The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-14
NOT so VERY BAD.
The Dukes Only Make Eight
Runs in One Inning.
Colonel T. Passementerie Robinson's Men Still
Keeping 1t Up-Hank Harris Great
Victory at Sacramento.

All hands admit that Colonel T. Passe-
menterie RobinsOn's picturesque baseball
ruins make a neat though not gaudy border
with which to trim off the tail end of a mis-
spent season, which was so full of bright
and glorious promise at the start.
One by one the beads kept dropping out
of this charming bit of open work, so to
speak, until scarcely any of the original re-
mains. One by one they were replaced with
ornaments of every shape and size, yet SO
tremendously did they blend that the result
from day to day has been the Same.
They are still a ragged fringe on the
lowest hem. To date they have lost ninety
five games, and the ColoDePs most sanguine
admirers are buoyed up with the fond hope
that he will make 1t az even 100 In the few
short days remaining. There is no reason
why he should not. because he has not done
anything TO forfeit his inalienable right to
lose.
But eight more games will be played here
and Oakland is billed to take part in each
and every one. This is indeed an awful
prospect when one reviews the suspicious
opening month. 1t is like introducing II
dinner with ice-cream and, angel cake and
winding up with cteeSe-0ne of those i'm
ported brands that come across in a crowded
Steerage. But there is no help for 1t, so take
1t or let it alone.
No one expected that the Colonies would
reform at this late day after nearly eight
months of unpublished crime. On the con-
trary, immunity has made them holder. and
they went on the rampage again yesterday
afternoon. However. most of their depre-
dationS were confined TO one inning, and
that one was simply frightful. Even their
extra man on the bench went out and be-
came wanderer on the face Of the earth
uhul informed that change for the better
had taken place. This man was Easy
O'Neil, who said he had seen some harrow
sights OF which he could not look unmoyed.
SOME RAZZLE-DAZZLE BALL.
During this blood-curding epoch, called
by courtesy an inning, eight of Duke Firms
men followed themselves across the plate
III rapid succession. and seven of them came
10 before the first put-0ut had taken place.
his was what induced Tom Power to be-
seech his accOnplices to call a halt until
they could fkd out who and what they
were, or il they we're simply ball-players
with the raZZle-daZze. 1t is quite likely
they were. Anyhow the fiasco finally ended
because the San Jose fellows objected to
making two tallieS each in one inning IN
less they got extra pay.
Aside from this hideous blot on their
doubtful escutcheon the Colonies didn't do
so very bad. They have done worse. A fter
those eight RUS, which were harvested in
the second inning, not Duke could get
near the plate, and They tried to score even
harder than in the previous game with Har-
ris' men. And 10 make matters Interesting
alter their temporary attack OF palsy, the
tal-enders turned out six large, healthy
runs on their own account, besides putting
III some really meritOIious licks in the field.
The game ended with score of to 6.
The trstlnning gave nc dread foreb0dings
of what was to follow. Hunkey Hines and
Cantlllion made two sky-roeket catches in
the outfeld, and Speer nipped man in the
bud on line shot to second. White r It
McGucken squeezed couple of hard chances
IN his territory, and Bill Everett assisted
the other man out at first. Then followed
heartrending experience for the specta-
tors.
Buck Ebright hoped on to G. Borchers
for double. Cinderella DOoley, with his
little glass slippers, got base, and both
Buck and Cinderella tOak another on wild
pitch. McNey hit to Shea, who nursed the
ball while and then threw to third, but
failed 10 catch Buck.
EVERYBODY SCORED.
B0rchers favored Sharp with a base on
balls, forcing in the first run. G.. Stallings
swiped the ball for two bases and two more
runs. and Lookabaugh popped out single
that scored handsome George A passed
ball placed Lookabaugh on third and Nc
Gucken's single sent hlm home. This made
seven runs and Chief Borchers was begin
ming to leok tired, but he managed to pitch a
DalI thht went three feet above his back
stops head. McGucken passed on to third.
BluckerS Hanley flew out TO Hines, but Ev-
erett touched off single that blew Nc
Quicken home. Bill stole second. third on
sacrifice and home on Dooley's single.
The handsome and gentlemanly was
thrown out at second, and thus endeth this
chapter.
oakland prospects were not overly bri ght
al this time, but they batted in a couple of
runs IN the next inning, assisted by Bill Ey-
erett's tumble. In the fifth, with doubles
by Shea and Power. a single by Borchers
and some timely errors on the part of their
opponents. the Colonies added four to their
string, making The rest of the affair as ex-
citing as If nothing unusual had happened
B0rchers was found for ten hits, six of
which occurred in the second inning In
the third two men were shut off at the plate
by the clever work Of the Colonies, and
again, In the eighth, Lookabaugh was
tagged within few feet of the plate on
O'Neii's throw from the field. Lookabaugh
was touched up for eight hits, which were
punched together in four innings enabling
the Colonies to earn the majority Of their
tallies.
The same teams play to-day with Harper
and f. O'NeiI in the box. Following is the
score: