The morning call., 1891-10-16
In FAVOR OF FINN.
Oakland Takes the Small End of
Close Game.
Colonel /. Prehensile Robinson's Forty-sixth
Victim Embarks on the Uncertain Sea
of Baseball Game To-Day.

Nine of Colonel T. Prehensile Robnson's
victims from the thirty-eighth to the forty
sixth, inclusive, played another of their close
ball games yesterday afternoon with the
ID ukes. Score, to in favor OF Finn. Time,
two hours
No one will dispute the fact that Oakland
has played number of close games this
season. That is the main trouble; they
were most too close Had a majority OF
them been perpetrated, say mile, a mile
and half, or two miles, in southwesterly
direction from Pasadena, this State, that
painful stringency in spectators-a feature
of their closing efforts-would never have
come to pass.
There was no fault to find with their work
yesterday. In many respects it was supe-
rlor to that of the Dukes, which was also
slnguariy free from bungles OF serious
nature. The Dukes earned all four of their
runs with the bat. A clean single scored
the Colonies one late run in the ninth. u.
Harper was banged for six other husky hits
during the game, but they were all inoppor-
tune.
The uncertainty of these singles was the
principal cause of defeat, because the first
man up generally did the hitting, While the
rest famed out or were thrown out to the
other hand, the visitors punched their hits
and surprised q. Borchers with three in the
third and four in the fifth, in which innings
iue runs were scored, two in each.
THE LATEST COLONEL.
Bnt few folks turned out to see the game.
Those high in authority attributed this to
the fact that the change Of time from 3
O'Clock to 2:30 O'Clock had not been suffl-
GENTLY advertised. This theory was eX-
ploded, however, when O'clock came and
with it no more people. So the blame was
transferred to whom blame is due, and he
well deserved it too.
j. Shea, late of Seattle, made his debut in
one Of those black uniforms from which so
many men have escaped this season. Up to
the hour of going to press he was the most
recent Colonel, being No. 46 MI. Shea was
we'll received. He made three of the
ColOnels' seven hits, was thrown out at
second base and was greeted with we'll
mrrited round OF applause for an extremely
clever stop of ground ball.
FredI Carroll played first base because
early in the fray Mr. Power got hit on the
funny bono with pitched bali, and could
not trust himself to hold down a response
bic position while in the hilarious mood &C.
casl0ned by the shock. MIR. Carroll pre-
scented perfect Interpretation OF this role
and accepted all chances, while Mr. Power
stood out in center field with his feyersh ell
bow exposed to the refreshing breeze.
Oakland had the first inning, and came
very near scoring. With two men out,
single, Powers bruised elbow and base on
balls filled the circuit. ThereupOn Captain
Hat Straps O'Neil-a name derived from the
style of his whiskers-broke out with vo-
cal hemorrhage on the coaching line. the
flow lasted until Cantillion flew out TO Bill
Everett, then Captain Hat Straps subsidized.
SYMPTOMS OF REMoRsE.
After these prospective runs were nipped
In the bud the Colonies wriggled along until
the fourth inning. when they had another
narrow escape from scoring. Sweeney
made prOptiOus beginning on Harper's
mutf and got to third because B!0ckerS Han
ley ana thrown ball failed to arrive at
proper understanding of the situation.
Then while Hunkey Hines was trying to
line out the ball, using bat with hole in
it, Sweeney got himself nabJed at third.
Sweeney was thrown out with the same
bali that struck Hunkey out, and Mr..
Sweeney was evidently a much eXasperated
young man as he stood pensively near the
bag from which he had been ousted through
his own folly. A moment later, when Can
tilion lined out a shot that would have
scored a tally, Mr.. Sweeney gave further
evidence of great mental distress, not to
mention perturbation of spirit.
|. Sundry cOntortlOus of v5age were noted
as,Nr. Sweeney shifted To the other leg, but
owing to the distance it was impossible to
determine whether or not these facial phe-
nomena were supernduced by remOrse or
chewing tobacco.
From this on to the ninth the play was
marked with little or no thrilling episode.
T hose who have made a careful study of
both have doubtless discovered that the
salient features of an average ball game
are subject to about as much change as the
jokes in a theater programme.
After many fluctuations Oakland finally
scored in the ninth. Fred Carroll did it. as
sisted by Bill Everett's tumble, a stolen
base, wild pitch and line drive to left by
the repentant Sweeney.
Borchers and Harper pitched good bail,
each strik ing out six men and dividing three
bases Oh balls between them. The Colo
nels were the acme of baseball perfection.
This afternoon San Jose and Frisco will
play, with Blauvelt and iookabaugh in the
box. Following is tue score: