Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-22
OAKLAND DROPS
FROM LEADERSHIP
Defeated 5 to q in Opening Game
by Inability to Hit Op-
portuneIy
DILLON is BEAR WITH STICK
Captain-Manager Drives in Four
Runs and Scores Other
for His Team
is BEAR WITH STICK
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Cap Dillon and his band of Angels
celebrated their return home yesterday
by defeating the Oakland outfit to 4
in the opening game of their series and
pulling the Commuter aggregation out
of first place in the Coast league PEN
nant procession. 1t was brilliant eH-
hibition on both sides until Eddie
Klein, the boy pitcher, hurt the index
finger of his very useful southpaw and
had to retire in favor of Castleton, an
other southpaw recruit that Dillon got
while in the north. Oakland was un-
able to score on Klein until the sew
enth inning. when Klein's finger hurt
him so much that he could not curve
the ball or put enough speed onto II TO
cut the plate. After retiring SWander
he issued three passes to first anu
forced in the first run scored oy the
Commuters. He then told Dillon that
his finger was in such shape that ne
could not control the ball and he was
relieved.
Los Angeles began scoring In the
third. when four runs were chased
across the plate. Daley, first man up,
singled to center, Bernard was MT anu
Howard beat out a bunt, filling the
bases. Dillon smashed not one down
to Wares, the ball striking his shlns
and caronling off to center field. While
the Oakland ielders, in and out, were
chasing the ball Daley, Bernard ana
Howard crossed the plate and cap
stopped at third, out of breath, or me-
roo. woud have scored a scratch nome
run on his f1ukey clout. Murphy
grounded to Cameron and Roth scored
Dillon with a bunt that Cameron held-
ed. only to toss over the head OF Cut
shaw, who was covering flrst Ior mn mn,
Oakland got lucky in the seVentn
and wiggled out of a certain shutout
by scoring twice on one hit and four
bases on balls, coupled with wild
mitch. Swander was retired by the IN
field. Klein passed Maggert, Mite
famed, Christian walked and CutshaW
filed the bases with single 10 lelt.
Wares drew four wide ones, forcing
Maggert over the plate and Cap Dlllon
then chased Klein to the bench and
called Castleton to the rescue. After
getting two strikes on Hogan Castle
ton tossed a wild one that MT tne
plate and bounded to the grandstand,
allowing Christian to score. 1t looked
awful bad for the Angels -FOUR runs
at this time, as there were two run
ners on bases. Hogan walked and
filled the bags to suffocation, but Cam
eron, the mighty swatter, flew to lett
and ended the tense situation.
Los Angeles scored again in their
half of the seventh. just to keep the
mascot mark on that inning. Bernard
was hit again. Howard bunted the
third strike and was out, but Christian
was excited and overlooked the oppor,
tunity to double Bernard at second
and threw the ball to first, again put
ting Howard out. Then old Cap Dlllon
swung on the ball for dandy double
to right and Bernard scored.
Oakland started a rally in the ninth
and scared Hen Berry half to death by
their assault upon Castleton. After
Christian had popped to Delmas, Cut
shaw singled to center. Wares bunted
and Castleton threw the ball over Dill
Ions head to the right field bleachers,
Cutshaw scoring and Wares going TO
third. Hogan singled to center and
Wares scored. Then Castleton got
busy and retired Cameron and Capron,
the sluggers, without much effort and
saved the day.
Following is the tabulated score: