The morning call., 1891-07-26
APOLOGY TO
THE COLONEL.
His Men Subdue the Gardeners
With a Shut 0ut.
They Played an ErrOrless Game and Won by
a Score of to O. Contests
To-Day.

Seldom If ever In his career as baseball
reporter, extending over long and stormy
period. has the reporter felt called upon to
craWfish for anything printed in this col
'umn.
But the time has at last arrived and he
now publicly apologies to Colonel Thomas
Persevering Robinson and his intellectual
young men for all the mean things he ever
said.
At the same time he wishes it distinctly
understood that his person has not been
threatened with violence by Colonel Rob-
inson or any of his players. Neither has he
received the slightest intimation that his
face may be broken, nor does he feel that
he has in any way jeopardized his job by
. Imping on the 0aklands. The Colonel aud
himself are on the best of terms, and as
comrades have many time drank from the
same can-teen.
This voluntary retTaetion is made in rec
oguition Of meritoriaus baseball and to
show how sorry he is for the entirely un-
called for and sarcastic articles on the Oak
lands and their methods, which have been
printed from time to time. He takes them
all back. Oakland can play ball in spite Of
what has been said 10 tie contrary, though
it must be confessed it takes them a long
time 20 make I'D their minds.
The opportunity for retraction came YES
terday when Oakland played an erroriess
game and shut the proud and naughty San
Jose out without one run.
Observation-Disclosures HIMSELF.
These who attended the last two games at
Haight street are willing to agree with King
Solomon that it is better to view the play
from the housetOps than sit in a wide park
with IN incompetent umpire There were
VPnnla nTpSppt They SnldOm hO
turn out when the Colonies play, and even
the wind is getting tired OF blowing itself on
Oakland games.
Amateur umpire No. . made his appear
-ance yesterday in the person of \ OHng-Man-
Afraid-of- Himself He was not quite so
bad as his predecessor in Office. The game
went off quicker, and the Dukes men failed
to kick with the frequency that marred the
play Of the previous day. One reason for
this was that they didn't have time. Oak
land kept them too busy in futile attempt
to round up run.
Sui there were few objections filed to
the rulings Of the cnprt, though but little
time was consumed in noting exceptions
The mistakes. if any. were in favor of San
Jose, but still the limplug tail-enders out
played them at every turn. One of the UNI
pres decisions was on Ebright'S three
Dagger, which he first said was fair, but
dft6Tward, following IN the line OF the ST.
Dreme Court, reversed the decision and
Cantillion out at the plate when the runner
was safe.
THE REJUvENATED BALSZ.
To Phenomenal Balsz belongs the credit
OF he ping his side on to victory, the most
complete they have won this season. He
was, if anything. more phenomenal than on
llls nrSt appearance with the ColoDels, and
the men behind him played a magnificent
game. 4 crash was looked for every inning,
but for once they chung together and played
like winners.
Balsz's work in the b OK could not have
been better. He simply worked the ball
xTOsS the plate, and the Gardeners could
I.uU hit it. Two lonely singles was the sum
total of their batting and but one man got
as far as second base during the nine it,
ningS. This was in the second, when Dooley
singled and was advanced on sacrifice,
which was es near as they could get to
tally. BalsZ sent but one man 10 first on balls,
and This was the first man up in the last in
Dlng-
Oakland started vi Ii a run in the first. It
should nave been two, but, however that
makes no difference. The next came in the
fifth, when ReitZ singled and took second
On Roberts drive to left. O'Nell forced
Roberts at second, aud BalsZ sent a single
10 right, scoring Rsitz. In the seventh Rob-
efts was sale on NJ Hale's muft, stole sec
oud, and scored on Dooiey's juggle and bad
throw OF grouncer To first
FAILED AS FINISHERs.
The visitors had little or no show for
their reputation as close fnshers. They
were simply squelched as fast as they came to
bat. When BalsZ didn't strike them out their
hopes were blasted in tina field or at first
base. Every man in the Oakland team made
a clean record for once as the error column
in the score will show. The influence of
Poker Buck is becoming manifest in the
team. lie played great game and was
cheeTed as loudly as on the previous day.
When San Jose came to bat in the last
inning some uneasiness was felt for fear
that d Garrison finish might show up at the
last moment. This feeling was inerea sed
when Harper got base. BalSZ relented
ana gave it to him. McGucken sent a fly to
CantiliOn and has been sorry ever since.
Hanley forced Harper at second and Everett
scnt IA foul fly into the air which Hines
" captured after hard chase. Thus ended
the gamewith a score of 3 To 0.
Ii is understood that the Colonel viii have
fac-simile made from that cipher and
wear ii as a mementO of the great occasion
- Oakland will be given chance to play
more shut-out games to-day with San
Jose. In the morning at Emeryville Son.
mers and Lookabaugh pitch and Balsz and
Harper will twirl in the afternoon at
Knight street. Following il the score:
AT SAN FRANCISCO. JULY Is. 1891