The morning call., 1893-04-09
PIEDMONT's FIRST.
Oakland's Baseball Grounds Formally
ODened

The colonePs phantom press carriage is
still beautiful dream of the misty future.
According to the postponed schedule it
was to have taken on the form and su b.
stance of matter yesterday afternoon with
out fail.
But the colonel's faith in Old Prob was
too strong. He feared the raindrops which
never came. And the press carriage, to-
gether with the grand and magnificent and
splendid street pageant that was 10 have
been was not.
Hence the formal opening of the oakland
baseball grounds was an informal affair.
True, the Colonies and the Dukes rode in
open barouches, the occupants array ed In all
the glory of their red and white uniforms,
and the vehicles bedecked with gaudy
plnmes dyed with Easter-egg analine co0rs.
at the small boys who gathered at the
GaIndo Hotel to see the ''p'rade' were dis
appointed again. The brass bands we're
eloquentiy silent. or rather there were no
brass bands at all in the vicinity Of the ball
grounds.
Though the sun shone warmly and all
outdoors was cheerful and bright, the crowd
Just walked up to the bOx-office, with never a
Jostle or scrOuge, never a hurrah or a shout,
paid It's quarters and halves in silence and
passed in 10 the grand. stand or kindergarten,
as the ticket called for.
But later on when the game began to get
up for all that was lacking outside the limits
of the bOX-office.
And when the Colonies Knocked out
tally OF five In as many Innings, and the
Dukes had yet score to make. the long
colonel himself strobe admiringly past the
grand stand and metaphorically patted his
nine on the back.
Later on the Stockton team scored three.
but that is story all by ITSELF and before it
begins it ought TO be said that the press
RaTrilD1 OF 70
the cOlonePs vivid Imagination, and lie has
promised them for the 10Th of this month,
when the Los Angeles team comes up. And
there Is with out fai'' to this promise.
The game Yesterday was lively from the
start. McGucken opened with tw0-base
hit Then came Irwin with q fly to Danny
Sweeney. Hines sent a single to White
head and made second easily. McGucken
was caught IN the act OF stealing run and
Earle's twO-baSe hit enabled Hines to score.
Callopy was hit by the pitcher and O'Neil
few to Cantiliou.
River Pirate Whitehead opened with a
twO-bagger. on which he made third. But
1t aYailed nothing, for Lawrence was
thrown out at first, CantilOn followed suit
and Sunday flew 10 McGucken.
The second inning was short all around
and no one scored. Not even q single was
made.
In the first half of tho third Hines made
a single, but was forced at second by Earle
flew TO Sunday and Tip O'Neil hit safely
on Lawrence's error, Hines scored, Hernon
took base on balls and Cody was thrown
out at first.
Three Dukes-Spear, Tanning AMI White
head-went out as fast as they picked up
the bat, Tanning falling victim to Grit
fith's curves.
In the fourth inning neither side scored
and Lawrence died on Griffith's curves.
Callopy started the fifth inning with
base hit. ONeil made first on Lawrence's
error. HernOn was thrown out at first.
CalloDy went to third and Tip stole second.
Ctdy's hot liner went past Whitehead. II
was another wO-bagger ana Callopy and Tip
scored. Griffith followed with q twO-b Dagger
and Cody scored. McGucken struck out
Irwin made first and was caught stealing
second.
For the Dukes Danny Sweeney struck
out and Peoples and Spear flew out, the
former 20 McGucken and the latter to
Hines.
In the sixth inning no one scored In the
seventh no tally was made, but on Nc
Gucken's liner TO Peoples aneatdoubla play
oceurred-Peeples to Lawrence TO p.
Sweeney.
The Dukes scored their three in the eighth
inning. Spear flew to McGucken. Tanning
struck our. Whitehead made first on Earie's
error. Lawrence's two bngger brought
Whitehead home and landed the hitter ON
third. CaDtilliou hit to Irwin who threw
wild over Earle's head, and this gave the
Dukes two more TALES. Sunday hit two
Dagger and p. Sweeney flew out 10 Hines.
Neither SIDE scored in the last inning,
though the Dukes came very near il.
To-day the same teams will play at Pied
mont In the morning at 1890 aud at Haight
street at 80 In the afternoon The score:
AT SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL S,lSgS.