The morning call., 1892-04-11


fe'' sweeney and muscular man
would knock Pete Sweeney in the head with
& bat the only objection raised by any lover
of decent baseball would be that bat ill.,
stead OF an AK was used in correcting Pete.
Nothing short Of blood can atone for bis
crime. Lastly. Otto Young, who tried to
umpire, should have been told ere ii was
too late that this is 1892 and that some of
the rules in use last year do not go now.
But the excitement is all over and the pas
sion aroused by Otto, Pete and Big Bill
has died away for the time being. Let US
hope that the Ratchet is forever buried.
1t is, indeed, sad commentary on the
national pastime that baSeb allists, umpires
and cranks cannot dwell together in unity,
but it seems they never could. The last
game between Frisco and San Jose wound
up IN defeat for the latter, after one hour
and a half of buster, blow. wrangling, az
GuiDg with the umpire and other disagree
able features, iEterspersed with dirty work
and misses. But ii was al interesting game,
for all that. The result was in doubt to
the last the locals winning by score of 6
TO with two pitchers. Hank sat on the
bench, and when the proper time arrived he
embarrassed Hart of Hannibal and put
flaming into the traces.
AS an umpire Otto Young, one of Harris
last seasons pitchers, possesses two great
specalties. lie Is good and BAD. Sandy
McDermOtt is laid up with malaria or re-
morse, ct something. and at the last mo-
ment Otto vas turned loose on the diamond
to interpret the part. With q few excep-
tons he did tolerably well in the passages
relating TO balls and strikes, but is not
posted IN the changes in the rules. Sweeney
and Ehrght took turns trying to enlighten
him, to all OF which Otto listened with pa
thence. and then went ahead and umpired
according to the way lie had been brought
up. EbTight kicked on base decisions and
the handling OF the properties, while
Sweeney begged, yea, even implored, him
10 call Big Bill out for bunting fouls.
But Otto handled the properties as he saw
ftand allowed Bill TO knock ali the fouls he
pleased. 1t made no difference to Young.
He got his So anyhow, and will leave in a
few days for Stockton. where he is about to
establish large and extensive waffle works.
He has secured patent on an entirely new
dainty With which he intends to supply the
trade. Il differs from the ola, pockmarked
waffle made In wagons, being full and
smooth OF face, free from blemish and fair
TO look upon. The idea is entirely original
with him, and was wrought out last winter
while the inventor was employed as book
keeper in a railroad eating-house He was
thrown more or less in the society of
Yictuais and naturally thought OF waffles
However, these waffies have nothing 10 do
with the game StilI. they did interfere
somewhat with the umpiring. for If Otto
had given more time to studying the rules
and less to working out his patent he might
have made better showing.
Nearly 6000 people turned out to see the
game, ana about leo of them lost sight of
the proceedings for a few minutes during
the first inning These were boys aud in
proYident men who have been roosting on
the roof of long shed back of the rightfeld
fence. They sat in a row on the comb of
the roof, and drummed on the shingles with
their heels when anything met their appro-
baton.
1t was in the first inning for San Jose.
with big Bill at the bat. He was throwing
off a few fouls TO get his hand in and the
crowd on the roof was raised to a high state
Of expectancy. Finally Bill changed his