Show Acorns Nip p l l. A L Jw te To 10 Give Ses Seab Edge de deBy i I By United Press The San Francisco Seals held helda I I a two-game two edge over the second- second place Los Angeles Angels Angel today today- due largely to the efforts of the Oakland Acorns The Seals who were a bare half- half game ahead of the Angels yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day strengthened their grip last night by beating the Ute Sacramento Solons 3 to 1 after the Acorns had scored a twin victory over Los Angeles 7 2 and 3 2 in an art afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon double Elsewhere in the league the San Diego Padres walloped the Portland Beavers 4 to 1 and the Seattle downed the Hollywood Hollywood Honywood Holly Hony- wood Stars 5 to 2 Acorns Win Sin jn Two Outstanding event of the days day's diamond doings was the Acorns double defeat of the formidable Angels Angel hurler Dick Conger appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap well wen on his way to a no- no hitter in the first contest when he pitched seven innings of flawless ball ban but the charm was vas broken i when the unpredictable Oaks came I two- two through with a tying score-tying run rally rany in the eighth Just to prove they meant it the Acorns ran wild again in the ninth frame to score five runs on two hits and two 1 home team errors The Oaks took the lead in the fourth inning of the nightcap when Wally Vally poled a homer over the left field wall They scored again In the fifth and once more morein morein in Jn the seventh Los Angeles opened a belated offensive in the seventh when Bill BUl I hit a four-bagger four with a aman aman aman man on base but were vere unable to to carry th rally further Tosses Fifth Win In San Francisco Seal hurler Cliff Melton tossed his fifth straight victory when he held the Senators to four well spaced hits I Sacramento took an early lead with ith a run in the first inning but i were overcome when the Seals tied it up uR in the sixth and clinched the victory with a two-run two rally rany in n the eighth Extra-base Extra hitting of Ted Jennings and Ferris Fen Fain were re responsible responsible responsible re- re for the San Francisco runs In Portland the San Diego Padres evened their series with the Beavers when they scored a 4 to 1 victory The southerners tallied twice Inthe in inthe inthe the fifth inning and added one more in the sixth and nd another In Inthe inthe inthe the ninth to cinch the win Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land scored their lone run in the sixth th Inning when Larry Barton doubled and scored on Mayo MayoSmith's MayoSmith's MayoSmith's Smiths Smith's single In Seattle the town home-town Rai- Rai fliers avenged a prior defeat by pounding out 11 hits hit for a 5 2 win over the Hollywood Stars The Suds crossed the plate three times In the first Inning to establish establish lish a lead which was never threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened by the vi visitors Runs in the third and seventh frames rounded out the winners winner scoring Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood scored one run in the third and another in the ninth |