stop
TO say that Happy gets a big Juicy
long hit once month as a sort Of a
reminder that he hasn't forgotten
where to tap the ball 1t was Hogan
day yesterday for Hap spanked the
leather against the center field fence,
bringing in Brashear and Coy. Brack-
enridge surprised himself by singing
to right, scoring Hogan. The ball
caromed off Mercedes knees, and
breckenridge reaCneu second, DuL ne
stayed there, for the third out was
soon afterward recorded. Tap, tap, tap
tap, tap, went the scoring bell and
the Vernon rafters re-echoed.
Vernon scored again in the seventh
Breckenridge getting across the tally
pan when he forced Hogan. stole sec
ond, went to third on an out, and was
singled in by Bernard.
Rally FizzIes Out
With the score standing to 0
against them the Beavers entered the
first half of the ninth, rallying for a
tie score. They fought to the finish
and scored three runs off three hits
McCredie opened with hard double to
left, and Fisher was hit by a pitched
ball. Johnson reached first by forcing
McCredie and Speas singled to center,
scoring Fisher for the first run of the
northerners. Stovall let the ball go
Trough him and Johnson footed 1t
around the diamond and over the
plate. Orts single brought Speas
over, and with one out 1t looked rather
serious. But Breckenridge sat down
on further hitting or scoring, Ort
being caught stealing eecond and
Chenault flying out to Coy. The score:
PORTLAND