Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
SEALS NOSE OUT
IN Is INNINGS
SEVERAL CHANCES TO WIN
MISSED BY ANGELS
FANS SEE BITTER BATTLE AT
VERNON DIAMOND
Dillon's Men Overcome q to I Lead in
Ninth Inning and Lose Game
on Close Decisions of
Umpires
San Francisco, 5; Los Angeles, 4
(Thirteen Innings)

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If you were a leader of team
which had been fighting another team
tooth and nail all season with the
bitterness of two "hated r-r-rivals,
and your men had overcome a 4-to-l
lead in the ninth inning, had tied the
score and the winning run was COM
ing over the plate, and the umpire, a
big, brawny piece of stubbornness,
called that man out when the catcher
didn't come within three feet Of tag
ging him, well, wouldn't you holler
little? 1 guess yea. And so would
anybody with a mite of fighting spirit.
Umpire McGreevy returned to the
delightful southland yesterday to act
with Irwin in handling the indicator
in the Seals-Angels series. Now Nc
Greevy is a little partial-or he was
before yesterdays game-to the south
ern fans, for the reason that ooth
they and the press have always treat
ed him pretty well. They liked his
clean-cut method of maintaining dis
cipline on the field, and they liked his
decisions, which always seemed either
right or near enough SO as to provide
a good excuse for the way he called
them. But McGreeVy and the Angel
team and the Angel fans are now at
outs, and probably will remain so for
the remainder of the season. Reason:
With the score tied Hughie Smith was
called out in the ninth inning of yes
terday's game when his tally had won
1t by a score of to 4 for the Angels.
Tenants Homer Wins
The hearty Vernon bleacher crowd
turned on their one time favorite in
outraged justice and as the game pro-
eeeded into the tenth inning told him
his family history as far back as they
could trace it in the short time. In
the thirteenth Tenant, the first man
up, lined a home run over the right
field fence, a clean hit, which scared
just inside the fair line, and this won
the game for San Francisco by the
same score which should have found
the Angels on the winning end of the
ninth.
"This is the same kind of stuff we
have been handed in San Francisco,
and so has every other team, all this
season." remarked Captain Dillon on
the Angel bench just after McGreevy
had made his back breaking decision
on top of poor verdict given by Um-
been called out, and a moment later
he would have scored on a long fly. If
Dillons word be true, and the veteran
is not oYer-given to exaggeration, it
probably would be an eye opener to
journey to San Francisco and watch
a few games. The southern fans are
recognized as the mildest in the league,
But their disapproval of the raw de-
cisions yesterday was too marked to be
misunderstood. Perhaps little less
rambling o'nights, and stricter atten-
tion to the duties of an umpire might
be good for the blue suited officials,
Anyway, the Angels have the salts
faction of knowing that it took nine
men, two home runs and two umpires
to beat them, and that is about a rec
ord.
Good Start for Seals
Mohler's men got off to a beautiful
start. Ike Butler did the twirling for
the Angels and was touched hard in
the first three innings. Off three hits
in the second and the same number in
the third three runs came in. Nun
dorff and Tenant singled, with one
out in the second. Berry's out sent
both men along, and McArdle scored
them with a double to left. Mohler's
triple to right and zeider's single
brought in another run in the third,
just as these two famous scoring ma
chimes have done scores of times be-
fore this season.
The Angels got their first run off
"Bull' Durham in the fourth, Goodwin
doubled to left and went to third on
Ross out. Beall negotiated first on
Mundorff's error and Howards single
infield scored Goodwin.
In the fifth Rollie Zeider secured his
second hit. He landed squarely on one
of Ike's best and the ball disappeared
over the left field fence for nome run.
Then began a long drawn cut strug-
gle. It seemed hopeless up to the
ninth. In that inning Daley, first up,
reached first when McArdles wide
throw drew Tennant off the bag. Cod
win forced him and Ross lined to
Mohler, both runners advancing on the
tumble by the Seals captain. Beall
singled to left, scoring Goodwin, and
Hughie Smith went in to run for the
Chicagoan. Howard fouled out to Ten
nant. With Ross on third and Smith
on second Wheeler, batting for Jud
Smith, hit a high fly back of second.
McArdle went after the ball and
dropped it and Ross shot home, Del
mas beat out his liner toNMcArdle and
Hughie Smith crossed the plate for the
deciding run, but was called out by
MeGreeVy.
Howard's Great Catch
On into the extra inning proceeded
the game after the wrangle had been
quieted. Two men got on with one
out for the Seals in the eleventh, and
then Mohler hit a high one over How
ards head. The Angel second base
man shot into the air and came down
with the ball in his gloved mitt, MAX
ing a double play out of his spectac-
ular catch by tossing to Beall.
Beall was given a strikeout in the
Angel half of the eleventh, which an
gered him into the first outburst he
has made this season. He turned
swung the bat and threw it hard to
the bleachers. McGreevy ordered him
out Of the game and off the bench.
In the outbreak which followed Mac
suddenly turned and ordered Nagle of
the bench, claiming he had heard him
make a derogatory remark, though the
occupants of the bench had failed to
hear even a whisper from Nagle. Wal
ter mildly protested and McGreevy
slapped a ten-dollar fine on the Angel
On into the twelfth. With one out
Wheeler singled TO center and stole
second. He took third on a wild throw
TO catch him and Jud Smith, Instead
of keeping him there, sent him along
and Wheeler was caught at the plate.
Tenant opened the thirteenth with
his home run, and this was all there