The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
SEALS Winners
ON BERRY'S HOMER
VI OhIerfte Catcher Slips One
Over Left Field Fence That
Decides the Game
By WILLIAM ]. sLATTERY

The Seals have at last beaten down
the underbrush and crushed themselves
into the pennant path. They bowled
over the last remaining obstacle yes
terday afternoon on the transbay dia-
mond by handing the Villagers another
0 inning can, loaded with defeat.
This victory really counts about two
for San Francisco. Portland did not
have q. chance TO get at Sacramento
and consequently the percentage of the
leaders is unchanged. Oakland came
in for another walloping. the third in a
row at the hands of the Angels. Con-
seQuently the Seals are now able to
reach out and grasp the mitts Of the
Commuters. They are so very close
that Oakland's position is In grievous
danger.
Although the fans were all wildly
excited over the victory Of the Seals.
stin victory should have perched on
the shoulders of the enemy had the
game been decided strictly upon its
merits. The errors of the Villagers
counted against them yesterday and
they counted a victory for San Fran
cisco.
EVENLY CONTESTED
No fan could possibly have dreamed
about more evenly contested game
than IL was. On past performance.
dope and the like the Seals figured
many points to the good until the
teams got into action and spared
around for few minutes Then there
was q change and the San Francisco
we'll wishers were seriously alarmed
at the turn Of affairs
Southpaw Roy Hit seemed TO come
back all Of sudden and with so much
STUFF that the Seals were sta aggered at
the change. He shooed man after man
away so fast that it bordered on the
spectacular. But like many another
pitcher who is working well Hit fell
down and stepped on his own foot at
the very time when he should have
been as steady as Gibraltars historic
rock
The only tally which the Villagers
squeezed over on Henley was a legiti-
mate one and il was the result of a,
sudden rally IN the second spasn. Hen
ley lost his bearings for Just a moment
and gave free transportation TO Roy
Brashear. Coy. the next man IN.
combed one over the first bag that
sktdded down the foul line for as nice
two base hit as ever left a bat.
Then there was mourning and gnash-
ing Of teeth in the San Francisco
camp. With Kitty Brashear coming up
il looked good for at least two. How
ever, the best that Kitty had was a
long fly TO center and on the THROWN
brother Roy arrived. Coy tried to slide
into third on this. but the Seal helders
were watching him closely and he was
nailed many feet from the bag
The next round saw the Seals on the
Job with the tally which made it a
deadlock Henley gave the boys a start
with g pretty swipe into center field
but before he could get into his stride
Madden had forced him at second on =
weak bunt. He began playing off the
bag till he got Hits goat and the Yer
non southpaw finally winged one over
10 first.
SQUEEZED ACROSS PLATE
The ball just got away from Kitty
Brashear and rolled far into the right
field territory, far enough to enable
Madden 10 slide into third. Cap Mohler
dropped one down to short and they
finally squeezed Madden at the plate
Nohler, however, kept on running and
made a wild dash for third. It did not
look as though he had a chance, but
Ross, who covered the bag, dropped the
bali Al the crucial moment and Mohler
vas safe.
This fatal boot was the one which
decided the game over 10 the Seals
With the Vernon infeld playing in
close, Shaw dropped a slow ore he