The San Francisco call., 1909-07-18
Angels Whitewashed
By the Oakland Team
Southerners Make BoneEead Plays on Bases
and Thorsen Is Bumped Hard

Los Angeles received a smearing
with the whitewash brush yesterday
afternoon at Recreation park at the
hands of the Oaks The score was 2
to 0. Bonehead playing on the bases
by the Angels and heavy hitting on the
part OF the Commuters made the vic
tory possible, although Slivers Nelson
pitched class A ball for the Oaks. Thor
sen, the Angels pitcher. was bumped
plentifully in the eighth inning, and
it was in this period that the fatal
slaughter OF his service was made.
Umpire Mccarthy .displeased the
fans and players yesterday on several
occasions, and the usual uncompli-
mentary remarks were addressed to
him by the angered fans. McCarthy's s
calling of balls and strikes was bit
off color. although no harm was done.
as he treated both pitchers alike.
There was nothing stirring in the
way of excitement on either side until
the fifth period. The Angels had the
game won in this inning had q, couple
of the runners remained awake. Beall
landed on the ball for a safe hit. and
was stalling around first base like q
playful COW, and. as might be expected,
he was caught off the base several feet
by a quick throw from Mike La Longe.
Beall was sore at himself and also at
the umpire. calling the latter several
,nIngs that he maybe is ana many more
that maybe he isn't. Beall got away with
the growl at Mccarthy. but he received
"his'n" when he returned to the play
ers' bench.
Howard was the second culprit who
had a day dream on the bases. He
reached first on a hit and went to sec
ond on a wild pitch. Evidently he
must have forgotten something while at
first base because he calmly walked
away from the center station, but his
sleep walking did not carry him very
far, as some one of the Oaks side
tagged him and Howard rambled to-
ward the bench, where he was scolded
by his captain.
The next bail pitched was one that
delighted Smith. and he leaned against
it and sent the sphere to the fence,
going to second base. Smiths
hit would have scored Beall and
Howard had they kept awake. Delmas
made a little scratch hit. and Oren-
dorff made the third out on a long fly
which would have brought in Smith,
but for the wooden plays OF the two
Angels.
Oakland got busy with the club in the
fifth. and put two men on bases before
there We're any putouts. Thorsen
steadied himself after this, and retired
the Surbanites without much effort.
The heavy artillery was unlimbered
IN the eighth inning, and when the
smoke cleared the figure two was placed
in the run column of the Oakland
bunch Had yesterday been March II
instead of July II the explanation of
the hitting might be found. Carroll,
Cameron, Hogan and McKune were the
lads who welded the bat in good style.
Carroll started off with a drive and
was sent to second by a Duffy Lewis
sacrifice. Cameron placed his weight
against the ball for two base hit. and
Carroll scored. Hogan did what was
wanted of him with the willow, and
Cameron reached home. The Oaks third
baseman was helped along to third by
McKune's wallop. There were two out
by this time, and La Longe sent a long
fly, which was easily captured.
Nelson retired the Angels in one, two,
three order in their half of the ninth,
and thus ended yesterdays lesson.
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