The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-21
Dyed Black 1t H0OlO0S the Duke
and His YOGnalTy.
THEY LOST FIVE GAMES IN 4 ROW.
Frisco Finishes Week Of Retali2t0TY Ball By
Taking Two Victories From the Garden
sS Yesterday, and -Four in the Series.
They Are Now One Game Behind The
Leaders OTeTWOTked Bala Gives Out
and The Senator's Wil-Cllb Standing.

my position demanded that 1 adopt
retaliatory baseball measures the past
week; otherwise 1 would have shown more
consideration for the feelings of my es-
teemed contemporary, Michal j. Finn Esq"
So spoke Hank Harris yesterday after
noon in a strained and unnatural tone OF
voice, while a cold sinister smile played
around the corners OF his finely chiseled
resemblance. Hank was outwardly calm,
but deathly pale. Those who know him
well could readily see that he was laboring
under the most intense excitement, and it
was with the utmost difficulty he could re-
strain the hoarse eXultant huZzah that ever
and anon arose to his mobile, Alabama, lips.
Don't leave me, boys" he family muir
INJURED, until this burning fever has ex-
bausted Itself"
His purturbltion of spirit was due to the
fact that his hired hands had just achieved
their fourth consecutive victory over Duke
Firms yuemaury. Nor was this all. Early
in the week the yoemanry had gone down
before the superior proves OF Colonel
Twin Peaks RObnSOn'S tTanSltory talent,
This defeat with the four administered by
the locals places Frisco within one lap OF
the leaders. Hence Hank Harris hilarity,
which soon succeeded his temporary pros
tration superiEdueed by excessive JOY.
st Is not so very long ago." observed
Hank when he got 10 feeling better, that
Finn, for whom / entertain naUght bu5 fee
inGs of pure compassion. escaped from this
mans town with fuur straight games, leev-
ing the anguish to ME. It's Mixes turn
now to pose as target for the whitening
finger of scorn, and also 10 learn bow it feels
to have opprUbious epithets and oblcquy
hurled towards him OF at him, whichever 1t
is"
LUCK IN OLD CLOTHES.
81 don't know exactly what obloquy is
like myself" said Hank after a moments
thought, but I've read in the papers about
it being hurled at unpopular people. Some
times its flung, too"
ITO what do | attribute my unprece-
dented success Of the past week. re-
peated MI. Harris, who had gracioUsly sub
mitted to an interview for publication n
one of the morning papers, he wasn't par
tieular which SO long as it got in.
'WrlI. in the first place" he said, my
men played ball, and in the second there's
luck in old clothes, not secondhand / don't
mean, but those that grow old IN actual ser
vice. See This suit I've got on? Looks Ike
a new black cheviot, doesn't il? Well. 1t
amt. It's my late Napa soda summer suit
dyed black, and I've worn it on the bench
during The last four games. 1t must be
Firms hUOdOO and my mascot.
i always did like that suit continued
the superstitious magnate, glancing lovingly
L
believe it will help me win the pennant.
The people really thought the suit was new,
but there Is no luck in new clothes, because
they always bury q man in that kind. |
hated to throw the suit away, because l
was favOrablv impressed with tile goods
VIXEN l selected the pattern four years ago,
and Pm glad now l didn't. 1t retained its
shape all along, and | never had better
wearing suit in my life. But you know
how these light suits look after awhile.
This one was horrible, and I grew awfully
ashamed Of it. THe wrinkles in the front
OF the vest y ere smeared full of mashed 20
tatoes and gravy and other items from late
French dinners that got lost in transit.
Finally it got so daubed that had it dyed
for So 80. Coed scheme eh2 l like the
snit fully as well now as did at first, only
that daudTU1 shows palmer on black coat
than on a light one However, my folks
have wh>k-orUO at home that l can use
whenever l want to-"
AN EXCITING FINISH.
While tie baseball public may be de-
lighted 10 know that Hank has free access
to a whisk-UrOOm with which TO brush his
new suit it would doubtless like 10 learn
something about the game. For that reason
the interview was choked off before Hank
could probe further into the mysteries OF his
wardrobe.
The last game of the series was not SO
brilliant ms the one on Saturday. 1t had
along through it until the last half of the
ninth when the despairing Dukes went into
cOnvulsive parOXysm and pulled up WITH
in one tally of the winners. Score s to Z.
a large and enthusiastic audience was
present, many of whom wanted TO see the
visitors win, judging from outward signs.
Poor old Buck Ebright played in the game
and also in hard luck. In the third inning,
while sliding to third. he wrenehed his
sound foot and from that on his broken toe
had company. Buck changed off with
D0Oley and played first base when not sit
ting down giving his fractures a chance to
heal. Owing 10 Bucks misfurtunes the odOr
OF lime noticeable in Saturdays game has
given way to the aroma Of tincture of
aTnica.
Cobb and Lookabaugh were in the points
with SWEET and otallngs at the receiving
end. Both pitched good ball and were
found for nine hits each. Some Of these
we're timely, but those of the Dukes came
too late. a couple of doubles in the first
gave Frisco three runs, and in the third and
fourth, aided by three hits and some errors,
they got four more tallies. They scored one
more in the eighth.
Up t. the ninth the visitors had secured
five runs. but they still had hopes, which
were almost real Zed. Stallings got away
on a bunt LOokabaugh sacrificed and Nc
Quicken singled. Hanley flew out, Everett
had two strikes, but was given base, and
then the crippled Buck damned out single
that sent two men across the plate. Buck
stole second and was ready to tie the score,
but DUoley Int grounder 10 Smith that set
tied the fuss.
An interview was sought with Mr.. Finn,
but he wished to be alone with his grief.
He said, however, that Harris was willing
to talk. Following is the score:
AT SAN FRANCISCO. SEPTEMBER 90 1881
San Franchises. AB r. BIZ. 81. 70 A. z