The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-06

Two defeats IN one day at the hands of
Billy Works crowd gave Seattle a still
frmer hold on the tail end yesterday. The
loss of the first game was due principally
to the hardest kind of luck, but Tacoma
rot no more than she deserved in winning
the second easily. The double bill proved
big attraction and helped along by fine
weather drew at least 1,6OO people to the
grounds. Lon knight umpired the games
and did much to prolong the time of play
BY not making the men hurry. His judg-
ment was very good, but his failure to
have the games played without vexatious
delay and the wholly unchecked privileges
that he allowed the players spoiled any
merit there might have been in his work.
The Tacoma team kept up constant yell
no matter whether fielding, batting or
running bases, while the extra players on
the bench made a tremendous din by
whooping at the top of their voices and
pounding the bench with their bats when
ever things suited them. The umpire could
not help hearing and seeing them, but he
made not the slightest effort to stop the
nuisance. 1t only required one play, how
ever, to top off his unpopularity with the
crowd That was when a half passed ball
that barely rolled through Tully's hands
struck Knight, and Tacoma player was
called home from third with the run that
practically won the game. While 1t would
be absurd to say that Knight was pur-
posely hit, yet spryer man would have
gotten out of the way of the ball easily.
Gilliland was in the box in the first
game, and, although rather unsteady at
FIRST settled down and pitched magnifi-
cent ball. He allowed but five hits. and
had nine strikeouts to his credit, although
he gave six bases on balls and hit two bats
men. In the seventh inning he gave
magnificent exhibition of pitching by
striking out four men in succession. The
third was given a life by the catcher
mufing the ball and throwing wild
to first. But Gilliland Immediately
retired the next batter in the
same way. Tully, the new catcher, did
fair work behind the bat but showed up
weak in throwing. Tommy Hernon re-
sumed his place in right field and pre-
sented Tacoma with one of her runs by
muffing fly hit to his territory. Clark
Griffith pitched finely for the visitors, and
only in the last inning did anything like
weak work. ''Chick" Speer gave him ex-
Promptly at 2 o'clock Knight tossed the
ball into play. Seattle did nothing in her
half, but Tacoma Jared better After two
hands were out Cartwright took first base
on balls. He then stole second and
reached third on Tully's high throw.
Work hit safe to center and Cartwright
scored.
In the fourth the visitors made another
run after two batters had been retired.
speer took first on balls and stole second.
griffith Jared as we'll at Gilliland's hands.
Then Patton hit high fly to right field,
which Hernon muffed, while Speer scored.
Goodenough closed the inning with foul
fly to Minnehan.
In the fifth Seattle counted her first run.
Irwin hit to Lauer and took third on
"Chucks" high throw over Cartwright's
head. Gilliland's single over first brought
home the run.
In the eighth Tacoma crawled up to
three. Speer hit safe over short and stole
second Gritfith's sacrifice sent him to
thlrd. Then. as ball that pushed its way
through Tully's hands hit the umpire,
Chick" was called home The next two
batters did nothing.
Seattle made game rally in the ninth.
Charles Irwin led off with a safe hit to
lett and stole second. A wild pitch sent
nm to third, Gilliland struck out, and
hatfield was given a base on balls and
stole second. Patton let Speer's throw get
away while Irwin scored and Hatfield
took third. Abner Powell followed with a
two-bagger over Works head that scored
Hatfield. \ passed ball sent the manager
70 third. but he died there, as the next two
men went out
in the last half Cartwright scored the
winning run without trouble. After being
MT by pitched bail he stole second and
third' beating Tullv's throws easily. Billy
work hit TO Gilliland and died at first.
houtcliffe hit TO Laroque and Cartwright
peat the second baseman's throw home.
The official score:
sEArILE