The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-05
JOHN ]. OBRIBN has QUIT.
OakIand's Second Bagman Seeks
Surcease From Sorrow.
Still Colonel 7. Peanut Robinson Put On the
Brakes and Stopped Losing-Harris'
Men Are Shut Out.

Heartsick and weary, and torn with con-
flicting emotions, John j. O'Brien has, with
generalization and without warning, quilted
bis Job. Tip O'Neil accepted eight chances
at second without an error, and the team
worried through with but one bungle. the
bel.ers couldn't bat Homer, Mannasau
made four hits, three Of them doubles, Lou
Hardie is once more a fitting colonel, and
is therefore in position to be fired again
very soon. aud Oakland won n game, all Of
which deponent further asserts did take
place in one day in the city and county OF
San Francisco, on the 4th day Of June, 1892,
between the hours of ? and o'clock in the
afternoon. Score 6 to 2.
Part Of these miraculous events are in
deed encouraging, not to say exhilarating.
AT the same time, however, Colonel L.
Peanut RobnsOn-sO called because he is
roasted regularly every days taking gi-
gantic side leaps trying to repair the dam
age done by the withdrawal of his silent
second bagman, John j. OBrlen.
Yesterday morning John j. OBTien
handed in his working clothes with the re-
mark that he would sever his connection
with the diamond forever ana eyermOre
rather than play another game under the
management Of the justly celebrated
colonel John J. acted hOnOrably in the
advance money before announcing his sur
cease from baseball sorrow. Then he smiled
the first smile bis face had known for
weeks.
WHY JOHN J. ESCAPED.
Captain Carroll and Tip put in the fore
noon wrestling with John j. O'Brien. They
argued, pleaded with and even besOught
John }. 0Brien with tears in their voices
10 return 10 his job, but John j. was OBJ
durate. BE met every allurement with the
statement that he had a reputation TO sus-
tain, and John J. OBrien is about right.
In the words Of Solomon 1t Is better for an
ambitious young man TO play mUmblety-
peg with himself in the backyard than to
put forth honest endeaV0r at second base for
brawlinR boss.
Different reasons are assigned for the
stampede of John j. O'Brien. One is that
Carroll refused to remit the fine he unjustly
imposed on John j. at San Jose, when so
instructed by the colonel This is what the
colonel saws.
Another is that while the Colonel has not
personally pestered John j. 0'Brien it is
asserted that he wrote him threatening let
ters and also tried to intimidate him through
the telephone for alleged individual record
playing. Still another is that Carroll
wanted John j. 0'Brien 10 play in close,
while the colonel thought that better re-
suits could be attained by having John J.
0'Brien play deep second, and there you
are. See2
II is, indeed, great pity that the Oak
land team is not infested with three bosses,
so that two Of them can get together and
eritieise the executive ability of the absent
one. As it is now they have TO 60 on the
outside 10 lodge their complaints and they
naturally become more or less garbled be-
fore reaching the public prints.
HOW THE COLONIES WON.
But whatever the reason John J. O. Brien
has Quit and the chances are that he will
not 20 back. However, the Colonies pulled
victory out of a spirited game of ball with
out the assistance of John. but they NAV not
always find it so easy. They viii miss the
long swats and clever double plays mat
John nsed 10 contribute from time to time.
and did it so easily that no one thought he
was playing ball.
Oakland won in the eighth inning. when
two doubles, single and some bungles re-
suited in five TALES. There was seme great
fielding Oh both Sides IN spite OF tue eold
weather. which chilled the young men.
Bits we're few. Oakland settlng; ell e1s p
from Stafford, four Of which are credited 10
Mannasau Little Jack Homer looTed
up 10 great shape. the Angels getting but