The San Francisco call., 1910-05-23
COMMUTERS CRUSH
BEAVERS IN DOUBLE
Great Afternoon Battle Of Pitchers Is
Climax to Morning Slaughter
By JOSEPH MURPHY

Five out OF seven for the oaks.
That's going some for a team which a
few weeks ago had a hard time keep
ing out of last place. That is the
Oaks showing on the weeks series
with Portland. and they finished yes
terday in brilliant style, crushing the
Beavers in both sessions. The morn
ing affair was slaughter. while the
afternoon contest was a pitchers
battle with Moser of Oakland having
ii on Knapp a trifie.
A fun house turned out yesterday to
see Wolverton's men play. as it marked
their last game here prior TO their
trip on the road. Both teams were
bent on taking the contest, as they
used their stellar twirlers to do the
heavy work Both Moser and Knapp
tWirled a finished brand of ball and
in spots their work was sensational.
Knapp lost a hard luck game, for he
dealt out a line Of twisters that We're
not underestimate TO the transbay
bunch In the fourth frame he gave
an exhibition Of the art of twirling
that was a rare treat, but bad peg
by Fisher after Knapp had pulled him
self out Of a tight hole caused his
efforts TO count for naught.
In this frame CUtshaw. Wares and
Hogan were on bases with none down,
when Knapp pulled the strings and
tightened up. He had the sluggers of
the Oaks TO face him, but he dealt to
them as If they were lot of cripples.
Cameron was the first to show his
weakness. His effort was a grounder
10 Hrapp, who threw Cutshaw. out at
the plate. WolvertOn was next and
he did the same as Cameron. Wares
was forced at the plate. Fisher had
an easy double and plenty of time to
ruE 20
first. which went low and the ball
went into the outfeld and allowed Ho-
gan and Cameron 70 score. The fans
felt sorry for Knapp. but such is fate
in baseball
AIoser was a mystery throughout as
he held Mercedes tossers TO three
hits in the nine frames. The Beavers
were The first TO score, as they broke
into the run column in the second in
ming when Rapps got of with dinky
bit TO the infeld. He took second on
Wares error of the throw to catch
Rapps stealing. Ort had one in his
stick and he poked the ball into right
held, Rapps coming home.
In the fourth Cutshaw worked Knapp
for four bad ones and then Wares gave
a nice exhibition OF fast thinking. He
caught the inheld coming in for a
bunC and drove a grOunder past Het-
ling Hogan beat out an infeld hit,
It looked gloomy for Portland, as the
heavy weights were coming TO the
bat. Knapp used his best Cameron
forced Cutshaw with a grounder TO
the pitcher and Wolverton performed
likewise It was two down and an
easy double when Wolverton made
bad peg and TWO came home.
Gus Fisher, who usually plays in a
manner that makes the fans wonder
how he is stin in the league. played
the game as if he had had a big night.
lie was away of and his work was not
uD To the standard.
AIoser started the trouble with a
double 10 center and Cutshaw came
along with a bingle which cracked up
a gafnst the right field fence. Cutshaw
GOT as far as third with one down and
again Knapp showed his cunningness
with the ball by getting Cameron on an
easy grounder to the pitcher and
forcing Cutshaw Portland was at
no time dangerous. Score: