The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-13
RNES BAD BLUFF.
I|ansger Powell Called 1t and
Went One Better.
sEATEn IN HIS OWN GAME.
- spokanes Force the seattles 20 fiay
and Get Beautifully Trounced-
Borchers Not in 1t.

there was . baseball game yesterday, anu 20
- von n There was no game scheduled for
] '..ferdsy. and on Thursday night 1t was gener-
( Suv understood there would be no game un'il
aturday, The papers so announced yes.erusy
nofuiug. But Barnes, Of Spokane, though, ne
6sd Seattle sin hole" and he demasoeo tnas
me OF the postponed games should DC p'aye1
f when Barnes. of Spokane, wants anything IN
Il this league he can have it upon appicauon.
He can jump the salary limit, play men unus1
contract by Western Association clubs OF ore.N
any other rule of the Pacific Northwest Leasue
and laugh at the other managers wnen sns
complain. Barnes, of Spokane, was DETERMINES y,
70 play yesterday, because he Thought sea.tio
had no pitcher to put in, both OF the KIDS being
worn out. He made his demand ana the oIoei
vas issued that game should be played. MAI
srer Powell first read the mandate on bulletin
boards about town at / O'Clock yesterday AFTER
noon. It did not take him long 10 see .na'
Barnes, of Spokane, had scored point iIen
IL won't in for manly revenge by gathering MS
men together to trounce the team from tue east
Of the mountains, and he did 1t.
aboat 200 enthusiasts got wind OF the game IN
soune manner and were on the bleachers ana In
the grand stand when Umpire Strotners-Wno
Ma nat te.n notified that there was To be a
~sme until few minutes before-put in ais
sppearaucs Barnes was confident, and taunted
ne seattle team about the point he had scored.
he said he had money to bet on his team. lie
mt Borchers In the box and considered the
ssme won before q ball was pitched; but he
counted without his host Borchers and the
men behind him were not in it at any stage OF
the rame The big pitcher was hit hard and
often and his support was wretcaed. camp,
who was yet tired from his hard work on
Wednesday, pitched mastery game, although
4 II was hit little oftener than usual He was
ably assisted by Matt thinner be-
hind the bat. Early in the game the
visitors gave up the foolish idea that they could
steal bases on the new backstop, whose line
throwing was too swift for them. On the other
hand. every time Seattle man reached first he
kent right on going, and nine bases were pur-
Joined By them At the end of the third inning
the Spokane team was thoroughly disorganized
and ratified stencil could not catch Borchers
or throw to bases and the fielding was ragged.
When the team went out to the field in the
fourth Hayes from second base was put behind
the bat, Klopf took Hayes place at second,
Stencil took Klopfs place in left field and
Huston was put In right field, Polhemus being
lame. But the Seattle team kept right on
chasing around the paths and Barnes, of Spo-
kane, howled with rage, and his players quar-
relied among themselves.
The fielding of the Seattle team was good.
Hernon dropped an easy fly, which cost Seattle
run, but the crowd forgave the error, an
Tommy does not often make one. Mcdonald
played splendid game at second, accepting ten
chances. His two errors were on red hot
erounders. Shea made one error, but he ac-
eept several difficult chances and assisted in the
enly double play Of the game. Irwin only had
Two chances, but he blocked hard hit over
third. Klopf played second like veteran for
6e visitors and Eulton's shortstop work was
EXCELLENT Flaherty also made several brilliant
plays on third and did not deserve the jeers he
nceiyed from the bleachers.
ABIDE from the great base running of the Seat
" team and the throwing OF thinner to bases
0e game was featureless.
Spokane got in the first run in the first inning.
onsel got first on balls and was caught by
Inner stealing second. Mannassau hit to
uGDonald, who fumbled. Polhemus sent a
mtbagger to center field and Mannassau
aued. Polhemus took third on a passed ball
Hayes struck out. Turner was out on Nc
Donalds assist.
The Seattle team started in to win in the sec
nd. After schoeneek had flied out to Mannas-
~, Mcdonald placed his first hit of the season
b center field for two bags and took third on a
psDsed ball. Camp hit to Hayes and was safe on
tumble, while Mcdonald scored. Camp
stole second, Irwin hunted safely
and Camp came home. Irwin stole sec
ond, thinner hit to Flaherty and Irwin reached
third. lie came home on a passed ball. Shea
was hit by pitched ball and stole second, and
then he stole third. Powell flied out to Hayes
The boy at the score board marked UP Seattle 8
Spokane /.
Spokane was retired in one two three order
Flaherty, the only man to reach first, being
( caught a moment later by Zimmer's superb
throwing to second.
Another run was marked up for Seattle in the
third
Newman hit to Borchers and died at first
Hernon got first on balls, stole second and
reached third on Stencils wild throw. Schoe-
neck struck out Mcdonald took his base on
balls aud started down to second. Borchers
turned around 10 see him run. Stencil threw
the ball to the pitchers box and il hit Borchers
In the back and rolled to third Hernon took
advantage OF the bad play and came home
Camp flied out TO Mannasau
In the fifth kiopf hit to left field fence for two
bags and was brought home by Flaherty's sin
Gle.
In the sixth Seattle piled up three more runs.
schoeneek hit safe to left and Mcdonald
uaerifced to Turner. Camp hit safe over
borchers' head. Then Turner made his usual
yellow error. Borchers threw to catch Camp
on INST and the ball went out into the grass
while schoeneck came home and the "Kid''
cantered to third. Hayes failed TO get the ball
when Turner returned it and Camp came home.
Irwin was hit by the ball and stole second.
thinner hit one too hot for Flaherty TO hold.
thinner started for second and while he was
lodging between the bags Irwin came home,
shea went ont on Flaherty's assist.
In the seventh two Seattle men were caugh,
Nthe home plate. Powell went out on Nulton's
assist Newman then hit down the right foul
me Tor three bags. Hernon hit safe 10 lief,
hesd, but Stencil got the ball home in time 70
catch Newman. Then Schoeneck hit to lief,
neld aud Hernon was caught at the plate on
esenzeis splendid assist. Spokane's third and
hsf run was made in the seventh. Klopf hi,
ssie, Irwin blocking the ball. He was forced a;
second on Twins assist of Flaherty's grounder
fiaherty was hit by ball from Borchers' bat
stencils fly was dropped by Hernon and Dor.
ehers reached third. He came home on q
passed ball. The score:
SEATTLE.
Alb. X. III. sH. sB. 20. A. X.
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