The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-29
Colonel Robinson Sets Fire to The
PeHlaIt Of 1889.
THEN He CAPTURED One GAME,
Finn Of san Jose and Robinson Of Oakland d.
Ttdat The HoI0T Yesterday, the Latter
winning q Seven Inning Contest Frisco
Comes Ont Best in a SWaltGTiIg Game at
Positions Of The Clubs in
The Race.

With portion Of the money derived from
the benefit game at Emeryville last Friday
Colonel Robinson bought himself some coal
oil. There was about twenty cents worth
Of this intiammable fluid which the Colonel
purchased unbeknown to his friends Coal
oil is a sure remedy for hoOdoo
After tossing restIessly on his pillow all
through the hot and suItry night he arose
yesterday morning and went to the Emery
vile bail park with the light Of noble re-
solve shining in his eyes. He had the coal
oil concealed on his person,
Then he got out the pennant Of 1889, that
silken symbol Of supremacy, the like Of
which he Will never see again. He piled
the banner up in a little heap and poured
some oil over it. Next lie struck a match
as only a man can strike one, and touched
it to the cause Of all lis misery.
With a ruff and a fash the mass disap-
peaTed even more rapidly than bis chances
for tie pennaut Of 1891. And as the lurid
flames leaped heayenward athwart the
murkv sky. the Colonel stood with folded
arms gazing down into the whitening EN- .
bers. doubtless expecting to see a better
and brighter pennant arise, PhGnIX like,
from the ashes.
Nothing Of the kind happened, so the
Colonel gave tie ruins a kick. slamm ed his
hat on the ground. and said, "Pil have five
more new men here Y the last Of the week. "
Then his meek and lowly followers turned
to and squeezed out their one regular weekly
game
DUE To TIE CLIMATE.
During the past week RUS ripenei just
Ike prunes and other products Of this
glorious climate Of California The genial,
glowing sunshine, full of dazzle, tan and
freckJrs, fastened the harvest and in four
DAYS the Gardeners husked a total of IS
TALES. The majority Of these. however,
were on the point of falling to the ground
from oveT-ripeness.
Yesterday was the hottest day Of the
week. During both games the ball wore a
cabbagc-leaf in its hat and the PLAYERS
trot.ed along with their tongues out like a
dog under a wagon. In the early morning
the heat must have thawed out the Oakla and
fellows frozen joiuts. for they won the
game at Emeryville. They are expected t.
win ore game each week from force Of
habit If nothing else.
San Jose got away with four games out
Of five, Sacramento two out Of three, Frisco
broke even on four and the OaklandS won
one cut of four. The relative positions Of
- the teams have not changed in the Tsce for
the penuant Oakland is still lingering in
the dim distance. having lost fO-tY-thTee out
Of r possible hfty-sN games, with a fair
prospect If keeping 1t up. Frisco is five
games behind the leaders.
DALE As A PITCHER.
q usual Sunday audience witnessed the
game at the Haight-stTeet grounds IN the
afternoon. San Jose assumed the aggres-
siye on this occasion and closed the second
inning with q block IF five runs. OAK land
had nothing until the fourth, when Phillips
got round on a couple Of sacrifices and an
error. Another one came in IN the eighth
and two IN the ninth. The game closed
witt a score Of IL to (.
The phenomenal Mr. BalSZ pitched the first
five innings for Mr.. Robinson. Some thought
it was the heat, but in reality the bungles
going on back of him took all the ginger out
Of Mr.. BasZ Mare Island system. He got
DISCUS ed and quit while ". Dale, the pOeti-
cal coacher from Rockford, get IN and
pitched the ball.
He ex-Its a hypnotic influence over the
ball. which he accomplished by pressing his
thumb on a Ger; a n spot. By this means he
gains control over the Y bTst.OnS Of its mind
atoms and sends tie bali where he pleases.
In four innings jhe San JOses got but three
hitS, which gratled Mt. Dale very much.
The ColOuels ratified ten hits of LOOka-
haUgh, but clumsy base-runniHg and the
magnificent fielding work of the visitors
kept tallies away from tie Plate. The score
Is as follows: