The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-05
HARD WON VICTORY.
seattle Takes Game From Ia
coma by Ball Playing.
!, .ecesT CROWD or THE SEASON
and Portland Each Take .
oeme-John s. Barnes' Aggregation
Play Here Today.


Play Here To-day.
e..ttIe defeated Tacoma yesterday after
s..,,r nv a score of 8 70 8, before the largest
E - $500 n the season. It is estimated
80 f,Ilr .. 500 people were present. By
& -:~rirg YESTERDAYS game the home team
g, fnrrunafe as to break even in the
-. Nth Tacoma, each having two games
!. I. credit. Speaking in general way
g ~ ssne. it was well played, closely
ssrsessed and heartily enjoyed by the
~-~aJ Who were constantly yelling, and
- md then kissing at some imaginary
:-;rsice by the umpire or blunder of
s5.rer. How easily crowd may be intiu-
s.xd xas plainly indicated yesterday by
!. sJn,ost iTcessant bat altogether uncaIied
crseering and kissing that served only to
- he authors of it in a bad humor. AS
s,mxny effect it had on Sandy" Nc
1,rrnctt' they might as well have yelled
& The side of a house.
Twas very even contest, and not until
cattle scored two runs in the ninth did
ber supporters feel easy. The visitors
vers not alone and friendiess by any
mesns. Instead, one would have been led
d suppose that Tacoma had come over
r. masse 10 cheer her boys on to victory.
Camp aad March were the opposing pitch
en-. and both did fine work. striking out
the same number of men and fielding
their positions IN fine style. In respect to
sapport. Camp got the best of it at critical
points. Features were numerous and
about evenly divided. Sippi had an of
day. and was charged with three errors,
but nevertheless. only one of these was a
factor in giving Seattle runs. Ardner had
the bulk of the infield work, and did it in
food shape, barring two unfortunate er-
rors, which were golden for Seattle. Ia
coma had twenty-one assists, all in the in
fed, which speaks volumes for the good
character of the work Van Zandt was
he same old reliable at third, and put the
tallscross to first in a style which would
hssedone honor to Jerry Denny in his
pslu;tst days. Routcliffe did fine work in
lfk p6bing Shea of a two Dagger at least.
T1 the home team, Irwin at third ac-
upsed six chances without error, giving a
pretty exhibition of ball playing.
Shea unfortunately started the game
With bad tumble. but redeemed himself
BY excellent work during the remainder of
the game. In the fifth he stopped hit
which was labeled 1.-TWO bags" making
one of the prettiest plays of the game
Hernon, in right. aroused the audience 10
enthusiasm on three occasions by good fly
catches. The stick work of both teams
was continuous. but as a rule in the direc-
ton of some fielder. Seattle was so fortu-
nate as TO get in three of her i've hits in
the first inning, which gave two runs, one
earned. Tacoma, on the other hand, could
not bunch her hits or make Seattle bunch
errors. 1t is peculiar fact that Tacoma's
six hits are distributed throughout six
innings, while il took five players TO get
Eve hits for Seattle. Fuller and Ardner
did the batting for Tacoma Twins three
Dagger, Powell's double, Hernon's single
and Schoeneck's double all came in the nick
Of time and did a great deal towards Civ
ing Seattle the victory.
The game started with Shea at the bat.
He flied to Routcliffe amidst cheers from
the Tacoma contingent Powell hit a
tvo-b Dagger between right and center.
Newman sacrificed to Ardner. sending
Powell to third. Hernon now came to
time with a nice single, scoring Powell.
Wild pitch placed him on third. Schoeneck
banged the ball to the fence for two bases.
and Tommy crossed the plate. Mcdonald
hit grounder TO Sippi and was out at
first.
Tacoma also scored IN her half of the
FIRST, but only one run. 1t happened in
this way: Routcliffe, the first man up,
hit q grounder TO Shea. who got it on the
short bound, fumbled and the Tacoma
man was safe on first. He stole second
and scored on Fuller's two-bagger, which
should have been single. The next two
men up struck out. and il looked as If
Camp realized the importance of getting
down 10 work at the start.
thinner was the first man TO face March
in the second, and he proceeded 10 strike
ont. Irwin sent grounder 10 Sippi, who
allowed it to go through him.
After this IRWIN made the only steal
credited TO Seattle during the game.
Camp struck out. but Cody let the ball
pass him. Camp taking first and Irwin
going to third. Camp started TO second,
and during the chase 10 capture him
Twin scored, amidst much enthusiasm in
the stands.
The last half of the second cannot be
told quick enough. The only feature was
Ardner's single, which amounted to moth
ing
Seattle went out in order in the third.
Tacoma did not score in her half, al
though Routclitfe was hit by the ball and
reached third on Zimmer's poor throw TO
catch him stealing second.
The fourth was blank for both sides.
Is was the fifth for Seattle. Tacoma did
better in her half. Maskrey was given first
on balls and assisted 70 second by March's
hit TO short, of which Shea made fine stop.
but could not recover in time TO catch his
man. Routcli4e now hit TO short,
forcing March at second, and
on the attempt by Mcdonald 10 complete
The double Sehoeneck let the bali so
through him, Maskrey scoring and Rout-
elitfe stopping on third. Billy Fuller now
hit long iiy to Newman. Routcliffe beat
ing the throw home after the catch. This
gave Tacoma two runs. The next man up
hit to Irwin and died at first.
In the sixth not man on either side got
farther than first. although Cody made
pretty throw to second, catching Melon
sid, who tried 10 steal.
ne seventh gave Seattle one run and
nroke the ne of 5 TO 3, which had run since
the MIN. thinner was hit by the ball, and
on lTwlns lnheld hit reached second in
safety camp now hit TO Ariner. forcing
Irwin st second. Ardncr tried for The
aouoie' QUIZ naae poor throw 10 Fuller.
1l'niher scoring Camp wanted too