Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25
VERNON AGAIN
TASTES DEFEAT
SEALS TAKE ANOTHER GAME
FROM H0GANITES
SAN FRANCISCO HANGS SIGN ON
LOCAL BUNCH
Five Times in One Week Is Record.
Brilliant Fielding Feature
of Saturdays Con-
test
San Eranclsco q. Vernon 3

Five times in the last week have Ho-
gan's huskies advanced to the firing
line, taken their medicine and retired
in defeat, and five times have the Seals
been boosted upward while the Bush
ers dropped steadily but surely toward
the bottom of the percentage column.
The games this week have demon
strated that the northerners at present
are In division one step higher than
the Villagers, and this is just why so
many defeats have been chalked up
against Hap Hogan's crew this week:
The fair-sized crowd of fans VINO
turned out yesterday saw one of the
prettiest games of the season; Wit
messed both teams pile up two runs In
the first; watched San Francisco
forge ahead i'm the second only to be
tied when the Vernonites came to bat;
and in a long drawn out finish, which
brought out some of the best plays
seen at the Chutes this year, viewed
the final score rolled up In the visitors
favor. after a spectacular ninth inning
finish. A few errors, which occurred III
places which made them costly, and
one or two of which were entirely mex
cusable married the play but as a
whole the game was well worth seeing,
and was enlivened at frequent intervals
by pretty fielding bits which add spice
to diamond event.
Caffyn Is Star
Caffyn was the particular fielding
light of the day. The Vernon right
fielder made a long running catch OF
Zeider's far fly I'm the seventh, reacn
ing out and grabbing it on the dead
run while going at full speed, and then
brought the bleacherites to their feet in
the ninth by repeating the trick on NC
Ardle's sweeping hit toward the right
field fence. This boy is fielding his po-
sition perfectly, and hit In his direc-
ton Is as good as an out.
Mohler sent Browning in for the Seals
and Vernon had no trouble in connect
ing with his best curves, again outnlt-
ting San Francisco's heavy sluggers.
Roy Hit did the twirling for the
Vernon team, and was effective after
the first two innings. With good sup,
port by his mates he would have placed
the game to his credit, but four ex-
pensive slips on the part of the locals
counted largely in the final cast up.
Haley at short was the chief offender'
three errors being counted against MN.
The Vernon infielder seems to be away
off his stride; a little rest might do MIN
some good
Mohler, who leads the Seals In their
batting line, opened hostilities in the
first by hitting out a single. Williams
landed safely on first on an inneld MT.
and Tenant was safe when Haley
mixed up with the ball and threw wild
to first, Mohler scoring. Bodie then
was passed to first, and Williams
scored on Lewis out at first. Tenant
was caught trying to slide home.
Vernon went after Browning in their
half. Bernard beating out his infield
hit. being forced at second by Haley,
and then the latter stole second and
went to third on a passed ball at the
second station. Caffyn came up and
bounded out a single, neatly placed IN
right field, scoring Haley. Caffyn stole
second, and scored when Lewis allowed
Berrys throw to second roll past MN.
McArdle was walked in the second,
went to second on Browning's infieid
single. and when Mott heaved j. VIII
liams' hit to him wild to Brashear the
Seal Topped over the plate. Vernon
evened things up in this period when
Mott stole second after forcing Egan,
advanced on Hogan's single and came
home on Hits timely wallop to center
infieId. This ended the run getting FOR
Vernon. but san Francisco took what
proved to be the winning tally in the
nth. Tenant was safe at first on
Haley's wild throw to Brashear and
scored on Bodies neat double to the
score board Vernon had chance with
two men on bases and orc out to score
In the eighth, and another in the ninth,
but the old hoodoo got busy and things
ended lamely.
The tabulated score: