The morning call., 1892-09-06
OAKLAND loses AGAIN.
Umpire Mannasau's Decision
Causes a Lively Row.
BASEBALL ON LABOR DAY.
O'Neil L.aves the Field and Refuses to 0bey
His Managers Order - Camp
Takes His Pace.

Labor-dsy baseball was the announce
ment for yesterdays game at the Haight-
street grounds, but the crowd did not'ap.
proach by any means the regular Sunday
attendance.
The day was tempting, with its midsGm-
mer warmth, but the people were not there.
Those who were did not 40 away disap-
pointed.
One reason probably for the small attend
ance was the fact that Oakland was booked
against the Friscos. The former team has
done so wretchedly of late that 1t has been
walkover for the Friscos, and lovers Of
baseball ceased to take any interest In a
contest where those two teams were OPP
posed.
whats the use of looking at such q
showP It's ali one-sided." was said.
The game on Sunday was repetition OF
the one at Piedmont Springs on Friday last.
Oakland was not in it from start to finish.
Yesterday, however, Oakland gave every
body surprise. and for the nonce played
good ball.
This may be explained by the fact that
Colonel Robinson made several changes in
his team. Park Wilson was assigned to
MOrrissey's ,placo, and HOTner returned to
his position as pitcher Camp, the expert
mental prodigy, was retired TO temporary
obscurity. O'Neil was changed from right
field to second base.
With these changes the Oakland team
seemed TO play together better. and to
make better use of its strength. Up to the
seventh inning the team had only made
two errors, and those were on two hard
catches by McQuade and Irwin, which
everybody excuses. The FriscOs made
three runs in the third inning,
owing to the splendid batting of their men,
but from that time on they could not score
a run, so hard were they pressed by the
Oaklands. The latter team had good op-
portunity to win the game, and might have
were ii not for an accident
This accident occurred In the ninth and
critical inning. Had the Oaklands any
chance to win the team may lay its defeat
at the feet of Tip 0'Nei, who kicks simply
for the sake OF seeing his feet in the air that
the groundlings may applaud. The public
are getting tired Of seeing the size of Tip
O'Neips feet, and after yesterday 1t is
probable lie viii not kick for some time.
In the ninth inning OF the Friscos George
Sharp went 10 the bat Umpire Mannasau
called "three balls" when he should have
called four and allowed Sharp to take first.
The crowd of small boys yelled -four
balls" tUmpire Mannasau, thinking he had
made mistake, went up TO Scorer Staple
ton and asked him If it was really four
balls. The scorer replied that 1t was. The
umpire, thereupon acknowledging his
error, ordered Sharp TO his base.
Then the trouble arose. Tip O'Neil, who
knew as we'll as anybody that IL was four
balls and that the umpire had simply be-
come mixed. began to adopt the mules tao
tics and raised his feet high in the air with
a vigorous kick. He said he would have
put the ball over the plate had he known it
was the last ball
The umpire stated that he had no indi-
Gator and was liable 10 get confused some
a
appealing 10 the scorer.
II will not play under such a decision"
said O'Nel. and he rushed angrily from
the field, inducing several others to 90 with
him.
He was rewarded with cheers from few
urchins on distant fence.
The public waited for five minutes and
became wrathy. They did not pay their
money 10 see fine game OF baseball spoiled
by the pigheadedness of a chronic kicker on
technical point.
Colonel Perpetuslly Troubled Robinson
saw the temper of the peOple, who were
bowling "Play ball" He went to O'Neil
and the other mutineers. and ordered them
back 10 the field. Every one returned TO
his post of duty with the exception of
ONeil, who put on MS coat and sat sullenly
on the bench refusing to bulge.
Manager Robinson did not argue with
him after he had given his order, but
promptly put Camp In his place.
This one act OF O'Nelrs broke up the
Oakland team, and in their ninth and last
inning they were ratified from the effects of
the disturbance. All the Oaklands wanted
was one run to tie
Old ball-players state that there was no
Justification of 0'Neil acting as he aid.
They say 1t has frequently occurred here
and elsewhere. where an umpire. on losing
his count. would ask to be corrected by the
scorer. There was seldom any serious OBJ
.z.s - ,ah ~ft . 4,
umpire.
One OF the features of the game was
splendid catch in the left field by Levy,
who ran after the ball for thirty yards. and
then turned, jumped and held IL, while the
crowd applauded.
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