The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
SEALS AND THE S0X
EACH SECURE
SIX RUNS
Supremacy Not Determined
When Rain Stops the Game
After Ninth Frame

1t was a dead heat yesterday-the
first since the White Sox arrived.
They might have been playing yet to
settle the question of supremacy, but
rain which fell for the last six innings
of the game forced Umpire Mccarthy
to call it quits at the end of the ninth.
When the last Seal died the score boy
had the figure six against the sign OF
each club.
For those who like good healthy
slugging. the kind that has the fielders
perspiring and out of breath chasing
hits around the field. yesterdays ex-
hibition gave them satisfaction. There
was plenty of good solid lambasting
of the sphere around the field and many
players swelled their batting averages
several notches. This was particu-
larly so on the part of the Sox, for
they took kindly to the offerings of
Eastley, Browning and Willis, who
pitched In succession for the Seals.
Lanage took up the work for the
SoX, but he got off to bad start. The
locals took a squirt in the opening
frame and it looked as though they
We're going to make a target out of the
SoX mound artist. Four hits, all OF
them good healthy ones, which netted
them five runs, was the proud record
Of the Seals in the first frame.
This looked good to the fans. Figur-
ing on the classy exhibitions that they
have been putting up, the fans con-
cluded that Longs men tucked the
game away under their belt In the
opening frame. However, the Sox No. 2
proved themselves to be anything but
cutters, and the locals good lead only
spurred them on to greater efforts.
After the first frame, Lange warmed
up better to the situation, and during
the remainder of the game the Seals
found him hard proposition.
Eastley sent tne Sox down IN quick
order in the first inning, and the locals
took their chance at the bat. Kid
Mohler initiated Lange with healthy
bingle to left. and Mundorff and j.
Williams followed suit with bingles.
the last of which brought Mohler home.
remnant swung on one. which went out
| in crossing the plate. Melchoir was
safe on hit, and a moment later
Zeider threw Lewis hard hit bounder
over the first. basemans head. and a
few more ambled home, adding five tai
| lies for the home team.
Lange hit to right field fence for the
| Sox In the third. and then the visitors
began to show that they were not the
! Welday singled to left and Zeider fol-
] lowed suit with a bingle to center.
Eastley took an ascension at this period
and before the parachute was cut he
walked Beal1 and forced Lange home
| Purtell hit for two bases and Welday
and Zeider scored.
At this point drops began to fall
and 1T looked like rain checks would
| be dished out. The dew seemed to
have beneficial effect on the Chicago
bunch. and they took kindly to the
| sloppy going. Umpire Mccarthy did
not mind the drops. so he did not stop
| the boys. The Seals lost their WhiI
after the opening frame, and Lange
seemed to have them on his staff
The Sex got one in the fifth and an
other in the sixth on brace of hits
in each frame. Browning was doing
! the firing work at this period. but his
] toSses seemed to be as soft as Eastley'
| for the Sox bunch. They gave him a
fine peppering. The Sox took the lead
away from the locals In the seventh
when Willis took to the firing line
Dalton hit for a single, and Payne
hunted safely. Lange did likewise, and
| Dalton scored on Welday's infield out
| The fans were downcast at this point
| and it looked like good night for the
| Seals. Lange seemed to be holding the
upper hand. and Longs men We're be-
wildered. However, they went right
after the run in the sixth, and got ii
| back. Melchoir walked and Lewis
doubled. sending Mel to third. He came
| home moment later on Nick Will
/ liams' out.
No runs were scored in the last three
innings. The Sox got two hits In the
| seventh, and the Seals like number In
the eighth, but both teams failed to get
| the needed bingle at the right time
| The score tells the tale: