The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-28
PETTY'S POOR WORK.
Tacoma Has an Easy Thing
With His Delivery.
epokANE woRsTs PORTLAND.
.xsdv Baldwin Rejoins the Champions
Abuse Of the Wet-Ground Rule
The Weeks Play-Gossip.

yssterdays ball game, which promised for
&C. innings 70 be close contest to the finish,
ss.pred suddenly into a walkoyer, with Tacoma
!, the winning end Petty's pitching was un-
sonbtedly responsible for the result, although
- hard work OF the men behind him kept
sovu the visitors score for a time. The big
sautherner had no control of the ball, and when
s.stly he did get the ball over the plate the
s..sers who faced him had no trouble in hitting
4 Eighteen hits, eight bases on balls and two
ia pitches was his record Most of the hits
"A not however. come In until the latter part
I The game, when he simply tossed an easy
.vsigat ball over the plate, so that his wildness
- prImarily responsible for defeat. France
,ltehed q good game for the visitors, and
sthough he was battcd rather freely at times,
settle could not make her hits count
Until the ridiculous wind-up the game was
exciting and abounded in sharp field work.
The home team especially exceiled in this re-
.sect and shut off runs when the bases were
sall The best feature was Newman's splendid
aiming catch of March's line drive, that was
headed for the extreme corner of the center
selt fence. Dick Phelan did pretty piece of
voyk In jumping catch OF Langes high throw,
snd quick touch out of a base-runner. Pow
ais play in left field was excellent He had
four put-outs and two assists, one of the latter
BEAUTIFUL throw to the plate that cut off run.
yor the visitors Sippi made fine left-handed
second, and Work had several nice catches in
center field. All of Maskreys men helped along
faer batting averages. Sippi rescued two
doubles and single, Hutchinson a triple and
two singles Cody three singles, and Work
double and triple. Even Oscar France got in
two-bagger. Powell was the only Seattle
n.ayer to get more than one hit, he getting q
double and a single. Sippi and March did some
clever work on the base lines.
The majority of the good-sized audience
uyesent perched In the sun on the bleachers and
wa moderately well behaved while the game
vas being sharply contested. contenting them
selves with scattering cheers and entreaties to
thinner to "Give us a show, Matt" whenever
be called strikes on the Seattle players. When,
however Tacoma started her streak of hitting
The crowd changed into a bowling, derisive
mob and, like the Roman populace at the
smphiiheaer, eager for more blood, clamored
for more base hits as the smuggling grew harder
and harder
rscona began scoring In the first inning, after
eesfles first three batsmen had been retired in
order sippi led off with cracking single past
third, stole second and third in fine style and
seoied on a wild pitch.
In the second Seattle secured a run and tied
the score for the only time during the game.
Newman hit TO Sippi and got as far as third on
high throw over first. Sheas single sent New
man to third. Shea then started TO steal second,
and on the throw down Newman scored. Phe-
Ian hit safe to left and stole third. Cody made
afeint to throw to second but by a lightning
change caught shea off third. Irwin struck out
ard Schoeneck died at first on a grounder to
Patton.
Tacomas half of the second resulted in three
runs and lead that was never overcome. Marsh
hit safe past Petty and stole second. Maskrey
and Cody flied out, and the chances for run
looked slim. But fortune smiled on the visitors.
While France, who is anything but a slugger,
was getting his base on balls, Marsh stole third,
and a moment later scored on wild pitch
sppi also walked to first on balls, and Patton
hit grounder toward short, which Irwin ran in
front OF and fumbled, allowing France to score
Patton stole second. sunday lined out a single
to left, sending Sippi home Patton also at
tempted to score, but caught ten feet from the
plate by Powelps quick throw to Petty. The little
kho-tstop was going at full speed, and when the
big pitcher thrust his two hands, holding the
ball, quickly in front of him, he lost his equi-
hbrium. The shock threw him into the air like
an acrobat turning somersaulk He did not
complete the turn, however, but landed on the
plate on the side of his head. He was badly
shaken up. but after the application of some
cold water resumed his place in the field.
Seattle developed streak of hitting in the
third, which increased her score by two runs
Petty started with hot grounder over second,
which Work allowed to get by him, and the
batter reached third. Hernon followed with a
hit over short. and Petty scored. Powell got In
asingle. LANCE hit a little one in front OF the
plate and was thrown out at first, both Hernon
and Powell advancing the sacrifice. New
man hit TO Patton and was out at first, Hernon
scoring. Shea ended the inning with grounder
10 Patton.
The fourth and fifth innings brought no re-
suits, although nothing out sharp fielding kept
Tacoma from scoring. In the sixth. Works
timely three Dagger, when the bases were
crowded, smashed to pieces all chances of a
close score Cody led OFF with hit past short
ftsace hit to Phelan, forcing Cody at second.
sippisloug drive that hit the center field fence
on The hy, sent France to third and the batter to
second. Patton hit to Shea, and France, who
started Tor home, was headed off and run down.
sunday was sent to first on balls, and the bases
Were full. Then Work planted liner down the
ieit Held foul line for three bases, and Sippi,
Patton and Sunday scored. Hutehinson's hit
TO right field scored Work. March struck out
In the seventh Cody reached first on balls,
took second on a passed bail and scored on
frances lucky two Dagger TO left field.
The eighth inning degenerated into a regular
farce. Petty tossed nothing but easy. straight
ball over the plate, and the batters could hardly
have missed it If they tried. Five singles and
two doubles were the hits to their credit before
the Seattle helders retired three men. Work
opened up with two-bagger and scored on
Hutchinson's triple TO right March hit single
past second and scored Hutchinson Maskrey
hit safe 10 right and on Hernon's error took
third, March scoring. Cody got in hit over
second, sending Maskrey home. France retired
on foul fly to LANCE, amidst Wild cheers from
the crowd. Sippi hit a grounder to Phelan and
was safe on the second basemans tumble Dick
then blaxed away at Sehoeneek, who let the ball
get away, allowing Cody 10 take third. Patton
hit for two bases 10 lett, bat Sippi was caught
At third by Powell's quick return OF the ball.
Sunday hit red hot grounder through Phelan,
sending Patton across the plate. Work came to
BAT for the second time in the inning aud closed
With hot grounder TO schoeneck.
seat,les puny efforts to score in the ninth
were uuavaling. The score;