Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-18
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DOUBLE HEADER
San Francisco Takes Both
Games Played Yesterday and
Series with Vernon
VILLAGERS PLAY RAW BALL
Make Eleven MiSpIayS in Two
Contests, While Seals Pile
Up Even Dozen
VILLAGERS PLAY RAW BALL
BY JAY DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
Twenty-three misplays in the double
header yesterday that wound up the
first series between Vernon and San
Francisco did not serve to put the fans
in any enthusiastic frame of mind. es-
pecially after Vernon had made eleven
of these misplays and lost both games
of the dcGhle-header the series and
first place. San Francisco, while not
playing the gilt-edged ball that the
Angels and Beavers put up against the
suburban boys, goes away this morn
ing with the distinction OF being the
first team 10 win a series from Vernon,
the series standing four to three in
their favor. This is all the more re-
grettable and inexplainable. as we'll
as inexcusable, when it is recalled that
Vernon got away to flying start and
took the first three games in row.
With four more games to play 1t
looked like a cinch that they would
hold on to second place and take the
series. But Cy Young would not have
been forced to pitch another of his
famous games to win for Vernon yes
terday.
In the morning game the Seals won
by the score of TO 2, despite the fact
that they made seven Of the ten mis-
plays Breckenridge was in the box
for Vernon and Miller opposed him.
Bracx gave up nine hits, while Miller
allowed only six, but Notwithstanding
the numerous errors behind him, the
Frisco twirler was able to win because
his men backed him up at critical
stages and batted like fiends when
run was in sight. Miller kept what few
hits ne allowed so we'll scattered that
they were of little value in the rum
getting line. On the contrary, Brack-
enrdge allowed the Seals to hit when
men we're on bases, and when hits could
not pro luce runs the villagers kindly
assisted the visitors with few costly
errors.
The afternoon game was about the
rottenest exhibition of league base
ball that the fans ever witnessed at
the Chutes, and it is doubtful of any
of them ever saw such amateurish
work on the sand lots about town.
Vernon absolutely refused to win,
and made eight costly errors while
the Seals erred five times. AS in the
morning game, every error by Vernon
counted. Even Happy Hogan had to
contribute his mite in this line. Then
Carlisle, by dumb base running, re-
fused to score after getting on third
with no outs. Long fly balls to the
outfield could not tempt him to take
his arms from around the cute little
third sack, and he hugged it like he
imagined he was adrift at sea on life
preserVer.
Frisco started the scoring in the
fourth inning Of the afternoon game,
putting over a pair of runs after two
hands had been retired. Tenant
singled infield and beat out the throw.
Witt popped to Schafer and a moment
later Hogan threw Tenant out at
second with a nice peg. Bodie drew
four wide ones and Williams put a
long fly to right, which Coy tried to
get. but failed as he fell down and the
ball rolled to the fence. Bodie scored
and Williams did not stop running un-
til he got to third. Griffin raised a
high one to right and Coy muffed it,
Williams scoring. Griffin was caught
trying to go to third
Two more runs arrived at the Frisco
registering station in the next inning
on errors solely. Henley hit to Kitty
Brashear, who threw the ball so wide
to Fisher that the first baseman was
unable to hold onto it. Shaw bunted
to Schafer, who threw the ball to the
right field bleachers. Mundorff popped
to Lindsay and a moment later Hogan
threw the ball TO the left field in his
frantic efforts at catching Henley
asleep off third. Henley scored. sMel-
choir raised a little pop fly to Kitty
Brashear, who dropped it. Tenant hit
through short and Martinke booted the
ball over to center, Shaw scoring whife
the outfield was playing soccer. Care
less playing by Melchoir caused him to
be retired between third and home.
Another run was scored by the Seals
in the sixth on clean hitting, it being
the only earned run tailed by the vis-
itors. Williams was an easy infield
out. Griffin doubled to right and Hen
ley followed with a double to left, which
Martinke misjudged, Griffin scoring.
The solitary run scored by Vernon
came in the eighth. although they had
to do some terrific base running TO
keep from scoring before that period.
Schafer flew to center and Carlisle
walked. Kitty Brashear hit through
short and Martinke did the same thing,
Carlisle getting around to the home
plate by some tall sprinting. After two
were out in the ninth It looked like the
Villagers might make a rally, but 1t
was nipped by clean fielding.
Following are the tabulated scores of
both games yesterday:
MORNING GAME