The morning call., 1892-06-09
ONE TALLY TO NOTHING.
Oakland Shut Out in a Swiftly
Fleeing Game.
Neither Side Could Land the Ball saie, and
the FEEDERS Had a Very
Busy Day.

Colonel 7. Preeipice Robinson. s0-called
because he is simply big bluff, made
another desperate stagger yesterday III
baseball way with the usual result. He
steered his somber-rObed athletes up against
Harris combination at Piedmont and in
just l hour and u minutes the Colonies
were repulsed by a score of to o. From
the way they didn't swat old man Hoffman
the taienders might have pegged away
about TWO houIs longer without sending
man across the plate.
Judging from the extremely meager sup
ply of tallies, those who were not there
would naturally suppose that the game was
Of the cracker jack order-full of skyrocket
plays and circus work. But there was
nothing particularly tingIing and the small
ness OF the score was due TO the inability of
the young men to land the ball in unfre-
quented portions of the lot. In nine innings
Oakland got but two swats. Whitehead
flushed a startled single in the fifth and in
the next Hutchinson ripped off shot that
was good for two sacks. Frisco Jared but
little better with Horner's curves, getting
but four scattered singles, two OF which
were furnished by J. Peck Sharp of
Ottumwa.
ONE OF HIS DREAMS.
The Whitehead referred to in the preced-
ing paragraph is Mlt, the shortstOp, who
quit his job Sunday night. That evening
the colonel Informed a crowd of baseball
writers through the hole in the top of his
head that Milt was just aching toquit at the
end OF every inning in Sundays game, but
that he persuaded MIN 10 postpone bis res
ignatiOn until after the game. Mr. White
head reluctantly did so, according to the
colonel. Now the player asserts that he
knew nothing whatever Of having severed
his connection with the team until be read
it in the Monday papers. lie is still play
ing shOrlstOp and the colonel accounts for
his presence there by the strenuous efforts
he (the colonel put forth c0RXiBg Milton
back.
Milton played fair TO middllng ball, one
Of his errors giving FriscOs tally a start,
and another by HOrner sent it home. For
the most part the Colonies sent the ball on
nice, easy bounds TO the lnIield or dropped
il into the pockets Of the men in the out
lying districts. In the first four innings not
a man reached first base. the side g0iDg out
each time in regular order. This rapid way
of doing business gave rise TO rather
peculiar description Of the national paStime
by a thoroughly posted young woman in
one of the boxes, who undertook TO explain
the ntTlcacies Of the game TO an older
woman.
LUELLA EXPLAINS THE GAME.
1t was afterwards learned that the young
woman was Miss Luella Culdesac of Ala
media, accompanied by her antique aunt.
The old lady had never seen a game, but
Luella told her lots of things that made it
quite clear. She said the game WAS priEci-
pally ShortstOps and runs. This theory is
doubtless founded on the suddenness with
which runner STOPPED when the ball got
10 first ahead of him CT fell into the hands
Of a fielder, and is therefore correct. Luella
further informed her relative that the UNI
pire never batted unless q player became
disabled. She also explained that when q
runner beat the ball to first base they imme-
dia,ely threw il away and took q new one
from a supply which tie umpire carried in
his pocket. LueIa told her aunt many more
interesting things, but lack of space iOTbids.
FriScos only tally appeared IN the third,
hen q. Sharp was safe on Whitehead'S
bad throw to first. Hoffman's sacrifice and
Peck Sharp's single placed him on third.
where Homer tried to catch him mapping
but made mess OF 1t, and George tailed
Oaklands nearest approach 10 the plate, eN-
Cept for batting purposes, was In the fifth
BlOCkeT'S muff Of Mannasau's fly and a sin
gle advanced Mannasau to third. He tried
hard to score on a grOundeT, but Peoples
threw him ont at tbisplae. The only en-
COuragement the young man got for his
breakneck effort 10 tally was a request from
the colonel TO stop his loud breathing while
sparring for wind on the bench. He was
told that il was very i'll bred to breathe like
a ;ugbORt. There was some nice fielding by
Turner Hutchinson and Mannasau, and
three double plays that met with the usual
demonstration. They play at Haight street
to-day The score: