Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-07
WORLD OF SPORT.
The COlOnels Arrive But Did
Not Play Yesterday.
The First Game to Be Played
This Afternoon.
The Wiseburn Select String of
TrOtters.
A Sensational Pacer Unearthed at Santa
Ana-Maud 8. Has . Birthday.
Sporting News From
All Over.

There was no baseball game yester-
day afternoon, and in consequence the
audience of about 900 that assembled at
Athletic park was doomed to disap-
pointment. This was most untor-
tunate circumstance, as many people
had come in from the country. The
Colonels were expected on the morning
train, and when they did not arrive as
expected Mr.. Vanderbeck telegraph ed
Colonel Robinson en- route that he
would hold the game until 3 80 o'clock.
Well, the Colonels arrived at the Ar
cade depot, which is short distance
from the grounds, but Colonel Robinson
would not consent to play. He claimed
that there was no game scheduled for
Wednesday and that it was useless to
think about playing an exhibition game
as his men were tired out from travel
ing. Mr.. Vanderbeck reluctantly
wended his way back to the grounds
to inform the spectators who were on
the anxious seat for game as it was
such fine afternoon for baseball.
The money was returned to all pres
ent and everybody went home kicking
at Colonel Robinson, whom they
blamed for the disappointment. The
writer also went up town with the in
tention of roasting Col. Always Smiling
Robinson. The first person encoun-
tered was the colonel himself, looking
as gay and debonair as ii his team had
a gilt-edged cinch on the pennant. The
colonel expressed the greatest sorrow
that there should have been misun-
derstanding about the game. 1t APP
pears that there is a difference in some
of the schedules published. This is
very unsatisfactory, to say the least, but
an investigation showed this to be
fact. Even the schedules published in
the San Francisco papers vary in regard
to this game. A game is slated in the
Chronicles schedule, while it is not in
the one in the Examiner. Of course,
this in measure explains how mis-
understanding came up.
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Umpire Mcdonald gave yesterdays
game to Los Angeles by score of 8 to 0,
provided game was regularly sched.
uled for that day. OF course an effort
will be made to have the game stand,
but it is dollar to half dime that it
will be thrown out.
y*x
The Oaklands play their first game in
Los Angeles at O'Clock this afternoon.
The Oaklands are minus a third base
man, as Bushman gave the Colonels the
slip at the last minute, intending to go
east to accept an engagement. Colonel
Robinson telegraphed to have Bushman
arrested if he attempted to leave the
state. The colonel is evidently playing
q great game of bluff, as he left instruc-
tions to send Bushman to Los Angeles
on the next train.
x<x
The colonel had not been in Los An
geles one hour before he had engaged
tallyho to take his team of tailenders to
the Athletic park every day. 1t is esti-
mated that the colonel will spend half
his receipts in adorning the tallyho and
horses. Washington wants German,
yet Notwithstanding all this, Colonel
Robinson does not lay awake at night,
but is as happy as lark. The colonel
has already dispensed with or lost the
services of Bushman, Ely, George Sharp
and Peoples. If the colonel continues at
this rate, he will beat the world d's record,
as he will need sixty-four men before
the season ia finished