The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-20
aLOU" HIT THE BALL.
Seattle Won the Victory in the
Ninth Inning.
PORTLAND SHUTS OUT SPOKANE
Not . Single Bunch -Grasser Reached
second Bsse-The Marine to be
Behind Lucie-sporting.

Not . Single Bunch-Grasser Reached
second Bsse-The Marine TO be
Behind Lucie-sporting.
Lou Camp, the tall third third baseman
OF the Eeattles, won the eternal gratitude OF
500 people, at the Madison street grounds,
Yesterday afternoon, by capturing the
game, then firmly in the hands of the
Tscomas, in the ninth inning. The score
stood 8 to 2 in favor of the visitors, March
was pitching great ball, and men who had
money bet on the home team had given 1t
up. Lou Camp came to bat. One OF his
awful swings met the ball fairly. and when
stuart got It back from right field,
Camp was standing on third tipping
his can to the crowd. The effect
was electrical. The home boys
woke up and the visitors lost their nerve.
When the Seattles stopped hitting the ball
and the Tacomas recovered, the score was
five 10 three in favor of the home team,
and II remained so. The game was one OF
the finest that has been played upon the
grounds this season. 1t cannot be ques-
toned that it was the NEST exciting. For
six innings the visitors were shut out by
the perfect playing of the Seatties, who
during that time managed to score twice.
Then came the fatal seventh. There was
long wide streak Of crank playing followed
by dash of brilliant work, and when the
inning was over the score was three to TWO
in favor of the Tacomas. The two teams
then settled down again and nothing was
done until the ninth, when Lon Camps
hit started the ball q rolling, and the
Eeattles wrested q hard-earned victory from
the Taconias within three put-outs OF
the goal.
Leaving the seventh blank for the Sc
attIes and the ninth blank for the Taco
mas. the playing of the two teams was
equal to that being done in any part OF the
United States. 1t was like clockwork. The
work of Snyder was probably better than
that of any of the eighteen men. He went
into the game with asprained leg and badly
cut arm. but he handled Fitzgerald's de-
livery in perfect form, and nything in the
line of fouls was his. Lou Camps hitting
and playing, Zimmer's playing, the three
doubles by the Seattles, and the work of
Strouthers and Pope were also features.
Fitzgerald and March were at the points,
and their work was superb. The hits were
even. If anything, the pitching OF Fitz-
gerald was the steadier. Umpire Ben
Young found it quite difficult to discipline
Earle and. McCabe. who protested at every
thing. threat to play the former on the
bench out of sight OF his dear grand stand.
and of fine to the latter, had the desired
effect.
STORY OF THE CONTEST.
As usual the home team went to bat
first, but did nothing in the inning.
Tommy Hernon was sent to first on balls,
but was forced at second a moment later
by Flaherty, who hit to Pope. thinner
drove the ball to Britain, and both he and
Fiaherty were safe on tumble. Dextraze
sacrificed to Strouthers. advancing them
each base. They were both left, how
ever. Smith hit to Britain and the side
was out
The visitors did not do even as well in
their half of the inning, only getting three
men to bat. Mannassau opened, and flew
out to Camp. Britain fouled out to Smith
Earle hit to Bright and went down at first,
and the fatal first inning was passed.
The Seattles got one man around the
bases in the second. Snyder hit to Pope,
and was assisted out at first. Camp hit to
Pope and beat the ball to first. He stole
second, and Bright sacrificed him to third
with q slow hit to Britain. Earle, the
champion catcher, passed ball, and he
scored. Fitzgerald few out to Srouthers
The home team, by sharp fielding, kent
the visitors from doing anything in the
second. either. McCabe raped a nice
clean hit back of second. Strouthers
drove hot one to Bright, who shut Nc
Cabe out at second, and thinner doubled
the runner out at first with beautiful
throw. 1t was perfect double play, and
was worthy of all of the applause that it
got Hoffman. hit to Bright, and was
neatly assisted out at first.
The Seattles took turn at only getting
three men to bat in the third. Hernon and
Flanerty both hit to Pope and were out at
first and thinner struck out.
The visitors were again shut out in the
third. Stuart struck out. Pope hit to
Bright and was safe on an error. March
flew out to thinner. Mannassau drove a
hot line hit to Camp, who threw Pope out
at second.
A punching Of hits in the fourth gave the
home team another run. Dextraze lined a
hot one to McCabe and was assisted out at
first. Smith hit single to left and Snyder
followed with another to right. Camp
lined another into right, Smith scored.
Snyder went to third. and he took second
himself. Bright struck out, and Fitzgerald
ended the prospect of another run with a
slow hit TO March, who threw him out at
first.
The Tacomas again failed to score in the
last of the fourth, and it began to look like
shut-out. Britain gave Flaherty an op-
portunity for circus catch in a short Don
fly TO center, which was we'll taken care of.
Earle hit safe TO center and neatly stole
second on thinner. McCabe foued out to
Snyder. Sirouthers flew out to Bright.
who made good back-running catch.
The Tacomas tried their hands at lively
fielding in the fifth, and the Seattles did
not get man to first. Hernon fouled ont
TO Pope Flaherty hit to Strouthers and
was out thinner flew out to McCabe.
In the last of the fifth the visitors got a
man TO third with one man out and then
failed to score. Hoffman, who was up. hit
nice little double to left Stuart hit 10
thinner, sacrificing him to third. Pope
fouied out to Snyder. March hit to Rriph,
was out at first, and Hoffman was LETT AT
third.
The Seattles accomplished nothing in Tho
sixth. Dextraze took first on balls. Smith
flew out to Pope. Snyder hit to Britain
forcing Dextraze at second. A passed bail
gave him second. He got no further
Camp lifted lily into left and Hoffman
took care of IL