The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-10
TACOMA Q, PORTLAND s.
several Persons in Attendance-An Ex-
citing Game-Betz at Short.

TACOMA, July 9-lSpecis. .l-Excitiug bali was
witnessed today at the Eleventh-street grounds.
Inc crowd was small. and some bets even up
were made. Portland suffered virtually two de-
feats, and no doubt the humiliation OF today's
loss was bad enough by itself. but the bitterest
pill must have been caused by Spokane's vic
tory, which placed the Fall city boys in the
lead, and the webfooters took second place, g
position they have not occupied in long time.
ne game today was the closest fought game
OF the series. Every inch was contested, and the
Dark OF the wagon-tongues at various stages of
the game made one think of illuminate caps
and anarchy. Every once and while the lead
would change hands, then followed by q tie.
while the players would chsrge each other in
savage style and fill the air with screaming
liners that would either land safe or be cap
tured on the dead-run by the felders. Notice
able at this work was first Routcliffe, who saved
tbs game by taking Wadsworth's hot liner, with
Parrott on second in the last of the ninth. and
Berger's sensational line catch on the full run
In the eighth, with Osborn on third, which also
saved the game.
On the Portland's side Glenalvin did all sorts
OF fielding in his territory, mailing at least four
hits that looked absolutely safe. Tanning
pitched fine ball, with the exception of the
third and eighth innings, when the sluggers of
the Portlsnds banged the bali viciously. MOTIFS
hit in the third was in the extreme right field
corner, but by quick fielding by Maskrey, and the
sharpest kind OF throw by sippi, Aotz was
caught at third by Van Zandt, who anchored
him 10 the ground in way that was cheering to
see.
On the home teams side, Routelife and Berger
were decidedly instrumental in winning the
game. Besides their brilliant fielding, each
plucked safe hit out of the assorted balls
Wadsworth handed over 70 them when q hit
meant something Routcliffe's hit in the eighth
bringing in the two runs earned in the eighth,
aud Berger's, aided by desperate base-running
by Betz. got in the winninc- lick in the tenth.
The Tacomas opened the ball by scoring twice.
sippi reached first on balls, Fuller took first on
play and both scored on Van Zandt's two Dagger.
Portland was not to be outdone and quickly
loaded the bags on two bases on balls and base
on play. Bets error allowed two 70 score.
Portland again scored in the third by 0sborne's
liner over Ro1tcliffe's head for three bases and
Georges hard sacrifice to Maskrey brought him
down the last quarter Tacoma kept pegging
along for four innings, during which all kinds
of phases and situations that makes linen collars
and billed shirts wilt were Labeled out to the
suffering bleachers, the sixth inning particu-
larry afording an envious chance for the home
team 10 go in and thump tar out of the ball. In
the seventh Sippi took first on balls and while
he started TO steal second Cody's sacrifice only
made things sure. Fuller now came to the front
with o short deceptive hit over second which
Osborne muffsd. Sippi making carom of him
self of the remaining base corners in q mad
fight for the home rubber.
In the next both teams got touch of Charley
bitches in various manners that set the crowd
first wild and exultant, then morose and de-
spondent Tacoma earned two runs in this
wise: Betz hit safely, Maskrey did likewise
aud Berger tried to emulate his captain, but got
the ball as far as "Jfggs" PARROT, who touched
of Befz. Then, after Tanning had struck out,
Routcliffe hit his historical single, while
Maskrey and Berger made merry-go-rounds of
themselves In the same inning Portland gave
the blackboard scorer work in the shape of two
runs. Wsdy hit for two bsses, Lytle hit for sin