The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-24
SPOKANE'S POOR PLAY
Costly Errors Make Victory
Easy for Seattle.
TACOMA WINS FROM PORTLAND.
me Tall Enders Play Great Bal1-Pro-
posed Pacific Coast League
Pap" LytIe's Throw.


Sunday seems to be good day for Manager
Powelrs lads. Yesterday was no exception, and
the way they walked all over the prospective
remnant winners was a sight TO behold. No
FOURTH OF July celebration could approximate
vest rdnys game for funs lively bail playing,
and general satisfaction to the crowd in the
stands II was g regular BoSton-Chicago tus-
So With the samson" retired from the field In
,ba third inning Stencil objected to Strothers'
decssiou which gave Newman third on a balk.
ctrothers told Jake to go back to first and play
tsIi hut Jake kept on talking causing Strothers
~ retire hin from the game The crowd en-
toved the FUN and yelled as they have not done
before this season.
psftv and Borchers did the twiring, and the
adherence in the work of the two was very ap-
rsreut Petty did not use speed; Borchers, ON
he other hand, shot the ball across the plate at
: terrific rate. Petty had almost perfect con-
troll notwithstanding wild pitch. Borchers
dd not corner the plate in bis accustomed man.
ner. The former would keep thinner back
vhcn three balls had been called, and then
split the plate with perfect ease. Not a man
went to first on balls. In this respect the man
from California was not as successful. Four
men were presented first on balls and three of
them scored The strike-out record was four
TO three in favor OF the local twirler. How he
plate as leisurely as Mattimore's slow
curves, but they came across when both
batsman and spectator did not ex-
rect IT, Borehers struck out his men
BY speed and the high ball close to the neck. In
Justice to Borchers it may be said he had no
hand in losing the game. By comparing the
scores OF the two Clubs it will be seen that the
base-hits sacrifice hits, put-outs and assists are
alike, while the error columns are at great
he hny faa oil nod .Hv
sge in superior base running Seattle has two
errors, one against Hernon on misjudged fly,
and one for Irwin on a tumble of a hard hit
grounder, which went to the left of him. Both
errors were excusabe and unproductive of
runs, while Spokane has seven infield errors,
hive Of which were responsible for runs. Klopf
has three, but only one costly. Van Zandt, who
made bis debut in Spokane uniform, was I'M
fortunate In throwing, but great on pick-ups
Hayes dropped snyder's fine throw to second
md the runner subsequently, scored. Snyder
les Van Zandts easy throw go through his
hands, allowing Petty and Hernon to score
Nannsssau dropped a fly, but the chance
was one for either left or center.
moments hesitation made "Manny'' too late.
While these errors were creeping in some fine
work was also being executed Phelan COM
menced II in the second by pickup over Sec
ond and beautiful snap throw TO first. In the
next inning Hernon came in on the run and
took Polhemus' liner waist high. 1t merited
applause aud got Ii. Irwin marked the fifth by
afoui-ny catch, running with the ball. Hernon
also made running catch close TO the ground,
OF which nine men out of ten had pronounced
safe hit" The play which brought the bleach
ers and grand stand to their feet, came in the
seventh Hayes hit a hot grounder over third
and Irwin went for il. With one hand he
scooped the ball at least seven feet back of the
base and by quick-line throw robbed Hayes of
base hit. No one looked for more phenomenal
work. but 1t remained for Powell to bring about
the climax. Borchers met straight ball full in
the lace 1t went past Shea like a shot, but
Powell coming in at full speed, took the ball not
foot above the ground. The applause was
deafening.
The fielding for Spokane was not marked by
any extraordinary work, except Snyder's cap
ture of Newmans foul fy close to the Seattle
players bench. So quick did he recover that
She's, who was on second, could not make third.
When game was called there were at least
1890 people present Hernon came to bat and
hit short fly over third, which Klopf reached,
but failed TO hold Hernon kept on running,
Kopf picked up the bull and threw Tommy out
1t second. Phelan gave Snyder foul and Pow
ell hit to Borchers, retiring the side. Stencil
swung and met the bali fairly, sending il along
me left field line TO the fence for two bases.
Klopf filed to Schoeneck. Polhemus sent long
fy to right field, which Hernon caught and
lined TO third almost catching Stencil, who took
advantage of the sacrifice Petty tried TO pitch
aspeedy ball and let it slip, SO that it went be-
hind Turner and allowed stencil to score.
In the second Seattle broke the ice and piled
up Two runs. Shea went to first on balls. New
man died TO Stencil. shea stole second, Hayes
dropping snyder's throw when he had the run
ner out Irwin lined the ball to the left field
fence for two bases, bringing Shea home.
shoeneck sacrificed Irwin TO third and thinner
brought him home by single TO Van Zandt.
Spokane did not score
Seattle added four in the third. Hernon
struck out Phelan went to first on balls. Pow
ell sent grounder past Klopf Phelan started
70 steal third, and Snyder threw 10 Van Zandt,
VINO made a quick touch, but the runner was
declared safe. Powell meanwhile had taken
second. shea hit to Van Zandt. who threw
40" 70 The plate, Phean scoring Newman
grove liner over second and Powell and Shea
scored Turner picked up the ball, but New
man TOOK advantage of the distance from second
ana went down. Borchers made a balk and
Newman was sent TO third Stencil objected.
ana on continued backtalk was retired from
The game, Flaherty going to center and Turner
corning IN TO first. In the next inning Huston
'oox Flaherty place in the field When play
was resumed irwin sent long fly to center and
newman scored This ended the scoring in this
inning. spokane drew blank in her half
NO more runs were scored by either side until
TIE eighth inning, when schoeneck led of with
hit to left thinner hit hot grounder. which
h'opt reached, but did not hold. Petty hit to
Bofchers, who retired Schoeneck at third Van
Zandt threw to FIRST to catch PETTY, but the ball
went high, thinner scoring Hernon went TO
nFst on balls and stole second. Phelan hit to
van Iandt, who threw easy to Snyder TO head off
Petty, but the ball got ont of the catchers hands
ana ooth Petty and Hernon scored. Two men
were out when klopf hit slow one TO Irwin
shd on close decision was safe. Polhemus
ieAso three-oagger up against the left center
renee. sending in an ea-aed run. The scoring
ended, however. by Turner striking out
*stue went out in order in the ninth. Hayes
ufove single between short and third. Man
nassau could not hit three easy ones close to his
pcuy and struck out Van Zaudt hit to She's,
sno Threw to Phelan, retiring Hayes, and Pie
al nned the ball TO Schoeneck, completing the
00uee and ending the game The score:
SEATTLE.
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