The San Francisco call., 1909-08-23

good before the largest crowd Of many
years at Recreation park yesterday aft
ernoon. 1t beat Portland, to 2. in a
game replete with the sensational and
startling incidents which so to make
baseball the greatest of sports. 1t
gained its maiden victory before a rep
resentative assemblage of, fans, and it
made the pennant look much surer
than it had looked for the last week.
Incidentally, Pitcher "Kak' Henley
broke the seasons strikeout record by
winging an even dozen of the Beavers
on strikes. The next best performance
was made by wiggs of Oakland at
Portland few weeks ago, when he
famed IL of the Beavers.
The Seals and the Beavers get an
even break on the series, three games
each. The morning contest extended
when San Francisco had the bases full
and only one out, the Portlanders
stalled along till the time limit had
expired. Thus ii was that the Seals
were jockeyed out of a game that
looked sure for them.
Portland was dangerous factor
throughout Though Henley struck 12
hammered his offerings hard and often
Ten bingles with healthy trademarks
on them We're CLEANED from the offer
ings of the tall fellow, but sharp field
ing by the Seals and boneheaded work
by the Beavers held the runs down to
two.
San Francisco played Portland off it's
feet in that opening round. This tells
the story of the victory. Mundorn
opened up with q hard liner down to
second, which Ort could not field. Moh-
/ Ter bunted his man along to second
and Bodie hit to Johnson, who fumbled
the grounder. Nick Williams set the
big crowd wild by putting Mundorn
home on q force OF Bodie at second.
Nick made a daring dash for second
and got away with pretty steal.
Fisher pegging the ball badly. Then
came Melchoir with a line drive into
the right garden. The ball took bad
bounce, got by McCredie and went into
the crowd Williams came home with
the second run for the inning and
everybody seemed to think that the
game was safe.
A great steal of home by Jimmy
Lewis in the fourth gave the Seals
their last tally. the one that won the
game. Lewis walked and stole second.
Berry's out placed him on third, and
with McArdle up he tore for the pan.
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executed a wild pitch. so Lewis came
in as he pleased and the crowd yelled
itself hoarse.
The Beavers were pounding Henley
hard in the meantime, but they could
not do any good for themselves till the
sixth Then Fisher lifted a Texas
league two sacker along the third base
line and Ort showed a single through
second Lewis picked up the ball, but
held it too long before throwing.
They went for their last tally in the
next round. Cooney sneaked in a nice
hit past short Henley managed to get
two strikes on Olson and then hit him
on the hand. Home Run Graney, who
was called in TO bat for Speas earlier
in the game. clouted a fast onc over
second and on came Cooney with run.
Henley managed to get rid of the next
two without serious difficulty.
The lanky boy pitched himself out of
a bad hole in the fifth round. Ort and
Harkness singled to the outfield and
Cooney beat out great bunt. This
left full house with no downs ard
Portlands chances looked bright. But
Olson had only a little grounder to
Mundorf which forced Ort at the
plate. Graney batting for Speas famed
and Ryan perished on a simple one to
Henley.
Every man on the> San Francisco
lineup, barring Mundorff, played a per-
feet game in the field and it was this
grand support that spurred Henley on
to pitch the great ball he pitched in
ming after inning.
The grounds were packed before 2
O'Clock and ere the game started they
had the ropes stretched out in center
and left fields. The crowd was esti-
mated at about $4,000. 1t was very well
handled, not soul being turned away
from the gates, though at playing time
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