The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05

the Beavers Strengthened out 10
Of his offerings. and there was
nothing about his work to re-
, mind one that he had ever
8 been in the big league. The
northerners started to hit him from
the opening session, and they kept up
q steady bombardment for the first
four frames, during which time they
gained what proved to be safe lead.
O'Brien is essentially a spitball
pitcher. and nearly every one of his
offerings are saliva laden. They were
not at all puzzling yesterday. but Buck
might improve with more. work. as he
has had but little action on the hill
this season.
The Oaks had one of their bad days,
and the foregoing statements needs no
explanation. There is no team in the
league that can play worse ball than
the Oaks when they want to. Yester-
day, on their own lot, where good
games are few and far between, the
1912 champions gave one of the raw
est exhibitions of the national pastime
that has been dished up TO the fans
this year.
O'Brien did not have much on the
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had or not as the Oaks would have
lost for him If he had been in tiptop
form They rolled up five errors. Het-
ling and Cook being the principal
acrobats of the game.
Unless the Oaks take a brace there
is but little chance of them giving the
Beavers any serious opposition during
the remainder of the series. However.
the transbay boys are noted for their
Inconsistency, and they are likely to
show their 1912 form at any time.
In this afternoons game at Recrea-
ton park Bill Malarkey is slated to
pitch for the Oaks. The veteran hurler
rYorked out the last frame of yester-
Gay's contest, but the work he did
could hardly be termed pitching. He
simply lobbed them over. Malarkey
has had a nice rest and he should
come out freshened up. Ervo Higgin-
bottom or Hi West are slated to pitch
today for the Beavers
There was no change in the stand
ing OF the clubs yesterday. The Beav-
ers retained their lead of eight games
by virtue Of their victory over the
Oaks The Venice Tigers downed the
Seals in a hot extra inning battle, but
failed to gain on the Portlanders.
Tyler Christian. the Oaks clever
boxman, who has been seriously i'll
from typhoid fever, was a visitor at
the game yesterday. TIE appears to be
improving in health, but there is no
chance of him getting back into the
game this year. The loss of Christian
was keenly felt by the transbay club,
as he was pitching a creditable arti-
Gle OF ball at the time he was taken
III.
Bill Leard has been playing a fine
game for the Oaks, and the. fans are
wondering whether il is the appear
ance Of Inhelder Seitz on the job that
has caused the little fellow to hustle.
Then. again. Leard is paying less at
teution to the bleacherites, who have
picked him out as a mark all season,
because he would fall for their bait.
When he gets down to real, serious
business and plays the game for all
Il is worth there are no better in
fielders in this league than this same
Leard. At times he has shown an in
clination to dog" it, but not recently.
The Seals tossed away another
game yesterday which they should
have won. When you read the box
score It gives you a headache to think
of a team losing a game like the one
the Tigers grabbed from them yester-
day They outhit the Tigers three to
one. outfelded them, and still they
lost. Something must be wrong when
YOU read a report that seven Seals
faced Hit in the opening inning but
only one OF them scored 1t was
truly hard luck lose for Overall He.
has had his share of bad luck since
Nining the Seals.
3srry Downs fell down on Howard.
Yesterday, in the twelfth frame, when
the bases were cranIned, and but one
ha noadnd a
.gong fly. but Hit retired Downs on
= Strikes, while Corhan, who followed,
was .out on fly. joe Tobin busted
into the game in the south and he
made good by getting three safe wal
1ops in seven trips to the bat.
Ty Lober. OF the Beavers. who is.
the leading swatsman of the league
made up for his weakness at the bat
on wednesday by cracking out three
safe hits in five trips to the rubber
Yesterday. Lober is a natural hitter.
and it requires but a glance at him
IN action to know tnat he is swat
ter of the first rank. -
The seals play a defble-header in
the south today. The first game starts
at 1880. Henley and Leifeld probably
will be the moundmen for Howard,
while Baum and Harkness are due
to work for Hogan. The Seals have
dropped three straight to Hogan's
bunch
There is but one game difference
in the standing between the Seals
and the Angels. BY tonight our favor
ties may be back In fifth place. Oak
land Is fighting hard to get out Of
the cellar, and the club only requires
2 few games to step out OF last place.
Speed Mcdonnell. Hogan's clever
utility man. proved the stumbling
block in OveralTs path yesterday. as
he seemed to relish the offerings of
the big fellow. In f1e trips to the rub
Der Mcdonnell swiped the ball safely
on four occasions, and it was his
drive in nssthe thirteenth frame that
sent Kane over the plate with the
winning run
Jack Kiawitter, who has had some
tough luck in his recent games, found
his stride yesterday and sent the
Angels down to defeat. He allowed
efgit hits, but was unusually effect
I've in the pinches. The Senators
rhosfId hava M trouble in winning a