The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
COMMUTERS SLAM
OUT VICTORY IN
SEVENTH SPASM
They Settle Game in Open
ing Inning, but Sixth
and Eighth Also
Count
nr WILLIAM J. sLArrERY


Life in the cellar proved monotonous
and uninteresting to the members OF
the Oakland team, so they all got to-
Eether yesterday and resolved to make
q switch. With every member Of the
team on the Job, they executed dou-
Bile flank movement and thereby ap-
piled the crusher to the foes from
Venice both i'm the morning and in the
afternoon. News from the south tells
us that our cherished lads took two
heatfngs This is why Oakland is not
last any more.
There was a noticeable change in the
work OF those Commuters. too. They
Seemed TO realize the disgrace which
they were subjeeting their home town
folks TO and they resolved TO resort TO
sn eleventh hour rally
Naturally they trotted out upon the
field in the afternoon filed with much
confidence after the morning conquest.
There was an unusually large supply
of pepper on hand and It was freely
distributed Everybody cut in, and
with Lefty Pernoll decorating the CEN
yer of the lot, the Oaks looked very
good from the outset. Even the San
Francisco fans had 10 admit this.
RIGHT FROM JUMPOFF
And they did not lose any time about
boosting runners over the plate. either.
The opening round was their best
After Leard had been disposed OF httle
Kayior beat a slow one down TO third
and Gardner swatted the pill safely TO
right field. Coy banged the ball right
ar Baum. who made a fine stop and toss
10 Ldtschi. but the latter Juggled 1t too
long. so everybody was safe.
This bad bobble practically settled
the game then and there. Zacher
slapped the ball smartly over second
and in came Kaylor. Baum lost his
nerve for a moment, hitting Cook and
forcing Gardner in 1t might have
been even worse had not Guest hit into
3 double play. but still, they got two
1sliies off Baum which they were not
entitled 10. but such is the luck OF the
grand old game.
The third was good for another one.
This time Kaylor was passed and
Gardner bunted him along. Coy re-
sponded with a siZzler against the
right field fence and Kaylor just
ragged home. once more the double
play helped the Tigers out. for Zacher
put himself and Coy out OF the run
ming.
HOMER TO START WITH
The Tigers did not figure at all till
the sixth, when Johnny Kane drove the
ball over the center field fence and
shattered a nock OF shingles on the
roof of the church hard by. This was
only the starter.
The next spasm was the brightest
one of the afternoon for the Tigers.
Mcdonnell drove the pill against the
right field fence for q starter, and
Mite Immediately put the rollers un-
der PernolI and signed Malarkey up
for slab duty. He looked soft TO Ell
II hall
ond- Baum did the natural sacrifice
act and the home rooters shouted
long and loud for. the Tigers.
Carlisle smote the ball down to
Gardner, who quickly whipped IT in
TO Mite in time TO NAH Mcdonnell at
home. Then Carlisle just took a chance
and dashed for second Elliott PLAYED
off third long enough to stall Mite
into pegging the sphere there. When
he did, Elliott made wild break for
home and he judged the distance very
nicely, beating the throw in.
There was nothing to choose be-
tween them till the eighth, and then
the Oaks started once more. Leard
was called out on the third strike, but
baylor beat one 70 short and Gard
ner laid down a bunt, which Litschi
threw away at first, sending Kaylor
to third Coy lifted long fly to Kane
snd Taylor landed very easily.
aFIGHT IN TIGERS
The Tigers did not quit without
final effort. They were right on the
dheels Of their opponents in their last
attempt. Litschi was passed and Nc
'Donneu put him on second with an
inheld out. Elliott advanced him a
base on a scratchy one to second and
then they called UPON Big Patterson
to take a swing in place of Baum. He
hit down to Leard and forced Elliott
at second, and on the play Litschi
romped through, but Carlisle could not
do any further good, so 1t was all
over The score:
Venice ABB. r. BIZ. Po A E.