The morning call., 1891-05-10
THE COLONIES
in HARD LUCK.
Oakland Loses a Game After
Fairly Earning Victory.
Pitcher Stevens Hit by Batted Balls and Dis
abled-The Senator'S Defeated at
San Jose.

II any ball patron has hitherto enter
tanned doubt about the Oakland Club
playing in hard luck that feeling ought to
be dispeled after yesterdays game. When
the seventh inning was over the score stood
10 to in favor Of the ColonelS, and when
the play ended the record was: San Fran
cisco 16, Oakland 10. And it all was caused
by pitcher Stephens being knocked out of
the box-not batted to the retirement of the
bench, but literally rendered helpless.
Stephens arm, after his long rest. had
come round into pitching condition, and he
entered the game yesterday afternoon with
great speed, deceptive delivery and very
fair control OF the ball. The San Francisco
batters found the Oakland twirler's curves
extremely difficult to measure, and in the
first five innings, although trying hard to
lace out the bali to unguarded spots, all they
could do was to make one safe hit. That hit
was made in the first inning, and during
their next four trips to bat Harris men were
retired in One-twO-three order In the sew
enth base on balls. Levy's three-base hit
and Cartwright's single gave the home team
two runs and broke their string of goose
eggs.
Matters, however, were going too
smoothly for the unlucky Colonies and the
first catastrophe took place in the seventh.
Hassamer was at the bat and Stephens
pitched the bali squarely over the plate.
The batter's stick met the sphere fully and
with great force, driving the ball down to
Stephens with terrific speed. The pitcher
tried to get out Of the way, but was not
quick enough and was struck in the lett
grGln. He was knocked down by the force
of the blow, which must have caused him
intense pain, but he grlttily resumed wo Tk
after short rest. He continued to pi tch
good ball until disabled in the next inning,
when Van Zant drove another hot bail TO
the box, striking the pitcher on the knee
and rendering him unfit for further use as a
twirler. Then it was that the Colonies
large-sized Jonah" must have laughed
with fiendish glee.
Garfield, who had been sitting on the
bench, half chilled by the cold. was called
upon TO I'LL the vacated box, and without
the slightest bit of warming-up practice,
started 10 toss the ball to the Frisco men.
To have used speed might result in the
crippling of his arm and he did not exert
himself. Without employing speedy de-
livery he could not put the ball over the
plate and batter after batter was given
first base on balls. He sent half dozen
men to the initial in that way and struck
two batSmen, forcing in three runners. At
the same time the home players began to
hit his weak delivery, singles, doubles aud
triple being mixed no with the bases on
balls, and when the agony ended Frisco had
scored ten runs.
The Colonies played a magnificent field
ing game and batted in unusually heavy
style, sizing up Cobb for five doubles and
eight singles, and earning five of their runs.
The only error made by the team from across
the bay was a juggle of a ground ball by
CantiliOn. The second baseman. however.
played great game at second, and Young
man guarded the initial in manner that
showed him to be a capable man for the po-
sition. Hines caught his first game, and
gave good account of himself. Two Frisco
runners attempted to steal second base and
be threw them out.
The Frisco team played splendid ball, Van
Zant and HaSsamer participating in some
very hot work. The score: