The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-12
ETACoMA 8, SPOKANE 1.
A Game Remarkable for Errors on the
Bunchgrassers' Side.

Bunchgrassers' Side.
TACOMA, July u--[Special THE opening
game today OF the Tacoma Spokane series
abounded in decidedly poor playing on the part
OF the Spokane infeld. Both men in the box
were wild, but Tacoma backed up little Donahue
splendidly, having no errors to their credit Van
Zandt and Tacoma's new short played perticu-
Larry snappy game. Betz may make good stick
man II he will but curb his manifest desire to
hit the ball at any cost. The attendance was
microscopic but enthusiastic. The boys threw
an amount of vim and dash into their play that
was simply refreshing TO see. Con Strouthers
umpired fair game. He had no close decisions,
and in only one instance did he show a disagree
able desire to show his authority-that of call
ing Routcliffe out of the coachers box. Rout-
ciiffe od-naturedly asked if no one could
spqnk, and Con bluffiy said "no."
Borchers and Snyder were in the points for
Spokane and Donahue and Cody for Tacoma.
Routeiiffe was first up. adopted waiting tao
tics and took first on balls, owing to Borchers
attempt to control the ball without having the
catcher up. Sippi made a successful thump and
got first wild pitch advanced them each 8
base. Cody hit to Hayes, who threw home, but
Routcliffe had running shoes on, and scored,
Sippi taking third Fuller let three strikes go
by him, but on the muffed third strike he took
first on wild throw by Snyder Sippi scoring
on the error Fuller tried to steal second and
was put out Van Zsndt sacrificed to short and
Cody scored.
stole secrnd and kept on to third on passed
ball. Maskrey went out on a foul to Snyder
Stencil struck terror to the heart of Donohue
by vicious foul hit, and took irst on called
balls. Mutton hunted and reached first on safe
hit. Klopf hit to Betz and forced Stencil Pol
henus hit to Van Zandt, who, with the aid of
Sippi, made a pretty double play on Klopf and
pplh In he
Hayes.
In the second Donohue picked out a two-bag-
ger on hit to the left field fence and took third
on wild pitch. Hayes made good running
catch of Routcliffes little fly. Sippi retired on
strikes. In the fifth polly cropped the clover
in LETT field for single. Turner hit rooster to
Fuller. who touched first and then threw to Betz
at second. who was in a trance, and forgot to
touch polhemus, who. being likewise sonambu-
listic, walked over the base. Betz was awak-
ened from his dream by seeing $40 fine on his
captains face. Hayes closed the lucky inning
by an out to first. This is only one of the many
curious features of the game.
In the sixth Cody popped up q weak fly to
Klopf, who made vile mCff. passed ball adj
vaneed him to second. Fuller hit TO Hayes,
who muffed the ball, and Cody scored. Van
Zandt hit beauty TO center. A lightning
double play now followed, retiring Maskrey and
Fuller. Berger could only hit TO Mutton. who
threw him out at first. stencil looked at the
row OF ciphsrs on the score board and sent
scoreher out to left Mutton sacrificed 20 frat,
Klopf few out to Van Zandt, Polhemus hit to
Donohoe, who would not rely on Fuller and
crossed the runner at first.
In the seventh Donohue's easy hit was muffed
by Stencil Routeliffe astonished the mob by
striking out Sippi struck out Donohue moved
up peg on q steal Cody went out from second
TO first
Turner fouled out 10 Fuller. Hayes few out
to the same man. Mannassau walked to first.
Snyder singled to left and took second on return
of ball 20 third. Borchers described various
geometricAl figures in the air with his bat but
could not get the ball past Betz, who made a
pretty stop.
In the eighth Fuller few out to Klopf.
Van Zaudt hit a sharp one 70 Hayes and retired.
Betz went after q high one and only got IL as far
as the pitcher.
The Spokanes became nervous, and Stencil
was exhorted TO slime her out" He did for
two-bagger over the left field wall Mutton sac
rifieed to Van Zandt, Klopf sacrificed to center
and stencil scored. Polhemus (ouied out to
Fuller
In the ninth Aaskrey struck out. Berger
made lucky two-bagger to left Donahue sac
rificed 10 Borchers- Routclife took first on
called balls. Donahue scored on passed ball
and RoutcIffe went over the rubber on kIopfs
muf of snyder's throw. sippi trotted TO trst on
balls and stole second. Cody few out TO
Turner. In their last inning Turner few out
on a foul to Cody, Hayes few to Betz, and Man
nassau closed the game with q grounder to see
oud, and then Secretary Chsndler's visage re-
laxed its tension. The score: