The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-22
National League

then. In the seventh inning, IOr INSTANCE,
he allowed four men bases on balls, fore
ing in two runs and giving Tacoma the
lead. Besides, he hit four men. Change
of positions disabled Seattle.
Manager Work could only account for
his repeated defeats at Seattle by telling
how his men went ont to Lake Washing
ton for bath and got stiffened up. If
ANYBODY had said his team would play
such wretched ball he would have de-
nounced the statement as a malicious lie.
Tacoma was in good shape now. Work
said, and Billy Earle and his men were to
be hypnotized sure enough.
Tacoma today started cut by doing
nothing, while Earle put the ball against
the right fence after Hatfield had struck
out. Billy stole second and went to third
on Cartwright's muff of Lange's pop-up.
LANCE stole second while Minnehan was at
bat and then on Danny's two-base
grounder to left both runners came in.
After Minnehan's two-bagger Polhemus
sacrificed him to third, and after Irwin's
base on balls Danny came in on Cody's
short throw to catch him. Patton dropped
the ball.
Tacoma had an abundance of encourage
ment from the crowd. This was shown in
the second inning, when with one man out
Patton got his base on balls and stole Sec
ond. The cheering was kept up until
Owney was caught between bases on
Lauer's infield hit and run down. ROut-
clifHe got hit by Gilliland and took his
base, but Cody went out on feeble bunt
toward first.
10 IN Cao}<1aso half
of the second. Besides taking Camps fly
In the second baseman's grounds, he
stopped Hatfeld's hot grounder and
handled it to perfection. Borchers did a
seemingly senseless thing in the third.
He hit the ball to the right fence. Camp
dalled with it, and Borchers, with his
stiff leg, tried for second, and went out by
rod. Still a run came in in this inning.
On Twins low throw Sippi got first,
Goodenough sacrificed him to second. He
stole third, and scored on Works hit.
Cartwright had already got his base on
balls and stole second, while Work sacri-
feed him to third. Work is picking up in
his base running, and he also stole Sec
ond, but Cartwright did not try for the
plate
doctored up. made an applause-earning
play in Seatte's half of the third. Two
were out when Dan Minnehan put Sec
ond two-bagger to the left corner. Pol
hemus placed grounder close to the
pitchers box. Borchers put out his hand
and partially stopped it. Patton had to
come long way up to take it. but he sue
eeeded in throwing the runner out. 1t
was very close
Lauer kept looking to his laurels in the
third. He scored on a hit to right, a
steal on Cody's sacrifice and Borchers'
slow bunt toward third. Gilliland
handled it, but LANCE did not hold it..
sippi struck out. Sippi also spread him.
self. Irwin and Parrot both sent hot
grounders out to him. Both were
handled magnifcentlv.
Seattle opened the fourth by shaking up
Its fielding positions. Minnehan went to
hrst, Parrot to second and LANCE back to
center, 1t started we'll. Tacoma did
nothing. This seemed only to stimulate
the boldest bleacher crowd ever seen in
this city, 1t yelled at every Seattle player
such epithets as, you could not hit a
balloon with base fiddle" and the like.
camp and Earle were the special targets
esiii Earle brought down the house fire.
quenty with pretty play. In his side of
the NTH. with two out. his two-bagger
pleased everybody. LANCE made the third
out on line hit to Cartwright.
ration was hit squarely back of the ear
oy pitched ball in the sixth. Water was
brought. and in a minute or so Patton
walked to first and Sippi was allowed to
run Tor him. and stole second. and reached
th'rd on a passed ball. He hesitated an
instant on Lauer's iniield hit, and went
OUT at the plate, Hatfield to Earle Lauer
went on 10 third on Rou;cliffe's hit over
1iiliiand's shoulder and Cody's sacrifice.
"li'iand then shut out the possibility OF
runs by striking out Borchers.
However, Borchers cut out run when
seattle came up. Mlnnehan hit to right,
on which Earle called 10 him TO take
rnira' lie took only one base, but after
rolhemns and Irwin both few to Good.
enough. thus giving Tacoma its first out
seia put outs, he took third on Parrott'
MT 10 right fence, Work holding the bal
700 long. Then. while Gilliland was at
oa', Earle coached Danny 10 run in while
no one was paying attention TO the ball,
'nieh was rolling past Borchers. Borch-
ers handled 1t just IN time TO put out the
runner.
"llliland got wild in the seventh and be-
,o'e he could think twice Tacoma had the
Eases loaded and nobody out Sippi
started with an ordinary hit and stols
second. While Goodcnough and Cartwright
%, their bases on balls. Work hunted
ara slppI went out at the plate Minnehar
handling the ball. Giiiiiand steadied down
aha struck ont Patton and had two strike.
called on Lauer when the latter drove (
hot liner at the pitcher. GOoieuough
scored aud Lauer was safe. GIili!anS
oareIy touched the bail and an error die
not go to him. Then Gil.iland got shake,
agaia, giving Routclifle his base on balls
'hus forcing in Cartwright. Cody also go
MS oase on balls and Work came in
norchers ended It. 10 Irwin 10 Minnehan
Two hits, ore a sort of an apology for
nv, and four bases on balls had netteC
three runs.
Seattle was plucky though. GillilanC
eored on his hit 10 center. steal an,
hT'es two-bacger 10 the left fence Tw,
ete out. LANCE flew 10 Sippi. Sippi ha,
kttll lAAAlnu Nice tY,b af.,r