The San Francisco call., 1910-04-27
PULL THE CURTAIN ON
OAKLAND BONEHEADS
Gingery Villagers Hang Indian Sign on
. Commuters in Fourth Spasm

Happy Hogan and his Vernon slug
gers made their first official bow TO
the fans at the Valencia street lot
- yesterday afternoon. Much was ex-
pected Of the southern swatters be-
cause Of their past performances, and
nobody was disappointed. Every man
of. the lineup lived up to his reputa-
ton The way they assailed Pitcher
Ten story" Nelson would form a good
chapter for a wild west baseball yarn.
They hit him from every possible
angle, and their bingiers landed in all
the remote corners Of the lot.
Tie Vernon tossers are full Of life
and pepper. Everybody was working
. lIard. yesterday, 50 it's no wonder that
they all made good. Happy himself
: hove in sight with his chest expanded
.1ill i made Jeff's measurement shrink
, into significance. The rest of the
1gsrrrg all took their tip from the leader,
b arid there was action in every roll Of
the. halt. And the fans all seemed to
Ne pulling for Happy. Every one of
Thein was glad to see him back on the
-5gb, and he was just as glad TO return
the compliment
AS for: Oakland. il lapsed back into
tire bOneheaded groove again, and in
CideptalLy tossed of its fifth straight
game without breaking in with a single
ys-ins once the gingery men from Yer
. non. got a start on the Oaks, it was
good might, and the curtain was quickly
pulled. Oakland lost in one inning, but
.-ft was enough TO make the best team
:. iu. the world lost at that, for the
.Sv.Gthern- swingers tore around like a
nock OF Piute Indians.
- TIE fatal spasm was the fourth, and
~ he Villagers came on after the Com
1rsters had gathered one. in their half
Qf~flre third. Roy Brashear started it
N hy getting nice knock to center
~lfc1d. He stole and advanced on Lind
says nice bingle. Fisher caught the
90 lZlawd inheld mapping and got away
+Vst1 q wei placed bunt, which boosted
..lE1ashear across the pan.
- Old Happy was there with timely
drive into left, and this put Lindsay
=: through. Hit followed with another.
but Fisher posed too long around third
; and they caught him at the plate.
Hogan got around to third on the play
and then the hit and run signal was
flashed. Happy started on dash for
The plate but Carlisle missed connec-
-rIons, and il looked as though the old
b. boy.;Was doomed.
1.-THE whole Oakland team swarmed
GROUND third base and kept crowding
POOR Hap 10 the bag. However, no
.:9la.te, and when Hap noticed this he
: Simply gave the crwod the slip and
. 'saunfered in HIT got around to third.
re mad 10 wait only a moment, for
Carlisle slapped one on the nose and
: Eairr arrived. This made four runs for
: tlt6 inning Vernon was on velvet and
p. Oakland was through for the day.
: iOuce Happy and his lads realized
that the game was in the can, they just
p. went right ahead and played rings
.-around the Oaklanders. There was no
~..ag-e7iment as TO the outcome Of the
-.cohtest Oakland's goat had wandered
: 4 wa from the park and there was no.
BODY left to bring him back.
,:Soutkpaw Hit enjoyed one of those
Very good days OF his on the slab. He
;. had. q lot Of stuff on every ball he
= :neaved at the Commuters, and eight OF
:. rlsem famed sendeavoring TO clout II
=. oakland got its lonely hit in the third
: on. walk TO Spiesman, passed bal
:~a.fld a knock by little Wares.
-: Neither team moved on or off the
.-neId very fast and lot Of valuable
time was wasted in stalling around
consequently the game dragged along
for two hours and five minutes, when
il should have been played in an hour
and a half. Oakland attempted to pull
OF a rally in the last spasm. but the
only man who could make a hit was
Mite, and he died on second base. The
crore-