Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-20
NAGLE DELIVERS
WINNING GAME
ANGEL VETERAN PUZZLES
REIDYS STlCKERS
RUNcHED HITS GIVE THIRD GAME
TO LOCALS
Rivera Twlrer Is Injured by pitched
Ball, but Stays to LImit-5lg eoee
Takes Trimming from
Champions
Los AnqeIes q, Oakland 2

Los Angeles q, OakldHu
One-third of the class of the Oak
land pitching staff took a drubbing
from the champions yesterday, when
Spiderv Boice. a member of the now
famous "thin-man" trio, composed Of
himself. Nelson and Wiggs, saw the
Angels romp home by gathering hits
in a bunch and sWatting at times when
hits meant runs. With steady, plod-
ding, effective Walter Nagle at the
helm the course of the Angel craft was
trimmed straight and true, and though
a couple of heavy swells were encoun-
tered in the two final tacks, the trim
little Dillon vessel never even rocked.
But to business.
Though there were a few costly mis-
takes made in the game and it lacked
some of the snap and dash which has
characterized the sessions of the past
week put away as a choice memory
by the Angels fans, there were enough
fielding stunts and sufficient hard hits
to end matters with entire satisfaction
to the Berry clientele. From first to
last, with the Rivera sharpshooters in
good form, the Commuters went a.
trailing along behind the locals, and
had Nagle not received an injury that
slowed him perceptbly it is probable
that the northerners would have re
ceived a shutout, handed over to Bill
Reidy with all the trimmings.
We will admit for the sake Of argu-
ment that the northerners secured
those two runs by hitting Nagle in the
windup inning. But it might also be
Stated with entire impartiality that
George Wheeler, the acting captain and
first baseman of the champions, the
most conservative and mild hammered
man in the team, broke out against
Umpire Van Haltren in an explosion
of healthy wrath after six close de-
cisions at the first bag had been called
in favor of the Commuters.
Class to Champions
Playing in the groove they adhered
to faithfully while the Seals were in
the southland, the Angels have no
license to drop a single game to the
Oaks. They are hitting and fielding
better and are playing much faster
game Yesterdays session as far IS
brilliant fielding is concerned was con
fined to an Angel exhibition With
their men batting we'll and the standby
pitching staff Of three overworked but
jealous beavers, the Angels should win
every remaining contest.
Los Angeles got off nicely in the lead
in the second inning. Beall the first
man up, timed a we'll measured shoot
for a double to left and Howard
landed safe on the initial bag when
Pitcher Christian, who is now playing
second. dropped the ball on the throw
of n bunt as an Oakland twirler was
planted on first Howard reached sec
ond on Smiths out, and Beall slid home
and Delmas reached first when Boice
fielded Dels infield single too slowly to
catch the plate runner. Orendorff's
sacrifice liner to Christian scored
Howard for the second run.
Naee Shuts Down Tight
While Nagle was shutting down tight
r1r fl1raf.a n
two more. In the sixth, with two men
down, Delmas singled to center. Oren-
dorff was safe when Cameron dropped
a throw to first, and Nagle was hit by
a pitched ball, filing the bases. Daley
rammed the ball into left field dis
tances, scoring Delmas and Orendorff
Oakland secured one in the eighth
and another in the ninth making n
great finish when Nagle weakened after
his injury. Boice singled, Christian
walked and Duffy Lewis was safe on
one Of Van Hatren's choicest decisions,
filing the bases. Hogan forced
Lewis, but Boice squeezed home on the
play. In the ninth, with one out, Nc
Kune singled to center. Nagle was
stiff after the blow over the kidneys by
the ball, but was game to the core.
johnson went out via the Delmas-
Wheeler trip and Terry reached second
on a passed ball. c. Lewis got to first
on an inheld single ne hardIy deserved,
and TOnneson took his place to act as
the runner Then Thomas, a new Com
muter went in to bat for Boice, lining
to Howard, who fumbled the ball, and
McKune passed over the run square
Christian walked. filling the bases, and
Duffy Lewis. the most dangerous pinch
hitter among the northerners, came to
bat 1t looked bad, but Walter just
dotes on breaking up such a situation.
He did, Lewis sending him an easy one
which Nagle and Wheeler quickly dis
posed OF, sending the side out and
closing the argument. The tabulated
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