The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

their Ill., But for the daring feat Of
CutshSw they might be tearing away
ut each other still. Cutshaw was brave
enough and cool enough 10 start
steal hOmewarG in the ninth spasm,
with two men down. That he got away
with this brazen feat is attested by the
fact thar oakland won the game. to l.
and a better game was never played.
Anybody would have laid you even
money after Vernon had gone TO the
bat in the ninth and failed miserably-
So miserablX. in fact. that the San
Francisco fans who were pulling
against Oakland. fairly groaned in
their awful agony, The extra inning
mania was felt on All sides. and even
the stanchest supporters OF the Oak
. land outfit did not for an instant dream
that their team would pull out in the
ninth.
ACTION COMES IN BUNCHES
Cutshaw, the hero, beat out a hunt
as a starter, and while they were still
tearing of cheers for the way in which
he accomplished the trick, Swander.
the slugger. laid down a sacrifice. some
thing which he very seldom does. This
made the Oakland rooters take on ad-
ditional cargoes of hope, for things
looked rather rosy with a man on sec
ond and only one out of the way
But the best Thomas did was to fade
away on an inheld out, which advanced
Cutshaw another peg There he long
ingIy waited while Pitcher Lively stood
up at the bat and allowed a pair OF
strikes 20 be called on him.
Suddenly. Cutshaw tossed all pre-
- caution and baseball etiquette to the
winds. Putting his head down. he
started TO tear for the pan just as Car
son started 10 wind up to deliver the
next ball. CutshaW was away to a
- hpGffafnH for
2 fraction Of a second to consider this.
He knew that he was on his way and
he just kept right ahead till he reached
the pan and won the game for his
team.
Most Of the honors up TO that time
were split up between the two pitch
crs, Lively and Carson. Both of them
seemed 10 have everything in the world
on the ball. They could do almost as
they wished with the various batsmen.
. and the few hits which were squeezed
in came so seldom that the fans all but
g forgot TO recognize them when they
did show themselves. IT was awful the
way the heavy sluggers fell.
J. vernon broke in with its only tally
iu round four. and this was not due to
p any fault of Pitcher Langley. Jessie
Stovall, the first man up, hit TO right
field and he made another base while
Swander was floundering around, try
Tx 10 ST a l4LC DI Al4S sphere. IneD
Norman Brashear came along with an
infeld out. which advanced Stovall to
third. Little Burrell bunted him home
with very well placed lay6own, which
all but went for a safe hit. 1t was a
real squeeze play and nicely executed
Oakland was back and full of the
real fight IN the next frame. This time
iSwander held his patience and got q
walk for himself. Thomas tried Il
hunt but flied to Carson. Then Lively
lifted high fly to the left garden. and
alas, StOvall dropped IL. This was an
other life for the base runner, but
things looked gloomy when Willie Ho-
gan perished on high one to Coy. But
- everybody was satisfied when little
Wares punched a single past short, and
SWander found his way TO the plate.
This decision was a close one, sc
very close that Umpire Van HaltreH
really could not figure il out for him
self in a hurry. First he called the
runner out. and then he took another
peek at him and decided that SwandeI
was safe. Why Van changed his mind
was not explained, even TO Manager
Happy Hogan. who at once started q
roar that could be heard all the way
across the bay. Happy was furious
raging, fairly beside himself with
anger
UMPIRE GROWS EXCLUSIVE
Hogan started in to talk TO Van Hal
tren. but the umpire took on decid-
sedly exclusive, offish air and refused tc
he communicated with. He tried to &c
.on with his own business and he or
.dered the game to be resumed, bu'
Hogan still persisted. The best he goi
,vas tae Office to leave the game, and
later he was instructed TO forsake the
grounds.
The next thing that Happy did was
= 10 announce to all the fans in the park
that he would protest the contest on
rbe ground that Van Haltren changed
his decision for no apparent reason
T4appy cited the fact that Oakland go'
nrotested game two months ago or
mis- same ground. so he feels absolutely
certain now that he. too, will get away
with IL.
The game managed 10 go on WITHOUT
F4appy's presence. and, incidentally, II
-~ot better every minute They were
fcbting every inch OF the way, anc