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The morning call., 1891-06-15
A BICYCLIST'S PERIL.
Falling to the Bottom of Deep Well HI
Has a Hair Whitening Time.

Falling to the Bottom of Deep Well he
Has a Hair hitening Time.
William Sauer, a young law student, had
an experience the other day which he will
never forget. Bright and early he started
out for a good, long bicycle ride, heading
toward Montgomery place In Henpepin
County, Seven or eight miles beyond Fort
Smelling. He reached the village and, after
good rest, turned about and started back.
Three miles on the way he became thirsty,
and discovering a well at an unOccupied
farm house, halted to get a drink. he
stepped ON to the boards which surrounded
the pump and commenced pumping. He
had not made more than three strokes when
the board upon which he stood broke in two
and he dropped to the bottom of the well,
distance Of fifty feet. He was stunned
and remained in dazcd condition for some
time. When he at length came TO his senses
he began calling for help. The we'll was
back from the road at least 80 feet, and
there was not residence within mile of
the place. After a half hour of lung effort
his eyes were sufficiently used to the dark
ness of the hole to enable him to see little.
A small pipe extended down into the water
from the pump above.
He wrapped his arms and legs about it
with the hope of being able TO climb it. 1t
was damp and slippery, and when he got up
two or three feet he slipped back into the
water. He tried it over again with the same
result. Then he tried calling again. He
was finally so hOarse that he could not utter
a sound. He made another desperate effort
TO climb the pipe, but it was a failure. Then
he gave up hope But as one thing and an
other trooped through his mind it seemed to
him that he was too young TO die. The
thought was too terrible. He became very
calm and considered the situation carefully.
Ii he could climb the pipe ten or twelve
feet he would reach the point where the
we'll hole became so narrow that be could
brace himself against the stone wall with
his feet. He mustered all his strength and
wrapped himself about the pipe once more.
Again and again he climbed part way up
and slipped back.
Once he was so far up that he could al
most touch the wall with a hand. And
then--down in the water he went again. AT
length an idea struck him. He took off his
shirt, tore 1t into strips, dug up sand from
the bottom Of the well aud worked it into
the cloth, and wrapped the strips around
the pipe as far as he could reach. Then he
climbed up and wrapped strips still further
up. AT last with one superhuman effort he
planted foot on a stone in the wall. After
a few moments pause to catch his breath
he began moving upward, aud very soon he
was on the outside once more. He was
badly bruised, but not seriously hurt.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
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A MUSICAL OLD CLOCK.
Chimes of Silver Bells That Peal on
IL

Chimes of Silver Bells That Peal Out
Long Forgotten Airs.
There is a curious and interesting old
grandfather's" clock in w. b. SimOnsOn's
art-mechansm store in Brooklyn. This is
its history, so far as its history is known:
Mr.. Bailey, of Bailey & Lawrence, rubber
dealers in Boston, while on a pleasure trip
in England, found the clock in an out-Of-the-
way place in the town of Grantham, near
Cheshire. 1t was out of repair, and had
not run for fifty years. No one could be
found who would undertake to put it in
order. Mr.. Bailey was impressed with its
great beauty and fnenesS of workmanship,
aud be bought it for $500 and brought it
over to Boston, expecting to find easily a
Yankee tinker who could FIX il, No
Yankee could put it in order. though many
tried, and the old clock remained in innOcu-
Gus deSuetude for years in Mr.. Bailey'S
house.
Mr.. Simonson bought the old timepiece,
brought ii TO Brooklyn year ago, and has
spent several months in taking 1t to pieces
and putting it in order. 1t is a remarkable
clock in many ways, and shows at every
point that IL Is the work of master OF the
art Of clock-making. It's proportions are
symmetrical. and it is much taller and heay-
Ter than other clocks of the kind. The case
Is OF solid mahogany, and the interior
and gold bronze, etched all over tho surface.
In the center is a large figure Of Apollo
playing on golden Tyre.
The most singular part of the clock is its
set of chimes. These consist of thirteen
solid silver bells on the top of the clock and
concealed from view by hood, which rises
like a half-mOon over the top of the face.
The striking machinery and the bells had
rested for untold years on a stout plank OF
English cherry. and Mr. Simonton found
that the fifty pounds weight of the chimes
had broken nine brass braces and warped
the thick plank, and that the delicate ma
chinery had been so disturbed by it that
the wheels would not revolve. The machn-
cry had been fastened TO the cherry plank
by nails hand-fOrged on an anvil.
The music of the bells is peculiarly sweet
and soft. When the machinery was In
order-the old barrel, like that of music
box, having been, in fact, spiked anew-it
was like waking up a loDg-f0rgotten past to
hear the old tunes, many of them being
known only by their names. The names of
the tunes the chimes play are inscribed on
the metal clock face. These are the names
in the order the chimes play them: THE
Minuet," "Britons, Strike Home" "a
Young Virgin of Fifteen" 1.-THE Lord BIZ
ron's Maggot," 80, Lovely Charmer," IAN
Opera Tune" BURY Fair" katherine
Oggie," This Great World" "Ormond's
March," The Lovely Sailor" and Dame
of Honor" 1t requires thirty-ive hammers
to pound out these tunes.
On the clock face is the makers name,
edward Hemins." and "Blssiter," the
town where it was made, in the north of
England.-The Sun.
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CAUGHT IN A CARPET LOOM.
Staggered Away to Die When the Ma
III 81

Staggered Away to Die When the Ma
chine Released Her.
Dora Wex was a bObbin girl in Higgins
carpet factory between West Forty third
and Forty-fOurth streets. On Saturday tie
factory closes at 3 10 o'clock. So at 2:45,
or a little before, Dora began to clean up
her loom. When she bad finished, she went
into the tOilet-roOm and washed her hands.
On her way back to the machine she made
some laughing remark TO another of the
girls, Lena Burris, WHO was great friend
of hers.
When she got to her machine she noticed
some loose threads and leaned in at the side
to fix them. Just then her bobbin girl came
along. Now the little bobbin girls are
anxious that the Teavers make as much
money as possible. and often when they see
loom stopped they start il. The bObbin
girl did not notice that Dora was leaning in
among the works of the loom and behind
the brake. One piece descended, another
came forward from the back and caught
against Dora's chest and shoulders ana
chrushed her. Then the bObbin girl saw
| wha had happened ard swung the brake
back and stopped the loom.
Dora staggered out and tOttered forward
| a step or two. Lena Burns, who was COM
| ing toward, saw her totter wi h her head
| down and thought she had stumbled. Then
| sue saw Dora Ctutcn Def naHuS upon her
chest an fall forward heavily. fat upon her
| face.
She ran forward TO pick her up. and said
laughiDgly, Odd you hurt YOURSELF" But
there was no answer. She lifted DOra's
head to her knee and saw that her face was
white. She thought she had tainted Just
then the bobbin girl, with white face and
frightened eyes, came up and said, ''She
got caught
But still Lena did not believe Dora was
| hurt, for there was no blood. man came
up and lifted Dora's limp body and bore it
into the yarn-rOOm. There are thirty
looms in the Brussels department.
and all this while most of them
had been changing and crashing away.
But the news spread and the looms
stopped, and tie girls gathered with scared
faces about the door of tie yarn-r0om.
They had laid the girl out on piles of
yarn. She was unconscious and her breath
came family. They mad torn the clothes
away from her chest. On it there was a
blue streak at the right shoulder. blue
streak under the left breast. and small,
round blue spot in the center of her bosom.
That was all, except that the blood began
to rise to her lips The doctor tried to give
her medicine, but she could not swallow.
Soon, even though she was unconscious, she
began to writhe and moan. A few minutes
Of this, then her pulse flutteTed and faded
altogether. She had died in just half an
hour from the time Of the accident.-N. 7.
Sun.
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WHERE MURDER LIVES.
A Plat of Ground Where Six KILN
Have Taken Place.

Plat of Ground Where Six Killings
Have Taken Place.
A writer in the Carrolton (Ga.) Times
tells of place on the road between BGch-
anan and Draketown with remarkably
bloody record.
More people, it is said, have lost their
lives on a spot of ground less than mile in
diameter on this road than any other plat of
land in the State, taking into considera-
ton the sparsely settled community. There
Is no old grape-shot stand, nor any public
gathering place. on this fatal plat
To begin with, about dark on a June even
ing in 1886 William Hall was fallen upon by
Ed Franklin, and beaten to death on q
wagon of oats. A certain rock marks the
place where the murder occurred. A little
further on the same road, say 500
wards, a little later man named
Robeshaw was shot aud instantly killed
by his brother-in-law, Joe Moore, while
in fight. About 200 yards FROM where
Robeshaw was killed, Jun Thompson was
shot and instantly killed while sitting in
his cabin with his girl on his lap. This was
just few years after Hall was killed. A
few years later Wash Golden shot and in
stantly killed old man Pearce, within a
mile of the above places. Just a little later
Lige Lambert was shot from ambush by
Chislom, Jim Rome, Harris Gollamore. Coon
Num- and Others
Then about two years ago old Adam
Golden, a negro, was bounced upon by Bill
Reeves and Joe Sanford and beat 20 death.
Then in the same community old man
Jesse Wade was killed by falling tree,
also another old man. Within half mile
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The Second Game.

The visitors presented Harper, the old
Sacramento pitcher, in the box, while old
reliable Frank Hoffman did the twiTling for
the home team Again did the Sacramento
pitcher come off first best. Harper was
touched up for ten hits, while HOff was
hit for only five widely scattered hits. Hotf-
man struck out five batters to Harper'S
three, and gave two less bases On balls
Work played a star game, his phenomenal
running catch in the first inning being a
feature Of the game. He also made two
other clever catches, while at bat he secured
four safe drives out of five times up. The
game was one Of the most exciting ever
played in Sacramento, and in the ninth
inning, when the Giants tied the score, the
shouting was dealening, and when Sunday
also scored, making the home club ahead,
the noise .uld have been heard for miles.
This noise was kept up constantly in the
teuth inning, and no doubt helped materially
in winning the game. The noise reached
its height, however, when Hutchinson
retired tile last man in the tenth
inning. Hats were thrown in the air and
many ''diceT" was ruined by the excited
cTanks. DonOhue'S umpiTing was first class,
but one decision being questioned Ia the
two games. In the first inning the home
team scored twice on Sundays force hits,
hits by Work and McGuirk, and McGuCk-
ems error. In the third inning Lookabaugh
was safe On Sundays error and scored on
Stalling's triple. In the sixth the visitors
took the lead on Peoples error of Hanley'S
pop fly aud EUIight's three-bagger. Buck
scoring on Dooley'5 sacrifice. In the ninth
the home team took the lead. Hoffman led
off with a triple and scored on Pee les sac
Tifce Sunday hit safe and reached third
on MCGu keu's second error and scored on
Works single. The last half LoOkabaugh
again tied the score on his two-bagger and
0'Day's error. In the tenth McCloskey
reached third on McGUcken's third error
and scored the winning run on Spies sacri-
fee. The attendance was the largest for
some time, about 1000 being present at the
second game. Following is the score:
AT SACRAMENTO, JUNE IA 1891
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THE FoRENooN CAME.
Pop swett's Three Dagger Won for Han
r3sgT

Pop swett's Three-Bagger Won for Har-
ris' Team.
The treatment received by Oakland on its
own grounds in the morning was simply an
Indication OF what was 10 come later on.
Oakland fell three TALES short OF Frisco in
the general result. AS usual. the tail
enders took the lead for few minutes and
then dropped back into second place.
In the third for the Colonels Stevens got a
base on balls and was advanced to second
on CantilliOn's sacrifice. He hit hot one to
SWEET, which struck on his breast and
bounded TO the pitcher, who threw the bats
man out at first. YOungman drove a single
TO center and Stevens scored on 0NeirS
sacrifice fly. Youngman scored on SOmmers'
loug drive TO right In the fifth O'Neill got
away on double aud scored on a passed
bali and a single.
Then Frisco went to work. Clark had
scored in the third on base on balls and a
three-bagger by Levy. In the fifth, with
the bags full, SOmmers forced In run On
balls Then Pop SWEET lined out three
Dagger, which brought in three runs. He
came home on Hassamer'S sacrifice fly.
This ended the run-getting. Peter Som
mers pitched an excellent game. SO did
Otto Young, each pitcher giving the oppOs.
Ing force five hits. The feature Of the game
was big Bill Hassamer's work at short He
accepted fourteen different chances without
an error. The score is as follows:
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A THUNDERBOLT MAKES GLASS.
How the Tube Known as Fulgurite Il


How the Tube Known as Fulgurite Is
Manufactured.
did you ever see the diameter Of a
lightning flash meaSured?" asked geologist
recently. well, here is the case which
once inclosed fash of lightning, fitting 1t
exactly, so that you can just see how big It
was. This is called fulgurte' or light
ming hole, and the material 1t is made of is
glass. l will tell you how it was manu-
featured, though it took only fraction of
a second to turn it out
"When bolt of lightning strikes a bed
OF sand it plunges downward into the sand
for distance less or greater. Transforming
simultaneously into glass the SILICA in the
material through which it passes. Thus, by
its great neat, II forms at once glass tube
of precisely its own size. Now and then
such tube, known as 'fugurite, Is found
and dug up. FulgurteS have been followed
into the sand by excavation for nearly thirty
feet. They vary in interior diameter from
the size of quill to three inches or more,
according to the bore of the fash.
But fulgurites are not alone produced in
sand they are found also in solid rock,
though very naturally of slight depth and
frequently existing merely as thin, CLASSY
coating on the surface. Such fulgurites
occur in astonishing abundance ON the sum-
NIT of Little Ararat, in Armenia. The
rock is soft and so porous that blocks foot
long can be obtained, perforated in all di-
rectons by little tubes filled with bottle
green glass formed from the fused rock.
There is a small specimen in the National
Museum which has the appearance of hav-
ing been bored by the teredo, the holes
made by the worm subsequently filled with
glass.
"Some wonderful fulgurites were found
by Humboldt on the high Nevada de Toluca
In Mexico. Masses of the rock were covered
with thin layer Of green glass. It's pecu-
liar simmer in the sun led Humboldt to
ascend the precipitous peak at the risk of
his life. IN Y. Journal.
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His sirtieth Rirthhax.

Sergeant George w. Hartman, one OF the
most popular and highly respected men,
bers Of the Police Department, celebrated
the slxtieth anniversary of his birthday yes
terday. He was the recipient Of many con-
CALCULATIONS, and the hope was freely ex-
pressed that his connection with the force
would not be severed for many a decade
Sergeant Harman was appointed to the PO-
lice Department of San francisco In 1854.
and has been continuously 10 its service, ex-
cept for period of six years, when urgent
private business demanded his more imme-
date attention. He was appointed a Ser
geant in 1874, and since 1880 had had charge
of the Second Police Division. Company A.
at the Central Police Statinn.
The morning call., 1891-06-15
A ChIcken-Ranch on a Roof.

I once knew a man here in New York
who used to raise chickens on the top of his
house. Everybody laughed at the idea of
his being able to make it a success, but
have bought eggs and chickens from him
many and many a time, so l know that he
did. He built railing of slate all about the
edge of the roof so the chickens could not
fly over. He had plenty of fresh earth on
the floor, and In one corner COOP where
the roosts and the nests were. and in an
other corner an awning was stretched for
shade-N Y World.
The morning call., 1891-06-15
Fire in Chinatovn.

The alarm from Box 293, on the corner of
Stockton and Jackson streets, at 8 80 o'clock
last night, was for fire in the one-story
frame building, 734 Jackson street occupied
as tailor-shop by Chow Zun. An explod-
ing coal-oil lamp was the cause of the blaze.
The loss is estimated at 500, the building,
which was very old one, being entirely
destroyed. The alarm was the first one
turned in from the box, which was connected
about two weeks ago.
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A YOUTHFUL MURDERER.
A Three-YeRr-Old Boy Kills His Infan
Brother With q Club.

BfOther WITH Cub.
At an isolated point near Liberty, in
Anite County. Miss, a horrible murder
was pespeuated by probably the youngest
criminal on record. three-year-old boy.
The parents had left the house in charge of
three children, one 3 years of age, one 8,
went cut in the field near the house TO play.
The Oldest boy went to sleep and the baby
began TO cry. The three-y ear-old boy tried
TO pacify him. but falling to do so became
angry and picked up piece If wood and
struck the infant on the head, breaking its
skull. Another blow broke its arm. 1t
was dead when found by the parents and
was half buried in strip Of newly plOwed
ground, in which the baby murderer was
trying to conceal the body.-New Orleans
special to St. Louis Post-DiSpatch
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Temperance Work.

The attendance yesterday at the New
Wigwam of those persons interested in tenn
perance work was larger than usual, and
the ladies of the Women's Christian Tenn
peranee Union OF San Francisco have rea-
sou to feel salts fed with their experiment
of holding regular services on Sunday after
moons. After singing some gospel hymns,
brief addresses on temperance were made
by Rev. w. w. Case of this city, Rev. DIR.
Davis or Halfmoon Bay, Mrs. l.. p. Will
Jams, President OF the county union.
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She Didn't Desire Their Comn.n,

There are many ways of receiving callers,
but the plan adopted by Miss Denmarsh
of North River, is not likely to find imita-
tors in good society. The young lady re-
ceived word that two toughs of the neigh.
borhoOd. Casey and Bennett. proposed call
ing upon her that evening. She sent a
message informing them that IL they knew
what was good for them they would remain
quietly at home. They did not accept her
arrived on the threshold Of the maiden's
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At SACRAMENTO, June Il, 1891.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Sacramentos ....,......l o ! o.
san JOses................O o %
Earned s-Sacramentos ,, san JOses 0. Home
runS-SuLday, McGuirk. Sacrince htts-FrSHee,
Do0ley. First base S-SacTamentOs l, San
Joses 2 First base on called balls-SacrAmeutOs
B. san JoSeS 8 Left on bIseS-SacTamentas 3, San
JoseS 8 Struck OuJ-By France 2, LoOkapAush /.
First base hit by pitcher-Peeples, McGuirk ald
Han.ey. Double payS-FTsnce, Peep eS aud Nc
As minutes Umpre-Donohue O1icial scorer
VIII II. Young
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of the spot where old man Hall was killed
Clara Ayers was killed by the accidental
discharge of an old army gun and man
named Leak is said to have been murdered
on the same plat of land, which the Times
naively remarks seems to have much fatal
itY for human life
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domicle she met them with Winchester
rife, and emphasized one word, "git."
They hesitated. Then the blue eyes flashed
keenly along the rifle barrel, and Casey
went home with an ugly wound in his
scalp. 1t was close call for Casey. Ben
nett received the second charge in the
Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
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Bright sparks Of hope from far across the
sea have shed their beams on Colonel Rob
inson, and he now confidently asserts that
he is in 1t. Winning that game last Friday
excited the good Colonel aud his condition
was further aggravated by the performance
Of Mr.. Balsz of Vallejo, who appeared In
the diamond last Saturday. While still con-
fdent of ultimately gobbling the pennant,
the Colonel hls showed the date of begin
ming to do so little farther along. One of
his latest bulletins set the time in July, but
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AT SAN FRANCISCO. JUxE14 1891

Earned Tuns-BurIingtOns 2. Home runs-Jsck
son. Three-baSe hits-Pbelan, Parker, BLACK. TWO
base hlts-TTaynOT, ROhan, Wds. BrOweli. w.
Stuitz Jackson. Sacrifice hits-ROhan, w. StultZ,
Piquiui First base on erIOrS-BurlHgtons 9, NJ. j.
FlAvins 2. First Gase called bais-Burliagtons
., NJ. j. Fiavlns /. Left on Observation-Disclosures z,
NJ. J. tlavins 4. Struck out-BuTlingtOBS 3. NJ. j.
Flavins l. First base on hit by pitcher-Parker.
Double plays-Piquini to II. Stuliz TO Traynor Cole
to BroweIL Jackson 10 TraynOr Passed balls
phe-Chsrles Sweeney. r. Is. Marden, Oneial
Scorer.
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= I IIt eJUIb Is as IUIIUWS
AT OAKLAND JuNE IL. 1891

Earned runs-San Fran ;iscos /. Three-bsse hits
SWEET, Levy. TwO-baSe hIt-O'Neil. Sacr fee hits
Levy, g. Sharp, Cahill, CantilliOn, SOmmers.
FIRST base on errOrsSan FranciscOs 5, Oaklan DIS q
FIRST base on called balls-Ssn Franchises 8. Oak
lands 8 Left on baSes-San FrancIscos II, oak
lanas7 Struck out-By Young 2, by Sommers s.
Double plays-HasSamer to SWEET. Passed ball
Clark. Wild pitches-SOmmeTs l, Young /. Time
OF game-l hour 80 minutes. Umplre-SherId an.
o11ciaI Scorer-J. w. Stapleton.
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SCORE BY ISSIS6s.
sacramentcs... - o o o o Is
ID a y O.

Earned ruuS-Sacramentos !, San Joses !. Three
base hiIs-kDught, StallinGs, Hoffman. Two-base
hits-Suuday, Looka augh. Sacr nee nits-Eyerett
2, DOOI+y LOOkabaugh, Harper, Peoples. Spies
First base errors-SacrameR ., SaH JOses 2.
First base called batls-SscTamentOS 4, Sau
JoseS ?. Left on bases-SacranentO II, San Joses
B. Struck out-By Hoffman 3, by Harper 3. Double
play-HaDley and Dooley. Passed bals-Stalings
!. Time of game hours. Umpire-Donohue.
Ohcial scorer-Wul II. Young.
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At SAN FRANCISCO, JUSg 1891.

Earned ru1s-San FranciscOs, ?. Oakands 2. Two
base hits-J- sharp, Levy, Cartwright Cshiil.
Long, J. Sharp, HHssamer. First base on errors
San FrancscOs 5, Oakiands ,. First base on called
balls-San irancisCOs 8, Oskauds !. Left on bases
San FranciscOs y, Oakiands 3. Struck out-By
Cobb, 3, by Fitzgerald 2. Double plays-Phiiips to
UNeil, SWEET 70 Sharp TO Cartwright SWEET 80
Sharp TO Cartwright Time OF game-2 hours I'm
pIe-SherIdan. j. W. StapIeIOn. oficial scorer.
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Amafenr Contest.

The Burlingtons played a game with the
NJ J. Flavins at the Haight-street grounds
yesterday morning, but judging from the
score the Flavins must have looked on while
the other fellows played. The features of
the game were JacksOn's pitching and the
twenty-five runs made by the Burlingtons.
The score is as follows:
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AT SACRAMENTO.
San Jose Twice Defeated-"KId" speer
Has a Leg Broken.

Has Leg Broken.
SACRAMENTO, June 14-Two games were
played here to-day. both contes being
largely attended. The Giants had won two
games of the SERIES and the cranks thought
that that would be all they could win from
the visitors. But the players thought other
Wise. and two finer contested games were
peVer played on the Sacramento diamond.
The only thing TO mar the pleasure Of the