The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-17
FRIGID BASEBALL.
It's a Cold Day When Oakland
Fails to Lose.
Phenomenal Balsz Was Wild and an Easy
Mark for the Friscos Lawson in the
Field-Games To-Day.

Yesterday was much better day for
putting up ice than playing ball. The
weather was more conducive to pulmonary
complaints and hot onion poultlces than
base hits. still Oakland and Frisco persisted
in playing game at Haight street.
1t was a frozen luxury which the few peo-
pie present enjoyed as well as they could
between shiyers Those who left their over
coats behind went home again, and those
who wore straw hats wished they had
brought their earmuffs also. Some Of the
players brought their muffs, but they were
too ragged to afford much protection from
the weather.
A chilly, fog-laden zephyr blew in from
the west, driving the salt spray of the deep
and never ending ocean across the diamond
in misty clouds. 1t whistled around third
baseman Phillips generous ears with the
weird. uncanny cadence Of a Chinese fiddle
solo at dewy eve, while the slken ban
ner that waves from the top of the grand
stand tiuttered and tapped and snapped like
lOng-tailed shirt on clothes line.
W. DALE VS.. THE COLONEL.
Poor old Oakland failed again by score
of 10 to T. But the Colonel wasn't there TO
see it. They sadly missed the deep-tongued
baying of MI. William Dale on the coach
ing line, and didn't steal a base Neither
did they hit.
Dale is no longer q bright and shining
light Of the Oakland team, and the lute-like
tones of his silvery voice are lost to us for
ever. The other day the lynX-eyed Colonel
detected the young man in the act of ex-
pending a portion Of his salary in the puT-
East
Thinking that Mr.. Dale was about to for
sake his bed and board without just cause
or prov0cation, the Colonel promptly had
l. tad Nd i.,fp nrfcA tIaA
was bailed ont by the survivors of the Oak
land team. and il is now understood that
the Colonel has Telented and entered nolle
pros In the case.
LAWSON STILL IN IT.
Phenomenal BalsZ and Mr.. Lawson were
both in the game, but 1t is highly probable
that Oakland would have lost anyhow. The
former pitched, while the latter stood up in
center field without money and without
price In order to convince the Colonel that
he is really pitcher. Mr.. Lawson has
offered to play this week for nothing, and
pitch the Sunday morning game at Emery
VILE for the same figure. Those who have
never seen this gentleman in the box should
avail themselves of the opportunity.
Nothing occurred to disturb his studied
repose in center field during the seven in
nings he oficiated in that position tor
Danny Long. Not ball was knocked in
his direction, which WAS very considerable of
Harris men to say the least So he stood
George Washington in the bow of the boat
in which he crossed the raging Delaware
on the night of December 25th and took 1000
HesSans prisoners. And an extremely cold
night 1t was, too
HAD NO CONTROL.
Balsz was wild in his delivery, or else
the plate was too small for him. At any
rate he conld not get il over and thirteen
men mbled 10 first on this account alone.
Frisco hit him for ten singles and stole
bases with alarming frequency. He yielded
his position well and assisted in double
play Of a very sensational character.
In the first inning Otto Young lost his
bearings in the fog and could not strike the
plate. He filled IN the boxes once and the
0aklands scored three runs on the combina-
ton. Two of these were pushed across the
Plate and Britain let the other in on
futile one-hand stop of a grounder that be
did not get.
They scored again in the fifth on Smiths
wild throw and single by ReitZ.
The locals had no trouble after the first
inning. Young got his eye back and pitched
his usual game. Five brilliant double plays
took place, one of which Phillips made I'M
assisted by pulling fly out of the air with
une hand. Levy and Sweeney made some
fine catches. The same clubs play this
afternoon at Haight street. The score is as
follows: