The San Francisco call., 1910-06-17
BATTLE
GOES TO ANGELS
Tail EnderS Beat Leaders All Along Line
In Coast League Series

Walter Nagle ana Harry Stewart
had it out to a fare ye well in con-
test for pitching honors at Freeman's
park yesterday. but the tan Angeleno
had an edge at the end Of the argu-
ment and the visitors got away with
the bacon by score Of to l.
It was a splendid game. with plenty
Of heart breaks for the Seal support
ers and near heart failures for the
Oakland roOters, who were pulling to
beat the band for the Angels. Indeed,
the Berrymen must have felt perfectly
at home on the Freeman grounds, as
Doley. the famous Oakland rooter, had
his cohorts yelling their heads off for
the Angels. This is easily explained
by the fact that Los Angeles is not.
st present a close contender for top
notch hOnors, while the Seals are press
ing the Oaks hard for second position,
which is but few points removed from
the leadership
The game ran along smoothly for
four and a half innings, with the bat
ters going out in almost one, two,
three order, with the exception Of a
brief spell in the fourth, when Witt
raped out sharp one just over sec
Ond base, but which was turned into
three sacker when the ball went
through Bernard's hands. This hap
.pened when Witt was the first man up,
and il looked like A sure tally for the
Seals with speedy Oscar on third and.
none out But ii was not to be. The
next three men up were easy outs.
The Angels drew nothing in the fifth,
but Claude Berry opened the Seals
half Of this period by putting the
sphere clear over the left field fence for
q home run-the Seals lone tally.
The Angels tied the score in the very
next bracket. Bernard drew walk,
following Daley's out to Bodie. How
ard laid down a pretty inield hit,
reaching first and sending Bernard
10 second. Both moved up peg on
Dillon's infield hit and Bernard scored
on Murphy's sacrifice fly. Roth re-
tired the side when he went out at
arst, Stewart 10 Tenant
san Francisco made strong fight
to take the lead again in their half OF
the frame, when Mohler singled after
Witt had been benched and took third
on Bodies double. The Seal rooters'
Jlopes were crushed by Tenants and
Berrys easy outs.
WIN GAME IN EIGHTH
The Angels won their game in the
eighth when, with two down Howard
got on first with a rafting single
which was too much for Tenant to
handle. and scored a minute afterward
on Dillon's two sacker
in the last Of the ninth. when Berry
singled to left field and his place on the
bags was taken by Lewis, whom Mohler
sent in to run for his catcher. Lewis
took second when Shaw drep a pass and
both went up a sack on Melehior's sac
rifce. Right here Walter Nagle showed
his class by striking out McArdle as
well as Henley, who was sent in to bat
for Stewart
II IS to be expected that the Seals will
redeem themselves before the week is
out as both Sutor and Browning. the
new pitchers, have arrived and Long
promises great things from both men.
AS Sutor has declared himself TO be in
the best Of shape. even after his long
ride from the east, Long has decided to
work him this afternoon. Browning
viii not be sent in for few days yet,
as he is just of the train.
ON BENCH
Roy Csstleton, whom Berry pur-
chased from the Cincinnati club. was on
the bench with the Angels yesterday.
Castleton made a great record with the
Atlanta team in the Southern league,
when he won p out Of 20 games.
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