The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-14
LUCKY TOR LOS ANGELES.
R0binsOn's Barn Saved the An.
gels From Defeat.
Oakland and the Citrus Belters Play
Ragged but Interesting Game Across
the Bay.

a lowIy. moss-tbatched barn with white
wash on the outside OF it was all that saved
Los Angeles from defeat in their first game
on the northern circuit The barn is still
there, but the colonel says he will try and
dispense with its services by the oath of
this month. by that time he expects the
bnnged-up members of his team to be in
condition. If not they can stable their
charley horses somewhere else and at their
own expense.
1t does seem as if the demon Of ill-luck
takes iendish delight in pursuing Colonel
L. Protesn Robinson, the DR.. Jekyell and
Mr.. Hyde of baseball, no matter where he
goes. Take that barn for instance. At the
eleventh hour ii robbed him of a hard-wOn
victory just as his adherents had their
mouths set TOR yelling, but he has gratifed
his hobby for barns. There were other
sites in Alameda County suitable for ball
parks, but they had no barns or other build
lngs on them. Sill, had he found place
with nice slaughter-h0use or glue-fac-
tory on it he would have fenced the struc-
ture in just the same.
The citrus belters won out in the ninth
with the aid of twO-bagger and the afore-
said barn. Score, Z TO o. ROblnson'S men
had given the visitors hard chase right
from the start. They took the lead in the
eighth, piling up tour runs by terrific
slugging; then the barn doomed up like
great white specter to taunt the struggling
tailenderS.
In the last. with one to tie. and two to
win, GlenalYin drove the ball down among
the barn. Lehman was playing on the other
side, and would have gone through the
structure after the ball, but there was only
one door, so he had to go round. This took
time and Glen went TO second.
ROBINsoN's BARN DID IT.
Dad McCauley got his base. Bill Hasa
mer forced his captain at third and New
man flew to HaTdie. With two on bases,
two out, and two strikes on Hulen, it looked
like a sure thing for the Colonies, but it
isn't safe to bet on Oakland till you see the
score printed in the papers next morning
and that sometimes needs confirmation.
Knowing that much depended on him Mr..
Eulen drew a bead on the barn and planked
it square on the gabel end with the next
ball Easy ONel unlocked. Lehman was
laying for the bound, but the ball struck
a weather strip, carromed downward, bit
Mr.. Lehman on the lungs and then bounded
away behind the barn with Pete in full cry.
Both disappeared and before they got
back the men on the bases scored. After
the game il was learned that the ball took
refuge in hollow iron roller behind the
barn and Pete bad to crawi in after it.
Taken as whole the game was slightly
frayed in places, but was full of noise and
excitement. GleDalvln's hltterS did not
pound Easy ONeil as hard as Easy's con-
stituents pelted their Mr.. Stafford. The
southern men are all big fellows with the
exception of Hulen. Their work yesterday
should not be taken as a criterion, as they
had been travelling all night. Stafford
pitched good ball, and has an excellent
backst0p in Rogers. Dad McCauley on first
is giant, and the tielders are all large men,
but little slow on their feet Wright is
built like G0odenough. but is not so rapid
Bill Hassamer at short secured his daily
quota Of two errors, but aside from that
played his usual game.
There is not 4 Biockers Hanley in the
team when 1t comes to sacrificing. They
all want 10 make home runs. but none were
torn eff yesterday. AS they stand, the
Angels compare favorably with any team in
the league, and with Oakland braccd up
little the race should be close and exciting
TO the end. This afternoon at o'clock
Oakland and tile Angels play at Haight
street, with Roach, the southpaw, and Easy
O'Nell in the box. Robinson ought to fur
nish Easy with stage name if be works
him every day. The score: