The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-07
COLONIES BEATEN
The Weather Was Cold,
but Not the Game.
HORNER WAS BELTED FREELY
Maybe the Oaklands Were Only Prac-
ticing for Their Big Game To-Day
Across the Bay.

Folks do say as how the Colonies were
playing 1or practice yesterday at Haight
street, and maybe they were.
Well, they got it, got it hot and got
plenty Of it. If they were playing for any
thing but practice they were simply not
in ii. That is the long and short of it.
And, incidentally, while they were prac-
ticiHg for their opening game to-day at
Oakland, they managed to score two TALES.
Meanwhile the Dukes were in it for
blood, and blood they got. They scooped
up ten runs and played as though they
could have made ten more if necessary.
Harper pitched for Stockton and Horner
worked the box for Oakland. The latter
was welted freely, while Harper struck out
four COlonels-Cody. Hernon. Hines and
MeGucken.
Neither side scored in the first inning,
which, on the toss. WAS won by Stockton.
The notable event of the inning was a
double play by Irwin to Earle. Whitehead,
who came 10 bat first, had made single.
Lawrence knocked a liner that was
stopped by Irwin in time 10 kill Whitehead
al second, and threw it TO Earle in time to
catch Lawrence.
Cantilli0n took a base on balls and Sun
day was thrown out al first.
For Oakland MeGucken. sent a liner to
whitehead and was thrown out at first.
irwin made single bag. Hines flew to
CaniIliOn. Earle was thrown out at first
by Whitehead, who never lets anything
pass him.
Some of these fine days the batters will
learn wisdom and never swat to third while
Whltehead Is on guard there. It's folly.
In the second inning P. Sweeney's hot
liner was stopped in good season by
but Hines muffed and Danny made first.
only TO be forced at second by Peoples who
likewise hit 10 Homer.
Then the first score was made. Speer hit
a two-bagEer that brought Peoples home.
Harper flew TO Earle.
In the second half of the second Callopy
hit to Peoples and was thrown out at first.
O'Neill flew to Peoples. Hernon was
thrown out at first by Peoples
Whitehead opened the third inning by
base ON halls. Lawrence forced him at
second. Cantilli0n flew to Hines. Sunday
made second on single and Lawrence
made third.
2. Sweeney was hit by the ball. Danny
Sweeney went to bat with the bases full
lie straight"ay Knocked two-bagger to
right field tina. brought Lawrence and Sun
day home and gave himself third.
Then Peeples-Peep played good ball
yesteTday-iOilowed suit with q lily 10 right
that brought Danny home Spear was
thrown outat first by Irwin, but not until
7. Sweeney had scored an earned run. The
boy at the scoreboard ehalked big after
Stockton.
Oakland did not score in this inning, and
in the fourth inning neither side scored. In
the fifth Oakland gobbled a lonely l.
Horner, who came to the hat first was
thrown out at first ana McGucken followed
suit. Irwin made a thIee-bag hit, sending
tie sphere back of the score board. Hines
then made single that brought Irwin
home.
In the sixth Stockton scored one and
HprnpV irwin and Harla
play. Peoples knocked fly to the score
beard and made second on Hines error.
Then Spear sent single TO the extreme
left that brought Peoples home. Harper's
liner was stopped by Homer thrown to
XIII Spear and then thrown to Earle, where
it caught the swatter.
Oakland made lis second run in the
seventh inning. Cody took first on balls.
Horner was thrown out at first ard Cody
advanced to second. McGucken sent a
single to right and Cody scored.
Danny Sweeney took first on balls when
the eighth opened. Peoples forced him al
second. STear's single gave Peoples third.
HaTper hit to Hines and gained first while
Peoples scored.
Whitehead's single let Spear and Unrpar
safely over the home plate. Lawrence was
thrown ont by Horner while Whitehead
scored. That made 4. Then Cantillion
flew to O'Neill.
To-day the fand will take formal posses
sion of Oakland. Both the Colonels and
Dukes have engaged baass bands. and
there's going TO be grand baseball halle
lnjah all round.
Saturday Is college day and society day at
Haight street The Berkeleys and Stan
fords will play the first of their three con-
tests, and the curtain Will ring up at 30
p. NJ.
Brass bands and tallyhos will be the
order OF the day, and the tinhorn brigade
viii be out in full force.
Sunday there Will be two professional
games, one at Oakland in the morning and
the usual Halght-street game.
The score yesterday was: