Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-06
TWO HOME RUNS
DEFEAT ANGELS
ATHLETICS HIT BALL WITH
MEN ON BASES
HARD cLoUTING is FEATURE OF
THIRD CONTEST
DiIIonItes Tie Score in the Fourth by
Pounding coombs, but Koestner
Permits Circuit Hit In
Final Inning
AthIetics. 6; AnneIs. 3

1t TOOK TWO nome runs with TWO men
on bases in each instance to beat the
Angels yesterday, and the Athletics
were reused out of their slothfuIness
into a exhibition of their real strength
in order to bring victory to Connie
Mack. For eight innings, the big
leaguers of lordly mien were embat-
tied with the southern coast leaguers
on even terms. The contest waged back
and forth, the first inning witnessing
a big leap TO the front by the fasteners
and the fourth inning the score tied
up at to 3, by tallies which were hon
estly earned by the Angel stickers.
With matters even and a possible de-
feat staring them in the face, the
Mackmen went to bat in the ninth
with something of the vim and determ-
ination that gave the Deroit Tigers
such a fearful battle TO beat them.
Two scratch hits, one secured when
Wheeler and Delmas both tried to
cover second and let a liner go through,
followed by a terrifcally driven home
run over left field fence by Heinie Heit-
muller, the tall broad shouldered Cali
fornian, clinched the game for the
Athletics.
Athletics Show Class
Three thousand fans saw a repetition
proved a revelation to coast fans in
the last three days. They may say all
they want to about eastern standards
being only slightly above those of the
Coast league. When the big leaguers
are playing with determination TO win,
they have it on the teams west of the
Rockies in every department of the
game.
Perhaps 1t is because baseball is a
more intensified struggle in the country
east of the big hills. Perhaps it is be-
cause it is possible to obtain material
that is in a higher state of develop
ment than is that which affords the
fans daily exhibitions on the Pacific
slope. At any rate, the visiting players
who have fought their way through
one of the most dramatic league battles
in the history of the American league,
possess that intangible something called
class which enables them to win In
a pinch, nine times out of ten. 1t is no
disgrace to the Angels to be defeated
by such an aggregation as Connie Mack
has brought west. They are going
great guns right now, despite the long
trip, and 1t would take a good fight
by the best of their league mates to
whip them in their present form.
Long Clouts Timely
Pitcher Koestner held the Athletics 20
three hits up to the ninth inning. One
Of these, however, was a home run, and
that first inning homer and that last
inning homes made it easy for the
visitors. Big Coombs was given nice
clouting in steady scattering dribbles,
but only once was he walloped hard. a
simon-pure batting rally with one wild
throw evened up the score in the fourth,
and it looked like real battle until
after the Athletics were finished with
their half Of the ninth.
Oldring opened the trouble valve in
the first inning when he reached first
safely on Jud Smiths boost of his liner.
He was forced at second by Collins and
was joined on bases by Baker a mo-
ment later when Wheeler made a Sec
ond tumble. With two occupying the
bags, big Davis raped the ball over
the left field fence and brought the
runners in ahead of him.
Angels Tie Score
Hard hitting gave the Angels
chance to fight it out on even terms. In
the fourth they opened up on Coombs
in earnest With one out Goodwin
doubled to left field fence and Ross re-
peated, scoring Goodwin. Beall singled
infield, and Wheeler followed with an
other to right, scoring Ross. Jud Smith