Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
PORTLAND TAKES
OPENING SESSION
Steen Allows Only Two Safeties
and CastIeton Is Punished
for Nine

Coast league pennaut race, made their
third appearance of the season on the
local lot yesterday afternoon and
waltzed away with the first game of
the series with the Angels by score
of . to 0. They scored one run IN the
first inning and one in the sixth, ana
only the high class fielding behlnd
CastIeton kept them from adding TO
their total On the other hand, the
Angels had several chances to score
hut failed to come through with a MT
at the right time. Big Six SteSA
was heaving in championship style Tor
the visitors, and with his splIJeF
breaking in phenomenal style mad the
local batlers swinging their heads or.
CastIetOn's box work was not bad by
anv means. and the local HEAVIER had
something on every ball. but the
McCredieites managed to beat nm
with clever base running and two hts
secured aft opDortune moments. Dame
Fortune favored the Victors ana
worked against the Angels in several
instances.
the fans had hardly become seated.
Ole Olson, the first man up, slammed
q doubIe down the third base line
and took third on Casey's bounder to
Howard. on which Pearl was retired
at first Art Kruger, the former Nap,
then hit a long sacrifice fly to Daley
and Olson beat the throw to the plate
RYAN fOuled to Hallinan. one run
for the coming champs and the game
hardly started. ,,
The Seraphs had chance to tally
in the second when Smith walked,
Kennedy fouled to Rapps and Hallinan
grounded out to first, Smith going 10
second. Delmas then gave Sheehan
a hard one to handle which the former
Brookynite promptly booted smith
reaching third and Delmas first. Bert
went to second on a wild pitch by
Steen and Waring stepped to the plate.
a hit Of any variety WouIu nave
caused the gong to strike twice for
the Angels and put them in the lead
hut Steen teased Waring into trying
at bad one and the resulting foul
was gathered in by Fisher.
The fourth inning looked pr2pltlous
for the visitors. With Casey out or
the way Kruger singled TO center;
RYAN hit to Hallinan and was tossed
out at first Sheehan, a good hitter,
was the next man up, and Manager
McCredie yelled to Tommy to nit IL
on the nose" Sheehan responded with
q line drive which started for lett
field, but Hallinan intercepted the paL
with one hand, ending the inning.
For getting on bases the beiVtrs
IRE demons. They filled up the sacks
i'm the fifth, and with two down could
not score. Rapps drove the ball al
Castleton. who almost stopped 1t. bu'
the sphere travelled so slowly to How
ard that Rapps had reached the frs
station before Ivan could field tht
drive. Ort forced Rapps at second
CastIeton to Delmas, and Fisher new
TO Kennedy. Steen struck out on 8
of
ing and rolled to the grandstand
Steen reached second on the mishaI
and Ort stopped at third. Olson was
given a pass by Castleton. VINO feared
the shortstops hitting after that tirS'
spasm. It was "CaScy at the bat bu1
he failed tQ act according to TRADITION
and lofted a weak fly 10 Kennedy.
It looked as though the WeDIee
would score a million runs in the slNth
but Castleton let them down with
single tally. Kruger opened the inn
jne. with a drive to Hallinan Eddie
made one of his very rare mlscues
and the ball went on into left. fyal
sent Kruger to second with a sacrI
flee. Sheehan flied to Daley, and 10
a minute it looked as though tn'
Ppavers would fail to score. But TN
%erv next ball hit showed the kind o
1uc[ the Dinonites have been playing
in of late. Rapps hit the bail directl!
at DeImas. and as the latter set him
self for a nice assist to first, WhlcI
would have shut off the run, the bal
took a bad hop and went over Del
mas head into center, Kruger rushlns
across the plate. Rapps stole secon'
and Ort drew a pass. Fisher single
to left. filing the bases. Steen was tn
goat. however and drove to Delmas
who tossed Fisher out at second.
In the last half the Angels took
brace and showed their old time form
for a few seconds. With Castietol
back on the bench via the strikeou
route. Daley singled infield to OISol
Bernard started one on line for tn
score board, but Olson, by startlin
uplift. grabbed the sphere. Had tn
ball gone safe Daley would surely haN
scored. The balance Of the game wa
uneventful
Steen pitched a two-hit game, TIL
only safetics secured by the Angel
being DaIev's iuheld single in the siNt
and Castleton' Oue-haser to left in Tn
ninth. The Beavers are lightning fas
on the bases. take all manner @
chances, field eXcellenty and hit Whc
the bingles are needed, hence the rea
son for their position at the top
not hard To explain They play theI
second engagement this afternoon a
the Chutes. The l1buIatel score fo.
lows:
los ANGELES
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