The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-15
THIRTY-TWO TALLIES
That Was Oakland's Share In
Yesterdays Game.
A Misft Affair That Made EcGuirk's Hair
Turn White-They viii Try It
Again To-day.

1t was indeed sorry day for Proprietors
McCloskey and MeGuirk when they in
duced Mike Fitzgerald to take day off and
secrete himself in one of the pale gray uni
forms which were included in the franchise
lately purchased by the firm from Sam
Ginsburg of Sacramento.
Mike is tall, sparsely settled young man,
WHO came into this section from the silver
tipped hills of Colorado about six weeks
ago disguised as baseball pitcher He
pitched two games for the Colonel, when
that astute individual penetrated his dis
guise and fired him out of the club.
Then Mike renowned the baseball
world forever, it was thought, when he
Withdrew in favor of Mr.. Lawson. So he
immured himself within the soapy pre-
cincts Of an Oakland laundry, allowed his
hair to grow, and settled down to the Sc
dentary pursuit of mixing su1s.
Here he remained in comparative seclu-
sion until yesterday afternoon when
Messrs. McCloskey and McGuirk dug him
up. wiped the soap out OF his eyes, did his
Hyperian curls up in net and stood him
in the center of the Haght-street diamond.
They have been very sorry for it ever
since.
BEESIE'S HAIR TURNED WHITE.
Perhaps the starch absorbed by Mr.. Fitz-
gerald had stiffened him somewhat or may
be he didn't have starch enough. At any
rate there was something wrong with Mike,
and when the ColonePs men got through
with him they had thirty-twO runs and
were thirsting for more.
1t was terrible affair-so terrible in fact
that McGuirk'S hair turned white in the
third inning and McCloskey tried to sell his
interest in the firm to the ground-keeper
There was no help for the unhappy Macs,
Qhpah N cd sba
out. Expressions of heartfelt sympathy
were heard on all sides during the two
hours their misery lasted. Those who at
tend the game to-day will please remember
that KIND word iife's hardships may
soften, so say kind word if you can. 1t
will DO much TO smooth the rocky pathway
of this deserving young firm.
joint ripple of applause greeted the
ressurrected Mr.. Fitzgerald when he first
appeared in the box, but as the monotonous
PUNK of the bat as it collided with the bali
continued the applause gave way to a vocif-
erouS silence. In the first TWO innings the
Colonies located Mr.. Fitz for seven hits and
eight runs. He would fill the bases on
called balls and then somebody got in with
three-bagger and emptied them again and
SO on and so forth.
FELL BACK ON FITZ.
Among those present who had found Jobs
with .he new firm was man named Shana-
han. At the end of the second inning the
magnates held a consultation, together with
the Board of Directors and decided 10 mt
Shanahan in the box. He went in and
played short and brilliant engagement.
Cantallon plugged out a home run on the
first bail pitched and only went to third out
of consideration for Mr. Shanahan's folks,
who were present.
The next man knocked a fly to Big Bill
Stevens, who had been switched around into
left field. Bill missed The ball and the bats
man reached second. The next two men up
were kindly presented with base on balls
This filled the bags, and the directors held
another meeting. McGuirk threatened to
pitch, but his business partner talked him
out OF II. Then they put Britain into the
box. He threw eight balls, giving two men
bases and forcing in two runs.
The Board OF Control again went into
executive session, and as a result of their
deliberations Britain went back to third
base, while Mr.. Fitzgerald came IN to pitch
some more. he crowded in another run with
the first four balls. then he stopped pitching
and handed them in. Fifteen men went 10
bat in that inning, and all but four scored
Eleven runs IN one inning took all the heart
out OF the Senators, and from that time on
the game was farce.
MCLosKEY's PLAIN QUADRILLE
To his credit be it SAID the aundrymsn
stayed with it to the bitter end, while the
Coionels hammered out n total of twenty
hvo hits, including eight doubles, three
triples and home run. He worked along
with the air OF a man who knows he Is to be
fired at O'Clock, so what's the difference.
While all this was going on, the pro-
+ prietors made desperate but Intellectual
efforts to ginger up their hapless hirelings
They shifted them here and there and
round about like man prospecting for a
| comfortable position in bed where the
| baby has been eating crackers. But they
bungled as well in one place as the other.
McCloskey. McHale and Stevens work ed
| the outfield like figure in a quadrille.
| First they would balance all, cross over
then alle-main left, down the middle and
| chasse back again, after which they would
| promenade to the bench and rest awhile
Hassmer at short and Britain at third
| played good ball, while O'Day and Nc
| Guirk on the other side of the infield held
up their end. The safest place to hit the
ball was'in the outfield where the quadrilIe
was going on. Finally these gentlemen got
the positions settled to their satisfaction.
and took turns in running down the ball.
Sommers took things easy when he found
how the game was going. The Senators got
twelve hits and nine runs which is an ex-
cellent showing indeed. Hurley supported
Sommers in fine style. The same clubs play
this afternoon. The following Is the list Of
casualties:
AT SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST Ii. 1891.
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