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Show OAKLANDS WIN DOUBLEHEADER Pitcher's Battle in Afternoon Brings Score 2 to 1 Morning Morn-ing Game 9 to 1. San Francisco, April L'o In a pitcher's pitch-er's battle through a drizrliug rain, Oakland won the afternoon game 2 to 1. making it five for the scries. .Tuplter Fluvius threatened to stop the morning game at any time during the first five innings, all of which would have been very unsatisfactory to the Oakland fans, as their team had a four run lead, but the sun finally final-ly camp out and the pame went Its full route. And some rout it was, the league-leaders league-leaders coming out on thr short end of a 9 to 1 score. "Roxy" Middkton , was the Oak who did not score while the whole team broko into the hit column Burns lasted a little over two innings and then "Poll" Pcrritt took the Job of tossing the ball up 101 Christian's men t' hit Boya and hie spltball lasted the whole game, although he weakened notice-ably notice-ably toward the last. It was a great pitchers' battle, which was ended with the 2 to 1 tally. tal-ly. The first of th scoring was In the third With Love out, Prulett passed Wolter to first. Then the pitcher heaved wide of his mark and Woltr-r rushed for second, being wavel to third by the umpire. Bue-miller Bue-miller took four balls for a safe pass-Ige, pass-Ige, and Ellis laid down a sacrifice. His bunt to the pitcher retired Rube, but Wolter came home. Not until the last of the fifth did Oakland get Into action, Lindsay whiffed, but Kuhu doubled to center field. Koerner, batting for Middlcton, was fanned, and Litschi purposely walked Rowdy Tlliott, sent in to bat for Prulett, connected with a right field swat that put Kuhn and Litscbl around. After that the pamc proceeded on an even keel, barring the rain, and there was little of an eventful nature until the ninth With the rain coming down in a small torrent Prough fanned Abstein Maggert walked and stole second. Me-Mullen Me-Mullen popped to Marcao at second and Harper was sent in to bat for Terry Maggert in a wild rush for third was called out by Toman Morninn Game. a Los Angeles: Runs . - 000.100 000 1 Hits 110 210 021 8 Oakland: Runs 004 011 30x 8 Hits 025 081 60x 16 Batteries Burns. Perritt and Meek, Boyd and Elliott. Afternoon Game. Los Angeles: I Runs 001 000 000 1 Hits Ill 000 0003 Oakland: Runs 000 020 OOx 2 Hits . 100 010 OOx 3 Batteries Love and Boles, Meek; Pruiett, Prough and Kuhn. |