Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-06
CHAMPIONS TAKE
CLOSING GAMES
DOUBLE VICTORY FOR THE
ANGELS AT CHUTES
FIGHTING FINISHES BRING OUT
GOOD GATHERINGS
Mike Donlin Umplres in Morning Play
and Is Rousingly Greeted-TWo
Shutouts Send Vernon
Men Downward
MORNING GAME
Los Angeles 1, Vernon 0
AFTERNOON GAME
Los Angeles 3, Vernon o
BY A. e. DuNNING


Two more fighting finishes of pen
nant-winning class found the Angels
in the lead yesterday, when Happy
Hogan and his braves lost double
header, two shutout victories for the
champions boosting them into the at
mosphere, while the Suburbanites
dropped correspondingly hard. The
morning play was featured by the ap-
pearance of Mike Donlin, captain OF
the Giants last year. The famous
Mike, wearing a Broadway suit,
jaunty cap and a broad smile, UNI
pired at the bases and called every
body out who came toward first base
with unsparing impartiality. Donlln
was given a rousing reception when he
appeared on the diamond and was
cordially roasted for some of his de-
cisions, though being famous player
he was let off easy.
1t was nip and tuck at every stage
when the same teams hooked up in
the afternoon, also at Chutes, and the
crowd of 2000 who appeared i'll the
morning was increased about 100 per
cent. The gathering saw baseball
worthy of the occasion, and after it
was all over remained crowded around
the press box, watching for returns
from the northern fight, which the
management handled in a highly sat
isfactory manner.
Captain Dillon of the Angels worked
a duet measure with Right Fielder
Beall, our own particular pride, and
the leader of the Coasters in batting
in the morning game, and it was their
combination affair that gave them the
contest. The one run came thuswise in
the sixth inning:
The gray-haired Cap bounded a neat
single over Schafer's head and stole
second, just nosing out at the second
bag by a whisker. Then Johnnie Beall
came up and the outfielders scurried
into the dim distances. Beall doubled
hard to left field fence, and the tall
captain came shooting home. There
were several fast plays, but this was
all the scoring.
In the afternoon punched hits won
for the title holders. Briswalter OPP
posed Hit, and there was little to
pick and choose from, except that the
Vernonite was clouted in a collection,
and this gave the champs their score
The Hoganites started off like bears
pounding Briswalter for two singles in
| the first, but fine handling of the bases
! by the Angels and the streaked work
of the batters faded every possibility
away. In the second Vernon got a
man on second and another on third
third by Smith, who threw to first to
catch Haley. Then Haley stole sec
ond, and it looked a little bad for
the champs. But there were two out
and Briswalter put on an extra rap
sending Hit out via the Dillon-Bris-
walter route.
Ross Texas Lacquer in the third
opened the battery work which result
! ed in the first scoring. BriswalteI
neatly sacrificed him and Daley landed
on the leather for a single to center
which brought Ross over the pan. The
fourth proved a repeater and then
| some. Beall, first up, was walked
Howard forced him and was sent to
! third on Smiths hard single. Delmas
bunted out to Brashear, and Howard
| sneaked home on the play. Artie Ross
again showed his batting eye by slap,
| ping out a clean single, which buzzeo
! along the third base chalk line, and
! Smith came home. This was all for
the day. Both games were speedy af,
! fairs. but the Angels barely caught
the Owr for Sacramento. The tabu-
lated scores: