The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14
PhiIadelphians
Show Our Boys
Up Once More
Cy Morgan and the Eight Men
Behind Him Give a Won
derfuI Exhibition

All the Athletics needed at the ball
park yesterday was a band to render
the funeral march. Everything else
was complete. Why Manager Connie
Mack overlooked this all important de-
tail was not explained last evening. It
was very unbusinesslike of him. Every
thing else worked in perfect harmony
The big leagners ran exactly true TO
form and the Seals performed just as
most OF US expected they would. Still
they got run and this in itself should
be a source OF great comfort to them
and also 10 the fans.
They all say that class tells in every
thing and this probably is a true
though time worn adage. Perhaps it
is not SO noticeable in other sports or
pursuits as in baseball, but It certainly
sticks out TO q most eNasperating de-
gree on the diamond. The poor Seals.
We thought they were champions. but,
alas we must awaken TO the realiza-
= on that they are only bush perform
ers when compared with that outfit
from Quakertown. Let us forget about
big leaguers and think of next season.
That's where we figure.
TX is hard TO figure out which man
among the nine Philadelphlans had
most 70 do with the downfall or rather
the shOwup Of the local team. They
sll worked in such perfect harmony
and with such apparent ease and con-
fdence that the effect seemed to be
general. There was class TO every
move they made and though they
nls red their game all the time they
did not e appesr TO be indulging IN any
form Of oyerindulgence. an,
Big Cy Morgan smoked 'em over All
they looked like peas. The Seals came
up ia regular order and were solemnly
whifed back to the bench with ma. me.
half Of the game. Finally Mr.. Morgan
SvmpathieE got the better of his ambl-
tions and he slowed down bit so that
the boys could hit the ball now and
then.
Morgan has been wild up TO the
present time. but he must have LETT il
that wildness in the sunny south 1t
surely was not visible YESTERDAY;
Sometimes he used a spit ball and
sometimes he depended upon his fast
one but whatever he used it was good
enough 10 hold the Seals under a ma gle
spell. Eight OF them famed and only
FIVE hits We're made.
The Seals did not play their game
in the field any more than they ala at
the bat Their movements were slow
and sloppy and uncertain and nobody
could tell when any OF them was about
10 boot the ball. But even without the
five miscues the Athletics would have
won pulled up. for they walloped the
best Mr. Griffin had to all the remote
The first run in the third spasm was
2 gift. Donahue singled over the sec
ond sack and Morgan hunted him along
An out by Strunk put Pat on third
Then Oldring hit one right at -Mohler
who booted the chance ana Donahue
An went well in the next inning. but
a. round FIVE somebody slipped torch
Lrto the bundle of fireworks and they
ksI exploded simultaneously. Morgan
Walked. Strunk sacrificed and Williams
made a passed ball. Then Oldring came
along with a single. registering the
big pitcher This was the signal for
both Collins and Baker TO slam 1T right
on the beak which they did TO the best
OF their ability. When IL was all
summed up the Athletics were thefe
with three more. ma king II TO u
The slaughter was again In order IN
the seventh and ninth rounds. During
the former the Seals executed a neat
they would get out Of the woods. but
Baker came on with his fourth slngIe
and Harry Davis dispatched q douDle
cushion bird TO the clubhouse, showing
that the lads from Philadelphia could
score whenever they pleased.
The lonesome Seal tally came across
fn. The eighth Williams poked out
pretty hit over third and there was
-rv of delight and surprise from the
bieachers when McArole responded with
3 double TO center. Griffin followed
with 4 single to center, chasing VII
Hams in. bat Lewis, Mundorf and Zei-
der perished on infeld hies ana the
seals only chance had flown.
The day was cold and raw, but TINS
did not seem to stop the Athletics
They plaved even a faster game thSn
they did behind the big indian on LII
dsv afternoon. Not an error marred
their work in the field and they took
ID sorts Of chances on the bases. Al
that williams pegged well, the only
man TO steal on him being Baker. The
score: