The morning call., 1891-10-04
HARPER FOOLED
THE Colonies.
They COuld Not Connect With
His Delivery.
Strand Was an Open Book to the Dukes, Who
Pounded Out Victory-Frisco
Shut Out

Colonel T. Psychologists Robinson had
lucid ihterval yesterday, and reversed the
usual order of things by talking awhile
through his shoes instead of his hat
Up to the present moment Colonel T. etc.
etc. Robinson has signed forty-two ball
players on suspicion, but they were all re-
leased on their own Teeognizanee because
there was nothing TO convict them.
He is still afflicted with an aggravated
form of psychologists, which, according to
n. Webster's unabridged word roundup,
means false sight, or the imaginary vision
of objects. The Colonel thinks he sees
things when he doesn't. His latest hal
lucination is that young Strand, a recent
result Of the CoonePs malady, has the max
ing of first-class pitcher concealed in his
system.
On this same principle San Francisco Bay
possesses all the requisites necessary to the
development of a first-class ice farm, but
the advent Of the glacial period required to
form the ice is still little too remote to
make the e-mentioned body of water
available fer frozen luXuries at the present
writing. For this reason consumers send to
other points for ice supplies.
In the meantime the Colonel goes ahead,
regardless of the Grand Jury, trying TO de-
velop young Strand in the presence OF an
educated baseball public at two bits per
head. The audience, however, reserves the
right to escape at will, and wait downtown
for the returns. In this way they save
great deal Of wear and tear on the nerv Gus
system, and recupeTate their wasting pow
ers of endurance.
Strand made his third appearance for the
Colonel yesterday afternoon, going in
against the Dukes. At the end Of two long
hours aud twenty minutes peace was at
last declared. Score 10 to g. As San Jose
had lost ten games out of eleven, they
realized that it was high time to do some
thing. So they greeted the ColOnePs
protege with manifestations OF delight and
the result above narrated.
THEY COULDN'T HIT HARPER.
That young Strand will some day de-
veiOp INTO phenOm is not disputed nor
doubted by those who have seen him at
work, but the professional league is not the
place to train for national Tenown while the
ssndlOts are still open to primary grades.
The boy is not to blame, because ambition
is commendable even IN ball-player. He
is more than excusable On account of his
youth, though he is an accessory after the
fact, aided and abetted by his employer.
Fully 5000 seats were occupied when the
game opened. The seats were there when
The game ended, but the majority Of the
people had left for more congenial parts.
Oakland was not in the muSs at any stage
of the game, but few of their faithful ad-
herenis fingered in the fOrlOrn hope that a
rally might occur. The tail-enders played
an almost perfect fielding game, but could
not hit the ball.
In the first five innings they observed
total abstinence from hits Of any descrip-
tion whatsoever, and got but three measly
singles and one triple in the whole nine
innings. Harper was wild enough TO lose
an ordinary game, giving nine bases on
balls, and his support piled up eight pale
green errors Their shortcomings in this
direction were more than Offset by the Oak
lands Daucity Of base hits.
Young Strand was as wild as o Homo, the
untamed man lately captured in the jungle
of Arizona. He gave ten bases on balls, hit
Blocker Hanley once and G. Stallings four
times all in the same place. Mr.. Stallings
was not seriously injured and lost no time
stopping 10 caress his bruised anatomy.
Strand was hit for four doubles, two triples
and eight singles.
in the ninth inning the hungry Dukes,
realizing that they had Il soft snap, worked