The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-05

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te~day. There was nothing lacking ir
the makeup to even cast sugge ztion
~ shadow Of gloom over the faces
ol any Of the transbay fans. Two shut
-uts in one day is a record for an
,1 n and ITS admirers TO gloat over.
osiand PLAYED championship ball in
Hd-h 81 them and earned the laurels
onorably. SACRAMENTO never even fig
med TO have a chance, though the team
rrom the capital city played ball sew
eral points above its seasons average.
Oakland has now taken six out of
seven games from the trailing Sena-
tors, but the series is not yet at an
end. Today is Labor day and the teams
play a double header. Unless some
thing happens in the meantime the
Oaks ought to take both Of the con-
tests. and even with a little hard luck
the law of chance will give them at
least one. But baseball is a peculiar
game and there is no telling what Sac
rsmento might do with good start.
Oakland's tossers scampered on the
field at Recreation park in the after
noon full of pepper and ginger after
the to morning victory. Every mem
Der Of the team seemed confident. They
all realized that they had the unfortu-
nate Senators with their hands in the
air and practically helpless. This spirit
was maintained throughout the eight
and half rounds Of action and during
that time Oakland was not even once
IN danger of tossing off the game. 1t
was in from the first inning on.
ARRELLANES MAKES BOW
Frank Arrellanes, the San Jose boy
who has been pitching for the Boston
Americans for nearly two years past,
made his bow into Pacific Coast league
society, but even his influence and his
presence on the team failed to awaken
the fighting spirit among the Senators.
Although Arellanes pitched good ball,
he lodged himself in one mean hole and
failed TO pull out.
The former Bostonian's troubles
were punched in the third spasm- It
was then that his only streak Of wild
ness showed itself and it was then
that the Oaks gave a wonderful exhibit
ton Of base running and hitting at the
very time when hits should have been
made. They did not overlook a single
bet that might have helped them on
their way toward the pennant
After Swander had faded in the
third Thomas clipped one along the
third base line which went for two
sacks. Arrellanes. however, quickly
recovered his big league form and
famed Christian Then. just as quick
", he got back to brush league form
and passed Maggart. His control was
no better when Wares came up. so the
Oakland shortstop also got a walk, fill
ing up the sacks.
Willie Hogan showed that he was
the right man on the job at the cru
cial moment. for he walloped the ball
against the center field fence for a
grand two cushion shot. Both Thomas
and Maggart arrived at the plate. Be
fore Arrellanes could repair his in
jured feelings Wares made a mad dash
for home and cleverly stole the plate.
making It three for the inning.
LOSERS LOSE HEART
This rally practically decided the
game without further ceremony. So
long as Arellanes could pitch shutout
bail the men behind him were full of
confidence but once the Oaks began
their bombardment it was quite a diff
ferent outlook. All of them apparently
lost heart when they saw that smash
ing hit Of Hogans humping against the
right field fence.
Oakland lay low from the third till
the seventh. principally because the
former BostOnian held them in their
places. But an error by Burns in the
seventh gave Maggart a start. He
quickly got away with a nice steal Of
second, and when Hogan placed a
timely single into right field Maggart
Just put his head down and dug till he
slid safely home.
Tyler Christian smeared il all over
his big league opponent in point of
pitching cleverness. He was the same
in the last inning As he was in the
first. and between times he never lost
his nerve. his cunning nor his control
OF the ball. With the men behind him
working almost perfectly. Sacramento's
chances grew more insecure as the in
nings were reeleo off.
It must be said for the Commuters
that they played like three time cham
pions in both games. Not only were
they there with the stick, but they
stole bases and felded and took advan-
tage Of every mistake which their op-
pOnents made Both shutouts were