The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-09
TOO MANY WALKED.
Bases on Balls Gave Spokane
Another Victory
AGAINST ERRoRLEss FIELDING.
p.rfrand still Maintains Her Lead-Ta-
coma Strengthening Her Weak
Team-Camp in Today.

enokane took her third straight game
Ann Seattle Yesterday, by superior stick
royk and Mattimore's wild pitching. The
home team struggled bravely against the
5nxsisabie, bat TO no purpose. In the
Geld they put up an almost errorless game.
Int il awaited nothing when unsupported
4 the bat. They coald only hit Conover
safesy six times during the game, and only
4 ons inning did they get as many as two
A;fx Conover's work was admirable. and
althoueh he struck out but two men, he
hxp0Eed his opponents about as ne pleased
Nsftimore worked hard, but could not
sunmon any speed TO his assistance.
Fxiing in this respect, he used every
esorf 70 coax the Spokanes to reach for
widely pitched balls. They were too wary,
however, and in consequence no less than
chit Of them went 10 first on called balls.
When Mstgimore did get the ball over the
r,sse they had no trouble in hitting il.
with such favoring circumstances, the FIVE
errors, which they distributed through the
zane. could well be excused.
The game was almost featureless apart
from Klopfs home run drive over the
fence and q neat play OF the Seattle infield
In retiring Klopf u attempting to score
from third while Turner was being chased
between first and second. thinner caught
well, and Shea put mp a neat game at
short. schoeneck. with his two hits. was
the only man whose batting was OF any
eject Klopf and Hayes did the hitting
for the visitors, while Mannassau's work
in center held was good.
In the first inning Tommy Hernon,s
time at bat resulted, as usual, in a base on
balls Powell followed with a buat. and
reached first in safety on Conover's hesi-
sation in throwing the bail. Shea sacrificed
10 Nulfon. advancing both Hernon and
Powell base. After Newman had flied
out 10 Hayes, both runners came home on
schoeneck's drive TO left center. McDop-
I'D ended the inning with liner into Gus
Klopfs paws Spokane's half resulted In
nothing.
Arr Seattle had been retired In the Sec
ond Spokane got in her first sun. Pol
henrs went out at first on McDonald's as
sisk Turner hit TO Mattimore. who
touched him out on the line HAYES
walked TO first on four balls. and was sent
clear to third on wild pitch. Huston
vas also given his base on four bad ones.
and then started for second. On Zimmer's
throw Shea baked Mcdonald, thinking
the throw was for him, and the second
aaseman let the ball get away. allowing
Hayes to scare Mattimore sent Mannas-
eau to first on called balls and then s.ruck
put Conover.
In the third inning after Hernon had
struck out, Powell went out on a hot
Erorrder TO Conover. Shea took first on
balls. and Newman was given life ON
Klopf's tumble of his grounder. A wild
pitch sent Shea home and Newman n
third. Schoeneck went ont on a line drive
TO Klopf. This ended Seat,le's run-getting
for the game.
In the fifth the visitors biighted the
high hopes of the few home partisans in
The stands by spurt that resulted in
three rms and lead which Seattle wss
never able TO overcome Huston led off