The San Francisco call., 1909-11-08
Stars Wallop
Henley While
Crowd GrOans
sfter Morning Victory the
Seals Come In for an Aft
erHO0H Setback

The Seals may attempt to console
themselves with the thought that they
led the All Nationals in a ragged, ram
shsckle sort Of an exhibition over in
oakland yesterday morning. but this
viii not square them with the 5000 fans
who were led out to witness the
slaughter in the afternoon. It's a long
time since we have seen any pitcher
drubbed as Slivers Henley was drubbed
by the transforming stars. They wal
loped him til they We're tired, and then
they rested for the balance of the game.
san Francisco has no excuse. There
IS no chance 10 offer one If
some Of the felders had fallen down
behind Henley. as they have been doing
an week, everybody would have his
chance 10 groan and shift the blame
but il was nothing like this. Henley
tossed brand that was exactly TO the
liking OF the Nationals. and they opened
rp their rapid IRE guns when the de-
sired opportunity presented itself No
body ever saw more clean cut batting
rally on any diamond. in a big league
g. brush leag que.
While the fasteners occupied their
time in falling upon the offerings of the
luckless Henley. Walter Johnson. the
boy wonder Of the American league,
was pitching ball that would have done
the heart OF any fan good 10 gaze upon.
Never was any team more helpless be-
fore the fire of any pitcher than were
The seals against Johnson yesterday. He
made them do what he pleased, and
'hen he turned around and laughed at
Johnson depended mostly upon his
speed. though he had elegant control OF
90 ~ ii. walking only TWO men. Though
Che team behind him was anything but
steady in its fielding. Johnson kept
right on pitching his best nevertheless,
snG when the Seals did get men on
bases the man from Washington showed
HE true worth San Francisco never
figured 10 have a chance.
Eenleys downfall came IN the fifth
Hrf lrA tn
ghst time. but the splendid work of the
seal iufeld kept the Nationals away
from the plate The fatal inning was
started by Snodgrass. who singled to
center. Johnson advanced the catcher
With q well placed sacrifice, and then
the wholesale slaughter was lnau-
Ellis singled and Mitchell singled.
bringing run over in Jigume- ko-
netchv could not place the ball safe. but
lis inneld out resulted IN another taiiY-
SenoN came on with another. and SO
did SnOdgrass. Johnson could not ride
one. but Egsn could and so could DOYLE.
When III was all over the Nationals were
there were six runs, and the game was
: joke.
Henley showed signs of quitting to-
ward the finish Of the inning After the
biz fellows had crowded three over on
him the Seal pitcher simply lobhed the
ball no. he did not try 10 put anything
on il, for he figured that his game was
gone The fans noticed TINS. too, ana
they did not like IL q bit When pitch
er goes in he should be game. even If he
g not effective.
Browning took the burden off Hen
leys shoulders in the next inning and
twisted good sort of game. The Ma
.. tiOnsls quickly stuck one run past him,
but this was the finish. Little Brownie
worked the corners very nicely and had
rhe big fellows staggering. though they
cd not try very hard TO make any more
runs. They had plenty and then some
"a spare.
Outside Of Johnson. McArdle was the
most talked Of man in the game. After
playing like a lumberman a II week Mac
Waded into the game yesterday and set
the fans mad. He made one stop and
one CO tch that would have brought him
gold medals in any league. but these
fielding stunts counted little once the
Nationals started in to sting the ball
Tie score