The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-25
SPOKANE s, PORTLAND IL.
spskaDe Loses Third Game-Stenzel and
PoIhemus to Blame.

5oKANE, Sept. 2-ISpccial. l-Spokane is on
Astoboggan slide of defeat. Portland won the
hrd straight victory today from the home
msn, at time when defeat was blacker than
ruaice seekers reputation during campaign.
kEm good cadaver and had been laid out
Recommendations. But the uncertainties of
kxsall bobbed up serenely. and out of the
Mtsle pit of defeat came smiling victory.
sskane had no trouble in batting Jones de-
livery, aud when Portland went to bat i'm the
sTenth inning the score was 10 l in favor of the
Aane team. Borchers had been pitching magni-
fcent bail, and during the first six innings but
oae hit had been made or him. Although
Portland fell on him in the seventh and eighth
Innings for eight hits. netting nine runs, he can
not be held responsible therefor. Four OF the
fFeruns in the seventh inning were scored after
Spokane had a chance 10 retire their opponents,
sud in the eighth inning not run should have
been scored poor throw by Stencil in the
seventh, and Poihemus muff in the eighth in
ming were The factors that lost the game.
seven rges behind, Portland seemed to have
no show Of winning when Whitehead started
The seventh inning and was put out at first
Solx hita hard gr0under into the left field, but
lat Nannassau expected the bail to stop IN
his open hauds il hit stone. bounded
70 one side, and rolled beyond the
horse ienee This lucky bound gave Motz a
70 right Darrah sought to steal third, but
would not have made il bad not stencil thrown
vac oal ever Van Zant's head, Darrah scoring
As Jones, The next batter. struck out, perfect
thIow by sienlei would have caught Darrah
II thlrd, aud Portland would have been
euted with only one run. Then Lytle
y" INST on balls. and Glenaivin
: scratch hit, which filled the bases. Billy
eeefge enpued two OF them by single be
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hioeenies Turner returned the ball TO stencil
aestea Glenayin nj the plate II came too late,
eas oy sharp throw OF stencils to third,
ose'ge was pat out there. The inning gave
a~tAnd five runs and brought them within
wee spokane
spokane failed to tally in the eighth inning.
AZ so Portland. Polhemus made kinder
pf'en mutt of Whtehead's fly. Motz struck
= DerTah hit 20 Nan ZanGt. who felded the
g to Wand at tirst The latter caught it but
asish ran into him. knocking him over and
aaaRg the ball 10 lal from his hands
sd toll several feet Before il could be
s<sined Whitehead had scored aud Darrah
vas on second. An appeal to McDermott
@haye navrah called out was fruitless. Graf
sS hit by pitched ball ana took first Me
aADe hit g. Borchers but the ball was fumbled
zoe runner was safe and the bases were all
oceared. Lyle hit 10 right, Darrah and Graft
,N'shs McNabb tried 10 score on the same
NV, out Was caught easily at the plate. Glen
s banged the bail past Ward. which sent
Eve horne and Georges hit (off Hustonl was
SsAy sind to Glenalvin. Abbey went out at
" Nasing George on second.
- us ninth inning spokane had just three
80 :, nat sad Portland hagged their bats and
n, 'u victory and gleefully rode into town.
49, hieAed part of the eighth aud Nc
~ Of the ninth inning. The score: