The San Francisco call., 1910-07-19
ANGELSCOME HERE
TO TAKE ON OAKS
Henry Berry's Aggregation Is
Within Three Games of Top
in peHHanf Race

a change Of faces viii greet the
s.fsns this week at Recreation park. The
angels. which have been playing such
*Dhenomenal ball since their last visit
= 5n- this city return here TO meet the
- y. Ks in this weeks conflict. Henry
*1Ssrry's team was sadly out Of the run
..1.sng when II left here. but the club
*seems to have pulled itself together
4-saad it is now right up among the lead
:-ers-but three games separating the
sSeUtherners from top place.
- The oaks return from the north
:lvkere they have been playing a con-
sistent article Of ball 1t viii be a
bitter struggle between the two clubs.
las but couple of games keep Los
. -:-Angeles and oakland apart
~ Berrys team is fortified with a bet
. Ter staff Of twirlers than when it last
appeared here. Castleton. the crack
heavy, whom Berry secured from the
cincinnati Reds. viii make his debut
---ar Tie local park. He is some finger
from his record in the south and the
=1als are anxious TO see him in action.
g. The angels are going better at the
present time than any other team in
The league and the prOgnosticatOrs are
picking the sOUtherners to land in top
place.
t LUCK WILL FIGURE
~ The race is very open one at the
present time, and as there is yet some
distance to travel il IS hard telling
which club VIII get the rag. Baseball
luck VIII count whole lot AS far as
.erhe season has progressed. all the clubs
: have met about an equal amount of
luck. II is better TO meet bad fortune
fl the early part Of the season than
10 have il come when the fight wakes
warm
The transbay crew is playing good
hall When Wolverton's men clashed
.with the Angels here month ago the
. Angels were given a fine drubbing, but
/: since then the Angels have had their
: fevenge by treating the Oaks to like
..dose in the south.
SEALS co NORTH
The Seals departed Sunday night for
portland. where they viii play the
Beavers A single game separates the
two teams. so the northern fans can
expect some battles royal 1t is tough
luck on the local fans that this series
i&fd not come here. The Seals have
been playing good baseball. notwith-
standing their defeats in the last couple
Of series The way the Senator'S were
going last week was surprising. They
PLAYED good enough bail TO win the
series from any team in the league, and
. 4 .They continue their present clip the
ller teams can look for trouble. Gra-
kar4l's men seem TO have finally hit
their stride. They are going right now
and the pitchers are working well
The Senator'S twirling staff is com
posed Of some high class fingers, and
with the proper assistance from the
other members Of the team the Senators
should annex their share of the games
Pitcher Frank Miller and outfelder
Miller were left behind when the Seals
. departed for Portland Sunday night
: Umpire Van Haltren viii remain here
and work during the Oakland Los An
geIes series. The Oakland management
seems TO be sore at the veteran and ef-
forts were made 10 have a switch in
umpircs during this series, but Presi-
dent Graham would not stand for
change. Van Haltren may make his
mistakes as every indicator man in the
business does, but his work in general,
SO far this season, has been satisfac-
tory. There is one thing that might be
said in Vans favor, and that is that he
has the courage and he gives decisions
rs he sees them, and though he may err
at times no one can accuse him of favor
ing any particular team or making any
particular club the victim.
AIS decision IN the tnlfteenln INNING
- Sundays game, when he called Dan
zig safe on a play in which he could
lave ruled either way showed that he
las the courage Of his convictions. That
decision caused world of talk yester-
Gay among the fans, and many of them
are still sure that Van stole the game
from the Seals. Any way, it was so
close that a decision either way would
nave caused d roar.
The Senator's go south to meet Happy
Hogan's bunch of Vernbnites. There
should be some good games in the south.
as Sacramento is going right now and
sAe Villagers need the money.