Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07
ATHLETICS NOSE
OUT DILLONlTES
BIG CHIEF BENDER TWIRLS
FOR MACKMEN
ONE TALLY is SCORED ON TWO
LUCKY HITS
Tozer Holds Fasteners Down Except
in Fifth Inning - Daley Is
Fielding Star Of
Day
Athletics. 1; ANGELS. 0

Another royal battle in the Angels
Athletics series. They fought it out
every inch of the way yesterday in a
pretty pitchers battle, in which Big
Chief Bender, the grand Indian pitcher
of the easterners, had an edge on Bill
Tozer. 1t was just a fine edge, thinly
drawn, but 1t was enough to nose out
a victory. But, after all, the big
leaguers knew they had been in a bat
tie, for it was only on lucky hit that
the one tally of the game was scored
Los Angeles found the warrior of the
Elephants, as the visitors also are af-
fectionately known, for only four hits,
and the support given him was so per-
feet that they never knew what it was
to get a chance to score.
AS far as baseball history goes, there
was not much to the game. The first
three and one-half innings were played
In twenty-eight minutes, which gives
an estimate of the kind of play Both
teams were on their nerve, the Angels
because they were fighting to lower
the colors of the formidable Phila-
delphians and the visitors because they
knew they must to keep the score on
the right side of the ledger. There was
no loafing yesterday on the Athletics
side. Connie Mack told them they are
up against real team, with the neces-
sity of playing all the time. Conse-
quently, they never relaxed, and the
fans therefore were given as pretty an
exhibition as could be desired. The
only long hits of the game were two
doubles by Thomas and Davis, the lat
ter hit starting the trouble which
wound up in the single score. Big
Chief twirled a splendid game, siz-
zling over a puzzling assortment of
curves, and at times showing a burst
of speed which brought loud express
sions of admiration even from the |
Angel bench. The tall Indian has |
sweet delivery, nice control and a wind |
up that gives him a world Of speed |
He pitched an easygoing, nonchalant |
game, characteristic of his race, but !
was on the winning end just the same /
all the way.
Trouble in Fifth
In the fifth came the trouble maker. |
Davis, first up, connected for a double |
to left. Heitmuller was passed and |
Mcbride sacrificed the two men along. |
OF course, with a man on third, a hit |
meant a score, and when Thomas lined |
one to Delmas, back of short Davis |
got over. All Del could do was to at
tempt to nail Heitmuller off second, but |
even this play failed, for Umpire |
Toman judged him safe when he slid |
back to the station. A moment later,
however, Delmas had revenge, for
Heitmuller was caught trying to steal
third.
The Angels had several nice chances
to get in run, but the Athletics in
Held nipped every try, and after that
one tally the locals seemed to lose
heart. Beall dropped the ball twice
at first, and the bleachers for the first
time this season panned him to a round
turn. but the big Chicagoan took it all
good naturedly.
In the third Daley engineered the
prettiest play Of the game Thomas
had doubled to left and reached third
on Bender's out. Strunk hit a long
sacrifice fly to deep center, and at the
catch Thomas started like a shot for
home. But Daley made a perfect re-
turn of the ball, and Easterley nailed
Thomas by five feet. The appearance
Of Easterley behind the bat for the
Angels brought forth a warm welcome
for him, for the local fans have never
gotten over their kindly feeling for the
cleveland boy Goodwin was hit on the
wrist by pitched ball in the fourth.
and for a time it was feared a bone
had been broken, but he was able to go
back into the game after a short rest.
AT the conclusion of the game ii was
announced that Thorsen and Orendorff
VIII be the battery for today's game for
the Angels, and Cy Morgan and Dono-
nue VIII work for Philadelphia The
score: