The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-28
COLONEL TOM ALARMED.
lie Thinks His Team Too Speedy
for the League.
San Jose Had No Trouble Rubbing Them
Down With Another Defeat-Harris
Finds Fresh Grief


OIL Dis rOSeHle-HueU bdSeDall IUCQT6 Win
tinge of genuine sorrow in his bold clarion
voice. He viewed with alarm the prospect
of the Oakland team being so far ahead in
4 few weeks that the people would refuse
TO come out and see the other clubs at play.
But the next moment the young Napoleon
of the diamond would brighten with the re-
lection that the public could not blame him
for the lack of enthusiasm.
1t would indeed be too bad If the colonel
ruined the baseball prospects at the start in
The manner he indicated. However he has
mas no immediate cause for alarm. Still
there are other ways of bringing about the
result he feared. But let that pass.
There were many old familiar features
Connected with the second game of the sea-
son. First and foremost take the score. IL
to in favor Of San Jose. Then there were
some nice bases on balls and the cheerful
spectacle of people crawling out of the
place as early as the seventh inning in or
Ter to avoid too poignant attack OF re-
morse. One consolation, however. is the
fact that the season is still young. and the
colonel has promised 10 begin firing men this
week. He has two already billed for the
beyond.
That the public is hungry for baseball
was evidenced by the size of the crowd that
endured q spell of frozen north weather to
present, including large delegation from
San Jose armed with rattleS. The rafting
was attributed to the San JOSeans. but ii
may have been caused by the colonel Shak-
ing bis head.
Just before the trouble commenced two
men staggered through the carriage-gale
carrying a great white object. As they
zane nearer the object was discovered TO
be lovely fiaral horseshoe. about six feet
high, on which the words Colonel Tom"
were inscribed in white roses on bed OF
smilax at the bottom. AT the top Of the
hoe was a pair Of bats crossed, and from
them hung huge white ball the size of the
one MessTs. Harper and LOokabaugh should
use wbie pitching here. 1t was decidedly
handsome affair presented TO the Oakland
uagnate by his N ny admirers, and signi-
hes luck, but which kind was not stated.
FINN's CURTAIN-RAIsER.
Firms brldegrooms opened the entertain
nent with four runs in the first inning as a
sort Of curtain-raiSer, and then contTibu ted
The other seven in short instalments during
he rest Of The play. while the Oaklauds
we're having a desperate hand-to- hand
struggle with fate and two lone tallies
Right from the start San Jose has played as
well If not better than IN the palmiest days
OF the season in which they won two pen
nants. They pull tOgether-a trick that
Oakland has not yet acquired, but which
hey doubtless will If allowed TO remain to-
geiber long enough.
Their fielding was better than in tie open
ing game, and had Easy O'Neii felt as well
as be did Saturday the result would have
been somewhat different. Easy's good right
arm was cold ana sore and lame, but he mad
20 60 in and pitch again. because Mr.. HOr-
ner is still in bed and Mr.. Germans arm is
not acclimated. The Dukes took advantage
If Easy's misfortune and DATED him for
total OF Is bags. Several of their Is hits
we're coTkerS, and came 10 Just where they
were most needed. Roberts and DoOley each
sending 10 two men with lOng-Tange
doubles.
In the first inning. Easy, who is wearing
ong. red, ragged scar over his right eye as
a mementO OF the past, gave Carl McNey,
whose brother is still with the circus, base
ID balls before he got the kinks worked out
Of his arm. This event was the signal for
series Of vOciferOus bowls from the Garden
City fans, as if base on balls was an affair
that called for feTvld congratulatiOn.
BuDglesome Big Bill Everett then tried 10
sacrifice, and, after fOuling fair balls till
Easy got tired, he, too, took his base and
was also congratulated.
Denny followed Bill with grounder to
George Washington Peoples, who still car
ries the excavations caused by four recent
bolls on his right wrist. g. Washington
briefly and painfully Juggled the ball until
Denny was safe and Carl McVey had
rounded third. Then he slammed it into
Cousin Park al tie plate, but his sights
were too low. The ball fell short and Carl
deposited his tally with the Duke, receiving
due credit for the same. Hiram BucEram
Ebright smashed single to left scoring
Clumsy Bill, after which Handsome Dooley
stepped up aud acquired base on balls for
himself
EASY TAKES A REST.
Then Fred Roberts, who seems to have
recovTted from that tired feeling which per-
vaded him last summer. met the ball with
great vigor, sending it out into the suburbs
II
on tile hit. and shortly after q. Stallings,
who recently sold a half-iDterest in his
cigar store to Finn, few out to Cousin Park,
who was later fued s. for umpiring from
the bench. Then Billy Clark. one of the
two men in the San Jose team who is not
married, poked slow one 10 Easy O'Neil.
Dooley tried to score on the bunt, but was
~aught at the plate. Harper persisted at
first on an assist from Easy, who said 1t was
about time he was having rest.
Nine men to bat. two hits. three bases on
balls and four runs in one inning is tUler-
a bly, fair showing, but we have seen better
When the C0lonels at last got a show to
make a mark on the tally side Of the sheet
Young Smith, who is said to be faster on
his feet (the colonel said it, than d. w.
Sweeney, made lefthanded swipe with his
club and rolled the ball down toward first
base. 6. Harper, B. Ebrlght and c. Dooley
made simultaneous rush for the bail,
while Smith held q steady course for the
Gag and got there first. He took second on
passed hall, g. Harper crossing Clark on
the signs.
O'Brien few to NcVey, and Hutchinson
was sale on EbrlgEts tumble, Smith going
TO third from where he scored on CAROLS
sacrifice fly to center. In the second inning
u. Sharp was given his base, Peoples sacri-
iced him to second. and Denny's wide throw
OF Wilson's groundcr helped him home
These were the Colonies only runs. Wilson
tried hard 10 score In the second on Easy's
single 10 right. but Stallings made line
throw to the plate and Cousin Park and his
tally fell short.
In the third for the Dukes. Dooley got an
other base through the kindness Of Easy
O'Neil, stole second and scored on Stallings'
.ine drive to center. In the fourth with
Everett on third and Denny at second with
TWO men out, Dooley greeted the ball heart
ily With bis club. sending In the two run
ners. In the next with two men out ard
Carl McVey on third. Everett lifted one
down to the right field fence. 1t was one
Of those long. slow boys, that keeps On
travelling when you think it is about TO fall.
sTALLINGs' GREAT CATCH.
As the ball settled down toward the
renee Lou Hardle, who owns complete
set OF clanl-cooking paraphernalia in Ala
media, turned and gaZed after Ii like q man
absorbed 10 watching the fight OF a Fourth
stringer and bounded back, giving Clumsy
Bill three bags on bis hit. McVey scored
before the ball came down.
The sixth for San Jose resulted In a
double play, which gave rise to feeling of
doubt as TO whether or not the second man
was out The Dukes were too far ahead to
kick.
A feature of the game was Statlings'
catch In the sixth inning. Cousin Park
sent low one to right, well over toward
the foul line, but StalliDgs, who was hold
ing off In the other direction, unlocked a
couple Of links In his long legs and went
after it. He got there just in time. and
shooting out his mitt-covered fin scooped in
the ball like bugologlst capturing but
cellars to bat flies to the Dukes Young men
In the ontfieM.
The seventh resulted in one run for the