The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-12
HITS SCARCE.
euoyer Holds the Seattle Team
Down to Four.
INNER IS A GOOD BAcksToP.
:. SHOWS Up Well in Three Innings
peor. Unfortunate Tacoma Downed
by Portland Again.

.-~x.c. yoor game from Seattle yesterday
s. kst.o- b.f,snc Their hits, too, were placed
& |-k.,< thev xxere needed the most, anu rs To-
~ tho home team was never in the game iiol
.Iurt To finish. In other respects honors "e.c
~. both clubs falling to put much ginger INTO
{keir work. while brilliant fielding plays 49, 49,
pcsrce indeed The only play oil the gay "Ilsn -.
& allied forth generous applause was Dag Nv
echoeneck' . startling neaa-hrsssi4ue INV
On q scant two-bagger. ,.,r,
xbe wonderful exhibition given by Borchers on
die day before. he was almost as suecessiui 10
holding down the number of base-niss. ~
fhouch but two OF the home team strucA ou';
they either hit the bali up into the ar or
II across the diamond straight at an innciuei.
keenan, was touched up for only eight hiis' Du.
III OF them came In at the right time' anu
counted heavily. Barney Snyder put UP
fnir game behind the bat. but had a couple u
costly passed balls. His capture OF ioui ny,
hit MP over his head, was very neat piece oi
work.
m the sixth, inning Matt thinner went in TO
,eiicye snyder, and finished the game. He han
dIed himself like veteran and gives promise
A developing into first-cllass catcher. "niie
he had no throwing TO do, his easy, gracefui
eay of handling himself speaks well OF MS
ability as backstop. He also coached keenan,
veil in pitching, and during the three innings
y was behind the bat Spokane did not get
angle safe hit Irwin kept up the remarkable
Gliding he has been doing Of late, although ne
I'D bad error OF ground hit in the flrst IN
ming that let in q run. Polhemus mace spien-
ola running catch In right field OF line NIT
nora Matt Zimmer's bat, and kiopf hsd several
caeycr catches in left field. At the bat Hayes
md Flaherty led with two singles apiece, while
In. fhrao. hn Powell
schoeneck each q two Dagger.
SPOKANE took the lead from the start and kept
On increasing IL at every opportunity. In the
arst, after seattle's three batters had been re-
tired In order, Stencil flied out to Powell. Ma
nassau went TO frst ON balls. Polhemus made a
Glenn hit into right field Hayes hit grounder
70 Irwin, who let II go through him, and Manas-
ssu scored Turner flied out 10 Hcrnon. Null
con hit safe past short, sending Polhcmus home
Klopf flied cut 70 Shea
In the second Patsy Flaherty hit safe and
vent 10 second on passed ball. conover flied
out to shea Snyder had another passed ball. on
which F1aherfy went TO third. Stencil hit 10
Irwin, who threw home to catch Flaherty at the
plate, but Snyder dropped the ball, and the run
counted Manassau flied out TO Newman, and
Stencil was thrown out IN attempt to steal.
) In the fourth the visitors added two more to
their score Mutton flied out TO shea Fla
Aerty got IN his second safe hit past short.
Conovef was sent to first on balls. Stencil got
hacracking single past Shea, and Flaherty
nme home Mannassau hit to Mcdonald, and
vas thrown out at first, but Conoyer scored on
ne sacrifice. Polhemus flied out to Newman.
Seattle got in her only run in the fifth inning
thanks to Lew schoeneck's new wagon tongue
hat. Tommy Hernon attempted TO bunt tho
AL and hit a pop-fiy to Conover Schoenech
Ent liner between left aud center against tbs
ience. He passed first base at a gallop, and wa,
bearing down on second, but Klopf's rapid re
turn OF the ball seemed sure of beating tn,
runner there. The giant was bound TO &c
mere, however, and brought the stands to thell
ieet by going down on his chest and skating int
NE base. When the cloud of dust rolled away
kw's broad smile OF satisfaction and Hayes
hsk OF open-mouthed wonder were worth tn,
% ground hit TO Hayes, but advanced Schoe
neck To third. keenan, went 10 first on balls
and Immediately started for second. Stenze
med the ball over Hayes head. and Schoeneci
came home. Irwin flied out to Klopf
In the fifth Spokane increased her score b
seven, which ended the run-getting. Hayes lie,
o. with hit through short field. Turne
struck out. Mutton hit grounder to Schoeneci
and was safe on Lewis poor throw 20 keenan,
who covered first Klopf hit for three bases int
night field, scoring Hayes and Mutton. Flahert
Fled out TO Irwin, and Conover went out at frs
on an easy grounder TO Keenan.
About 500 people, among whom was a larg
sprinkling Of ladies. saw the game. The score