The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-18
BALL As SHE Is PLAYED.
The CoIonels Give Another
Unique Exhibition.
Los Angeles New in Second Place With q
Mortgage on First-starding
Of the Clubs.

One day last week the Los Angeles team
was aboard OF a cable-car in Oakland, going
ont to the ball grounds. When about half
yay there the conductor came IN and yelled,
transfers 10 the cemetery
Then he began handing around the bits
of pasteboard until he noticed his mistake
and apologiZed.
II beg your pardon, young men," said the
conductor; 81 thought this WAS the Oak
land team. No offense intended, assure
YOU"
He was forgiven.
The inference to be drawn from this true
story is that the COlonels are supposed to
be dead even by streetcar conductors in
the village across the bay. Others are of
The same opinion. including Colonel T.
Postmortem Robinson. who never finds out
what's in a man until it is everlastingly too
late. poor thing. He admits now that lie is
not at the head Of such a superb organiza-
ten as he thought he was and the way they
clinched another riyet in last place yester-
day did much to strengthen this conviction.
Score l3 10 5, and il wasn't a very good day
for runs, either.
Both teams made beautiful start in the
first inning and the hearts Of tie 1000 people
present beat high with expectation. Again
the phantom hopes OF the colonel assem-
bled, but were rudely dispeled by the bats
of the citrus belters and the b0unteOus
bungles of his hapless help. 1t was indeed
rocky exhibition that brought tears 10 the
ewes of the most hardened One old man
with thin gray hair remarked that the per-
formance was very keT-bum, whatever that
means, and it must signify a great deal,
from the way be said it.
However, il is too late now for weak re-
grets. They saw what was set before them,
and if the recollection gives them pain let
memory lapse The way the people turn
out shows that they still have faith in the
colonel, or else they are in bad way Tor
baseball.
Before the game opened Umpire Mcdonald
called Glenalyin and Carroll up and told
them he would have the law on them if they
did not behave. Carroll kept quiet, but
Mcdonald got Glenaivin on the assessment
roll and fined him $40, which gave zest to
the affair.
MADE A NICE START.
From the way the performance opened no
one doubted for moment but that a real
game Of ball had been inaugurated. Come
dian Treadway was tie only man who es-
capped from Tie plate in Los Angeles half.
He punched out single, but was cleveTly
thrown out at second by Wilson, who had
his wing with him. With two out in Oak
lands half, Cousin Park singled and stole
second. That ended the inning, for Carroll
few to Treadway. 1t was long drive,
close up to the eft-feld fence, but TreadwaY
was laying for II.
The second was the circus that made the
people weep. Lester p. German was not
feeling as well as he did the other day, and
showed it by unloading a couple Of bases on
balls. Newman was next and forced Nc
Cauley at third. Hulen was presented with
floral Offering as he stepped to the plate
and responded with single, scoring Has
samer Rogers hit 10 German and Newman
tried to score. but was run down Oh the line.
Roach sent one to Hutchinson, bat that
young man was not equal to the occasion.
His weakness proved fatal to Oakland, as
five more runs came in before the side was
retired.
This disaster took all the enthusiasm out
of the crowd 1t generally does TO see a
game lost at the start, but the people re-
manned from force of habit. BY so doing
they saw fine display Of fireworks along
toward the last. German apparently grew
weary and let the Angels paste the ball
when aud where they pleased. His support
was enough TO make castlron pitcher tired.
Oakland got nothing that looked like q
run until the sixth. Hardie once tried "a
make second On ball that went through
Hulen. but was caught in the act. in the
fifth Bushman skated around to third and
fingered there, while Hutchinson famed
out. Up 10 this time Souhpaw Roach had
held the tailenders well in band, giving
them buttw lone singles. lie used a high
drop and a fast curve, with which they
cOuInn't connect.
German opened the sixth with liner
over second, and Smith followed with a
triple. The spectators showed signs of life,
and when Smith scored on O'Brien's sacri.
fee the hoWls broke out afresh. Wilson
was given a base, pprloined the next and
went 10 third on queer complication at ths
plate.
ROGERS STRICKEN DOWN.
Carroll missed a third strike and Rogers
dropped the ball. They mixed up while
Fred was getting away, but the catcher got
the ball and touched him on the leg Car
roll kept on running and was declared safe.
Harde took first On four balls and Lehman
sacrificed Wilson home. This made the
score to 8, but the Colonies broke down
again in the eighth and three more Angels
cross the plate. Catcher Rogers was taken
sick in the seventh and retired TO the bench,
while Newman took his place. Stafford
went to right field.
Rogers did not complain of being sick
He misjudged two pop fouls which the wind
carried away from him, and Glenalvin came
in and told the catcher that If he was too
sick he needn't catch any more. Roger!
Immediately became Ill and sat on the bench
Oakland scored one in this inning.
The last for the Angels was what may be
termed loo-loo. A single, double, {
triple and home run followed In nice order
and uetted three runs. Lohman's muff OF
Newnan's flv gave them start and Hueu
followed with his fifth hit.
When the young man reached first Tread
way went down and presented him witt
the bouquet he received the first time a.
bat. Stafford cracked out a triple, scoring
Newman and Hulen, but the latter wa:
called out for not touching second base IL
his mad fight around the circuit. Roacl
came next with a double and scored on
sacrifice and wild pitch. Then Mr.. Tread
way contracted his loose joints for few
moments while he smashed the ball on thu
chin for home run over right-feld fence
II was line hit that cleared the fence b.
about foot
Oakland touched off couple Of singles ir
the last for one more run. Hutchinson go
away on hit 10 left, German sacrificed anC
Smith walked after fouling Sc worth Of new
balls over the fence. OBrien brough
Hutchinson home.
a glance at the table of contents below
shows that every department is occupied
with some kind OF an exploit. Here the,