The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-06
THE CHAMPIONS WIN.
But it Took Them Fifteen Inn
ings to Beat Tacoma
SPOKANE DOES UP PORTLAND.
Eleven Innings Required - Vancouver
Oarsmen Beat the Seattle Crew By
Dozen Lengths.

TACOMA. July 5.-The game between
Seattle and Tacoma this afternoon Was one
OF the most stubbornly contested ever
played on the diamond in any league. 1t
took fifteen innings to decide 1t. There
were very few brilliant plays, with FER
haps exception of the long running catches
of Hernon, Whitley and Hoffman. The
feature Of the game was Pender's fine work
in the box. He was little wild in the
first two or three innings. but settled down
after that and pitched good, steady ball.
without letting down through the fifteen
innings. Riley was wild and nervous. and
cent six men to bases, forcing one run in.
He retired in the eighth for March, Ia
coma's pride, and it took Seattle long
while TO find the bail for hit. The crowd
was rather small. perhaps 500. owing to
the threatening aspect Of the weather.
Mannassau went 10 bat for Tacoma. was
given base on balls and stole second. Earle
took FIRST on balls. Stuart knocked TO Bright
forcing out Earle at second. Mannassau
going to third. Hoffman singled to left,
bringing in Mannassau. McCabe bit to
left. filling the bases. Strouthers sent a
liner to center, bringing in Hoffman and
Stuart. Pope knocked to Camp and took
first safe. McCabe going ont on third. Riley
struck out, retiring the side.
In the second. third and fourth some
heavy batting was done by both sides. but
errorless field work prevented scoring. Ia
the fifth Mannassau came to bat for Taco
ma and went out on first on assist By Zim-
mer. Earle singled to left and stole Sec
ond. Stuart hit to Camp and went to first
on wild threw, and attempted to steal
second, but was thrown out by Snyder.
Hoffman went to first on an error, Bright
letting in Mannassau. McCabe hit to left and
advancing Hoffman and Strouihers, went
out ON assist by Fender. re iring the side.
Bright was given first on balls, Camp
sent a two-bagger oyer the left field fence,
Bright taking third. Snyder sacriGc d 70
TO Pope, going outat first. Fender sacrificed
TO Britain, Bright corning home. Hernon
was given bases on balls, and caught in an
att, mpt to steal second.
In the first half of the sixth, Tacoma
was prevented from scoring by pretty
double play by Bright. thinner and Smith.
Dextraze came to bat and struck out
Whitley was given first on balls. Smith
struck out. thinner went to first on passed
ball by Earle. Whitley taking second.
Bright was struck by pitched ball, taking
first, filling the bases. Camp was given
base on balls, forcing in Whitley. Snyder
knocked a liner to Strouthers, going out on
first, and leaving thinner, Bright and
Camp on bases.
In the seventh Tacoma went out in one.
two. three order. Fender came to bat for
Seattle and was given first on balls. Her.
non took first on error of Britain Dex-
traze struck out and Whitley went out on
foul fly to Earle. Smith was given base
on balls, filling the bases. Fender stole
home on a passed ball of Earle. thinner
went to first on balls, Bright struck out,
leaving Hernon, Smith and thinner on
bases.
In the next seven inningsit was battle
OF pitchers, Riley retiring, March taking
bis place. Although March went in fresh
at the beginning of the eighth. Pender did
not show slightest signs of fatigue and
pitched great ball from first to fifteenth.
After the ninth the grand stand was on
tip-toe OF expectancy. as both sid es came
to bat and retired one after the other with
cut scoring.
In the last half of the fifteenth, thinner
went to bat, made clean hit to center and
stole second on first ball pitched. Bright
went out on q fly to Hoffman, who made a
long running catch. thinner took desperate
chances and stole third. Camp knocked to
lett, z MINER coming home, winning the
game for Seattle. The score: