The morning call., 1891-09-14
Oakland Has at Last Won Three
in One Series.
IT MAY TURN THE COLONEL'S HEAD.
The Tatl-EldaS and SdGTamGlt0S Break Even On
aSiI-Game Series S-TO Phenomenal BalSz
Belongs The Credit Of Winning Three for
The Progressive Party From Over The Bay
Hard Times for Henry HaTTiS-Staldilg
Of the Clubs.

''Tell me not in mournful numbers life is
but an empty dream" remarked Colonel
Thomas Progressive Robinson in oh-be-Joy-
ful accents, as he slowed away his third
victory in one week. Three games in one
series is a new and untried epoch in the
career of the progressive Oakland team. and
fears are entertained that the event will
cause an aggravated attack OF dropsy under
the ColOnePs hat.
Already his baseball skies are brighten
ing, and once again he discerns the dim,
shadowy outlines NJ the pennant as through
glass darkey. He is still talking, too; but
SIS his remarks have always been equal in
point of weight and interest to those uttered
BY man with a limited vocabulary and a
hare-lip Duke Finn has no grounds for
uueasIness regarding the final destination
of the remnant of 1881. Priority holds good
in baseball as well as in other walks of
life.
It does seem little late in the season, but
Oakland is wheeling into line, as the editors
remark during the windy preiiminaries Of a
political campaign. True, they lost the
morning game, but that was due to the per
sistency of the Colonel, who hired a new
man to pitch. he was released, however,
before he got to the ferry and had to pay
his own fare back TO the city, where he is
now rejecting on the frailty Of man.
The afternoon game was noted chiefly for
the errors # the Steers and the box work
of Louie BalsZ sometimes spoken of as
Phenomenal He has won three games for
the Colonel, but is still on the ragged edge.
Yet his chances Of finishing the season are
good, as it would only cost him 81 to reach
his home in Vallejo. If he lived in Yer
mont for instance, he would probably be
released to-day.
Oakland scored nine runs in the first two
innings on a combination Of seven HIT and
q few errors. Old Man Hoffman had an
other streak of bad luck, which set IN early.
he recovered during the next four innings
and the Oaklands got but one hit. Then
they broke out again and paid their respects
TO Mr.. hoffman III a way that made his head
ache. Time was when Oakland couldn't
touch his delivery, but he was having an off
week.
EASY FOR THE CoLONELs.
The ColonelS men secured a grand total
of twelve hits and thirteen runs. while the
best the visitors could do with BalsZ was
five hits and eight runs. or these eight
talies six were batted in by Bill Hassamer,
who was strictly in it for his employers.
Bill had thirteen chances at short and used
them all but two, besides dropping out a
single. double and home run. His four
bagger was high fly to right field, near the
foul line which bounded into the uleaChers.
fhe rail was too high for O'Neil to climb
and the spectators refused to thro" the ball
opt.
This occurred In the fourth inning.
Goodenough had started on a single and
stolen his waydo third. coming home on
the Lit. These were the last runs for the
visitors, and during the last five innings
they got neither tally nor hit.
In the first they seCGred a couple Of runs
on pair of hits and some sacrifices. The
second resulted in four runs ana one hit.
The bags were full and Rassamer hit a
double that scored three runs. Their two
runs in tue fourth brought them up within
one tally of Oakland, bat owing to their in
ability to collide with BalsZs delivery they
failed 10 better their condition.
Oakland increased their LEAD In the sew
enth, when BslsZ sent Spear and O'Ncil
across the plate on a two-bagger to ceuter
and scored on Powers force of Carroll at
second. In the next, with Phillips on third,
Hines hit 10 short. and, while Phillips was
being run down on the line, Hunky sprinted
around 10 third. He scored on Reitz' sac
rifce 10 center This ended the run-getting.
Bill Bowman was sick, and his place be-
hind the bat was filed by Hank Spies. Rey-
nolds played third, Cantillion took second
aud Roberts was back in left field. Speer
supported BalsZ in iue style, and the work
behind him was Of very encouraging ma
tuTr. One curious feature of the game was
that the first five meu on the Oakland bat
ting list made two runs each. Following Is
the score: