Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-05
ANGELS WIN AND
LOSE ONE GAME
SPLIT EVEN WITH BEAVERS IN
DOUBLE HEADER
BRlsWALTER GIVEN MISERABLE
SUPPORT
Pat Phillips Holds Portland 5atters
Safe In Morning Contest, Although
Carson Allows Only Two
Hits
AnqeIs /, Beavers 5

One hit and a bunch of errors, with
lots of dirty ball playing, In the fifth
inning of the afternoon game yesterday
between the Angels and Beavers en-
abled the visitors to make four runs
and win the game, thus getting an even
break on the day. Briswalter twirled
winning ball, but was not given decent
support in the field and his teammates
could do very little with the twisters
that Carson slung over the plate. Five
hits netted only one run. while the
Beavers made five runs OF seven hits.
Five errors by the boys behind him.
with the weak batting of the team, tell
the whole tale.
The morning game, played at Vernon,
was easy money for the Angels, Pat
Phillips. the former st. Vincent pitcher,
holding the Beavers safe at all times,
although allowing eight hits, as against
only two hits for the Angel band. Bril-
liant fielding and great base running
helped him to win, while the Beavers
were unable to make any Roadway
after getting on bases.
Rowdyism was a feature OF both
games, and Olson, the Beavers snort
stop, was the chief offender at all times,
as he has been since the series began
last Tuesday. Olson has spiked about
half of the Angel players. and yester-
day he seemed to be In the game for no
other purpose than to cripple or Sc
verely injure Cap Dillon, Pop Wheeler
and Delmas. He spiked Dillon in
deliberate manner when jumping for
the initial bag and ran into Wheeler in
equally as deliberate fashion later
while making an effort to spike Delmas
territorial that the crowds took note
of it. =.
Olson has been up to these tactics all
the week, and after his nasty and un-
sportsmanlike conduct yesterday Hen
Berry telegraphed to President Cal
Ewing, relating the charges against
Olson and suggesting that he be fined
and suspended for at least thirty days
1.-THE public does not like dirty base
ball. and do not propose that my men
shall be crippled or injured by any
player VINO deliberately shows that
such is his purpose" said Berry.
wheeler tired of Olson's efforts and SO
forgot himself in the morning game as
to attempt a retaliation, but failed.
For that, and to impress my players
that dirty baseball does not go with
me, l shall fine Wheeler. although he
did not succeed in his attempt at pay
ing Olson off in his own coin. 1t looks
like there is disposition on the part
of the Portland players to get Dillon,
realizing that he is such great
strength to the team that his enforced
absence from the game might give
them a chance to beat us out. l intend
that my players shall conduct them
selves in a gentlemanly and sportsman
like manner on and off the field, as they
always have done, and I also intend
that they shall be protected against
dirty tactics by other ball players"
The Coast league can get along very
nicely without Mr.. Olson and the game
will suffer materially in the estimation
of the public, and consequently at the
gate, IL such players are to be permitted
to go unpublished after pulling off such
dirty and unsportsmanlike stunts. Ew-
ing undoubtedly will see that Olson is
properly punished for his conduct, and
the Coast league magnates cannot be
too harsh and severe in handling such
cases. The game depends upon its
prestige as a clean, wholesome, high
class sport for it's existence. and 1t will
prosper as long as those who are pro-
noting 1t will see that the players con-
duct themselves in a becoming manner.
Rowdy baseball will not be supported
for a minute, and Olson is apt to get
into serious trouble before the season
is very old if he persists in his de-
Iiberate efforts at spiking his fellow
players 1t would be an exhibition Of
the right kind of lsportsmanship II Nc
Creole would give Olson what is coming
to him for this dirty work. without
waiting for the league to take action.
Berry has fined Wheeler for his unsuc-
cessful efforts to retaliate upon Olson,
and the least that McCredie can do IN
the circumstances is to heavily fine his
shortstop.
Following are the official scores ard
summaries of the games played yes
terday, minus the spiking statistics:
Morning Game