The San Francisco call., 1910-07-06
SPIDER BAUM FAILS
TO TRAP FLY OAKS
Commuters Annex Series Opener While
Fans Rub Their Reno Eyes

Recreation park resembled a quiet
day in the morgue yesterday afternoon,
when Oakland opened the weeks series
with Sacramento and the game was
walked away with by Wolverton's
team without so much as a handicap.
The score was to 2
In addition to the game being color
less, but q handful OF fans were on
hand 70 watch the contest. Inquiry as
10 the cause of the small attendance
and the lack Of enthusiasm on the part
OF the few spectators brought out the
fact that the sporting world has not
vet recovered from the knockout punch
Jack Johnson delivered at Reno on
Monday, and most of fandom are too
dazed 10 take any kind Of interest in
any kind Of sports
Spider Baum was on the hill for
the Senators, and the tall young man
did not have much on the ball. His
offerings were meat for the Oaks, and
Wolverton's men, who seem to have
gotten back into the batting game
again, after a slump. drew 13 safe hits
from the Spider"
At that, the Senators kicked of as il
they were due to win, when they fell
on Jack Lively for two hits and the
same number of runs in the fourth.
Burns came across with the first run
after singing and taking second and
third on Lively's overthrow Of sack
two after Jack had flelded Danzigs
easy drive, and scoring on Briggs two
sacker. After the melee Danzig reached
third and scored right after, when
Boardman's high fly was dropped by
Cutshaw-
The joy on the Senatorial bench was
short lived. however, as the Oaks came
right back in the same frame and
evened the score up. Don Cameron
was safe at first when Thomas dropped
high fly from the Scots bat. Gamer
on took second when Hogan beat out an
infeld hit, and both runners moved up
a peg on Cutshaw's out at first Wares
laid down a nice single. scoring Cam
eron. while Hogan went TO third and
Wares 10 second on the THROWN. Ho-
gan was caught out trying to make
home when Pearce dumped one down
10 Boardman, and Wares took third.
Wares scored when Lively beat out an
infeld hit
The Oaks jumped into the lead in
the fifth, when they made two more
runs on 2 brace Of hits and two double
steals. Wolverton was on second and
MaEgsrt at first, having drawn a safe
hit each. Cameron forced Wolverton
out at third and, while Baum was wind
ing up. Maggart pilfered third and
4
steal. Hogan grounded one to Burns
and Ma gEart was caught at the plate,
while Cameron reached third. On an
other double steal signal, Cameron slid
safely into home and Willie Hogan
reached third. Cutshaw drove one
down TO Burns, who threw to Danzig,
but the Senator's first sacker dropped
the ball and Hogan landed safe at
home.
With two men down in the eighth, a
onnbination Of two successive singles,
stolen base, another single and a
stolen base and the fourth single for
the inning, netted the Oaks three more
runs.
In the sixth inning Lively allowed a
single and two bsgger for the first
two men 10 face him. Wolverton
smelled trouble and he sent Lively to
the bench and brought Harkins in to
do the siabwork Harkins blanked
the Senators for the balance of the
game.
Tommy Sheehan, who was recently
granted permission by the National
commission to play ball temporarily in
the Coast league. viii shortly appear
IN q Sacramento uniform. Sheehan
viii go a long way toward strengthen
ing up the Senatorial aggregation.
Score.