Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-09
LIGHTNING Morning PIa,

Lightning Morning Play
That morning play was surely a
lightning affair cram full of the class
of playing that develops a first class
roofing club. Home runs by Dillon
and Delmas, the latter of whom made
three hits during the morning, were
the particular outstanding features or
the sunrise session. Up to the third
it looked as If the Senators had pock-
eted the game without so much as a
"by your leave" to the gray-haired
captain. Graham was delighted and
rubbed his hands with glee. Pitts was
pounded hard, and four hits in the
third gave the Angels six runs, after
which Thorsen was sent in to do the
box duty for the locals. The big fel-
low at last came into his own, and held
the visitors to only two hits, both of
them scratch singles. That third was
all the Senators got, for thereafter
they were handed a joyful succession
of goose eggs.
Los Angeles gathered their hits and
runs in droves, starting with one run
and three hits in the third, and scoring
seemingly at will thereafter. Entering
the fourth with the score standing 3
TO against them, the Dillon stickers
landed on two of the Riversiders early
and often, scoring three in the fourth
one in the sixth, four in the seventh
and two in the eighth. OF course
heaving of Thorsen, there was nothing
to 1t but an easy victory. Graham
used big Gandil and Buck Ehman in
the box, these two alternating at nrst
and on the delivery end and this is
GandiPs first attempt at twirling this
season, and he isn't bad at that'
Graham Protests Game
But the afternoon game was the real
noise. Graham protested the game on
the ground that Thorsen had inter-
fered with a base runner. Delmas hao
reached third in the Angels nalt ot
the eleventh and was about TO start
for home on Daley's single Wheh
Thorsen, who was coaching thlrd, as
Graham AYERS, pushed him back TO the
bag, running into the diamond TO 90
so. Graham pointed it out to the UNI
pire and then protested the game WlIeu
Delmas was called safe.
For five innings after the regularly
elapsed period the two teams struggled
along, tied at four runs each ana uh-
able to land to the plate for decisive
score. 1t was hard slugging that mn
ally won for the locals for they pounu-
ed Whalen for seventeen hits during
the entire game, and sIugged III
punches. 49,,
In the last half dozen innings, the
local fans saw the prettiest and tast-
est fielding exhibited in many long
month. Every ball was neatly scoopeai
I'm and fielded every assist and putout
was performed cleaniy ana IN IN
pressive style and had any or the ma
ior scouts wandered out to the game
fhev might have made offers on tne
snot for a half dozen men on poth
teams. Jud Smith Delmas, WneeIes
and Howard played tin. top bail anu l,
deserve all credit for the snappiness
of their playing.
Casey History Repeated
The Angels entered the ninth with the
score tied. Dillon and Goodwin landed
on bases with singles after one man
had gone out and on Foward.s long
fv the captain reached third. Geordie
wheeler came to bat at this juncture,
relieving Smith. who had had strenu-
ous day. Wheeler found himself placed
in that memora Bile position in which
one lighting Irishman memoriaized as
the "Casey at the Bat" star, once was
placed He had a chance to win the
game right there and every one
thought he would rise to the occasion,
But like the tabled diamond hero of
mighty deeds, Wheeler struck out, and
the game wandered into the extra in
ming realm.
AS the eleventh came along Henry
Berr-r walked into the diamond, ac-
companied bv the goat in desperate
attempt to bring in a winning score.
He took his seat on the bench. and
t. iugs began to hrighten up immedi-
ately for the Angels But although
two hits were made. there We're no
scores. In the twelfth and thirteenth
there was sparse hitting, but with the
effect on the score board Then the
fourteenth dawned. Just as the fans
were WONDERING if the two teams were
tied up for a struggle into the dark
ness. Two men got on for the Sena-
tors, but beautiful work by Delmas
and Nagle caught Shirn at second,
nd the two following men died on the
plate Gandil saved q fearful single
bv Ross in the Angel half by a spec
tacular pull-in Of the little Angel field
er's grounder. Dillon was paseed to
first. and then the entire assemblage
arose and cheered for a winning squirt.
Tt came
Goodwin reached first safely on an
lnfeld hit, Howard sacrificed him, and
Wheeler again came up for that Casey
situation.
But this time he failed not. Two
strikes! Then Whalen eased up and
allowed three balls Here was a trying
moment with two men on bases, and
the last ball 10 come over, every one
eaned forward holding their breaths.