The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-06
RECORD OF TEE LEAGUES.
Pacific SorIhwe5t.T

Aoner PoWe4fs laos KEEP up t1eir winning
gait YESTERDAY, and showed Billy Works team =
notch lower by a combination of effective work,
the chief features OF which were timely hitting
aud Giillisad's pitching The big left-harder
had wonderful speed, and although rather Wild
~ his delivery kept t1c Tacoma batsInen gnes-
singso hard thst eight Of them struck out
oaly once in the third inning was he baited 20
any effect. and then the hitting was on the
scrstch order. The team behind him. although
its work Yves a triae shAky once or twice, again
demonstrated Its strength in every department..
They folded sharply. ran bases with a yigor,
and hit the ball Just when It counted. Gil Hat
fields play, both at bat and in the field. shoae
out brightly. In the fifth inning. with Tacoma
two runs in the lead, be cleared the bases. which
were crowded, with drive 20 the left fed
fence Again In the seventh he started & streak
Of hitting with another two-bagger that netted
four runs and ultimately decided the game.
His fielding, TOO, was beautiful exhibition,
and his handling OF slow inheld hits was es-
pecialiy fine.
Both Laroque and Irwin furnished their full
share Of the inheld WORK, which was all OF the
mos. brilliant kind. The second baseman also
kept up the rapid gait OF base-running that he
has maintained OF late and had three clever
steals 10 hi credit Abaer Powell covered left
field in fine style and his three putouts were all
on splendid running catches. Dummy" Ryn
followed up his good work OF the day before
with the stick and smashed out couple of
doubles at the proper time. Danny Minnehan
also had his eye on the ball and raped out
couple Of singles. While not credited with
hit, Tommy Hernon gets credit for two neat sac
ri6ces, each Of which helped in showing q run
around the bases
The visitors put mp stiff game and fought
hard against odds, but were plainly outpleyed.
Borehers pitched good ball part o. the time and
excep; In the seventh inning, when the Seattle
batsmen landed on the ball safely five times, he
allowed almost no hits His wiidness however,
was great factor in the result, as be sent ten
men 10 first on balls He contributed very ma
teriaily also to the run getting by wild throw
that allowed two men to score. speer caught him
bandily end threw well 10 bases. his only weak
ness being an over anxiety to get the ball away
quickly, which resulted ic several passed balls
None Of the others distinguished themselves in
the feid.their stick work amounting to nothing
except in the third inning, when they punched
three OF their ssven hits.
The fine weather. coupled with the fact Of it,.
being the first ladies' day OF the year. swelled
the female attendance very materially and
helped In making the crowd the largest of the
year, there being fully 500 people in the stands
Outside OF the game great deal OF attention
was given TO Jim Corbett, who had a seat In the
directors boz. The handsome pugilist sat in a
retired place and kept the ero-worshippIng
him.
Tommy Hernon opened the game with a
grounder To Lauer, who threw him out at first
Powell took frat on balls, but died ia an at
tempt 10 steal second. Danny Minnehan suf-
fered similar fate after hitting safely. Three
Tacoma batsInen went out in order. RoutclIffe
aad Cartwright on strikes and Goodenough on a
fly to Laroqne.
In the second Borchers presented the seattles
with couple OF runs After Hatfield went out
on fly 10 Lauer, Laroque reached first on balls
and stole second. LANCE was hit by a pitched
ball and took first. The ''colt' took a wide lead
OF the base, which drew one of B9rchers' famous
wild throws clear to the score board, aud both
Laroque and LANCE sprinted around the lines
aud scross the plate Ryn and Irwin were re-
tired In quick succession.
Tacoma forged 10 the front In the third by
piling up four runs on lucky hitting. After
lsauer struck out kid" speer got in a scratch
hit over second. He stole second and kept ON
20 third after Lange's high throw Borchers
followed with drive for two bases over ars,
base, scoring speer. Routclife struck out.
Goodenongh smashed the ball In the same place
a. did Borchers and TOOK three bases, while
Borchers scored. Cartwright took first on
balls ana stole second. Work hit TO
Irwin, who made poor throw
10 first, allowing Goodenough to score a run.
Work started 10 steal second and was inter-
copied by tauges throw ana run down. He
kept ont OF the way Of the ball, however. until
Cartwright ran home with another score
In the Attn Seattle took the lead By an aston
tshing squirt after two men were out Gu!iiand
took rrst on balls and was sacrificed to second
By Hernon. Powell hit hot grounder 10 Cart
wright, which drew the first haseman too far OF
his base 10 get back in time 10 make the Out.
even had he not fumbied. Abner then stoe
second, MtnuehRn went to first on balls and
ftIei the hfatss Than Sell vF,l
nice one the end OF his bat and
sroNe IL TO the fence between WORK
nd Gocdsnoush. IL sent in three run.
and left GIL ON second. lie took third on
passed bait A wildly pitched bali struck
sam Laroque's hai after he had thrown it back
over his shoulder. The ball rebounded hack
into the diamond and knight called Il fair, al.
lowing an out when Borchers picked it up and
ran Ia TO touch tho batter. LANCE went out a,
FIRST on a grounder to Sippi
In the sixth things looked bright for Tacoma
with two men on the bases aud no one ont
Cartwright took first on balls and stole second
Works sale hit sent him TO third Work
started TO steal second, LANCE Tented 10 throw
TO head him OF snd then trei the ball down
toward irwin TO catch Cartwright The hir
Tacoma captain seemed 10 10 watching Tor the
play, and % sill appearances threw up his
shoulder so as to allow the ball to hil il and
bound sway toward the bleachers Umpirs
knlght saw Ii that way and called Cartyrisht
out, although the latter raised II Tremendous row
aud delayed the game Ave minutes by his kirk
ing. Patton toos urst Gu balls, but was estl-ht
stealing second. and siPPi hled out 70 Hernop.
leaving NeTk on third.
In the seventh seattle took = decisive lead nv
scoring four runs after two hands woe o,f
Danny MinnahHn hit safe to left Then al
HatIed hit a tremendous drive toward the ,sft
field fenee. Biliy Work got the hall on the end
% his angefs. but couldn't pun It down Ia
rogue bits groUndeF 10 Patton too hos 10 ham
die. ana Ntnnehan scored. sam thea stole see.
cad. Lsnge hit coTkipg drive 10 center seor.
lng HATFIELD and LarOQue. The y0ung catcher
then stole second ana scored on Ryus hit 10
left, the Dummy taking two bases oa Sow
fielding. Irwin retired The side on grouuder
10 Patton.
TaeomS erspt up couple OF pegs in the
eigAth. hnt couldn't overcome the lead Good.
suaGgh truttsd 10 hFst on balls ana was sd-
ysnced 70 second by CsrtwEights sacrifice
wars bit xrounder past irwin which Hatfield
headed OF in deep short field. following with q
hshtniRg throw 10 srst base. but too late 10
catch the Runner. GoodenoaEh made = nice
steA, OF taira. Patton lalea oct 10 Powell Work
stole secoai. sippi went to first on balls. Lsner
AZ SAFE pas; thira aud Work scored. Powell
reldeo TIE ball 10 second to cut Of Lsuss and
lAsoeSs sort it home in time TO hssd OF sippi
at TIRE plate.
In TIE nia;h Seattle added ons more TO her
score. haihsii took isst on balls and was sent
10 ieird by sacrifices by LaroaGe aud LANCE
Then "Dgmuay Rya smashed line drive to
Fgas iAas almost tore cf the plaaks and SAL