The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13
Athletics Use
Their Clubs On
Seal Pitchers
After Chasing Willis to the
Bench They Open Up on
SIiVerS Henley

The Seals must have used everything
they had against the Athletics Thurs
day, for when they trotted out on the
Valencia street lot yesterday afternoon
they were shown up. trampled upon
and laughed at by. the far famed Ath-
letics from Philadelphia The game
looked more like the Johnson -Ketchel
fight than an exhibition of the ma
tional psstime. A few racetrack men
in the grandstand ventured the opin-
ion that the Seals were left at the
post and that the Athletics should have
been called back TO start over again.
But those who were disgusted with
fhe showing Of the champion team of
the Coast league had q lot Of consola-
They gave an exhibition that was
worth walking miles over the hills TO
gaze upon Every man Of them, from
Big Chief Bender down had some
thing new TO spring. The whole team
worked as though IL was under the
spell Of the tabled magic wand. There
was class in the movements of all the
visitors. They did just what they liked
and whenever they felt so inclined.
The source OF the Seals trouble can
easily be traced to Pitcher Ralph
Willis. The way the big leaguers tore
after him in that opening inning was
enough TO make him take 8 leap over
the fence. He started by issuing
pass 10 Strunk, the first man TO face
Elfn. Inen there WES 8 sudden ilOn-
dering OF bssehits. followed by clouds
OF dust. and in jig time the Athletics
put two over the jumps and the fight
ing spirit OF the Seals had flown.
OldrinR laid down A bunt sending
Strunk 10 second. Collins smashed one
up against the right field fence and
Strunk was in. Then Baker singled
and Harry Davis faded on an infield
out. but while the play was being ex
-ecuted Collins sneaked in. Baker at
tempted to come in when Heitmuller
singled TO left, but a nice toss TO the
plate nailed him.
Willis was banished when the inning
was over, and Henley came out for
his. He got by very nicely in the next
Two spasms. but the wsrlike tactics OF
the enemy were resumed in the fourth.
Davis opened with a bingle and Heft-
muller landed on McArdle's tumble.
Mcbride sacrificed both along. Thomas
out sent Davis in and a wild pitch
registered Heitmuller.
That was enough for Henley. He
lost all his speed and his control and
everything else, and for the remainder
Of the game he just lobbed 'em up.
The Athletics were merciful for
while. but they opened up their bat
teries once more in the seventh, when
they went for three runs. These were
the result of two doubles by Collins
and Baker another boot by McArdle
and 2 well placed single by the big
Indian.
The Seals saved themselves white
coating in the eighth. Berry laced a
pretty double into the left garden. Nc
Ardle could not produce. but Henley
lifted long single TO center and
Berry was able TO find his way TO the
plate with the one and only run which
his team could gather.
Bender did not have quite as much
smoke as Coombs showed the day be-
fore but at that he was good enough
TO wing nine of the Seals TO the bench
on the third strike. His control of the
ball was great only one man walking.
The Indian showed A wonderful line
of curves and his Change Of pace
seemed TO bother the Seals TO a marked
degree.
The work OF the Seals in the field
was good enough TO win ordinary
ames around here. The loss OF the
"a me was due entirely to the weak
pitching OF both Willis and Henley.
McArdle made two bad breaks. but
with these eliminated the Athletics
would still have plenty of runs TO carry
them through. The score: