Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-02
ANGELS ON TOP
IN ERROR FEST
RACKENRlDGE is GIVEN MIS-
ERABLE SUPPORT
THIRD GAME OF SERIES LOST BY
VERNoNlTES
Mishandling of Ball Is Cause of De-
feat of Hogan's Men-Dlllonites'
Runs Are Scored on
Strikes
Los AnneIes. 4: Vernon, /


Fluke baseball defeated Happy Ho'
gan's gallant crew yesterday, and the
tabulated results show that it was one
of those games wherein baseball luck
and something else can be given as
the cause of both victory and defeat.
Hogan was a mournful leader after 1t
was all over But, one moment; there
is another little item that must be
considered in figuring the why's ana
wherefores of the game. Just run
your eye down that Vernon error col
umn That's all. Six errors back or
a pitcher are almost enough to drive
him to Patton, lest he stop. consider
and decide to accept a losers fate as
the more enviable lot. Breckenridge
has one great, big, healthy holler
coming after the kind of backstoppIns
given him by his mates They start
ed to muss things up in the first in
ming, and kept on until the Angels
lust had to take those runs, whether
or no No team, even when carrying
around such a brotherly spirit as that
which binds the Angels and the YER
nonites together, can afford to Ignore
the platter when it is showed in their
face. Consequently the Angels took
modest helping whenever yernonlte mt
passed it around. Four courses sur
feed, and then everybody was willing
to call it feast.
Thorsen Erratic
Big Elmer Thorsen heaved every kind
of baseball in the category. He was
GOOD. had. Indifferent, and little of
all three several times in the course OF
the afternoon. Thorsen struck out eight
men, but he walked seven in the nine
innings. Seven hits were garnered off
the big fellow, but when you think of
these things, Just shut your eyes and
big figure six-meaning Vernon errors
will blot out all other points in the
game.
out three men and allowed four men to
go to first, with only two hits off him
checked up by the conscientious score
keeper.
-Four errors by Mott featured the
trouble department. The Angels scored
in the first Daley walked and took
second on Godwins sacrifice, was ad-
vanced on Ross's out, and Beall was
passed along. Then Daley and the big
Chicago boy worked a double steal,
Daley squeezed over when Mott mis-
handled Brown't throw to third. In
their half of the second the Vernonites
almost tied it up. but double play
choked off a score. Mott doubled TO
right and reached third when Brown
4
Brown stole second, and when Brack-
enridge was struck out Stovall tried the
squeeze, but 1t failed, and Mott was
caught between third and home, the
rIay being converted into q double
when Brown was caught off second.
Hap Abandons Hope
Vernon showed in another Angel run
in the third. Goodwin doubled to cen
ter went to third when Stovall made
a wide heave to second, and scored
when Mott threw the ball away toward
Breckenridge, who was covering third.
In the fifth another repetition of the
same sort of thing caused Happy to
abandon all hope. With one man out
Hughie Smith was awarded a pass to
first, Thorsen hit line drive between
short and third, and in the mixup
which followed another run was
scored. Mott started for the ball
Bernie Mckay interfered and Mott
threw away over Brashears head, all
lowing Hughie to score, Thorsen reach
ing second. Goodwin landed on first
when Mott tossed 50 wide to Brashear
that Kitty was pulled off the bag, and
Thorsen scooted home on the play.
For Vernon, Motifs walk, his steal
and Browns double to center saved
Hogan from a shutout in the fourth
inning. In the fifth Stovall tripled to
left. the first man up, and things looked
serious with the Angels, only one run
ahead at this stage. But Mckay went
out and Bernie Bernard hit into a
dauble, catching Stovall at third and
sending the side out.
For a brief moment Thorsen eased
UP in the ninth and Hap felt faint
glimmer of hope. With two down,
Haley and Stovall were walked, but
Mckay wound it up by striking out.
The tabulated results: