The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
PURE BASEBALL JOY.
The Colonies Actually Won a
Game Yesterday.
4 Season of Feasting and Fireworks at Oak
handsome Of the Startling Features.
Contest to-day.

i his is 10 certify that have USED nine DoLtieS
OF DIR. Books justly celebrated lymph hypOdeT-
mieally applied 10 my players. The effect was
startling. Before using this valuable medicine
my friends and had given the men up for lost.
They were continually complaining of that tired
FEELING; also coughing and splitting, aud always
arose in the morning with bad taste 10 their
mouths. In fact, their systems seemed TO be
completely run down, but now they are feeling
like new men. They have gained Ia flesh, aud
ale playing better b II than they ever did, and
can cheerfully recomma nj This medicine TO other
managers similarly afflicted. Thankfully yours,
COLONEL T. ROBINSON.
Yes, Oakland actually has game Of ball,
which il won yesterday from Sacramento all
by itself. For once the lOng-sufferng and
much enduring Colonel had no occasion to
use the key to the ice-chest il which he has
been packing his consecutive defeats. There
are no feathers on the Oakland team, for
the Colonel picked all the men himself.
SUCH HAPPY TIME.
The Athens Of the Pacific was the scene
of wild and demOnstrative joy last night in
honor OF this seldom event. Everybody
turned out and hilarity flowed unrestrained.
In the evening grand celebration was held
and the Colonel burned some empty barrels
IN the middle of the street Then when the
pOpulace had gathered round he arose and
in voice chOked with emotion made little
speech in which he briefly expressed the
heartfelt JOY the occasion called for I'm
nedlately following the Colonel came Cap
tain Tip, who read an essay on How TO
Play Right Field, or " hat l Know A bout
Catching Flies" An outsider might think
that the flies referred to were on Captain
Tip himself, but they are not What he
meant was the three long drives he fondled
in right field.
When Tip got through with his essay the
Colonel handed him bunch of tirecrackers,
while he shot off a few Roman candles.
Then the tired but happy merrymakers
went uptown, where they had some ice
cream and pop. Oh, it was such joyous
time and the happieSt day Of all the glad
new year.
THAT STARTLING FEATURE.
1t was generally considered by those pres
ent that the most startling feature of the
entire game was Oakland's runs. A score
OF to in favor of Oakland was somewhat
shock, and the time when a similar con-
ditiOn OF affairs existed is so far away in the
dim misty past that il is now looked upon as
matter of ancient history.
The Colonies had the best of the engage
ment from the start. They scored twice in
the second. Hines started with a single and
scored on Cantlliion's thTee-bagger TO right.
I he next two up tore frightful gasheS in the
tween &c static bliss and deep despair on
third. Long got a base on balls and tried
10 steal second. Spies threw TO O'Day
Long started back to first and O'Day hurled
the ball 10 McGuirk. 1t caught Danny
Long between the shoulder blades with
dull, muShy PUNK that sounded like hitting
an empty horse with bed Stat The pail
went on into the beacherS, while Cantlli0u
came cantering home accompanied by
low, ripping peal of musical laughter pro-
aaA h. col. I
with a hole in 1t, and while the ball was
sliding through three times Danny Long
stood lowering at first with panied express
sion in his bright blue eyes,
IT NEEDED SPIKES.
The visitors scored in the second both
sides were equally guilty again in the fourth.
and Oakland captured two more in the fifth.
Hardie almost made a home run. Had he
succeeded the excitement would have be-
come uncomfortable.
Long had already scored on hit and a
few well-placed errors when Hardie picked
out vulnerable spot on the ball and blaZed
away. The sphere landed on the roof of
the race-track Sheds where it hestated a
moment; then it started again for the ridge,
| but weakened and slid back, clutchiBg franti-
cally at the smooth shingles with its Toe nails.
Then it fell off into the weeds and Hardie
had to stop at third. If the ball had had its
| spikes on Hardie would have made a home
run sure. He scored on Phillips sacrifice.
BRITTAIN's sHINBoNE ASSIST
Britain made a brilliant shinbone assist
! in the ninth for Sacramento. Hutchinson
! got away on double and scored on Sun
| days single. Work drove a hot liner to
| short which caTomed neatly on Mr.. Brittain's
! sharp shin and then took bias shoot over
| to 0'Day, who touched Sunday out at sec
| ond. The inning ended with two runs
Another feature was 0Day's great one
man double play in the first for Oakland
With Loug and O'NeiI on second and first,
! Hardie hit to 0Day, who touched O'Neil
! out between the bases and threw Long out
at third. This afternoon the Oaklands and
! Sacramentos play game at the Haight-
| street grounds. Following is the score:
| AT OAKLAND, MAY %, 1891.