The San Francisco call., 1913-07-25
JOY IN OAKLAND
TURNED To GLOOM
What Looks Like Victory
Is Transformed Into
Cruel Defeat
BY WILLIAM j. sLATTERY

There was great joy in the city of
Oakland yesterday afternoon for a few
innings. The home team started right
IN on the home lot and by dint of sheer
lorce and the energetic backing UP of
the home rooters they showed three of
their runners over the pan in jig time.
but quite a change came over the
assembled multitude later on. TIL.
Tigers. from Venice. by dint of sheer
sameness alone, tied up the score in
the seventh and won the game in the
Following spasm.
The Oaks proved to be great front
runners. but poor under dogs. While
they were going right they PLAYED
their game and showed the other fell
lows up But when things broke badly
FOR them they quickly fell by the way-
side
Bill Malarkey. the veteran Oakland
siabster. was selected to do the twist
Ing for the home team, principally be-
cause the Tigers never have beaten him
this season. They all cheered and
rooted and lauded Bill after that first
inning. too. for with three runs as a
started 1T looked soft enough for the
oldtimer.
NALARKEY BOUNCED
But Bill did not even nnish the game.
He was forced TO give way to young
Lohman before the Tigers had finished
avenging themselves on him. However.
the ancient luck still stuck by him, for
Bill was ousted in the seventh round
with the score a tie. The disgrace OF
the defeat must therefore be switched
to the shoulders of the new arrival
from Texas. The Oakland fans all felt
very sorry for him. but svmpathy don't
help when base hits are lacking
Hats off to Spider Baum for the ar
ticle of ball which he delivered After
getting a bad beating and the most
miserable sort of support IN the open
Ing frame the Spider just kept wading
In round after round. They could not
squeeze another run over on him. The
crowd was against him, and 1t looked
a 8 though his own tee ammates also
were against him five minutes after
the game started. But the Spider lust
set himself and kept on doing the best
he could
His line of benders was so dazzling
that 1t even bothered Umpire Jack Me-
Carthy. not to mention the Oakland
sluggers. They were absolutely help
less before him. They did not have a
chance. slight rally resulted In the
last inning, but after Manager Mite
had been struck out everybody gave UP
hope.
LEARD GETS PASS
Bill Leard. the first Oaklander to
face Baum. stalled around until he was
given a pass. Schirm hit one down to
Litschi which he booted, leaving both
men safe. Kaylor died on a grounder
from Baum to Brashear. but both base
runners advanced on this play.
Ness then shot down a Cincinnati
hit. II was close play at the plate.
but Leard slid safely in for the first
tally and Schirm got to third Zacher
Schirm waltzed through. Ness kept
on sprinting until he got as far as
third. and Zacher was on second when
the dust had cleared away.
Tt looked even worse when Hetling
got a pass, filing 'em ell up. Cook hit
one to Baum, who winged Ness out at
the pan. Elliott whipped the pill down
to first in an effort to complete a
double play. but his aim was faulty
The ball hit Cook on the back and
rolled to the right garden. Zacher
sneaked in on this bloomer. A mo-
ment later Cook and Hetlng attempted
to pull double steal. but Elliott was
watching for this play and Hetling was
trapped at the pan.
OAKS HAD THE PEP
The Oaks were full of every sort of
pepper after this opening rally Ma
larkey tossed a choice looking line of
stuff and the fans got wilder and
wilder with their shouts as inning
after inning rolled by. 1t did not look
as though the Tigers would figure at
all. Still they kept on trying.
The fifth was where the Tigers rot
their start. Baum was the leadoff man.
and he picked off a scratchy hit to
short. Carlisle was passed and Kane
hit the ball down to Malarkey The
latter fell ali over himself, leaving
everybody safe.
Malone waited for one that he
liked and when 1t came sailing up he
gave 1t a ride into the right garden
for two sacks and Baum and Carlisle