The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-04
IN TAILEND FORM.
Combined Errors and Failure
TO Hit When Needed.
TLEPLAyEo LIKE AMATEURS
seciety sweIIs Toss tho Ball at Tacoma
roday-The s'Horribles" Find
victim-Today's Game.

r.roms pIayed a beautiful game yesterday
.asr,oon. defeating the home team without
-; dsniculfy although the close score would
.~eu, to indicate otherwise 1t was not a game
-hieh the audience enjoyed, as was plainly OBJ
$3.50 on all sides. In fact, many OF the people
r,e.ert we're so completely wearied by the poor
rr,.xinr Of the home team that they did not re-
,,.in 70 see the game finished. Why 1t is that
shs aeaftIe club plays such poor ball when Ia
.oms il her opponent would be hard to explain.
r.. f.cf nevertheless remains that not only in
Il. pressnt series, but In series of previous
sssae. the boys have gone TO pieces In most
srsrcusabls manner, fielding In style which
-ould make q school boy blush and coming up
% the plate in weak hearted sort of csnt-hitit
cav, which cannot but discourage those who
~ the most loyal supporters of the team.
Itisnot hard task to account for the defeat
Al Seattle Almost perfect fielding by Tacoma,
combined with telling hits at critical points,
and assisted by an error of some of Seattle's
players at the right time, made as perfect a COM
bination for the defeat of the home team as the
most critical could desire. Notwithstanding all
this there were some fine features scattered
throughout the game, in which the home team
came in for their share. Mattimore made his
6rst appearance in the box, and pitcheda steady
game In the face OF spasmodic fielding and
hard bombardment in the third and
eighth innings Tanning was in good
until the ninth inning, when five hits
and sacrifice gave Seattle four runs. Newman
did not have much work to do. but that which
came his way was handled in fine style, notably
Ardner's long hy in the third, which he re-
turned from deep center on pretty q line
throw as has been made to the plate this season.
The throw headed of Sippi, who tried 10 score
from third on the out thinner held Mattimore
In good shape, but was charged with an error on
bad bound OF ball sent in from the outfeld
Notwithstanding the fact that the only two
errors for his side are charged to Cody, the Ia
coma catcher played a magnificent game. His
catch Of high foul fly close TO the grand stand
was feature in itself. Van Zandt put up fine
game at third, capturing foul flies and scooping
up grounders in superb style. Routclife, az
usual, covered several acres of ground and
made a wonderful catch of Shea's f1y to the
fsnce in the third.
The game started by Seattle going out in one,
two, three order. Tacoma did not follow suit.
Routclife got first on sheas wild throw, and
was advanced TO second by Fuller, who got his
base on balls Cody sacrificed to Mcdonald,
advancing both men. Van Zandt now came to
the front with a single, scoring both Routcife
and Fuller Sippi and Ardner flied out to
Powell and Shea respectively. Score: Tacoma
2, Seattle 0.
Hernon was the first man up in the second,
but Van Zandt nipped his hopes by cap
turing a foul fly after q hard run.
schoeneck also dropped the ball into
Van Zandts net. Mcdonald got in
single, but was forced at second by thinner
Berger started the last of the second by giving
Shea a chance for an error, which he accepted.
Maskrey was not tempted by slow, wide curves,
and took first on balls. Tanning gave Matti-
more a little bounder, which was ingloriously
fumbled. The bases were full and nobody out
Routcliffe flied to Powell, Berger scoring. Full
Ter flied to Mcdonald and Maskrey crossed the
plate, bat was called out for leaving third be-
fore the fly ball was caught. The score was
now 3 to o in favor of Tacoma.
The third was very brief for Seattle, not man
reached first. Tacoma still kept on scoring
After Cody had been retired, Irwin to Schoe-
neck, Van Zandt hit for two bases to right field.
Sippi then got in q single, and on the return Of
the ball thinner let IL go by Van Zandt scoring.
This gave Tacoma four runs, and Seattle was
not in the race.
The fourth put new aspect on the face