The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

"Kid" Camps Team Defeats McGinnis'
by . Close Score.


professional baseball of the season in the
hustlers' benefit game at Madison street
park yesterday. Notwithstanding the
plumbers of the amateur contingent, the
spectators saw a sharply played game won
after close finish. the team for which
kid" Camp pitched tridmphing over the
one that had Gus McGinnis in the box.
At the outset the contest babe fair to re-
semble such a one as might be seen in the
Y. NJ. G. A. league. Most of the amateurs
seemed to be suffering from stage fright
and the ball persisted in coming their way
when they didn't want it to. 1t did not
take long, however, for a change in the
order of things to come about. The pro-
fessienals' coaching soon steadied down
the youngsters, the pitchers began to
twirl the ball in earnest, and a contest
we'll played and full of ginger was the re-
suit.
As between the pitchers honors were
easy. Camp allowed one more hit than
McGinnis, but the hits off the latter's de-
livery came in when they did more good
than those Of the other side. Several of
the hits of both sides were on the scratch
order, and with sharp fielding they should
have been held down to half the number
they reached. AS usual the "McGinnis
drop" was productive Of strike-outs, eleven
batsmen falling victims to it. Camp
struck out seven men.
Although there was some very neat
fielding done, about the only feature was
double play by Irwin, PARROT and Min
nehan. Gil Hatfield tried his hand first
at second base and then at third, while
Hassamer took turn at short field.
Charlie Irwin won the most glory with
the bat by hitting the ball over the fence
for home run that tied the game in the
| eighth and gave his team chance to win
in the ninth. Polhemus drove out the
| ball for three singles, while kid" Camp
had a couple of safe cracks at it. Hat
field hit the ball very hard, but could get
in only one single.
Both Lon Knight and Frank March
were on hand, and the double umpire sys-
TEN was tried with satisfactory results.
| The only kicking" of the game was done
| in a good -humored way to satisfy the de-
mands of the crowd. Only once did there
| threaten to be hitch in the proceedings.
| That was when March, who was umpiring
with big catchers glove, stepped on first
| base and received Camps throw after the
| handling of a grounder. A dispute at once
arose as TO whether the batter was out,
| during which Lon knight threatened to
| fine March for back talk. Finally 1t was
| decided to allow the out on the ground
| that Danny Minnehan could have caught
| the ball as we'll rs March did if he had
| been allowed to do SO.
PLAY OPENED at a rate that threatened to
put "Kid" Camp out of the game If kept
up, but as the sequel showed, 1t wasn't
kept up and the kids" opponents scored
in but one other inning. Manager Hat
fild started off with a terrific line drive To
center field. 1t was right az Mantor. but
he let the ball so through him and roll
! out into the corner of the fence, while
Gil trotied around the bases and scored.
After Earle's out Polhemus dropped the
ball safe in right field and reached second
on CANDLES muff off PARROTS throw.
Hassamer drove a hot liner ut Gamble.
who muffed the ball, and while he was
chasing il down polly" ran home. Pow
ell made a safe hit to left and McGinnis
followed with sacrifice. Simmons got
in a scratch hit between first and second,
and both Hassamer and Powell scored.
Bell wound up the inning with a fly to
Hope.
Notwithstanding their bad start, KID"
Camp and his hackers were fall of ginger
WNen tEeiT turn Ut bat came ANU ct'i|SN
in TO catch up. Danny Minnehan got a
base on balls and was forced out at second
on Lange's hit to Hassamer. Irwin hit
safe past third and both men advanced a
base on a passed ball. PARROTS iniieid sac
rifice TO Hassamer scored LANCE. kid"
Camp dropped a single over Hassamer's
head and sent in Irwin with another run.
Then Mc1iinnis put an end 10 further run
getting by striking out Gamble.
only three men on a side toed the plate
in the second inning. and then IN the third
Camps opponents took his measure again
and increased their lead SO that their
chances for victory were far above par.
| .Polly" started it with his second safe hit,
taxing second on Mantor's tumble. Big
Bill" Hassamer planked a two-bagger IN
right field. sending in run Hassaner
took third on Powell sacrifice. and single
by McCinnis sent him home with the last
run that hi- side counted during the game.
Iamp, Lange, ct Al. drifted along IN the
rear until the sixth inning. and then they
ssgot IN the game" with a vengeance n
Little stick work mixed III with errors put
them within easy haiiing distance OF their
opponents Danny Mlnnehan, who
was lirst up. was given life on HASA
u,et's tumble. lie reached second by
making tue emily steal of the game. Willie
LANCE struck out and Irwin fiec.out 10
simmons and things began 10 look
! gloomy. Bat Tom Parrot came up VIII