The morning call., 1891-09-13
, ANOTHER PIE
WITH BUTTER.
Colonel T. Prolific Robinson Won
a Second Game.
Things Are Coming His Way Now, Including
Eastern Players -Profuse and Timely
Hitting Defeated the Senators.
Come out dis afternoon and see us do up

Come out dis afternoon and see us do up
de OakIands; it's a regular puddin'.'
THIS informal invitation was extended by
Captain B. McGuirk of the Steers to his
friend Phil Mcfarland and eX-ball-player,
but now comedian with the Corner
Grocery COMPANY. Phil was present, but
the puddin' alluded to by the loquacious
Beese was di>hed up to the wrong team
and Hunkey Hines was once more served
with a modIcum of butter to spread on his
pie. Score, u to in favor of Colonel
Thomas Prolific Robinson, who signed three
more men yesterday.
II is not generally known that Captain
Beesie naturally aitiiltes with stage people.
but lie does. Beesie was once an actor HIM
self and wore n fur collar His stage ex-
perirnce extended over au unbroken period
of four nights during the fall Of 1886, when
he played the bartender III the Ticket OF
Leave Man" in New York. Phil used 70
come in and drink with the bartender
while resting one foot on the iron rail in
front OF the bar.
Dming his career behind the footlights
Beesie learned many things that are nm
known 10 the masses. He says that the whisky
used in stage saloons Is nothing but colored
water, ana be ought to know. Another
valuable theatrical experience lie acquired
Is the happy faculty OF always stepping off
the track, when travelling, in time to let the
train 20 by.
However. this has nothing to do with the
game IN which the eX-actor played first base,
iuterpersed with brilliant baseball bon mots
for the edfcation of his invited guests.
THEY TURNED At LAST.
It is SAID that even worms and barrel
hoous will turn if trod upon. So will the
few remaining traces Of Colonel R0binson's
bedgered aggregation as originally placed
before the public. After BEING heavily trOd
upon by the Senators Tor two games and a
half they suddenly turned III the middle OF
the performance yesterday aud whacked out
a victory with a suddenneSs that made the
visitors dizzy.
symptoms Of IN uprising were first noticed
in the eighth inning, at which time the score
stood To 3, IN TaV OF the Two Macs.
Then ReItz, Speer, ONeil and Phenomenal
BasZ each made a correct diagnosis of Old
Man Hutfman's curves for singles, which,
with some errors, balks and sacrifices,
brought In three runs. Excitement now
ran high and was further augmented by the
appearance OF the Colonel.
He appeared, as Is his won't at the lower
end OF the lot, and marched with brisk
military stride along the track IN front Of
the grand stand to the bench where forty
odd men in Oakland uniform have sat dur
Ing the past few months. Alas, poor men,
they are walking now, most of them, with
their faces turned toward the East. As he
passed the grand stand some of his humble
patrons spoke to him.
He returned their salutations with the
distant though not aggressive hauteur of
The head-waIter in a StcOnd-claSS hotel,
after which be took a seat beside one of his
new pitchers.
This pitcher Is not a ball-player. but
however, that makes no difference. He Is
deaf and dumb boy who hauntS the ball
park, but he is physically qualified to fill
position in the COlonel's team because he is
big enough to fill SommeTS' uniform. Pete
has gone to the Steers and the Colonel had
the boy on the bench as a dummy pitcher,
II the rules require an extra man.
HOFF SLIPPED AN ECCENTRIC.
1t seemed as if the presence of their en-
ployer inspired the Oakland men to deeds
Of desperation, for they went 10 work in the
seventh inning and reduced Old Man Hotf-
mans delivery to a shapeless mass. Nine
men went TO bat and seven OF them touched
off clean singles. They all came in bunch
and netted four earned runs. There should
have been hYe, but IN the midst oil the tn
mol Kid Speer got frivolous and was neatly
trapped at third by Bill Bowman and his
accGmplce, Hank Spies.
Before the heavy run on base hits, pre-
viously alluded to, Hoffman had the right
OF way surveyed for great victory. In
five innings the Colonies had gotten but four
HIS. ore Of these a tnree-bagger by Pete
Sweeney, which scored two runs. Pete
scored on wild pitch. and these comprised
all the TALES bagged until HOf slipped an
eccentric.
Phenomenal BalSz won the game for his
side or was an accessory before the fact,
aud as this is the second in one week it is
high time the young mans front name ap-
peared in print.
Hi real name is Louie, instead of Pie
nCmeual, and every time he does good work
hereafter he viii be alluded to as Louie, pre-
yided, Of course, Louie doesn't get fired
again.
In the first inning the Steers got three hits
of Louie, one double by Actor McGuirk.
lie had to DO it 10 show his friend Phil that
his batting eye was still unimpaired. After
this The visitors got but four hits. The last
occurred IN the ninth, when Cantillion led
with a single, but the side was retired by
the only ube play of the game. Louie
made three nice hits, but no runs. Still, by
making others happy you bring happiness
TO yourself
Joe Cantillion is now Senator and is as
field where he had eight chances and
missed tNO of the easiest ones. The rest of
the visitors played a fine game, but the
licked battery of the Colonies would de-
feat AHsOn's team-if the Colonel was man
aging it.
1t Is said that the Colonel has signed two
more pitchers, 0wney Gagan aud Badly
Suur- one Of whom Will pitch to-day against
the Senators. Formerly this paper printed
the makeup of the Oakland team in ad-
vance OF the game, but there are too many
libel suits floating around the country now
to take any more chances. Following is the
score:
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