The morning call., 1892-04-13

limitations Of a man in the baseball bust
ness.
He has released the other band employed
In the first opening day exercises and signed
| new team OF headquarters from the
urum-maJor down to the man who pounds
the cymbals. Although the parade did not
start until O'Clock, the band was in uni
form in front of the GalindO Hotel before
noon, with the colonel gliding In and out
among them giving orders in gladstone open
lng-day accents. A string of carriages were
In waiting for the players and distinguished
cluZens. who were to take part in the cake
walk on wheels.
Harris and his men, accompanied by
lew faithful adherents from this side. ar
fiVeQ at 80 O'Clock, and the master OF cere-
monies at once set to work arranging things.
ne loaded the carriages several times and
then ordered the occupants out again be fore
the makeup suited him. Harris stood round
and said nothing. In fact, he had nothing
70 DO except pay half the expenses aud obey
tne eolonePs orders While shifting the
Frisco players about Robinson would say:
Here, you ball-players, get out of tnat
mack and take one further back"
sNUBBED THE LOCAL MAGNATE.
But when moving his own men, he said:
"Gentemen, Will you please remove your
selves to another vehicle? Sorry to disturb
yon, but must make few changes"
!hese cruel slabs stung Harris to the
quick, but he bore up with Christian forti-
tude, knowing. as he said. that the colonel
was excited, and perhaps little nutty.
FINALLY the show started. with Robinson,
one mayor, one senator, and Umpre
sloppy Mcdonald perchei on the high
seats OF richly vanished drag, close up
behind the band, where they would readily
attract the notice OF the people.
Ihen came three carriages full of mayors
and other gentlemen who have made their
mark, mixed with newspaper men. In the
fourth-a common. dust-covered hack, with
high sides that almost concealed him from
view-sat poor Hank Harris with local
dIgnitary, whom some one said was the dog
catcher. As only his head was visible. no
one recognized Harris, who keenly fel. the
slight put upon him. He. too. was paying
Tor what glory might be squeezed out Of the
affair, and should have been In the carriage
with Robinson. who does not know that the
path Of glory leads but to defeat.
The local magnate declared that he had
been deliberately snubbed, and had he
known of this arrangement beforehand he
would have pulled out OF the parade and
taken his men to the park in the street.
cars. But there was no help for it, and
Harris had to parade through the streets of
Oakland lncog.
Ever on the alert for novelty, the colonels
fertile brain devised an unheaTd-of attrac-
ton for a baseball parade, and he finished
on the tail end of his procession with
wagon-load Of Indians. 1t was an express
cart containing the Indian Albino baby,
Domingo. and his swarthy parents.
THE CoLoNEL's NOVEL. FEATURE.
just what the eolonePs idea was In add
Ing this feature Is not clear. but 1t had
disastrous result on the general effect. The
populace stared in amaZement from the
sidewalks, not knowing whether the colonel
was still in the baseball business or had
succeeded Buffalo Bill and started Wild
West show. Yet the parade attracted much
attention, although the populace did no,
evince so much interest on the third round
Three times did he make the circuit of the
principal streets over the same route, doubt
less with the idea OF impressing the populace
with the belief that the third lap was the
eud of monster procession at least one
and half miles long.
On the first round, as the parade passed
the Oakland Jail, Glenn Bushman turned
away, buried his face in his hands and
shuddered violently.
Play was called at o'clock in the new
grounds, IN the presence of $500 men, women
and children. 1t was big crowd for Oak
land. and the colonel feels that he has vim
Dictated himself. Aside from the people
inside at least 100 boys and men roasted in
the eucalyptus trees outside the right-ield-
fence. These trees are closer to the diamond
than the bleachers. and should not be over
looked by the knothole Brigade of this city.
Owing TO the absence of barbed wire on
the center-feld fence that part Of the inclo-
sure furnished elegant free seats for about
200 more int ecuniOuS or economical Oak
landites. The grounds were built in such a
hurry that man who owned a barn on the
site back of the first base did OF have time
to move 1t off. This was lucky for the i'm
pecunious, and they awaited themselves OF
the roof. During the game RUDE Levy
knocked the ball under the barn. Lohman
went after it, but widowed goat chased
him out. and Rube got to third before Lob
man subdued the animal. In spite of these
and other drawbacks, such as stepping on
the spectators while chasing foul balls, the
game went off very pleasantly indeed.
Much the same formula was observed "a
on other opening days. The teams left the
carriages at the lower end of the lot and
marched to the benches to the music of the
band. AS they scattered TO practice the
stars and stripes were flung to the breeze
from staff in left field.
COARSE MANS REMARK.
just before play opened Harris took his
people whispered that's him." One man
close to the press stand seemed to be greatly
impressed with Mr.. Harris appearance. He
was little wiry fellow OF middle age with
a narrow rim of decolete whiskers bub-
bling out OF his shirt collar. After viewing
Harris for time he asked his neighbor
who that was.
When told who the person was the little
man looked again. Then he said he didn't
know much about baseball himself. but, ac-
eording to his idea, the man on the bench
bad the prettiest pair of blackthorn feet he
ever saw on a human being.
This is indeed o most coarse and brutal
remark, coming as 1t does from total
stranger. who may some day be compelled
to establish an official grade on his own feet
with razor for all he knows. Luckily no
one heard the remark but the reporter for
this paper and he will take good care that
IT doesn't go any further. IL Is very I'M
gentlemanly. not TO say impolite, to ridicule
man's personal appearance In public, and
the stranger shows lack OF breeding.
What IL Mr.. Harris feet are as full of
knots as a Chinese sausage, is that any
body's business but his own? Certainly
not Feet, and particularly those with
large, purplish. biscuit-shaped bLnions on
them. are tender subjects and should be
handled gently. even reverentiy at times
Mr.. Harris Is not the only person who
has trouble with his pedals. Other peoples
feet do not fit them or fail to track or
something, but why, oh why should they
be ridiculed in this heartIess manner? 1t Is
decidedly wrong and something should be
done to stop II. even IL patrons who draw
odious comparisons have to be excluded
from the grand stand. Mr.. Harris feet are
prominent enough now without having
special attention called to them In a bolster
Gus tone OF voice.
PITCHER GERMAN WAS WILD.
Robinson lost his opening game by
score Of eight to six and the wildness Of
Pitcher German in the first inning. Oak.
land had the first 60 and scored two TALES