Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
VERNONS DEFEAT
M'CREDIE'S MEN
HAPS TAKE OPENING PLAY OF
WEEKS SERIES
DOUBLE UMPIRE SYSTEM is PRE-
sENTED LOCAL FANS
Nan Haltren Makes First Local App
pearance as Indicator Man, Cover
Ing Bases While Toman
Works with Batters
Vernon 4, Portland 8

vernon IT, FOFIldnG
It was a rattling curtain raiser that
the headliners in this weeks bill of the
Coast league in the southern center
put up yesterday afternoon out in the
Vernon brush, and when Happy Hogan
got away with it in a desperate ninth
inning finish, everyone felt that the
Suburbanites had at last crawled out
from under their hoodoo and had seat
ed themselves safely on the circular
stairway winding toward a lift in the
percentage column. This stairway is
very tricky affair. At times it starts
and then stops suddenly, and the
riders are liable to take a tumble. At
other times it suddenly shoots down
ward when the passengers are loudly
demanding to be sent upward. AT
other times it is exceedingly wobbly
and shaky. It's peculiar nature comes
from the numerous and almost in
explicable changes that are liable to
come at almost any moment. Um-
pires. of course, are not allowed to
ride.
Step by step. as a mountain climber
ascending a slippery trail, sometimes
halting and swaying unsteadlly TO
gather their balance again, sliding BACK
at times, and having to fight hard to
recover lost territory, but in the end
making a gallant and winning struggle
TO the goal this seemed to be the
kind of a contest the Vernonites Waged
in their opening play with the Beavers
McCredies men made Hap and ms
band labor arduously all the long
way. 1t was a hard pull, but by dint
of timely hitting and little fast
snrinting bv the Suburbauites the
score landed on the right side at the
close.
Double Umpire System
For the first time this season the
Angel fans are being given an eX-
hibition of tn edouble umpire system
for a week. Pop" Van Haltren, late
of the Oaklanders and now an official
indicator man in the Coast league, ap-
peared with Jimmy Toman in fast
stepping and well played duet affair
Van appeared at the bases and Toman
called the balls and strikes.
Two home runs were about the only
features of the game. 1t was long
and dragged out affair, going two hours
and five minutes Neither team has
much snap, and there were couple Of
rank errors made, McCredie used one
of his recruits, Druhot. who lasted SIX
innings and then was taken out when
arm that might have caused trouble.
Garrett was sent in to act to the end
and in the following two innings the
Vernonites hammered him for three
hits, the two singles in the last inning
winning them the game.
Binding Sun Troubles
The binding sun was responsible for
some of the felder's errors and the first
score came in this manner. Bernard
allowed Ryan's long swinging sizzler
over third base to speed through him
when the glare of the sun prevented
him from seeing the ball, and Breen
got over the plate. In the fifth
homer by Fisher, another OF Mercedes
new men who shows some class as
catcher, and some more as a hitter,
placed the Portlanders two runs ahead,
with a pile of goose eggs behind the
Vernonites. In the sixth the Beaver
brigade opened up for another With
the bases filed and no one out Mighty
Johnson, the home-run giant of the
northerners, came up, and it looked bad
for the local team. But Breckenridge
brought joy to the inhabitants of his
precinct by striking out the Portland
captain and then Breen was forced at
the plate. Hogan shot the ball to first
base to catch Fisher mapping, and it
glanced off the Portland backstop' s
back Graney squeezing home on the
attempt 10 recover It. vernon came
back with two runs in their half of the
sixth. Happy was the boy who did it,
scoring Eagan and Coy on a stiff liner
which Breen allowed to slip through
him.
Bernard Ties Game
Bernard spanked out the second
homer of the game in the seventh. and
this tied up the score. Thereafter a
nip and tuck affair proceeded smoothly
along until the ninth, when after Ber-
nards out Brashear singled along third
base. Stoval was hit by the northern
pitcher and Truck Easan landed on
choice one for a single which brought
over Brashear for the deciding score.
A bit Of attempted fOXincss ON the
part of the captains occurred in the
fourth. Coy, who is a left-hander, was
displaced by Willett a right-handed
batter at the plate Then Johnson re-
moved Druhot a sOuthpaw, and sent in
Graney a right-handed twirler. When
this happened Hogsn was not to be
outwitted, and he withdrew Willett,
again sending in Coy.
The tabulated score:
VERNON