The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
VOL YES DEFEATED
IN CLOSE CONTEST
WITH COMMUTERS
Oaks Unload a Better Quail
ity of Ball, but Are Forced
to Extend Themselves
to Win Game

The tossers from Oakland took their
minds off their jinx yesterday after
noon long enough to nose themselves
into a to victory over the men from
Sacramento. Now the eminent men Of
science have come to the conclusion
that when a jinx is thought about 1t
generates an evil and a losing spirit;
SO. with the minds OF ball players en-
tirely removed from such an influence
and such a spirit, they are qualified to
do regular work on the field.
The Oaks were entitled to the vic
tory which they slowed away yester-
day after the double crushing of the
. former day They unloaded a far bet
ter brand Of ball than their rivals when
II was needed They saw their oppor-
stunities when the game was young
and they embraced these opportunities
without allowing anything 10 stand in
the way of the fond embraces They
got off to a great start, which was half
the battle.
GAME NO GIFT
But the champions did not win out
without battle. They had to turn
every trick they knew. and they did
not feel absolutely certain Of victory
tiil after Manager Harry Wolverton
had taken final wallop at the pill and
failed. This was the last out so the
Oaks breathed freely.
The wonderful start OF the Commu-
ters was what proved their breadwin-
ner Bill Leard. the first man up. re-
sponded with a two cushion smack TO
the center garden. Schirm waited
patiently till Munsell slipped him
ticket to first and Kaylor beat out an
infield hit. Ness lifted a long fly TO
Lewis which was easy for Leard TO
register the first tally. Then Zacher
produced a two bagger to left and
Schirm was in, making 1t to for the
starter.
The Senator's began to show signs of
life in round three. After two had
fallen by the wayside. Young beat out
preWy bunt. He had scarcely time to
set himself on the bag when Jimmy
Lewis lifted triple over the head of
Zacher. Young was right on his toes,
and he kept on sprinting till he reached
the pan in safety. Moran had a chance
10 tie it up or even better. but he
faded away on fly to kaylor.
OAKS AGGRESSIVE
The Oaks were full OF aggressiveness
in their half OF the inning and the
the winner. Schirm and Naylor each
found safe places to drop hits in the
outfield. Ness flied to Young, but
Zacher was strong enough to paste the
ball against the center field fence. and
on this one Schirm took a ride to the
plate.
Wolverton came to the conclusion
that Munsell was not delivering the
right brand OF benders, so he recalled
him and put Kinsella on the firing
line.
This switch proved lucky one, for
Check winged the ban down to third
and caught Kaylor off the bag 10 feet.
The rally ended when Zacher was
nailed trying to get away with a steal
OF second.
Malarkey and Kinsella fought each
other inning after inning from that
time till the eighth. and then the SEN
ators began to show flash of life
With ordinary luck and a little more
hitting ability they might have broken
it up, but the cards evidently were
stacked in favor OF the champions.
Two men had been dethroned when
Van Buren beat out a hit to short
Cook winged the ball over to first and
his wild peg gave Van chance 10
20 az far as second. Right off the reel,
Kenworthy slammed a fast one into
the center garden and the Deacon came
dashing home with the one which al
most broke it up.
FANS DEMONSTRATE
The fans who were boosting for
Sacramento stood up, cheered, tossed
their hats and INDUCED in other stunts
when Kenworthy stole second. A sin
gle would have made it a deadlock,
hut alas. Hallinan hit a grounder to
Leard and was quickly winged out at
first.
They even had chance in the last
round. Tenant famed and Check was
tossed out at first on a very close
bunt Wolverton took It upon himself
to hit for Kinsella, and he smote the
ball quite a wallop. Unfortunately for
him. it landed in Zacher's hands and
all the shouting was over. Score:
SACRAMENTO
ALB BIZ. 20. A. E.