The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-11
THE MAROONS WON.
Opening Of the Amateur League
Season Here.
4 CLOSELY CONTESTED GAME.
Good Pitching and Brilliant Plsys-PoEs
Townsend Meets Defeat at Bell
ingham Notes.

The amateur league season opened here YES
ferday, and the dfty fans who sat on the
oleAchers saw the Seattle Mar0ons do up the
Dodges Of Tacoma in q game that would have
been considered good one In the big league
during the early part Of last season It was not
quite an ideal game There were . few too
many flies muf1ed and too many batsmen tanned
at wide balls, but the teams were evenly
matched and several brilliant plays were made.
Curry was in the box for Seattle and he held
the visitors down to three hits and struck out
i've men, He did not use the effective drop,
which was his fayorIte fooler when he was with
the league team last year, probably because
kenny, his backstop, could not hold It; but he
put the ball over the pan .. critical points and
used curves that the visitors could not gauge.
He was wild in the fifth and forced run in BY
hitting the batsman when the bases were full
The Tacomas presented - very strong battery
in Baker ana Flint. Baker was very steady and
struck out seven men, while he Let but two men
walk TO drBt- Flint ct the receiving end did
splendid work. He IL said to be IN ex-Lesguer
under an assumed name. and his work in this
game confirms the statement. He Is . far better
backstop than Cody. Of the Tacoma League
team.
Pope, Of last years Tacoma League team,
played third, and it seemed like old times to see
his wicked throws to first. His sliding to bases
was feature of the game
6am Smith, of last years Seattles, guarded the
initial bag for the Maroons in his old style, ana
used the stick to good advantage.
Two splendid stops of line hits were made In
the eighth. Flint hit the ball square In the
nose, but King took it in in way that would
have made ysrry Denny very happy. Then Bah
bitf lined tie sphere out near first base and Sam
Smith put mp his hand and pulled 1t down Q "a
GIenalvin.
Parks had but one chance In the left field, but
he got in one hit and crossed the home plate
twice. His base running was . reminder OF his
work last season with the Moore's Revealed
Remedy team.
The Maroons commenced their run getting in
the first. Hope struck out and Parks got irst on
Winnings error. Vaughn was hit by the pitcher.
Smith flied out to Blanford, who made quick
return Of the ball, and Vaughn would have been
caught OF first had Vining held the ball. Parks
and Vaughn each committed larceny, and when
Jones dropped Curry's high fly Parks came
home. Curry stole second, but Charlesworth Lett
him there by striking out
The last half Of the inning was made notable
BY very pretty double play, In which Charles
worth, Hope and Smith participated.
The Dodges got in q run in the second. Bah
bitt was presented base, and stole second and
third while Pope hied out to Vaughn. Then H.
Corey put clean single over second base. and
Babbitt crossed the rubber. Corey stole second,
but was caught at third, and Blanford dted out
to Parks.
The next run was made by the Maroons In the
fourth. smith singled into left field, stole sec
ond and was sacrificed to third by Curry, and
King brought him home with . hit to left field.
Through Curry's wild work and two errors In
the fifth the Dodges made two runs. Blanford
was hit by the ball. Baker struck out. Jones
sent q fy to Vaughn, who stopped II. vining
filled the bases on Q short hit B. Corey was hit
by pitched ball and Blanford was forced home.
Vaughn muffed Flint's fy and Jones scored, but
vining was caught at third and Babbitt fouled
out to Kenney.
II was in the eighth that the Maroons pulled
out victory. Parks opened with single and
stole second. Vaughn hit 70 Baker and perished.
Smith get hrst on balls and both base runners
committed larceny Curry was equal to the
emergency and singled to right, bringing both
men home, but he was caught at second. Charles
worth was robbed OF . safe hit by the phenom-
email stop Of his liner BY Jones. The score: