Show AN EAR TO THE GROUND In yesterdays yesterday's game Walter Valter Leverenz Leverenz Leverenz Lev- Lev erenz achieved his hll first shutout of tho the season Although allowing only one run each in nine of ot his games Walter Walter Walter Wal Wal- ter has failed to put over a Do blank heretofore a Hen Berrys Berry's Seals witnesses yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yester yester- days day's Salt Oakland Lake-Oakland game being unable to snake make the long lone jump from Portland to Los Angeles in time to open the weeks week's series with the Angels z With two new faces In the Oaks' Oaks Infield the Bees took to bunting Rath Bath Tobin Quinlan and Leverenz each worked the trick successfully After MItze had scratched out a single In the eighth h Pop Arlett was lei 11 sent In to bat for r h He Justified jug Jus titled Howards Howard's confidence by hitting into a a. double play Orr to Crandall to sheely a O Oakland kland Cal July 18 Ray IS-Ray Ray Miller 1 and Jack Sheehan first baseman baleman and shortstop of ot the Oaks Jumped their contracts with Del Howard and will play Independent ball In the Arizona Arbona- New Mexico Copper league Chick Autrey formerly of the Seals and Jack Conger formerly with the Three-I Three league were signed up to fill their vacancies Sheehan went to Hurley N. N r M. M to Join a club managed managed managed man man- aged by Jack Roche the catcher who was on the Oakland payroll until a A. few weeks ago Ray Miller went to Santa SantaRita SantaRita Rita N. N M. M Mf where he will play ball under the energetic Bill Burns who was with Oakland for tor- tora a while Miller and Sheehan did not bid Del goodbye In fact they left BO so quietly quiet quiet- ly that even some of their playmates did not know they were e e going Manager Stovall t. t rays ys he Is at a a. loss to know why Pitcher Jack Quinn deserted deserted de do- the Tigers He lie said Quinn came In San Francisco and asked to go home to Los Angeles for tor two weeks but he did not feel that he could lose the pitchers pitcher's services servIce for tor that length of time and told him so Stovall says he does doe not know where Jack Is isnow now Stovall it Ic suffering from a lame back and Snodgrass is If filling In at first Lefty Letty James made his first appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap In a Portland uniform yesterday yesterday yes yes- relieving Harstad who had replaced Penner lenner James gets credit for the victory Friction between Manager Climer of ot Louisville and Jaems resulted in his sale to Portland Denny Wille Wilie was instrumental In getting getting get get- ting McCredie to buY James Los Angeles July 18 Tom Tom Seaton big Chicago Cub pitcher leaves the Windy City for Los Angeles today following a deal closed whereby he was purchased outright ht by President Powers of ot the Angels The acquisition tion it Is hoped by the Los Angeles Angeles' management will put the local team clearly on tha road to the pep pep- nant 4 Infielder and Catcher Lapan will return to their Angel teammates today from a sojourn of ot some time In the late lamented Northwestern Northwestern North North- western league Herbert Hunter the Infielder whom the Cubs handed the Tigers early In I the season stopped over in Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles on his way back to o Chicago San Francisco July 18 larry narry Harry Wolverton Wolverton Wolverton Wol Wol- verton deposed Seal manager has confided to friends that he is all through with baseball He is reported as negotiating for a large arle farm tarm withIn with with- in a short distance of ot San Francisco and will pass the rest of ot his days back backon on the soil If Ie Wolverton goes through wits the plans plan baseball will lose a noted fig fig- tire ure Since he broke in with the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Nationals away vay back in 1895 he has been a prominent figure As a third baseman In active service he heWon hewon hewon won tame fame as a hitter and his record as a man manager ger does him credit Boss Harr Harry remains a great favorite favorite favorite favo favo- rite with fans tans up and down the coast who will wish him well In his new project |