The morning call., 1892-05-20
ANOTHER COLONEL APPEARS.
Billie Gimmel of Santa Rosa
Helps Oakland Win.
He Is a Small blonde Boy, Who Plays the
0atfsld, and Bats In Winning
Runs

1t has long been question as to whether
or not il unnerves conscientious athlete TO
cayort in the presence of the man who pays
him his salary. Some say 1t does. while
others say it does not. II not, why did Lou
Hardie iuggle thrown ball just as Hank
Harris came winging his way to the bench
at the opening of the sixth inning? Did
LOUIS cunning forsake him because of an
oyerweening desire to excel in the sight Of
his employer?
For five whole innings Hank studiously
avoided the bench, during which time his
young men were ahead. In the fifth, how
ever, just as the Colonels were going down
for the last time they made a desperate
struggle and tied the score. 1t was at this
critical juncture that Hank came floating in
with large dab Of bright red paint on his
summer raiment AS he took his seat he
was greeted with a loud ripple OF ap-
plause. Then Lou muffed a ball aud Tip
O'Neil was safe. Two grounders TO Lou
retired the next two men, and then Gmmel
Billie Glmmel Of Santa Rosa-cracked out
single that scored the winning run.
GIAfMEL OF SANTA ROSA.
Not soul in the grounds knew thing
about Billie Gimmel until they saw him
prancing proudly to and fro in the OUTLYING
as glad surprise. and sprung him at the
last moment as the very latest colonel to
date. Carroll wont be able to play for two
weeks, and while Lester p. German is q
tolerably fair fielder himself he is needed in
the pitching department So Lester pitched
again, Billie played center field in splendid
shape and batted in the winning run when
all looked dark and drear. Billie is small
blonde boy we'll known in amateur circles.
From the way the performance started off
it looked as il the ColOnels were again
doomed. Ore hit and five exquisite bungles
In the first TWO innings gave Friscos three
tallies, but that ended their run-getting.
Oakland braced up then and played great
ball. 1t was the kind of day to infuse life
into the pastime, and besides the crowd was
with the Culonels and coached loudly from
the private boxes. German pitched winning
ball from the start. giving Friscos bnt six
hits and c0nfessing judgment on three bases
on balls. Twice be struck out batsman.
retiring the side with runners on second
and third, all Of which did much to increase
Testers popularity.
TIE CoLoNELs EVEN UP.
Old man Hoffman started off like a win
ner himself and kept up the gait for a couple
Of innings. Then Mannasau smote him for
two sacks, Gimmel-Biilie Gimmel OF Santa
Rosa-saerifed him to third from whence he
trGtted home on enc of Mr Hoffman's justly
celebrated wild pitches. In the fifth Billie
Gtiiihcl get AWAY On u MI 10 l6lI, GeIIHd0
sacrificed, O'BFien got safeon Hardie's fum-
bic and Hutchins0n's drive sent Gimmel
hOGle. 0'Brien scored on Hutch's steal of
second. This tally tied the score and much
credit Is due Easy O'Neil, who was barking
on the line at the time.
Hardie's mutf and GimmePs hit ia the
next won the game. but the Colonels feel
ing shat their position was extra hazardous,
eorked out a couple Of doubles In the eighth
which were geod for two more tRllies, max
ing the score 6 to 3. With two men cut
Whitehead sent the ball down 10 the right
field fence, and Mannasau followed with an
other in the same place. The latter scored
on Pete Sweeney's muff of tall Texas
Lacquer. La spite OF the bungles the game
was rapid and of sufficient interest to keep
tie people excited. The COlonels are i'm
proving ever day and will soon be in the
ace. They play at Oakland to-day with
Fsnning and HOrner in the points. The
score: