Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-10
FIND BALM FOR
HOGAN'S WOUNDS
CONQUEST OF CHAMPIONS IS
SOOTHING TO VERNON
DILLON USES TWO PITCHERS IN
OPENING STRUGGLE
Banner Bearers Never Have Chance
to Win from Suburbanites, and
Breckenridge Keeps Angels
Batters Guessing
Vernon 5. Los AnaeIes 2

Happy Hogan never smiled more
broadly or contentedly, and his smile
never contained so many elements OF
real Joy as when he turned the trick
yesterday by overwhelming the cham
pions to the tune of to 2. After suf-
fering reverses at the hands of three
of the Coast league teams in his north
ern trip, Hogan found a balm for his
| wounded feelings in the opening SEES
sion of the series with the titleholders,
and his grin was everlasting. Not
only did he win from the Dillonites,
but he beat the proud locals to a fraz-
zle and breezed across in a game, In
which he had all the best of it through
out Hogan never had chance to
lose that. game after the third inning.
His youngsters were back of him at
every turn and twist of the journey,
supporting Breckenridge with almost
perfect fielding and hitting hard enough
to induce Dillon to use two pitchers.
Just why it is that Hogan always can
make a showing against the Champs,
when he falls down in his play with the
other teams, has been mystery to
Henry Berry and his hirelings for the
whole of the season which has passed
| into history. But, whatever the causes
| for such a form reversal certain 1t Is
| that against any team in the league,
playing the kind of ball they did yes
terday, the Vernonites would have been
favorites for the winning end of the
score. Whether it was the inspiration
of the friendly home town, the pres
ence of the goat mascot on the Angel
bench, or just return to their former
winning condition Hap cannot state.
But the lads from the suburbs gave one
of the best exhibitions they have offered
this season.
Breckenridge Puzzle
This does not mean that Los An
geles suffered relapse in playing
style. The Angels played good game,
above the average in fact, but inabil-
ity to hit Breckenridge, and one costly
error were the factors in final reckon
ing.
Ralph Tozer entered the box for the
locals Before an unusuallv. large daily
crowd, in perfect weather, Tozerr1ound
himself out of form and stayed only
two and two-thirds innings, being re-
tired in favor of Briswalter after he
had lost the game. Andy was hardly
in better form, for the youngsters
sought and found his delivery with
the monotonous regularity of me-
chanical toy. When it was all over
it was found that Tozer had allowed
two hits, one of them sensational
triple by our best beloved ex-Angel and
present wearer of the Vernon eoiors,
Bernie Bernard. Briswalter had given
up six hits, we'll enough punched to do
considerable damage.
AS a whole the game was somewhat
listless, though there were several fast
plays. 1t went a longer period than
usual, due somewhat to Brackenridge's
deliberate style of shooting over the
ball.
Vernon Away Well
Vernon got away well in the third
inning, which proved the upset of
Tozer's hopes for a betterment of his
pitching average. Hogan, first man up,
was passed to first when Tozer dis
tributed four wild heaves in his direc-
ton. Breckenridge neatly sacrificed
him along and Stovall was out at first
on a fielder's choice by Tozer. Hogan
going to third on the play. Curtis Ber-
nard, always a dangerous man with the
stick, broke into the game at this
point by Banging out terrific drive to
right field, bringing Hogan in and get
ting credit for a well earned triple.
Brashear hit to Delmas, who fumbled
the ball, and Bernard scored. Here
Briswalter went in for Tozer. Los An
geles came back with vim enough to
score one run, Dillon bringing Jud
Smith home on a single.
Vernon took their second wind in the
fifth, and sprinted away in the lead.
Bernard walked, was sent to second on
Brashears sacrifice, Martinke and
Haley were hit by pitched balls, filing
the bases, and Eagan singled hot to
center, scoring Bernard. Mott then
doubled to center, bringing in the three
occupants of the bases. In the sixth
Vernon added two more for good meas
ure, Stotall and Bernard singing,
working a neat double steal and scor-
ing on Martinkes long fly.
With the score standing to against
them, the Angels had little chance to
run up a tie account in their half of
the ninth, but Daley did his best to
even up matters when he landed hard
jolt on the ball, spanking 1t out to
right field. AS it neared the fence for
what looked like a double it suddenly
bounced high in the air and neatly
curved over the barrier, Daley COM
pleting the circuit for home run. This
was all. The tabulated score:
LOS ANGELES