The morning call., 1892-05-19
LOST Tn THEIR OWN TOWN.
Oakland's Return Home Results
in the Usual Way.
Colonel 7. Probation Robinson Gave His Town
Another Trial-Plenty Of People
but Few Tallies.

Colonel 7. Probation Robinson gave his
town another trial yesterday in the matter
Of attending ball games. For nearly two
weeks the sharp swat OF the base and
the bcarse blat Of the c0acher have not been
waited across the placid waters Of Lake
Merritt on The bosom of the evening
zephyrS that sometimes blow in Oakland.
There was little or no profit in playing to
the official scorer. the man who peddes
drinks and few warm personal friends, so
the other magnates refused TO have anything
10 dc with the cOlonefs pagk.
Since the Colonies have shown signs of
returning animation it was decided to give
the town they represent another chance.
In point Of attendance the experiment was
a grand success. but the Colonels again
yielded to their absorbing passion for defeat
and fell all over themselves. Score to 5.
As rule people make a better impression
abroad than they do at nome, and this aD-
plies equally we'll 10 the Oakland ball team.
All last week their work was above re-
pToach, but the moment they try 10 make a
showing at home something turns up to
h0odoO them. If it isn't barns it's some
thing equally as deadly.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS.
The crowd was much larger than the same
Grand stand, bleacheIS and boxes were all
filed, and standlug-T0Om along right-feid
fence was at premium. One reason for
the sudden influx Of pODuace is due TO the
fact that the wOOdman did not spare long
Tow OF eucalyptus trees near the fence. At
least 200 men and boys used TO view the
game from the branches of the trees, but
now they have 10 come inside Wonder il
the chOpping down of these trees was the
extra inducement offered By the cable COM
paDy for The resumption Of tie Oakland
sChedae2
Frisco secured a mortgage on the tally
output ia the first inning owing to eiTcum-
stances over which the colonel had no con-
troll. Captain Carroll is laid mp with a
lame finger. and pitcher Lester p. German
eSsayed his role in center field. As a
pitcher Lester shines with great brilliancy
when feeling first rate, but as an under
study for the middle pasture he is not a
robust success. In the first inning Lester
sprinted blithely forward to meet a fY ball
that had Important business further on, and
as a result Of this miscalculatiOn Lester Ger
man and the fyball did not connect by at
least 80 feet Of vertical space. Two men
scored, and Whitehead's wide throw to the
plate let in another.
LESTER TRADED PLACES.
Then Lester traded places with Man
nassau and led blameleSs baseball life in left
field for a couple Of innings, but in the
fourth he lapsed again, mutfed a fly and
missed a ground ball that let in two more
tallies. In the sixth Easy O'Neil gave way
to a burning desire to make a crooked throw
10 third with men on bases. He did so, tue
ball went into the beacheTs. and two more
chips were added t. Harris stack. Thus
and In other ways did Oakland contribute
TO the success of the other side Easy
pitched his usual game. but was hit hard in
spots. Hardie got triple, Spies a four
bsgger and the rest tore eff a few timely
singles
flaming was never in better trim and for
three innings sailed the ball up so fast the
COlOnelS couldn't see it. Then Turner, the
terror. piucked a double. which, with a
single by Mannasau, netted two runs. They
got another In the sixth, and in the seventh b
Tip O'NeIPs double scored Wilson, and a
single By Whitehead sent Tip in. There
were some fine running catches by little
Sweeney and Tip, and Hutchinson played
q clever game at third. Lou HaTdie made
his bow IN a Frisco uniform, playing first
base, while Pete Sweeney went 10 short in
place Of Pc eples, who kept Harris company
on the bench. Ii Lou proves successful
b8gman he viii be retained on account of
his hitting qualities. The teams play at
Haight street to-day with German and Fan
ming in the box and Easy in the field. The
score: