The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-10
BALSZ, THE PHENOM.
Restored to Duty He Wins for the
Cruel Colonel.
Oakland and the Locals Play Game Full
Of Noise, Excitement and ETrors.
Steers and Colonies To-Day.

BOYS" said Colonel Thomas Proba-
ton Robinson as he gathered his
shuddering subjects around him yesterday
afternoon, if you win this game you can
take things easy the rest of the week and
I'll promise not to release any OF you until
after supper"
Taking the Colonel.at his word his hired
men sailed in and played now-you-see-us-
and -then-yOu-don' game with the locals,
defeating them by score Of 10 to 9. Phe-
nomenal BALI, who has been taken back TOUR
times on probation only to be fired later on,
was in the box for the peerless Colonel.
Early in the morning jolly Joe Canulllon
was given a quit-claim deed to his JOB WIN
the Oaklands. This makes the fifth man re-
leased since Sunday, and now the rest OF the
team allude to the Colonel as Gallagher, De,
cause he let's them go. To date the Oakland
magnate has written out thirty-seVen re-
leases in his fine Italian hand this season.
His object is doubtless to keep good Dali-
players in circulation.
1t is said, on good authority, that eastern
cut-rate ticket brokers display notices 10
the effect that reduced rates will be given TO
ball-players in parties of ten or more gong
West to join the Oakland team. IL Is also
said that when strange man with rugged
cast of countenance and scrambled myers
goes to Oakland, somebody asks MIN what
position he is going to play.
HARRIS NEW MAN HIRAM.
However this all may be. Colonel Gala
gher's team as it now stands, though sub
iect to changes daily. won its one game per
week at the outset. There were the usual
Oakland features at the start liz which Doth
sides participated, but toward the last the
play grew close and exciting. The audi
larn
seemed to enjoy itself immensely.
Two new men made their debut slmui-
taneOusly and were greeted with loud ana
tumutuous applause. These two gentle
men were Hiram Blauvelt and Fred Carroll.
The former pitched for Harris, while Car
roll worked the middle pasture in place OF
Cantillion, who used to spell his name Cant
Ian before he got into the business.
1t is generally supposed 10 have some
what dSheartening effect on new pltcher
to lose his Introductory game. Ii Hiram
Blauyet feels this way he should Danish
all sorrow and care engendered by defeat.
because he is not alone to blame. Inc eight
large seal-brown errors that occurred 10 the
right, to the lett and to the rear Of hiram
Blanyet shift the burden Of censure.
Hiram's delivery received substantial
recognition in the shape of twelve hits, but
he ptrsistently put the bail across the plate.
This is an innovation that few of the late
arrivals have had the hardihood TO intro
duce in the California League. and on this
account Mr.. Blauvelt's efforts were hailed
with demonstrations of approval and de-
light. He gave but one base on balls. and
had his support been all that it should have
been some of the runs and hits would have
been conspicuous by their absence.
SETTLING A YEXED QUESTION.
The new twirler developed nothing par
ticularly startling in the way OF speed OF
curves, but he is cool and steady and worked
high drop ball that proved very deceptive.
He has a good eye and raped out two sim
giles besides innumerabe foul tips.
When neither side scored in the first
inning people looked askance at each other.
This was something to which they were
totally unaccustomed. Frisco had the hrSt
sally, but all they got out OF 1t was Dan
SWeeney's bunt and Cartwrlghts base on
balls. Smith hit to Retz and was doubled
at first by lightning double play which re-
ceived boisterous recognition.
Carroll was first up for Oakland. and as
Hiram prepared to pitch for him the people
applauded. The young men were somewhat
puzzled as how 10 divide the hOnors, but
when Carroll struck out the matter ceased
to trouble them any more. Tom Power got
hit in this inning. He got three more dur
ing the game, one of them double, aud
scored three runs for his prolific employer.
In the second Frisco awOke to the neces-
sity of doing something, so stralghtway
scored six runs before a man was out. a
hit. Tree Phillips tumble aud Powers drop
of thrown ball filled the bags. PhenOme-
nal BalsZ then came to the rescue with a
base on balls, forcing in Il run. Blauvelt
dropped short fly over Pete Sweeney, scor
ing the second run. Peck Sharp sent q
ball to Phillips, who was altogether too
strong for the occasion and threw the ball
so far away that three men scored on the
throw. Sharp got home with the sixth run
on a sacrifice.
REGAINING LOST GROUND.
Oakland began to recoup its losses In the
second, scoring two runs on four errors and
without hit. In the next Power started
with a double and scored on Phillips triple
The latter crossed the plate on sacrifice.
This placed the Colonels within two runs of
| their opponents, who had failed to score
after the second inning. In the fourth the
Colonies batted in three runs. Pete Sweeney
scoring two of them on double. In the
next Power singled and went to third on
Danny Sweeney's muff of Pete Sweeney's
fly. Phillips single Brought In two runs,
the batsman going TO third on the play and
scoring on Hines single.
Three more in the sixth gave the Colonies
lead of four runs, which the locals re-
duced to one before the game ended. They
scored one in the seventh and two in the
eighth, the last man being retired in this
inning with man on third when his run
would have tied the score.
Great excitement prevailed IN the last, but
Phenomenal Balsz nobly acquitted himself.
Levy put himself out on grOunder to first,
Clark got base on balls and Peoples flew
out to Pete Sweeney. Then Balsz got wild
and hit SWEET with the ball. but more than
squared himself by striking out Blauvelt
and winning his game.
There were numerous good PLAYS and
more bad ones, but on the whole the
audience enjoyed the game Reltz made a
great stop back Of third and throw to first.
completing one of the finest plays ever seen
on the grounds Carroll accepted three
chances In center and also showed his col
legueS how to run bases
Sacramento and Oakland will play this
afternoon. Following is the score: