The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15
SEALS AGAIN STING
SOX In A 3 TO
z. STRUGGLE
Chicago Must Make q MOHrHfuI
Getaway After Losing
Series 10 Locals
By William J. SIaffery

By William J. SIaffery
Even II san Francisco's 1909 baseball
squad fails to help hoist the flag over
The Valencia street lot next season, it
win at least have the satisfaction of
claiming a decision over Chicago 5
great White Sox band. Decisions on
the diamond are reckoned by the series.
and the Seals made theirs good and
strong yesterday afternoon by slipping
the fifth and last game and the series
over on the Comiskey representatives.
il may be that the tOssers from Chi
cago were kidding and lOahng and all
that sort OF thing, but even in their
most prosperous moments they did not
pun of anything that showed up the
local contingent. The big leaguers
never figured after the opening inning.
The contest was patterned somewhat
after that Of saturday, but the Seals
did not have TO rally near the finish
in order TO make victory certain They
did all their effective work while the
game was yet young, and they held a
lot Of the reserve steam ready in case
OF an emergency But. fortunately,
there was no emergency. so the steam
was locked up in the clubhouse ana
viii be cut loose again when the other
squad Of Sox shows.
When play ball time rolled around
the grandstand and the bleacheTs We're
comfortably filled with about 1000 OF
the real fans. This all goes 70 show
that they remember what the boys
have been doing against the big
leaguers and that they viii be on the
Job when our own season opens.
All the members Of the home guard
acquitted themselves very creditablg.
The pitchers worked nicely and the
delders were there to help them out
OF all the tight hOles-that is. all save
Mohler, who tossed bloOmer in the
q f~rr 10 do
sired opportunity 10 save themselves
from the humiliation Of a white coat
ing.
SOX START WITH 4 RUSH
The game was one Of the prettiest
If moi the prettiest. of the entire series
The chilly atmosphere made all the
boys get up on their toes and dig =
bit more earnestly than they have been
used TO digging during the last 10
days. They all extended themselves.
and as the game progressed the play
became faster and more spectacular
and the fans more excited.
The SON did all their damage in the
opening inning. With Hahn and Par
ent out Of the way, Atz drew a four
spot and MOhler shamefully booted a
simple grOUnder from the bat of Dough-
erty. For once in his life Flanagan
was right tearing of double TO deep
center, which sent both of his team
mates cantering home But Chicago
never scored again.
L4At keFclS were ASLLl DICK III lntlI
half Of the inning. MOhler opening up
with a smart tap over second base. Cur
tls laid down a hunt and tiene tossed
The ball away at first, allowing Moh-
Ter TO slide safely into third. Kelly did
not have a hit concealed on his person.
but he unlOaded a slipperly grOunder
10 second and while Atz was busily en-
gagged in handling il the Seal captain
sneaked home.
That first one was only a sort Of a
cocktail for the boys. They went for
the real course in round No. ?. With
pair Of them out of the way, McArdle
singled 10 center and Willis picked
out a two sacker for himself Nobody
expected that MOhler would win the
game there. but sometimes even the
fans are mistaken in their judgment.
The Kid smacked one right on the beak
and Mac and Ralph rOmped in while the
crowd yelled.
That lead Of one run was just what
the Seals needed. From the second in
ming on they got away with all sorts of
stunts that would have been impossible
for any club in the rut to perform. The
Sox forgot about their batting aver
ages as they watched the Seals dig the
tough ones out Of the ground.
PITCHERS IN GOOD FORM
While Willis was in the box Chicago
landed for pair Of runs, but only one
hit And this one never would have
figured had the Seal leader set a good
example for his charges and devoured
Doughertv in the first Willis famed
three men and had almost perfect con
troll Of the ball He looks to be ripe
and ready now
Browning again gave a fine account
Of himself Not a Chicago tOsser did
any Marathon work on the sacks while
he was on the firing line. One little
hit in the fifth. another in the sixth
and the nnal one in the eighth tell the
tale of how Browning bafiied the en-
ployes OF Comiskey- de could put the
ball where lie pleased, and nobody
The work Of McArdIe at short was
worth the price of admission TO the
park. Though he committed two er-
rors on bad throws he made up for
these by some other wonderful pegs
and pickups that fairly raised the
hleechers TO its feet in q mass. EN-
cept for Mac, the SON stood a good
chance Of nOsing in another run OF
two. or perhaps three
The Seals took very kindly to the
offerings of Fiene. who opened the
game for the Sox. He lasted four in
nings, and during that time the local
aggregation stung him for three runs
and seven bingles. To save his honor
Manager sullivan put Scott to work II
the fifth. and the Seals We're let down
with a lone hit for the balance of the
game. The score;
CHICAGO
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