The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-02
THE THIRD STRAIGHT
Seattle Loses Another Game by
a Single Run.
DEFEAT DUE TO HARD LUCK.
Portland Advances Notch Toward the
Pennant - Huston and Borchers
Knocked Out Of the Box.

A usual Tacoma needed but single run to
ar Yesterdays game from Seattle, and, of
.onrse. that run was forthcoming. base on
Nails two sacrifices and error, when the
seore was tied, were responsible for IL. The
sor,s team, made a game struggle TO shake of
ssiesf but the hardest luck imaginable smoth-
I'D heir every effort. France not such
r,,,e as Oh Sunday, and they hit the ball hard
"a o:ten, but generally straight at a fielder.
nrre rSth Irwin on first shUeneck hit long
c,.vr clear 70 the center field fence, which Work
~.rsn-ed sitter Irwin, had passed second.
<hs,gl. succeeded in getting back
- srst before the bali, but cut
s.cond base in doing SO, and was called out by
etrotsers for not touching the base. In the
ssghth inning Seattle was robbed of another
sssnee to score by lucky play for Tacoma
paxes had hit safe and with nobody cut sacrf-
Gee hitting would probably tie the score. Joe
shea ssw the point and underworld to carry IL
ant but after making two ineffeetaal efforts TO
hurt the ball the yells from the stand TO cline
/. ont evidently caused him TO change his
mind He struck at the ball with all his might
md sent red hot liner whizzing from his bat
invent straight into owney Patton's hands and
before Powell could get back to first double
NAV resulted Two OF Seattle's three errors
zane Just at the time when they were most
DISASTROUS and Camps error of Judgment in
throwing to the wrong base gave valuable as
sistsnee to Tacoina's big fund of good luck.
.gidu Camp pitched strong game and was
mite effective against all of the batters facing
him except OwHey Patton, who secured just
half Of the eight hits made off his delivery. The
man who contributed most to Seattle's run-get-
ting was Abner Powell. He batted right handed
70 tsce the curves, which France started from
the wrong side OF his body, and the change
worked ike q charm He hit the bali hard
ever time he came 10 bat, securing single and
-. a
hits ouiy because the ball weat square at
fielder Joe shea got IN a two bagger at the
right time The neatcst bit of fielding in the
garne was Tommy Hernon's line throw to the
plaie cutting off a run. Charlie Irwin and Lew
srhaeneck each made nice running catches of
foul iieK
The man who played most of the game for Ia
coma was owney Patton. Out OF four times at
bat be hit four clean singles. In the field he
seemed to be an especial mark for the Seattle
bafsmen, and be gathered in everything with
out alp. Work made beautiful running
catch of schoeneck's long fly over his head,
taking the bali on the jump. After the first
three innings, during which he struck out four
men. France seemed to lose his cunning. After
they got the hang of his south paw curves the
seattle men had no trouble in meeting the ball.
but fortunately for the pitchers record they
could not hit at the gaps between the helders.
For three innings after the game started it was
slmost a case OF everybody being retired in
order, but ten men going 10 bat on each side. In
the fourth Seattle took a squirt and batted out
three runs, two OF them earned. After Phelan
bad been given q life on Hutchinson's tumble,
Powell drove a liner square over second base.
Work tried hard TO get in front of it. but its
course along the ground was erratic, and Ii
passed him. When he picked il up in the fence
corner Phelan had scored and Powell was round
ing third Joe Shea followed with a wo-bagger
70 right and went to third on Newman's s-cri-
Zee. Irwin hit safe past short and shea scored.
Then schoeneck smashed the ball to the center
field fence. and while Work was making a circus
eatch Irwin ran beyond second base. In his
haste to get back to first he cut second and was
called out
IN her half of the fourth Tacoma lost no time
eztching up Patton started with single past
third. sunday got base on balls. Work hit
ndhot grouuder to Camp. who knocked down
De ball. but in the furry of the moment threw
hthird when il wa too late TO head off Patton.
This left the bases full. After Cody retired on a
foul fly to Schoeneck, Hutchinson got in a SIN
gle past shea, and Patton scored. March hit
slow grounder to Phelan. who ran in to meet
the bail and then dropped IL in getting back to
second TO head of Hutchinson. Meantime Sun
day scored Naskrey followed with single to
right field on which Work scored. but Hutchin-
son was cut of at the plate by Hernon's quick
throw. France ended the inning by flying out
70 Powell
In the sixth inning Tacoma got in the only
other run of the game, and the one that gave
her d victory. II started with a base on balls,
which Camp presented to Hutchinson. March's
sacrifice sent the runner TO second, and on
Maskrey's grounder 70 Paelan he took third.
Then came the unfortunate play which lost the
game. After two strikes France started little
Froundsr down toward Irwin. II wobbled il
bore down on the third baseman and just in
front OF MIN took awkward bound. He failed
70 get his hands squarely on the ball, and while
II dropped less than six feet away, France
reached first and Hutchinson crossed the plate.
The next batter was retired
IN the sixth inning Seattle had an excellent
chance OF scoring, with two men on bases, but
sehoenecks grounder To Hutehingson gave a
chance for double play. Again in the eighth
another double play shut off their hopes of scos-
Ing In the ninth hard luck came in a differ
ent form. Charlie Irwin hit to Hutchinson and
was safe on March's muff of the throw He
risyed OF for lead for second and drew a
throw from Cody. In sliding back. with his
hand on the base. he was safe. hut March
tramped on his fingers. and when ne drew them
away the big first haseman touched him out.
irwin aud Powell both demonstrated with
strcthers, but the martinez declared il an OUT
Then >choeneck went ont at first on a grounder
10 Hutchinson. Willie LANCE waited carefully
Tor q base on balls. but all TO no purpose Kid
Camp popped M a little ay 10 Patton aud the
game was ended. The score: