The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10
BAUM'S MAGIC BALL
CHARMS THE OAKS
Christian Blows Up in Sixth and Gets
Poor Support-Score Is 5 to 2
By JOSEPH MURPHY

spider" Baum had the magic" on
the ball for eight innings yesterday
end the Oaks were a bunch of weak
lings before his bewildering assort-
ment. He lost his cunning for mo-
ment in the ninth and during this
brief space Of time the transbay bunch
pushed two runs over the pan before
ii could be realized what had hap.
pened. However. this little squirt went
for naught as far as the result was
concerned, but it interfered with Baum
making a clean score. The efforts of
the Senators in the seventh, eighth and
ninth frames were abounding in sue
cess, for five runs came over the pan.
The Senators had it on wolverton's
men throughout, and they outplayed
them in the field and at the bat The
work in the field on the part of Oak
land was a little off color and while
there were only two errors marked
gainst the slow town" team, at the
same time there were many glaring
errors Of judgment to be registered
against the club. Slow thinking was
their chief failure and the Oaks pre-
sented couple Of runs to the trailers
HANDSPRING OUT OF ORDER
Baum was stacked up against Chris
tisn. and the latter worked like a well
wound alarm clock for six innings and
then his handspring seemed to get out
Of order The trouble was noted by
the Senator's and they took advantage
OF the weakness. Christian was not
given the best of support and the runs
scored by the upcountry tossers can
not be charged to his weakness alone
Baum was the real Johnson. He had
q fun supply of the queer stuff, and
the little ball performed funny little
tricks for him. It bent this way and
II bent that way and it bent fast and
slow. In the ninth inning he released
the little horsehide from its hypnotic
spell and the Oaks made a rally which
just saved them from ignominious de-
feat
For five innings Baum and Christian
made jokes out of the batters but in
the sixth the Senator's took a turn of
making a joke out of Christian.
Briggs, who welded the stick like a
fashionable batter during the after
noon, led off with q single, but he
was nabbed trying to purloin second.
Boardman doubled to left and Raymer
lined one down toward third VOL
verton courageously stuck his nitt I'M
and intercepted II from going to deep
ASAA- nt Ddit carOmed of his glove
and Boardman reached third. Board
man scored on Thomas sacrifice iy to |
center.
4 have it," cried Maggart as
foater from Shinn's bat sailed toward |
left center in the seventh Hogan cou1d |
have had ii, but he took Maggarf Of 1
his word. The result was that neither
helder came near getting the bail. |
which dropped safely without being
molested. This little error of iudr
ment started some trouble Perry then
bunted and was safe on Cutshaw's /
error when he dropped the throw.
Burns bunted TO Christian, who re-
fused TO let go of the ball. The bases
were filed and Christian lost Danzig
on balls forcing Shinn home. Briggs
grounded to Wares, who doubled Dan
zig and the batter with Cutshaw and
Cameron's assistance. Perry scored on
the play.
THREW THE BALL AWAY
Raymer hit through right in the
eighth and Thomas sacrificed. VOL
Nerton threw the ball away and Ray
mer took third and Thomas reached
second. Shinn squeezed Raymer home.
Perry's double TO left scored Thomas.
Baum was kind TO Hogan in the
ninth and allowed him to walk. Wares
singled to left Both advanced on a
wild pitch. Mite singled. scoring
Hogan and Wares. Carroll went out
ending the side. Score: