The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-30
sPoKANE 3. TACOMA ..


LoOoo Dame Costly EF-
rOrs BY Home Team.
TACOMA. April 29.-fSpeciaL 1.-The defeat of
the Tacomas by the epokanes, BY . score of s to
3. this afternoon was both surprise and . rev.
citation to 1000 spectators. To many the game
wn indeed an eye-opener II served the pur-
pose Of showing the capabilities Of the home
team II was the first game Of the season in
which 4askreys men could b watched and
weighed. Heretofore they have worked in the
rain and mud, and under conditions which
would not permit Of any sort Of just average
Of thsif approximate strength In today's
game the Tacoma men seemed doomed to
set the worst of everything. They
played m earnest and willing game, winning
applause for their efforts. although biting the
earth q every turn. Perhaps lacking practice II
the 6fst cause Of their weakness. Then cold
wind blew from the southwest. The grounds
were In fair condition, after recent rains. At
the start the 6pokanes got boost and they kept
the 1acomas ON . run till the finish To begin
with, Cody appeared 70 painfully poor advan-
46ntage, and at the end of the third inning
Haskrey was compelled to take him from behind
the bat and put Fuller In his place. Cody
usually does GOOD WORK, and for . time his mis-
tak@ could not Be understood He
seemed over-Anxi0us, almost ratified. Fam
ming pitched . good game, but the
support was weak Maskrey watched his man
with critical eye. He has full swing with the
team, and his Instructions are to mend every
weak point and put up . good game. just as
soon - tho defects OF his men can be located,
Maskrey will weed out anything that IL not up
to tho standard of the league. That Is the way
be expressed himself- Van zandt win be here
IN . few days to cover the third bag.
The first ball, with Routclidc at bat, was
wide. the next strike, and the third sting
ing hit to left for base, opened the ball season
here. He promptly stole second, when he was
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was hit BY pitched ball, took first and stole
second. Mcvey new ont 70 center, Routcliie
holding down third.
Spokane opened their half with q former Ia
coma favorite ct the bat. The crowd remem-
bered his disloyalty and roundly Kissed him.
He took his base on balls, stole second and homo
on Fuller's errors. Stencil, who had taken first
By missed third strike. was left on third, with
Pohemus on second, By Turner and Mutton
striking out
Tacoma's second inning found Berger ct bat,
who new out to Lawson. Moore took his base
on balls, was advanced to second by Ardner's
weak safe hit, but both were left by Routclife's
out 70 Turner.
spokanes second opened with Flaherty, who
knocked . difhcult ny, which Fuller took after
. long run. lawson hit . scorcher to Tanning
and was out ct first Mannasau new out to
Berger.
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F1aherty 70 head him at first. Mcvey now came
and banged the ball for two bases, scoring Cody.
Berger struck out
spokane's third saw the score tied. WEIGH hit
safely past short got second and third on passed
balls and home on short hit by Stencil Pol
hemus and Turner took turns in striking out.
Mutton took . base on balls, but Flaherty struck
ont, leaving the score tied.
In Tacoma's fourth Moore was thrown out at
drst and Ardner was put on the shelf by the
same route. Tanning could do no better aud ne
tired the side
Twineham died ct the same place, while Man
nassau struck out.
Tacoma's fifth-Routciife hit great ball to
the far left Stencil made great stop but failed
to hold the ball. Fuller sacrificed to first, ad-
vancing Rcntz to third, but was put out at
the plate on sipprs weak hit to the iufield.
Sippi came home on Marchs hit for two bases
over the fence. Mcvey Dew out to Lawson,
again tying the score.
Spokane's ffth--welch died at first Stencil
hit for two bases, got third on passed ball and
came In on Polhemus' hard hit for . base.
Turner hit safely, advancing Polhemus, who
scored moment later by wild throw to catch
him at third. Flaherty and lawson ended the
agony by flying and striking out
Tacoma's sixth-Berger hew out to WEIGH:
Moore hit safely; Ardner followed suit, scoring
Moore. Fanning's hit forced Ardner out at
second. and was himself caught stealing sec
ond. Routcline made first safely, but was left
there
Spokanes sixth--Twineham struck ont. Man
nassau got FIRST again on balls, second on play
which put Welch out at first, but was left on
Stencil flying out TO Berger.
Tacoma went ont in one, two, three order In
the seventh. Spokane made one Polhemus
went out at first. Turner got irst on balls and
came home on Nultons safe hit.
Tacoma was unable TO do anything in her half
or the eighth, while spokane jumped on Fan
ming with both feet Twiueham took first on
an error. Mannassau hit safely and Welch sac
rihced. Stencils hit was safe. Polhemus
sacrificed and Turner banged the ball for
baser. scoring three runs. Mutton struck ont.
In the ninth Tacoma made . strong bid for
the game by getting the bases loaded, but Law
sou put on few extra twists, and Tacoma SUI
fcred her first defeat In the opening game.