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Show OAKS PLAY SLOW GAME AND LOSE Los Angeles, April 29 The Tigers repeated today, beating the Oak 8 to 1 In a dull Rnd uninteresting game. The Oak bunch played like it was the last game of the year and they had the rag cinched. Their ten hits were scattered through every frame, and time and again with men on the bases the batter couldn't or didn't get the ball out of the diamond. Christian's gang In action resembled resem-bled early morning drill at the Soldiers' Sol-diers' home. It was painful, Prulett quit In the seventh, and Manager Christian, who finished It out, was greeted with a single by Wilhoit. a triple by Bayless and another single by Hetllog, the same being good for two VXD. Before this the Tigers doubled In each of tbo second, third and Blxtb on good, hitting and nifty bue work. Hogaa. also got through the day without being put off the grounds, which is some feat for Hap down here. Aftor the game he announced he had released Pitcher Elmer Koestner to get down to the eighteen limit Later tonight Hogan announced the release of Pram Hosp, one of the best shortstops in the league This act, with Purcell suspended, puts Ho-gii Ho-gii down to the limit. Manager Dillon al60 sent notice to Charley Chech, veteran of many :i hot scrap, that he was free to sign elsewhere llitt was struck on the baud by an inshoot in the eighth and had to retire. Oakland 000 010 000 1 Base hits Ill 121 11110 Venice 022 002 20x 8 Dase hits 021 113 31x 12 |