The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-28
THE COLONIES Won A GAME.
Eester Felt First. Rate and
Pitched Three. Way Curves.
Colonel T Fonltice Robinson Has Winning
Team, but Still He Does Not Draw.
San jose Defeated.

After many weary days Of watching and
waiting, hoping and praying. the reorgan-
lied Cofonels at last won a game, and the
new men can consider them selves engaged
for at least another week or 10 days. This
unexpected event happened yesterday alter
noon at Oakland, where the tailenders NAM
mered n victory out Of the Frisco men ID
the presence of small but attentive crowd,
most of which went from this side. score,
10 to 3, and it was a very good game at that.
Visiting managers object 10 playing at
Oakland on account of the slim attendance,
but Colonel T. PoHltice Robinson still has
faith in his power TO draw with a winning
team. To do this be should infuse his men
with lots Of ginger, and mustard as we'll
There is no reason DOW why the Oakland
peopIs should be so abstemjous in the
matter Of baseball The colonel offers every
inducemeut. Popcorn possessing six differ
eent tiavors is sold on the grounds. New signs
appear from day TO day on the back fence.
and the colonel yesterday floated a new SO
flag from the staff in one corner OF the lot.
APAINFIHL FALLING OFF,
In the opposite corner stands tile new:
-clubrOom, which, If painted red, would pass
for haudcaT-hoRse In any part of the
country, giving the park a cheerful and
homeiike appearance. Then the colonel is
advertising, too. Single-sbeet. posters bear
ing the full-length portrait Of a ball-piayer
with whiskers are pasted in the streetcar
windows, and an announcement OF the
game is printed on the backs of stOp-over
checks given at the P0StCffice. Still the
people wont 60 and the attendance Is grow
ing painfully less. During the game
,. board placed in the crotch OF two euca-
lyDtus trees near the fence and on which
was seated 4 dozen boys, suddenly broke
and threw them down, This caused pain
: full falling IF in the attendance, As 1t were.
. Everything II seems Is against the colonel.
Oakland had the game won from the start,
but no one would risk anything on the 1nal
result until the last man was out Lester
Z. German was feeling first rate again. lie
showed it both in looks and action did
q: Lester =. German. In. the first eight innings
Frisco got four scattering hits and one
tally. Hank Spies scored this with
vicious shome-run swipe oyef left-feld fence
IN the fourth inning. Lester neye- said a
word but continued to paw up handstul OF
earth, which he rubbed on the ball just
prior to pitching it across TO Cousin Park.
p Success crowned his efforts until the ninth,
:. when Lester grew languid aud the Frsc0s
took advantage Of his momentary weak
ness, driving in four runs with i've. hits be-
fore Lester =. German was himself again.
=. - TIE THREE NEW MEN.
. 2. In their Interpretation of Old Man Hoff-
mans delivery The tailendeIs once more
U6JlUHSEIdlEu Tue ldCL lildt llth can HI dS
hard and as often as the justly celebrated
citrus se1ters frCm Los Angeles, OF all the
swatteTs IN the team ManasSan, who was
:: presented with a watch at Tacoma finer
Than + Enn 5; and: NJ Whitehead. who hunts
ducks in winter winter with 7. SWEET, were
= theonly 0pes that did not swat. Even Les
=. ter p German got three hits, and pitchers
-: are net supposed. To do anything like that
Their business is TO, attend 10 the ba Se-on-
balls and hit by-the- pitcher department.
:: When n0t.lOQ King after these features Lester
P.GeTmlan pitches a ball that curves three
ways like 3. scy{ne handle, and which is toll
eTably effective wtten properEy pitched.
-: Three ne y: men made sbelr debut In the
!" team, " HIGH IS stronger now than ever be-
fore lE-all0Wed to remain that way. Man
. assam. is a red cleeked. nimble- footed young
man, rapid on the paths and covers lots OF
tt rItOfY; III. center Whitehead is a great
iInpr0Yement 1T short. Mr.. Hutchinson hav-
Ing been removed to left field, where he
plays with q large glove and 4 frmer feel
lDg~of Coli denCe than heretofore.
20, bourne, the. new imam from the north
is a<TillaIn with the stick The first time
up lie Snas he'd "a four Dagger with Carroll
=. oll.fFst::. Next thine he picked out a double
with COUSIN Park on first. Then Hoffman
threw four: balls beyond the reach Of Mr..
:. II AN u{dR pr0posetG give up hits when the
habit was on him. as they say of dope
tlends, for he:cracked a single the next time,
Se0Ting~tWo inure funs.
.Iaken.-as a: whole. the game was we'll
- wofth seeing. 1t was rich in double plays
and: other things that make baseball popu-
=: lar. Il bis Afternoon al 3 O'Clock they play
:: at Haight street, with HorneI and Tanning
in the box The score: