Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
Boxing HERALD SPORTING PAGE [4@115s29e 4ae
BRASHEAR Gets
TWO HOME RUNS
Knocks Ball Over Left Field Fence
Twice, but Villagers
Cannot Win

San Francisco turned the tables on Vernon
in the second game OF the series yesterday by
winning 4 to ., but 1t Is probable that II Ray
Brashear had gotten on his stride little
earlier in the game he would have added
another set of brackets TO the Vernon record.
He only got two home runs, poking the ball
over the left field fence each time In the same
exact spot as II he was shooting it through
groove. but If he had realized little bit
earlier that 1t up to him TO save the
team from the humiliation OF a whitewash de-
feat, he might have started his home run
specializing a bit earlier and won the game
by himself.
Rov got on the bases every time he faced
Eastley. but scored only twice When he would
get on bases his team mates refused or failed
to give him any hep in getting around, and
he finally decided not to depend upon them
further The second time up he walked ang
the third and fourth times to bat he knocked
the ball out of the lot, scoring the only runs
credited to Vernon. Both times that No
clouted the ball murderously 1t scared at
least twenty feet above the fence, ana the
fans arose. threw hats in the air and yelled
themselves hoarse in their appreciation OF the
mighty wallopers feats.
The Villagers played dumb ball all the way,
showing absolutely no life on the field, and
being unusually weak with the willow POOR
Judgment on the bases. however, ana weak
ness with the stick when a hit would nave
scored runs enough TO win may be charged
with the defeat handed out to them. In the
first inning they should have scored at least
once. Burre got around TO third and tried to
score Brashear's grounder TO W.T. ana
WAS run down between third and home In
tho fourth, with the bases full and only one
out, they could not connect with home Plate
nor send a hit that would send at least two OF
them home In the sixth, after Brashear had
scored on his first home run. Coy walked, ana
went to sleep on first being forced at second
by Lindsay when he had plenty OF time to get
down to the middle sack.
Frisco scored the first runs Of the game IN
the third inning Two hits, three errors ana
walk accounted for these runs. Easily hit
to left for a base; Witt hunted to Henslng,
who could not make up his mind where TO
throw the ball until both raunners were SAFE
Mohler hunted safely down the third base line,
and Mechoir flew to Carlisle, who returned
the ball to Hogan. who tagged Eastey, but
dropped the ball. allowing the twirler to score
thrown out at first by Lindsay. Witt scoring
on the out
Two more runs were scored by San Fran
cisco In the NTH three hits, an error and
a free pass Witt singled infed and stole sec
ond. NIohler famed and Melchoir drew his
base Tenant grounded out to Fisher, and 1t
looked like Henslng might pull through
lef. scoring Wit and when Carlisle let the
ball roll between his legs Melchoir registered
The villagers handled the ball Ike II was
made of lead and shot at them out OF can
non There were more fumbes and mutfs dur
ing the game than usually sees in halt a
dozen games Then. when it came to hitting
tho ball It still seemed to be leaden in its
na ture. as It could not be driven out Of the
diamond until Brashear uppercut 1t over inc
Foll5wing is the tabulated score of the
game;