The San Francisco call., 1909-03-19
COMMUTERS COME
NEAR WINNING
A GAME
Blow Up in Ninth Inning, After
Victory Over White Sox
Seems Certain

The Commuters came near winning
game yesterday at Recreation park
TheE went into the ninth inning with
a sun in the lead, but they blew up
ia the last frame and allowed the Sox
TO pull out OF a hole when victory
seemed certain for the transbay bunch.
II McCay had kept his glove on the
ball when Purtell knocked grounder
along the third base line instead of
allowing it to carom off his shin Ed
winning circle.
The affray was marked by plenty of
hitting on both sides. Olmstead took
up the work for the fasteners in the
mound for five rounds His assortment
seemed to be soft for the Commuters
and they peppered his curves for seven
pm ninsies @ in five rounds. which netted
the Commuters five tallies
Doc White relieved Olmstead at the
beginning of the sixth and he kept
the run column bare for the remainder
of the game. The big Lacquer allowed
q few hits. but when It came TO allow
ing bingle at the critical moment he
was nearly invincible
Boice pitched the first FIVE innings
Tor Oakland and he was freely touched
in the opening frame for three hits,
which netted like number of runs.
Nelson took the mound In the sixth
and twirled the remainder of the game
The. proceedings opened with a slug
ging fest on both sides. The Oaklands
took first chance with the willow and
they reached Olmstead for two hits.
Murphy, the first man up for Oak
land, was given a free trip to first on
four bad ones. Truesdale got a scratch
hit. McCay sacrificed and Olmstead
made things look bad when he walked
Cameron. With three on bases and
only one down it looked as II the Com
muters had chance to break the
game. up right there. Breyette shot a
by Zeider, and Murphy was forced at
the plate Lewis got a diHky hit to
right and Truesdale and Cameron
scored
The sox went right after the Com
muters. They lost no time in getting
the runs back. Welday opened up mat
ters with single to right field Zeider
went out on fly to pitcher. but Beall
Davis scored Welday on a hit to right
field Purtel knocked a grounder
Which was fumbled by Truesdale, and
Beall came home. Davis went to third
on bad throw and scored on the
pitchers wild throw.
NO damage was done until the fourth,
when Oakland got in the going and tied
the score. Tiny Breyette singled and
roli was there with hit and Breyette
ambled home. The chances of Oak
land looked good at this stage and
the Oakland fans-the few in number
who were present-took hope.
They took more hope in the fifth.
when the Commuters put two more
over, but In the same frame the Sox
also landed a tally. Oakland got its
two on a single hit. Truesdale was
5afe on Zeider's muff Of a grounder
and McCay walked. Cameron hinged
one for double and Truesdale scored.
Breyette sacrificed McCay home
Boice walked Purteu and Flanagan
in the fifth and Payne got a hit which
netted one for the Sox
Slim Nelson graced the mound in the
sixth and for three innings he delivered
a beautiful variety. The Sox could
not solve his mysterious kind, and II
looked for q time as IL he would not
allow them a hit. But the big thing
happened in the ninth. Zeider, the
first man up. went down on an easv
hy. Nick Altrock was called in to the
affray., BeaA. who had been slightly
injured, was taken out and AItroclz
took his place at the bat Nick was
there with a stinger, which glided over
the ground to the outf1eld for a single.
Davis sacrificed him along, and Pur-
tell biffed one along third, which Nc
ay. instead of grabbing, allowed TO
pounce off his shin. AItroek raced
home, tieing the score. Flanagan hit,
which brought Purtell home, and Oak,
land finished as usual. Score: