The San Francisco call., 1909-08-22
MCArHe Does
Wonders With
The Big Stick
Three SafetieS Laced Our by Lad
Who Never Hits; Portland
BIaHked by Seals

More than 5000 fans saw the big
smearings Of the kalsomine brush ap-
piled TO the Portlands by the Seals at
Recreation park yesterday afternoon.
The score of the game was to 0. Gun
captain Willis was in charge of the
main turret station for the San Fran
cisco crew. Willis was never seen to
better advantage than he was yester-
day and his craftsmanship was class A
The good ship San Francisco stood
loyalty by its gallant gun captain and
gave such support as is expected Of
champions. Willis was never in
danger Sharp breaking curves, ups
and downs. ins and outs. and all other
directions that a baseball may take in
travelling through ether We're served to
the Beavers by Willis. The visiting
team leaned successfully against but
four Of the Willis heaves and two Of
rhese hits were lucky ones.
Perhaps the one bright light of the
contest was one Roy McArdle. hereto
fore regarded as the. hitless wonder.
This cognomen shall no longer be
given 20 the crack shortstop of the
Seals. for yesterday noble deeds were
his'n. Three times did McArdle charge
llp against the bullets Of Garrett of the
Beavers. and three times did his trusty
rife. otherwise club, smite the little
round object thrown at him. Yes, sir,
three times at bat and three safe hits
was the perfect score made by Mr. Nc
Ardle at the matinee program yester-
Gay.
in the sixth and ninth innings the
Portlands had a chance, or what might
have been a chance, TO score. There
was nothing doing in this line. how
ever. for Willis shot The dangerous
enemy of its feet at the psychological
moment In the sixth Portland had
three men on bases and only one player
had bitten the dust JOY reigned in
the Beavers midst. but IL was brief in
its duration. Johnson hit into double
play Some OF the Portland players
were unkind enough TO inform Johnson
that the bail was round. but somebody's
dome was not. In the ninth Johnson
and Ort, the latter a recent recruit from
the land OF the Puritans and baked
beans, were on the safe stations with
but one man out. They made success
ful double steal and then waited Home
Runner Graney came 10 the plate with
a desperate look in his eyes TO bat for
Garrett There was nothing in the way
of home run for him. He struck out.
and he really had four strikes, thanks
10 the umpire Likewise did Cooney.
Johnson and Ort stayed on the bases
during all these happenings.
Now the Seals started putting the
rollers under the feet of the Beavers
in the second inning. Melchoir singled
and was forced out at the middle sta
ton Lewis burgled the bag just va
Gated by Melchoir and was helped along
TO third by the Portland catcher, who
made bit OF a wild heave to catch him
of second. Berry reached first on a fly
dropped by Cooney and Lewis scored.
Berry went to second on the play to the
plate. McArdle scored Berry from sec
0nd on long drive. Thus were the
two runs made in this inning.
The increase in the run column came
in the eighth Mohler singled, Bodie
struck out, Williams singled but was
out at second on an attempted double
play by Cooney. who threw wide at first
TO catch McArdle. During this play
Mohler scored.
Another who did excellent work for
the Champs was Berry. The Seals
catchers pegging arm was in fine fettle
yesterday and he covered himself with
glory. A record breaking crowd is ex-
pected this afternoon at Recreation
park More than half Of the reserved
section had been sold yesterday. The
crora-