The morning call., 1891-09-26
MORE OF THE SAME.
Oakland Played Another Of Its
Weird Ball Games.
Colonel T. Presto Robinson Makes Fresh
Lightning Change in His Cast-VictOry
for the Crippled Dukes.

Colonel 7. Presto Robinson made another
lightning change in the cast of his ball team
YES terday, but the result of the game was
the same old thing. Frisco won it IN a few
springy Jumps by score CT II to 6.
Ionic Balsz pitched again, making eight
games he has pitched for the Colonel in as
many DAYS. Sometimes a tWirler's arm gives
out from oyerwOrk, but Louie is buoyed up
with tie comforting assurance from the
Colonel that in this event he will be given
rice easy Job trucking freight in Mr. Robin
sons warehouse. Therefore, Louie is pre-
pared 10 do all of Oakland'S pitching for the
rest of the season.
The change in the makeup was the
arrival of another pitcher in the person of
Young Mr.. Strand of Napa. He takes the
place Of Mr.. Crouch, who resigned yester-
day morning, ard viii probably be called
upon 10 pitch should Louie Balsz fall dead
in the box some balmy afternoon. During
the game MI, Strand sat on the bench and
engaged in cheerful converse with bis en-
piOYer.
u hen the ninth inning finally wore
around loud cries of " Strand " were heard
from the few spectators remaining in the
grand stand. They wanted TO see Mr..
Strand pitch, but the Colonel shook his head
and said he didn't propose to expose au-
other man TO the jeers of an unappreciatIYe
popula e. Perhaps he will pitch to-day.
MISTAKES WILL HAPPEN.
Mistakes occurred early and often and
were again instrumental in laying another
defeat at the Colone'S door In the first
inning j. Peck Sharp, the gum-ehewer, sin
gled ana ID. Sweeney sent grounder to L.
Sweeney. who threw to j. CRntiillOD, tore
ing j. Sharp at second. The ball was hurled
10 first base to make double play, but 1t
went into the grand stand. Inc rail OF the
stand Is guarded with barbed-wlre battle
ments. and while T. Power was scrambling
over these prickly points d. sweeney kept
on canteTing around the circuit. l. Power
secured the bali and threw it 10 l.. Basz,
who in turn fred 1t at G. Speer, but the ball
again went astray, and ID. sweeney scored
Hn assisted home run.
Thi, was only the beginning and things
went from bad 10 worse. Balsz pitched
stead er game than usual, but was hit hard,
and his support was net of the best Fr SEQ
also buuG.el freely, but kept within bounds.
Oakland scored one run IN the first, Carroll
--irtng on single and coming III on
Powers double. A couple of errors and two
sacrifices gave them three runs in the nth.
In the eighth they turned out TWO runs by
clean hitting, but the side was suddenly re-
tired On a neat double play
There were three double plays all in the
locals side Of the game, and in which Cobb
played prominent part He twice retired
the side ON line flies from the bat and
quick throw to Sharp. Cobb was found for
nine hits that were scattered enough to
keep the runs down. He had his batting
eye, and raped out a single and triple
There were some notable features. One OF
these was Smiths block of a lively
glounder. Carroll made some great catches
III CENTER and Pete Sweeney retired man
at second on q remarkable backhanded throw
10 Cantlllion. The same teams will mix up
again to-day. The score is as follows: