The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-23


team last summer this paper dubbed Pitcher
Ed 0'Neil Easy" O'Neil on account of his
nonchalant air and easy-gOing ways and the
name will probably stick to him as long as
he remains In the business. Nothing both
ers Easy. He is the Mark Tapey of base
ball and life 10 him Is one long unbrOken pic
mic with free beer and pretZels in spite OF his
bone SPAWN and the fact that he pitches
winning ball and still loses more games than
any other twrler IN the league. But this is
simply Easy's luck.
He is as popular in private life as on the
ball field. His round, red, fat face and odd
remarks make him a fayorite everywhere
aud he numbers bis friends by the score.
Everybody likes Easy and since he has taken
to coaching his popularity has increased.
lie never has much money, does Easy, but
that doesn't worry him any. He takes life
easy Just the same. When the season closed
last fall Easy was in debt to the colonel.
He Wriggled through the winter somehow,
travelled from one end OF the State 10 the
other, pitched a game here and there, DO obed
up in the spring still in debt to the colonel,
but very much alive and as fat and jolly as
ever.
Last winter, when the Dukes went to
Los Angeles TO play some exhibition
games Easy was discovered floating around
in tie citrus belt without fortune STILL
Easy was eating regular and dressed In the
latest style. lie always has from two to
four nObby suits, the latest creation in
hats, neckties and neglige shirts; also
patent-lealher shoes and beer money. When
the series was over Easy wanted to come 10
San Francisco. so the boys Clipped in and
bought him a tourist ticket. They enjoyed
Pullman Injuries, but took turns on the
trip up going forward TO keep Easy COM
pany and entertain him with anecdotes.
Every little while a ball-player would come
aft and say, Whose turn Is II now to go
and sit with Easy?"
Jim Mcdonald tells a good story OF Easy
and one OF his experiences at Port Town
send last summer. when Jim was playing
there. Easy was also in the team, and one
night the crowd was lOafng in billiard
hail. During the evening large coarse
Port Townsend carpenter, weighing about
200, pounds staggered in and proceeded to
knock cut a drunken sailor. Then the
brutal carpenter swelled up and walked
around asking all hands to feel his muscle,
getting expressions of opinion as TO its siZs
and hardness and telling the people whom
he could and whom he couldn't lick. Easy
gave vent TO no expression Of opinion at
that time.
A few minutes later while Jim and the
rest were engaged in a game of billiards
they heard a dull crash that sounded like
heavy person stepping on an Orange-bOX.
They locked round and saw that Easy and
the carpenter had been mixed up. But IL
was all over and the man of muscle was
lying senseess on the floor. 1t was 10
minutes before he got back TO earth,
and while TestOTatives were being applied
Easy leaned against pillar with his chest
thrown out, remarking at intervals
I'm bit clever meself, don't you
know"
Next day the carpenter met Mcdonald
and wanted to know who it was who hit
him. Jim tod him IL was ballplaYer.
no. a IA M
'he broke my jaw and l won't he able 10 eat
fUI a week"
Easy's latest exploit shows him to be
possessed Of an inquiring turn of mind and
he wants 10 know they why and wherefore.
Nothing pleases an overweight athlete
more than to discover that he is lOOsing
OverdupOls. During the warm spell and
by taking numerous hot salt water baths
Easy was much gratifed to learn that lie
was gradually wasting away. He weighed
himself Saturday night in Oakland and
found that he had reduced several pounds.
So lie strolled into meatshoD to ease his
mind tOa certain point
Cut me off seven pounds OF pork" he
said to the bu tcher; fat if you've got it,"
The meatman carved of the specified
amount Of blubber. Easy looked at the
lump OF fat moment and started out
Hold on, young fellow" exclaimed the
butcher, "a!n't you going TO take this
pork ?"
IL didn't order any pork" said Easy.
Then why did you have me cut it off ?"
demanded the butcher.
IT'S just like this" replied Easy as he
str0lled out OF tie shop; 1--WE lost even
pounds Of flesh lately and l wanted t. St, e
how il looked"
On the last trip to Los Angeles Rube
Levy fell into the same trap set for MIN
once before. flaming wrote decoy letter,
in which he made 1t appear that fair
maiden was about to pine away and die for
want OF the fascinating Rube's society. A
time and place Of meeting was set, and
RUDE bit readily. He swelled up, showed
marked, ION, l never could get 'em, eh ?'
He even shaved off mustache that has
been struggling for life for many weary
months. At the appointed time Rube sal
lied forth TO meet the susce ptible damsel,
and. as usual, the gang was lying in wait
for him.
The address given was a dental office IN
business block, and Us soon rs Rube disap-
peared up the stairs the boys gathered on
the sidewalk TO await his return and give
him the ha ha. A crowd soon collected,
and Peck Sharp started a rumor that man
had stolen trayful of diamonds and con-
cealed himself in the building. Great ex-
element prevailed while RUDE was explor-
ing the Interior OF the block. He finally
tumbled and started to return, but saw Peck
Sharp at the foot of the stairs. Rube saw
that he had been sold and made a break for
the rear Of the building, where be escaped
by jumping from a window. But the boys
were there to greet him, and now Rube has
little or nothing to say on the subject of con-
quests.
The series just ended has resulted in
placing Los Angeles in the lead and giving
Frisco boost. That forfeited game az San
Jose in April was great windfall for Har-
ris and corresponding loss to the Dukes.
Firms men met with hard knocks in the
sunny South, losing the series in the first
three games. On this end of the series the
Colonies and the home team put up good
ball, and from now on the race should be
even more exciting, with Oakland showing
a disposition to win its share of the games
played.
This week the Angels pay the north a
visit and will open series Of five games
with Frisco. II has not been decided yet
whether any Of them will be played at Oak
land. The Celonels 60 to San Jose for the
week.
George WoolrIch of the Nevada Bank Is
taking steps to organize team composed
entirely OF representatives of the different
banks in the city. The object Is to play
charity games with the teams Of social clubs.
In Saturdays game four men in the
Frisco team had all the putouts. Pete
Sweeney had II, Spies 10 and Little Sweeney
and Levy each.
Captain Glenalyin Of the Angels has been
on the hospital list for several days, having
been spiked on the knee by one OF the
Dukes.
Harris thought Lou Hardie too slow for
his company and released him after a short
time. The dismissal OF Hardle insured Kid
Peoples Job, for some time at least
Peoples is an excellent shortstop. but Har-
ris wanted better hitter in that position.
Fred Carroll will not be able to accom-
pany the Colonels 20 San Jose.
Oakland Tennis.
At the Madison Tennis Clubs courts
Saturday afternoon w. j. Jacobs, president