The San Francisco call., 1913-08-14
SEALS ARE PLAYING
personal : BALL
Lack of Team Work May
Be Responsible for
Slump

The Seals are not playing the caliber
of bail they were six weeks back, even
though the team has several new faces
on it since that time.
Even with Downs, Schaller and Clarke,
three players who figure to bolster up
the club. il does not appear to be as
strong combination as when Hogan
PLAYED in left. Charles at short and Nc
Ardle at first.
Both runs yesterday could have been
avoided with fast fielding Johnston
went in very slowly on Brashear's fast
grounder 10 second in the opening in
ming, when O'Rourke scored from sec
ond. The little center fielder has not
been playing the caliber of bali that
marked his work some weeks back His
errors in Tuesdays game helped the
Tigers to a victory
Mundorff is away off form. and unless
he gets back In his stride soon he is
likely to be displaced in right On Tues
cay lie failed to go up against the right
field fence on a hit that could have been
handled, and yesterday he leaped in the
air after high one that bumped into
the fence which looked impossible for
him to handle AS result Mundy was
not in position TO play the ball off the
boards. and. O'Rourke, who had belted
it there, had no trouble in making il go
for a double. The club is not playing
together. individually the club looks
all right. but there is something mate
many NSOHS with A.
Johnston has fallen off in his base
running. The little outfielder appears
TO have lost his snap. This is the opin-
up another conclusion. Johnston feels
the loss of Bill Hogan. who used to bat
in fourth position behind the speedy
little outdeIder Hogan was always
sacrificing his personal averages to get
Johnston around on the bases, and the
latter made many run through Bits
assistance. Since Schaller got into the
lineup Johnston has not been stealing
as many bases as of yore. The Seals
appear To be a team of individual play
ers. It looks good enough, but the boys
are not playing together.
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Leifield is an easy worker He uses
but little exertion. but he is on the job
all the time. He has a nice free deliv-
cry and wonderful control. He holds
the runners close to the bags, and
o'Rourl1e was trapped off first by Lefty
in the fourth.
Hosp came nearly showing Cartwright
up in the fifth frame. The latter popped
an easy fly TO short and then loafed go
ball. but recovered it in time to get
Carly but he heaved the ball over Pat
terson's head, which saved the Seals
third baseman.
Patterson elashed into Howard in the
seventh when he singled to right and
Mundorn tried to get him at first. He
sent the Seal manager sprawling- and
Del retired in the next inning, McArdle
succeeding him at first.
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Hogan must be given credit for hav-
ing team on the field that is full of
pepper. The southern bunch are play
ing the game all the time, and they are
as game as a pebble. Patterson has
been playing great game for Hogan
since the season started here. He got
two hits yesterday and batted in one
run. He played a great game at first,
and his stop of Cartwright's drive in
the eighth was a nice play. The ball
was too hot to handle. but he managed
TO stop it. He manag ged to recover the
ball and get back to first In time to nail
the batter.
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Hosp played a slashing game in the
field for the Tigers. He also lined out
two safeties.