The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-18

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1t was king-pin bali playing that the
crowd at Madison-street park yesterday
witnessed for fifteen innings before the
Husters finally triumphed over Ollie
Boards men. Then victory came in a
stvle that fairly electrified the whole
crowd for an instant, and then turned
them into a mob of bowling maniacs when
Billy Earle drove the ball high over the
left field fence for homer. Such an exhi-
biton of clever hitting. sharp fielding and
beautiful team play Seattle audience has
not witnessed in many day. Time and
again did the day seem lost to one side
or another, only to be retrieved by some
of the most scientific work. In the first
part of the game the home team seemed to
have things coming their way. But the
Bunchgrassers held on like grim death,
and by a splendid squirt in the ninth
pulled up alongside. From then on it
was a struggle that brought out the ut
most efforts of the contestants. Once only
did the Hustlers, who had not scored
since the fifth inning, count, and then
Spokane immediately wiped out the lead.
II was eventually poor head work in base
running that kept the score from being
tied again in the fifteenth. But with this
fatal exception there was no criticism of
the work of either side. What the specta-
tors saw was two pitchers doing mastery
work and backed up by gilt-edged support.
A single slip meant defeat. and both teams
battled as if for their lives. Errors were
few indeed, and when smade were quickly
atoned for by good work that more than
counterbalanced them.
The Hustlers looked more like a regular
team than they have for many day.
Charley Irwin, still limping, but lively as
. flea, was back at third base, and Willie
LANCE was moved out to center field
again. Danny Minnehan, on account of q
lame shoulder, played his first full game
in the outfed for weeks, while Tom Par
rott was substituted at second base. And
such fielding game as they put up!
Everything was fairly eaten up. In the
infeld Charlie Irwin accepted ten chances,
Gil Hatfield six, Tom PARROT seven, and
Dummy" Ryn thirteen. The only error
was when Parrot let hard-hit grounder,
that rolled badly, go through him. In the
outfield LANCE and Polhemus allowed
nothing to light safe, and by quick returns
Of the ball kept down the base-running
With the stick Billy Earle was king.
After getting in three singles, two of which
were responsible for runs. he topped it off
by smashing the ball over the fence for the
run that gave Seattle the game. Danny
Minnehan was close behind with his home
run and two singles, one of which drove in
two runs. Willie LANCE also counted
heavily with double and triple. But
nF oil ~ I,H
was nothing worthy of more praise than
the steady, effe tive pitching of McGinnis.
Thirteen hits strung out through fifteen
innings, with twelve strike-outs and only
four bases on balls, made up his admirable
record
The play of the Spokanes was not less
commendable than that of the home team.
Far several innings they did not strike
their gait, but when they did start out in
earnest they fought like band of tigers.
With Fitzgerald still nursing lame arm,
Phil Reccius was forced into the box for the
fourth game of the series and did hims If
proud, notwithstanding he met with de-
feat. He used splendid judgment, and
although he did not strike out a single
man, puzzled the Seattle batsmen so that
they very seldom crowded safe nits to-
gether. As it was, two lucky home run
hits were the big factors in knocking him
out OF victory. He did more than his
share at the bat, too. twice driving in runs
by safe hits. Darymple batted like a
demon getting triple, two doubles and
two singles. and did some pretty outfie!d-
Ing In the intield Joe Strauss carried off
the honors. accepting fourteen out of fif-
Teen chances, some of them very difficult.
Raymond took eleven chances and Beard
eight ont of nine, while MARI had seven
teen putouts at first base.
The only feature that served at all to
mar the splendid contest was the sense
less kicking of the visitors. Captain
Harry Raymond. who seems to have
brought some very high ideas out from
the East, made disgusting exhibition of
himself by his continual wrangIing with
the umpire. March had a very hard game
TO umpire. but, Notwithstanding a few
triiiing errors of judgment on balls and
Strikes, he acquitted himself nobly.
As usual, the Hustlers Jumped on to
keccIus at the start at a lively rate. c.
Hatfield hit sharp grounder to Beard,
who iumbled. Billy Earle followed with
asafe hunt and both men advanced base
on Lange's sacrifice. Danny Minnehan
followed with clean single TO left that
sent in two runs. Polhemus flied out to
kiopf. and Minnehan died in an attempt
10 steal second
The visitors could not count in their
nan, notwithstanding pretty two-bagger
oy Dalrymple; but in the second they
squeezed IN run after two men were out.
hiopi was given first on balls, stole Sec
ono, and scored on single by Reccius
Danny Mlnnehan opened the fourth
with smash over the fence. Three sim
sies followed III the same inning, but bad
judgment on the bases prevented any
more runs coming in
The fifth increased the Seattle's score to
I'VE before they rested for six innings.
Inc run was earned on Earle's single and
Lange's double.
In the sixth Spokane crawled up one
closer. Dalrymple started with hit be.
tween LANCE and Minnehan for two bases.
he took third on a passed bail. and scored
alter Lange's catch of Mars liner
In the ninth the visitors, who had been
struggling hard but TO no purpose. came
% with a rush that all but won out the
game. Strauss, who was first up. hit
~rrihc grouuder down 10 Hatfield. 1t
was so hard that it turned the shortstop
GEAR around in his tracks, giving Strauss
time 10 beat out the throw 70 first. Ollie
Heard was allowed first on balls. Gus
AIopi struck out, but Phil Rcccius came
u the front with another single that
scored strauss Wilson hit 20 Hatfield.
s ano threw heccius out at second. Then