Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
BASEBALL RACING
ANGELS DEFEAT MOHLER'S SEALS
BY HEAVY HITTING IN INITIAL
MEETING OF SOUTHERN SERIES
Tozer Tirs Is Given Perfect Support by Ined
Los Angeles Pitcher Makes Home Run and Local Players
Find Willis for Eight Safe Hits

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the large crowd of fans which turneu
ont Yesterday afternoon to witness the
oDening contest at Chutes park pc
tween the Los Angeles and San FRAN
cisco bail teams, the Seraphs pldy eH
+be came with a vim and a snap WhlCh
gave them an early lead over the scans
and led them on to 4 TO NlC'Ol ~
At last the Angels have henttHe
chance for the pennant and as II pc
oay1a more and more evident to the
crowd that every player was WorkluS
70 raise the percentage of Captain Dll-
Ions nine and place the Seraphs at tile
head of the percentage list Wheh tlle
last game of the season mas peeu
nlaved. the fans rose from thelf seaSn
and greeted every hit and every prll+
liant catch with such an ouIpuIS "
enthusiasm as should nave NaIIIleu Wy. ny
heart of President Hen Berry, even
tbough this genial Maecenas of base-
han was as far distant as Old Mexico
From the first inning, when Pop
Van Haltren had announced the pat
feries and Tozer had gone into the
box for the Angels the contest was
AmarlSed by a series of brilliant plays
and erandstand catches which showed
that both aggregatiOns were extend
ing themselves to their utmost eHorts'
Goodwin Makes Star Catch
In the first half of the first inning
Goodwin made a catch in the outnelu
which, in all probability, saved tilS
day for the Dillonites and which VIII
long be rememb bered by those VINO VII
messed yesterdays game. Two outs mao
been tailed against San Francisco put
Tennant had connected with clean
singIe 10 the infield and Bodie had
followed suit with double to the lelt
garden. placing Tenant on third ana
leaving Bodie at second. Melchoir, VINO
was next at bat, lifted the sphere Tor
what at first appeared to be Two
base hit in to the Angels right HELD
Goodwin, however, by long hard run
literally plucked the horsehide from the
fence, saving the day for Los An
geles.
DIate in the last of the first, after
Mohler's players had been retired with
no runs to their credit the fans greet
ed the little Angel outfielder with an
ovation which we'll testified to his popu-
larity, and when this player lVed up
to his reputation by lining out the
first hit made off the mighty Willis the
crowd went wild, cheering again and
again.
But for Ralph Tozer, the Angel
pitcher whose curves the Mohlerites
were unable to straighten out, was re-
served the honor, not only of tWirllng
one of the best games ever witnessed
on the Chutes park diamond, but for
knocking the only home run of the aft
ernoon's contest, placing the Los An
eeIes ball club in a position which
was never threatened by the northern
players.
DeImas had doubled into the left
field, but was nailed at third when
Orendorff attempted to sacrifice, Will
lis to Zeider, Orendorff safely covered
the second lap Of his journey on Ten
nants wild throw to Mohler and was
followed to the plate by Tozer, who
drove the ball over the center field
fence, scoring two runs. Daley was al
lowed to walk. Ross lined one to the
Frisco second and Beall followed in
Daley's footsteps. Goodwin ended the
inning by forcing Beall at second.
Dillon and Wheeler Absent
Some little disappointment was eX-
pressed at the absence of Captain and
First Baseman Dillon and Utility In
fielder Wheeler who had accompanied
President Berry on a hunting eNDedi-
tion across the border. To fill the va
cancy made by Dillon, Beall was
shifted to the initial sack and played
his new position without an error be-
ing recorded against him. The Frisco
lineup was also somewhat handicapped,
as Jimmy Williams the regular left
fielder of the Mohler tribe, was unable
TO accompany the team south.
Although Willis was touted as being
in winning form, the Angels connected
with him for eight safe hits, while but
one man of Capt. Dillon's nine famed
the breeze. As Tozer was the star of
the southern aggregation so did Willis
of the northern nine make the hit
which brought in the only run made
by the Frisco players, the same being
scored i'm the first half of the second
inning. Lewis the first man up, lined
one to Beal and was followed by
Berry, who singled to the Angel left
field. McATdle dropped a pOpup into
McArdles glove, but Willis lined
long one to the center field scoring
Berry.
Seals Get Five Hits
From this point until Mundorff flew
to Goodwin in the latter part of the
ninth the result was never i'm doubt, the
Angels playing a brand of ball which,
had it been begun earlier in the season,
would probably have resulted in the
Angels now leading the percentage
column. But five hits were scored by
San Francisco, although Capt Mohlcr
made desperate effort in the last half
Of the ninth inning to start batting
rally by changing the order Of the men
at bat. Williams stepped to the plate
in place Of Berry, and although scoring
a hit was unable to blaze much of
trail, as Mundorff, who followed him
and who was welding the stick in place
Of Pitcher Willis, flew to Goodwin, end
ing the game and sending home nearly
1000 fans believing that Dillon's Angels
win at least give Mohler's Seals a close
rub for the coveted bunting.
Let the good work continue, Tozer
is pitching like demon, and the ter
rble Hosp is yet in reserve. En-
couraged by the support given them i'm
yesterdays game the Angels should
continue on their winning stride and
annex the majority of games in this
weeks series Should Los Angeles fail
to do this the Seals will in all prob
ability, never be headed, but should the
Angels, encouraged by the support of
their home city succeed in taking the
series, and present conditions indicate
that this will be the case, there is a
chance, and a good one, that the Los
Angeles ball club win win the cham
pionship banner. Here they are:
SAN FRANCISCO
Alb n 81 sE pO 4 e
MoSier. NS,ST5i 81 sb ''... .....; 0 o 3 Z o
Tennant. lb ..... 3