The morning call., 1893-04-29
STILL THEY WIN.
The ColoneI's Luck Holds
Good Again.
Yesterdays Game Was a See-Saw
and Two Home Runs Failed to
Save 1t for Uncle.

Oh, what a sad day yesterday was for
your Uncle Hank! With a game all but
poeketed he sat up in the grand stand and
watched the eolonel's hired men snatch
victory from the very jaws of defeat in the
ninth inning. Content to let Henry lead
the game all the way from the second to the
finale of the eighth, the colonel went into
the ninth lacking two tallies. and made four
1t was casualty day at the Piedmont
grounds. Mcguire was the first victim. In
the first inning, as he was engaged in an
attempt to make two-bagger out of a sale
hit he collided in some way with Mr..
O'NeilPs underpinniDg, aud the doctor who
attended him says he has several Injured
ligaments IN his right foot. The injury will
lay him off for several days at least.
Later on j. Horner reached up and felt
the corner of the bali as il was sailiu 9
through the atmosphere. fresh from Car
rolls bat. 1t cracked the she'll on finger
or two, but the professor pluckily stayed
with the game.
Ii it had not been that Louie BalsZ, who
took Maguire's place, made a couple of
costly errors, or If j. Peck Sharp had
thrown the ball In the right direction in the
ninth inning, or even had Reuben Levy
caught high dy-but then what is the use
of being that sort of crank? If Adam had
not hankeTed for apples what then?
Something pleasanter to talk about is the
fact that Carroll and Ebright made a home
run apiece. Aud Tip O'Nenl gently tapped
the ball for three-baser Two baggers?
Well, yes-ten of 'em-HunkY Hines got a
couple of those himself. Was it a good
day for swatting? Gaze at those twenty
nine hits IN the tabulatel statement
Tip O'Neill started in to make errors
right where he left of making them the
previous game, and when yesterdays
game was over he had i've more on his row.
Don't josh me, I'm nervous" he said,
appealing Iitiously to the bleachers. But
pity is something the Oakland rooter never
heard of even.
Something was out of killer with the left
end OF Mr.. hnell yesterday. There were
several occasions when some extra fine
work on his part would have been appTeci-
ated by his employer; but, alasi be was no
better than the rest.
Oakland didn't score in the first while San
Francisco corded up four. That was Just
the number OF errors that O'Neil made dur
Ing the tracas, too.
BY the application Of a pair of two
b2ggerS IN the hrst half Of the second Oak
land opened The way for a situation that
ultimately yielded five talles.
Oakland failed TO score in the third and
San Francisco forged ahead with two
scores.
After that II was see-saw and repeat right
along till the last of the seventh. Then San
Francisco made four. Things were looking
lovely for Mr.. Harris and they kept look
ing lovely until the last half Of the NINTH
Then the scene shifted.
Oakland made four. One came onI an
error by Mr.. Balsz and another because Mr.
Peck Sharp threw a bali to second when
1t was IN demand at first. The other two
were earned 10y singles by Irwin and Earle
and a double 10y Hines.
Ebrights noble swat over the left field
fence IN the last half of the ninth lent ray
of hone for . brief periEd but II was sDon
dispeled.
To-day the game will be called at o'clock
at Halght street Balsz and Griffith viii
pitch.
Yesterdays score may serve to throw a
little light on the dark spots in the game. Ii