Seals
Triumph Twice–to No Avail; Finish Second, Like Last YearBy Harry Borba | |
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San Francisco's Seals took both games to make it five straight over Seattle yesterday. Yet they
wound up a season marked by injuries and illnesses in second place–two games behind the hated
Oakland Acorns. It was the second time the Seals lost on the final day. Last year they tied Los Angeles, but lost a special playoff, 5-0. |
The Seals battled twelve innings before winning the opener, 2-1, behind Cliff Melton. He beat
Dickie Barrett and Charley Schanz in a game that left the 8,708 fans emotionslly exhausted. The Seals know before the dreary battle was over that Oakland had won. Thus, they had no chance for a tie for the flag and a playoff. |
This article goes on to describe how the Seals sent their "junior varsity" into the second game, and the details of that game, but as the headline so succinctly states, it was all to no avail anyway. | |