The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-16

'front.' OF Tom Par.
EI&EEA ~ rots hot shots
with satisfactory
~ regularity. Ten
hits, with total of fifteen bases. was their
record When they marched on tae FIELD it was
with air that showed that they intended 10
show the crowd that they bad not forgotten how
10 win games. Manager Powell concluded 70
put kid" Camp in the box and see If the home
grounds and the presence of the ''eranks" would
not turn the luck. Sure enough il did. Camp
was at his best, and shot the ball across the
plate with ali his oid-tiue conf
denee. Ii any one has been laboring
under the impression that the kid
has been letting down in his work OF late, they
should have seen him pitch yesterday. Curves,
he had By the bushel. and all new ones, as
"Pop" Lyttle will affirm. Down shoots, out
drops, swift inshoots, all came in quick success
sion, that made it bewildering to keep track OF
them thinner was behind the bat. and en-
eourEged the kid to drive them in as fast as
be wanted, and in any direction. Ii was posi-
tive pleasure 70 see him scooping the fast down
shoots out of the dirt, and by his quick recovery
prevent any Portlander, who might be IN bases.
from attempting TO move up. such battery
work as these two did yesterday
would win dozen straight games.
Their ambition to Guido themselves in their fine
work came very near resulting in a serious acct
dent In the fth inning Motz hit high foul
hy. which both Camp and thinner started after
Camp cried out, "lve got it, but thinner did
not hear him, and they came together with ter
rife force. Both were thrown 10 the ground,
thinner being insensible for a short time Camp
was thrown heavily, but came near holding the
ball despite the shock. In q few minutes both
resumed their positions and the game went on.
Joe shea was all over the field ami took some
almost impossible drives. In the fourth inning
Osborne put up a pop fly over third. II was be-
T~r.- I'll
made great run, scooping the ball before IL
reached the ground Phelan made his debut
before Seattle crowd, and by his quick hand
ling Of the ball completed double play in the
seventh, which brought forth deserved applause
Irwin sent the ball 10 first FIVE times and made
his only error on short bound of a hot
grounder. schoeneck made several nice pick
ups of hard ground hits along the foul line.
Hernon had but littla to do in the field but
made fine catch of Georges long fiy in the
first. Newman's work was OF the circus order
Twice he went clear down into the corner OF the
center field, taking the ball as he turned. Again
'Jiggs" Parrott drove liner, which the center
fielder took close 10 the right field fence after q
long run, during which he slipped and fell
The Portland outfeld did not have much
chance for fine work as Seattles long hits were
mostly safe and along the lines II was in the
diamond that the hustling was done, and seven
teen putouts for Motz gives some idea of the
regularity with which the home team found the
ball Darrah played ine short and shot the
ball to first in great shape, and on the coaching
line his familiar cry OF ''Whoa, Bill" was once
more heard. "Jiggs" PARROT played q great
third. two of his assists being really wonderful
Twice Irwin drove the ball close 10 the ground
and some distance from third, but just as often
did the big third basemsn make running stops
and lightning throws. retiring his man Motz
wss giant on first in every sense of the word.
etook them off the ground, pulled down sky
scrapers and capped the climax in the eighth
inning by making the incest pickup imaginable
OF Darrah's low hard throw.
''Sandy McDermott called play at 8 80 O'Clock
with Seattle al the bat 1t took Just three
pitched balls to retire the side. Lytle was the
first Portland batsman to face Camp, and he
gave Seattle's new second baseman q chance TO
make himself solid with the crowd. The next
two went out just as easy. and the spectators
commenced TO think there was bail playing in
view.
In the second. after Shea and Newman went
out, Irwin took first on balls and stole second
but was left on Sehoeneck's hit to Darrah. Alb
hey hit 10 She's and Osborne famed out Motz
drove a seorcher over second and Shea made a
fine block, but not soon enough to retire the
runner. W. PARROT ended the inning BY hitting
10 Irwin.
The third inning was disastrous for the Wis
itors, ani gave the home team a mortgage on
the game. thinner drove liner over third.
close 10 the ground. The ball was fair by about
six inches, and shot over the hard ground wsv
back 10 the fence, giving Matt second CarnD
ssorinced him to third. Hernon hit one di.
rectly in front OF the plate Tom Parrott
started for the ball and thinner for the plate
from third. PARROTS feet slipped from under
him and thinner scored, and before Parrot got
the ball 70 first Hernon was safe Phelan put 8
pop ny over MOTIFS head and it struck on the
line. Hernon reached third by good sprinting
Phelan now started for second and the Jail
went through Darrah, allowing Hernon to
score. The inheld was playing close in and
Powell pushed pretty liner over Tom Par-ott's
head. Pie an scoring. shea sent grounder BE-
tween third and short, which got away from
Billy George, and Powell scored, shea going 10
second. Newman sacrificed shea TO third hut
Irwin hit TO "Jiggs' and was out Tom Parrott
got a hit in Portlsnds 1alf but II amounted 10
nothing
In the fourth both went out in order
In the nth Hernon flied TO Abbey. Phelan
put pop fiy over MOTIFS head. which got swav
from the first baseman. ana passed ball gave
him second. Powell hit To Darrah and beat the
ball to first, but Pheian thought he was out and
tried 10 make the home plate. only 10 be thrown
out by Motz Portland drew blank
Newman started the sixth for Seattle with
triple to lett, and scored on Twins hit past
srlenHiyl0- A sxots4 cSse ana 8 passed Dali gave
Irwin third. but his ambition 70 take two bases
on the passed ball made him a victim at the
pla:e on Lyt.es throw 10 Tom Parrott from
near the grand stand. Schoeneck flied 10 "Jisgs'
thinner struck ont. bUtlytle let the ball go by
and he WAS safe on frs. stole second and took
third on passed bail. Camp got in
= single over second. scoring thinner
A stolen base and two passed balls scored Camp.
Hernon hit along the left foul line 70 rhe fence
for two bags. but was left on PhelAa's out
Ivtle got in : single to LETT. and took second on
a psssed hali t1Ienalyin went 20 first or balls
and was forced at second by George. Abbey
fied 70 Irwin Osborne drove & hot grounder
which Irwin funded, Lytie scoring Motz hit
a liner over second. George and Osborne cross
ing the plate. W. Parrot sent iy 10 deep cen
Ter, bat Newman made a brilliant catch, ret;r-
ing the side.
In the seventh neither side scored, although
shea made double. He tried 20 score from
second on q passed hail. bat was caught out ct
the plate.
seattle went ont in order IN the eighth. but
Portland came nesr scoring. Good plsyiDg re-
tired the side with two men on bases and none
OUT
In the ninth the home team went out n or
der. Both Darrah and 7. Parrot gave Newman
hsr,t chances. which ne accepted Lyt.e fell
victim 70 two speedy outdrops, then struck
ssvssely az slew inshoo;. and the game WAS