The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-17
With THEIR SKATES ON.
Some ACrobatic Work on the
Diamond.
Mud AND DASED Ill MIXED.
Hanks hen and the Cclonels Founder
Through the Oozs at Haight Sire t-oak-
land Wins tn. Game.
BUD AND B4SEB Ill MIXED.

From their proud eminence il second
plaee-think Of it, good people second
place-the naughty Coonels looked down
upon Hanks doubtful dubs yesterday while
those wretched athletes f0undered in the
cod cold mud, trying to retain a slippery
bold Oh the tail END Of tue baseball bust
ness.
When they all got through, the diamond
looked like Buffalo wallow in the spring
time. Great patches Of earth were torn up
here and there and carried away On the raj
ment Of the young men, while two long,
parallel streaks showed where an agonized
athlete had gone skating through the slime
feet first
Every player engaged made one or more
impressions in the soft yellow earth with
his person. Their hoofs grew heavy with
mud, and 1t is wonder that some OF them
oldn't break their necks.
But luckily the game ended without mis-
hap and the Colonies carried of a mud
siained victory by a score of II 10 3. Poor
Hank! he hasn't won a game for two
weeks and his chances for doing so are
growing beautifully less every day.
While the mud was flying from the heels
q the young men he sat on the bench and
TIED 10 inspire them with a winning gait.
But they did not inspire SO that you could
notice Il and waded around with their o.
pOnents like a lot Of mud hens
Rain ruined the grand double bill Of two
games under one canvas for single prics
OF admission aud sadly iGterfered with the
one they did perpetrate Pools of muddy
ooze stood under the benches and along the
base lines, making 1t Impossible for a run
ner 10 maintain his feet and high rate Of
speed at the same time.
Even Hank felt the effect of the recent
shower while sitting on the bench.
Shortly after he lDDE nnsfffoo
there two small boys appeared from some
WheTe Juggling huge plank about ten feet
long What they intended doing with 1t
was not clear until they deposited the
board in front OF the Frisco bench. Hank
wanted 1t then to keep his feet afioat. How
ever, this has nothing to do with the
weather or the game.
1t was nearly half-past 2 o'clock before
the ground was got in condition for play-
ing, and this was only accomplished by
liberal SpTlnkllng Of dry sand and sa wdust.
Men with shoVels first scraped the gravy
p~@y from the paths. under the personal
supervision Of President None, VINO got
caught in the shower with his plug hat on.
The lid lOUked like moist cat, but then il
was ruined in worthy cause.
When the diamond was at last in cond i-
ton another hitch occurred in the proceed
ings. Cousin Park and j. Frank Horner,
OF Oakland, were among the missing. They
evidently thought the game had been post
home.
When this distressing news was impaired
to Colonel T. ParYenu Robinson he put on
more airs than millionaire msgnate. Since
be got into second place he has shown a
tendency 10 develop dropsy under the hat,
which makes his talk tall.
lie SAID Wilson and Homer were stars
who were trying to run his business. and he
intended TO fine them $50 each. Then he
rustied around, dug qp Joe Cantili0n to
play right field, put Carroll on first, Bill
Brown behind the bat and the game started
with a skate and slide.
German and Knel were the opposin z
pitchers until the Colonies batted the South
paw out Of the box in the seventh inning
The score then stood to 3. and Hank put
the old reliable Rube Levy in TO save the
game.
RUDE didn't exactly save the game, but he
did what he could. Before the Colonies got
through with Reuben they had piled up five
more ruIs, which was just like picking
cherries. A bunch Of hits in the eighth
gave Frisco It's solitary trio Of tallies.
There was 70 end Of exciting episodes in
the shape Of sensational slides, all of which
were greatly enjoyed by the popuIaee. In
the first inning Lester German while irving
TO cover first left his feet at critical june
ture and went gliding away in a southwest
eTly direction on his shoulder blades.
In the next while chasing foul fly, Hank
Spies stepped on treaeherous spot and
landed on his back with a soft, mushy
PUNK. The ball narrowly missed his head
as it came down.
Oakland took the lead at the start, batting
in two runs. All through the game they
kept landing on Knell's delivery with great
violence. Everybody got hit, and Nc
Quade ripped off four. 1t was bad day all
round for the locals, who are really to be
pitied
Despite the juicy character of the day and
diamond the usual Sunday crowd turned
out, At San Jose, however, the mud was
too deep to be safely nayigated In spiked
shoes and the game was postponed. The
score: