The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-07
j. REILLY DID 1T.
Seven Innings and Not a
Single Hit.
Boston Runs Up Against the
CoIoneIs' Latest, and the Result
Is Disastrous.

Mr.. Joshua Reilly eventuated as bang
up pitcher yesterday. He beat the BOs-
tons and he beat them hard too. But for
the fact that he failed to connect with his
usual good luck in the ninth inning the
champions would have had 10 be satisfied
with one single lonesome hit.
Reilly's career up the ladder of fame has
been very similar to the proverbial rocket.
but the stick hasn't come down yet. Not
many m ons ago he was attached to the
Petsluma ball spiders at u OF to exceed 81
for days work. One day fortune smiled
upon him and he pitched in just such good
luck as came TO him yesterday.
Then Mr.. Reilly raised his price and
positively declined to pitch game for less
than S15. Following this cane a desire
for new worlds 10 conquer, and Josh went
East and finished the season and then
bobbed up in Frisco with II Coloners uni
form on.
The heavy swatters from the land of
! beans and culture rocked little of what
awaited them when they faced this latest
| found treasure, but after seven innings
| had passed and as yet neither score nor
! hit was credited to them, and the manager
| Of the aggregation from across the Day
| had already pOcketed the long end of the
short receipts, it dawned upon the men
who are nine times the worlds champions
! that a new man was in the box. And
when the game was over and Reilly had
| been gracious enough TO allow them four
| hits, which resulted in but one run, they
forthwith telegraphed the management at
home to lose no time 10 signing j. Reilly.
There wasn't any ice in the field. al
though the grand stand savored good
deal Of refrigerator. Not many people
witnessed the game, which was well
played, though hardly brilliant, aside from
! Treadway's work in left, where he made
FIVE putouts and had hard runs for all of
| them.
The Colonels took to Nichols right in the
start, and secured three hits in the first
| inning. Hines and Brown knocked out q
single each. while Jerry Denny touched
| out double and two men scored.
! The Colonies made hits in each of the
next two Innings, but nobody scored again
until the fourth when Treadway led off
with a triple. Irwin batted long fly to
| center which Hoy gathered in, but
| couldn't get it home in time to cut off
! Treadway's run. Speer went out at first,
and then Reilly filled his cup of happiness
to overlooking by lining gu. three-timer,
and then came right on home on an error
of Nash. HernOn got a life on another
error of Nash, but Hines flew to Hoy and
retired the side.
All this time the champions had not
succeeded In getting a man across the
plate, although six of them had gone to
first on balls, ana in the eighth Reilly
thought IL would be safe to repeat the
bluff. But this caused his undoing, for
when he gave Long base. McCarty
promptly followed with a single which
sent Long TO third. and he came home
while McCarty was trying to steal second.
| Deckley was also given his base, but
Davis and Nash few out
The last half Of the inning ought to have
resulted In the Colonies doubling the
| score, but a neat double prevented it.
Brown batted liner. which struck a few
feet In front Of Long, and the champions
shortstop started to make a sensational
pickup, but the bali took a shy at his shins
and then rolled out into left field. Tread.
way got base on balls, aDd Irwin few to
McCarty. who failed 10 surround The ball,
aud the bases were full Kid Speer then
got In trout Of one of Nichols curves.