The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-05
Ping BODIE GETS
18th HOME RUN
Henley Comes Back, DupLiCaf=
ing the Feat, and Luck Is
All With Seals
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4.-Vernon lost
both games today, the Seals outplaying
| Hogan's Villagers and being a trife
luckier. Ping" Bodie drove the ball
over the fence for his twenty fifth
home run of the season. Henley was a
little peeved a the way Bodie was
grabbing all the glory and duplicated
the home run stunt a few minutes later.
The two home runs helped materially
70 win the afternoon game
The forenoon contest went to the
Seals by a score of to and the aft
ernoon game was taken to the tune OF
6 to 4. The Seals put up good exhibit
tions and were just a trifie too classy
for Vernon. Sutor pitched good ball
in the morning Henley helped out in
the afternoon. In the afternoon Mad
den started things by doubling to right
and Melchior sent him over the pan for
the first tally of the game with a triple
to left.
Vernon evened up in the second. Roy
forced by Stovall. Jess stole second
went to third on an error and scored on
Hosps sacrifice fly.
SEALS BEGIN EARLY
The Seals began again in the third
when Madden walked and went to sec
ond on ShawS sacrifice. Burrell Jug
gied the ball when the Mohlerite sought
the corner sack and Madden was safe
Melchior sent him over the pan for the
second time with nicely placed hit to
right.
Vernon in the fifth evened the score.
The Villagers went into the lead in
the sixth. when Ross hit one to Witt.
Wit threw wildly to Tenant, and Ross
went to third. Stovall popped a Texas
bingIe over second, and Ross scored.
The Seals won the contest In The
eighth by punching the safe ones. Mel
chior started things with single TO
second on a sacrifice fly by Bodie. Ten
nant went down on a pop to Hogan, and
Witt singled to center, placing Melchior
on third. The Seals then did a double
steal, which scored Melchior, and Witt
got to third when Hogan juggled the
throw home. Williams closed the hit
session with a single to left that scored
Witt.
1t looked like a victory for Vernon
this afternoon, but the Seals were com
ing too strong.
After Carlisle was out in the first
inning Burrell singled to right and and
scored on Ross triple to left center.
Roy Brashear laid down a pretty bunt
between the home plate and Miller and
Ross was over for the second tally.
EVEN MATTERS IN FOURTH
The Seals evened matters in the
fourth after Madden dropped a high
one In Carlisle's nitt. Mohler walked
and got to third when Raleigh threw
the ball over Browns head. Melchoir's
fly to center scored the Seal captain
and Bodie brought in himself with a
swat over the hat sign in left field.
The fifth was the Vernon lucky divi-
sion and two more tallies went over
the plate Brown led off with a single
to left, went to second on Rale;gh's
sacrifice He scored on Burrells bin
gle to right Burrell went over for the
second tally in the inning on an error
by Berry.
In the seventh Witt singled to right,
went to third on a rank overthrow of
first by Stovall, who tried vainly to
catch the Seal third baseman at the
start, and scored on a sacrifice fly by
Berry.
The eighth inning score came
through a triple to left by Madden and
a single by Mohler. The last two tai
lies that brought the victory to the
Seal hAnch came on an infield single