The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
PORTLAND BREAKS
HOOD0O IN LAST
INNING
Errors by MOhIer and EaSfIey
Responsible for Victory
of Beavers

Portland broke the hoodoo Of four
straight Iickings yesterday afternoon
and slipped one over on the Seals in
what gave promise. for time. OF being
more than the ordinary nine act offer
ing The final assassipation came IN
the last inning. when Ort crossed the
plate for the Beavers and made the
finish a well deserved two TO one at
fair.
One Mr. Second Baseman Mohler and
a certain Mr.. Eastley. pitcher. OF the
local team. were accessories before the
fact in the gift of the game 10 the
northerners. They were the only eiti-
zens OF the metropolis who were guilty
of errors according TO the Official dope
sheet. and in each instance the neglect
OF duty proved costly Nohler failed
10 wind his finger around throw down
70 second from the catcher in the sixth
and allowed Ryan TO get 10 third just
before McCreedie connected for a two
bagger In the ninth Eastley made r
wild throw 10 third while Ort was
trottiuS around the bases and the lat
ter scored
With these two errors eliminated
from summing up the game was an
exciting one and the laurels might
have gone to San Francisco Eastley
allowed 10 hits. hut he scattered them
out through eight innings and didn't
give a single base on balls. Harkness-
the slab artist OF the visiting team.
gave but one free pass and three hits
With the exception of the two lapses
from form above mentioned the game
was practically a one, two three propo-
sition-
san Francisco rung its only turn in
the third. Eastley went 10 the bench
after sending a bounder out to Olson
Zeider got first on a swift grounder
10 center and then stole second NohIer
put a swift one down TO third. which
johnson muned- The ball boundel
over into the Portland bench and the
field rules allowing two bases under
such circumstances sent MOhler along
to third and forced Zeider in for run.
remnant struck out and the side was
retired.
Portland evened mstters up in the
sixth inning. beginning with a swift
grounder 10 center field OF OlsOn's
bat Speas got 10 first while Olson
went out at second on throw from
Mohler 10 McArdle. Then Ryan dupii-
Gated Speas' example by covering the
first lap safely while Speas was being
caught at second on a play from Ia ST
ley to NcArdle- Eastiey was a Bit de-
liberate in throwing the ball TO secon-l
and the attempt 10 catch Ryan al first
on a double play was a failure Ryan
stole second and then got 70 third on
a throw down from the catcher which
Mohler failed 10 hold on TO- McCreedie
smashed out a two Dagger 10 center
field. scoring Ryan The side went out
on Johnson's fy to Bodie.
A winning chance was lost by Port
land in the eighth when two men were
put on the bases with only one out.
but the ninth made up for the omis-
sion Ort started proceedings with a
two bagger 10 center field Breen
knocked out what should have been
a nice infield sacririce hit BY way OF
Esastley. but the latter attempted 10 cut
Ort of at third and made wild throw
Ort scored and Breen landed on sec
ond Armbruster went out on
grounde- 10 3Ionier. who beat him in
a footrace 10 first while Breen was
scudding along 10 third HarknesS
made first safely on a grounder 10
NcArdIe but the latter made a fast
throw that cut Breen OF al the plate
Olson went out on an in1eld gronnder.
helded by Eastley
San Francisco Went out in triplieate
order in its half OF the ninth The
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