The San Francisco call., 1909-09-15
Beavers Third BaSeman Saves
Up His Timely WaIIOp
Till fhe Fourteenth
srANpING OF THE CLUES

The Commuters and the Beavers
ushered their series in yesterday aft
ernoon on the Oakland lot with lit
Tie il inning argument which had all
The fans wondering and guessing and
going south. It was anybody's game
on so many occasions that they all for
got about making the count. None of
them could come on at the critical
moment till Otie Johnson cleared the
left field fence with a great drive This
put an end TO the most spectacular
game of ball which Oakland has known
since the day the Seals put 1T on the
transbay aggregation in "a innings
The score was up when Johnson
came along for his clout in the four
teenth. The first one that came up
looked right 10 the slugging Swede
and he hit ii right on the pick. The
ball started for the left field in direct
line. and it raised as II progressed
Had the fence been two feet higher
oakland might have had chance, but
they build their fences low in Oak
land town, and that's why the nome
team lost the game.
Despite the sweltering heat, which
made the fans shed their coats and
look longingly at the beer signs. the
tossers on both teams played spectacu-
lar ball The errors were SO few that
they were overlooked and the sensa-
tional plays were so numerous that the
fans had a hard time doing the honors
assemblage. but there were a few of
the San Francisco fans who cheered for
Portland
and IL was due TO their heroic efforts
that the game extended past the ninth
inning.
Oakland started out TO slaughter the
northern aggregation. Maggart opened
with a drive TO right Carroll bunted
and Fisher made bad peg of 1t, leav-
ing both safe. Hogan forced Carroll
pany with Maggart, the Oakland third
sacker helped pun off double steal,
and Oakland was there with run as a
starter.
a comeback Johnson doubled TO right
in the second. and he had hardly Landed
ere Ort ripped off a three sacker TO
The same territory. AS there was Dut
one out. Portland looked to have a
chance to land then and there, but the
next two were soft.
Christian made his fatal mistake in
the third which Carson lnaugurated
with a single past first. Cooney bunted
him down the line. and after fielding
the ball nicely Christian pegged II
away at second, advancing both men.
The next two men were soft. but
Christian failed to keep up his old
time confidence and control Tor ne
passed Graney and then he passed
Fisher with a full house and carson
was forced over the pan.
They fought II out tooth and nail
and nip and tuck from then till the
eighth. Then Oakland put over the
run that made il a deadlock. Hogan
placed a hit over second. which Graney
booted near the fence and the runner
got as far as third Cameron laid
down slow one 70 second and Hogan
started for the pan He arrived foot
ahead of the ball and barely registered
Oakland had far more chances than
Portland throughout the entire IA in
nings, but the base running was slow
and honey and the hits never did come
Al the right time. Maggart famed in
the fifth with the bags full and two
and three on him. 1t was this way all
the time with Oakland. while Portland
generally took advantage of all the
opportunities. The score: