The San Francisco call., 1910-07-16
By JOSEPH MURPHY

The Senators showed a bit of game
ness yesterday that came at an un-
expected moment. II was in the ninth.
with two down and the score tied, when
the trailers pulled out victory with
three bingles. which brought home the
deciding run. Every fan in the ball
park figured out that the game would
surely go into the extra rounds, as
both Hunt and Henley were working
effectively, but the unforeseen, which so
frequently happens in baseball, came
along. Boardman. Briggs and Heister
cut in with singles and busted UP the
show, leaving the champions with the
short end OF , TO l score.
II was z rare exhibition and one that
was bitterly fought from the first until
the end The Senators managed to get
trying hard all the time TO get on an
even footing, but Hunt, the Sena tors
long twirler, was working in grand
form, and he kept bowling the local
batters over right along. The surprise
came in the seventh when Slugger Bodie
met the ball face to face, with the
stick and tilted il over the fence The
lead Of the Senators had been tied with
one stroke OF the bat, and the Seals
seemed 10 pick up confidence, as they
were again threatening in the eighth,
anpeXipg two hits of Hunt, but ne
was an enigma in the pinches.
BOTH TOUCHED UP
Henley and Hunt were touched up
rather freely. but they were unusually
effective IN tight places, but Hunt had
the better OF the argument. The Sena-
tors managed TO bunch three hits on
Henley in the third and ninth frames,
while two bingles were the most the
champions secured in any frame off
Hunt.
Bodies pop over the fence in the
seventh came along when the bases
were unoccuoied, but ii was q timely
swat and it looked like a dozen. It
was q genuine homer.
The game progressed TO the third
frame without run being made. Heis-
ter went down in this session. Spies
Tan then hit 20 right field for a bingle,
but Hunt grounded and forced Spies
man at second. 1t was two down and
the outlook was chilly. Shinn singled
70 center and Eddie Burns came along
with a sizzling double, which sped by
third base at cannon ball speed and
Hunt ambled home. Perry went out,
retiring the side.
After this session both pitchers held
close It looked like that lonely hit
y ds gong 10 WIZ Dul 6OQl6 surprised
81 by his work in the seventh. He had
two strikes and Spiesman let a foul
tip drop from his hands when he had it
almost caught. This would have meant
the third. strike. II gave Bodie an
other chance and he made good by
pounding the ball out of the lot.
DANGEROUS IN EIGHTH
The Seals were dangerous in the
eighth frame. Hunt showed his nerve
and his cunning by taking a chance
with Bodie after he had pounded the
ball out Of the lot In the inning before.
There were runners on third and sec
ond and Hunt famed Bodie
With two down In the ninth frame the
Senators pulled of a neat little batting
rally. which ended the game. Perry
and Danzig had bowed before Hen
ley, when Boa rdman who swatted ef-
1ectively during the afternoon, came
through with a hit to center field
Briggs followed with a single to left
which sent Boardman along. Heister
then proved the man on the job by-biff-
ing the bali 10 center and Boardman
raced home. 1t was as fine little
batting rally as has been pulled off at
the park in some days and it counted
The Seals made a stab for the honors
IN the ninth. but Berry ended the af-
fray by being caught trying to steal
second. Witt started off by laying one
down. which Boardman fieIded bril-
liantly and just nipped Witt. Berry
ca me along with q single 70 left Nc
Ardle went out on a fly, and Williams
was called in to bat for Henley He
had no chance to do anything, as Berry
YVES caught stealing. Score:
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