Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-20
PORTLAND GIVES
HOSP BAD SCARE
ANGELS LEAD EASILY UP TO
THE NINTH INNING
LAST STAND OF BEAVERS MAKES
LOCALS WAKE UP
Framed Is Effective Until Closing SEES
sion, When Northerners Spoil His
Chances for Shut=out Score
by Timely Batting
Los AnaeIes 5, portland 8


After Framed Hosp had for eight in
nings pitched the kind of ball that
brings pennants home to roast Ger sea-
son, the Beavers dunned their batting
armor and gave the Dutchman hard
lacing in the last period of yesterday $
session at the Chutes parade grounds.
The final score was safely in favor of
the champions but Hosp nearly had
heart failure in that tense closing
period when the Portlanders found him
freely and in a bunch, the bases filling
twice, and three men crossing the SLAB,
spelling Hosp's excellent chances for a
shutout victory.
Though dark clouds overhung the
diamond throughout the afternoon the
sun was shining in the hearts of the
DilloniteS for the first eight divisions of
the game Then the black shadow of
the Beaver batters and their. fearful
stick flung itself athwart the skyline,
as the popular novel would style it, ana
for a few moments even grim, steady
old Capt Dillon shifted his feet I'M
easily and watched his star pitcher
with closest attention.
Through it all the Hosp smile never
for a moment faded. When he was
winning all by himself the CLEAN of
his teeth could be seen from afar.
When Mccarthy robbed him of shut
out by crediting Armbruster with ball
which should have been a strike, which
would have ended the game, he merely
stretched his mouth and spat on his
glove, pulling himself up for another
trial. The smile stuck all through the
lacing he received, and was there when
the last man was out.
Yesterdays exhibition was one of the
steady grinding away kind that comes
as a pleasing variation to the mixtures
of good and bad playing such as the
locals have been giving this season at
prAI h
to work hard for everything they re-
ceived in the run column, and with
Hosp and Wilfett both effective 1t was
a case of fight all along the route.
As usual. Beall figured in the scoring,
placing Goodwin oyer the plate in the
first inning for the opening tally by
touching Willett for double. Be9ll
swung his bat with home run force,
and the low drive, although slowed up
a little by Willett, reached the center
field fence. Beall advanced to third on
Towards sacrifice and scored in Jud
Smiths single to left.
Portland came up, took their medicine
and retired for eight innings. during
which the only sensations while they
were at bat were two small singles in
the fifth and one in the eighth. For the
first seven innings not a Beaver reached
second. Up to the last time at bat only
six of the northerners were permitted
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ing by passes given by Hosp.
Seventh Inning Decisive
Los Angeles added three runs in the
seventh Smith was safe on the first
lap on Johnson's tumble of his hit. OTt
dropped Willet's throw of Delmas' nit
to the pitcher and the Angel shOrtstop
was safe at first, Dr. Jud making third
on the error. Willett passed Cap Dill
lon filling the bases with none out
Here was the big opportunity to win
the game, and the champions failed not
to take advantage thereof. Smith
scored on Orendorf's high fly to Nc
Creole, Delmas was unfortunately
caught at the plate when he sought to
steal home and Hosp gathered no small
amount of glory unto himself by slam
ming out a triple to center, scoring
Dillon When Johnson committed his
second error of the game, allowing
Daley's hit to wander all around him,
the Angel fielder romped to first and
Hosp scooted for the plate, arriving
safely.
With the score to 0, Hosp seemed to
have everything the best of it, as the
Beavers went to bat for the last time
Perhaps he allowed himself to ease up
a little, perhaps he grew a trihe care
less Anyway. the stick and ball began
to hold converse with each other, and
the Beavers started a ninth inning rally
that looked serious Tor rev minutes.
Speas was passed to first McCredie
flew out to Beall, Speas going to second.
Johnson went out, Speas going to sec
ond and Breen also was passed to first.
Hosp took an extra hitch on his trou-
sers and wound up carefully, but Ort
touched him for a single hot over third
base, filling the bases. Armbruster the
stocky little Portland catcher next
singled to left and brought in Speas
and Breen. Kennedy was sent in to bat
for Willett, and he slammed the first
pitched ball for a single over in right,
scoring Ort, Armbruster going to sec
ond The Beavers had passed over
their weak place in the batting line aud
had reached the heavy hitters at the
top. Ryan came up and Hen Berry
began to walk around in the grand
stand and puff furiously at his cigar.
The excitement fizzled out in the next
moment, when Ryan went out, Smith
to Dillon. The tabulated score: