The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-14
WON IN THE NINTH.
Ollie Boards Boys Pull Out at
the Finish.
DEADLY BASE ON BALLS DOES IT.
Giililand Falls to Put Them Over-Port-
land Wins From Tacoma and
Takes the Lead.

To the deadly base on balls do the Hus.
tiers chiefly owe their rundown yester-
day at the hands of Ollie Boards Spokanes.
Gilliiand made his temperance in the
box after a long rest and worked like q
Trojan, yet it was of no avail He could
not get the ball over the plate He had
good speed and sharp curves, so that the
men who faced him had anything but an
easy time to hit the ball, but there was no
great need of hits with so many presents
of first base, Several times at critical
points the big southpaw rose to the occa-
sion and was invincible, pulling out Of
some very tight holes. But it was Wild
ness that virtually lost the game. The
team behind him struggled hard, but the
handicap of eleven bases on balls and two
batsmen hit by pitched balls was too great
to overcome. In addition there were two
or three errors of judgment that proved
costly.
Old Phil Receius, who did the twirling
for the visitors, fooled the Seattles just as
he has always done. As usual they
started out as if they were going to mas
sacre him, with a home run and two
singles for the first three batters, but it
did not last. The veteran kept up the
same steady stroke and gradually the hits
began to quit going safe. Now and then
one dropped IN, but it generally amounted
to but little. He had good support, too,
although there was little brilliant work.
Harry Raymond, the new third baseman,
lately OF Pittsburg, played his first game
with Spokane and showed up we'll, not
outstanding one error on an easy
grounder. He raped the ball for single
Il 4 L. l.
his fielding was iaultless. Ollie Beard
also put up a clever game at short, and
Gus Klopf furnished feature by line
throw from deep right field to second base.
Mark Polhemus made his debut in Se-
attic uniform, and was so unfortunate as
to drop iiy and let run come in and
give a chance for another. 1t was. how
ever, on hard chance. Gil Hatfield was
hardly able to stand up from illness, but
nevertheless made a good showing, al
though his field work lacked it's usual
dash. Tom Parrot created a sensation by
brilliant running catch Of line drive to
center field.
The game opened at an alarming rate
for Reccius, when Hatfield smashed the
ball against the left field fence. 1t found
big hole to crawl into, and while Dali
rymple was stretching his arm under the
boards to pull it out Gil trotted around the
bases. Billy Earle hit safe between third
and short. and stole second. Willie LANCE
hit so hard against Raymond's shins that
they sounded as hollow as a drum. the
ball bounding back about twenty feet. The
"Colt" was easily safe at first, and Earle
took third. LANCE stole second just be-
fore sacrifice by Polhemus sent Earle
neross the plate. Minnehan was given
base on balls and stole second. Ryn's
sacrifice allowed LANCE to score, and then
Parrot retired the side on a grounder to
Raymond.
Spokane was bent on catching up from
the start and after Cline had been given
base on balls Raymond lined out a two
Dagger to the fence. Tom PARROTS quick
return held Cline on third. Dalrymple's
sacrifice to Ryn scored Cline. MARI hit to
Gii:liand, and Raymond, who started home
from third, was headed off and run down.
Strauss went out from Minnehan to first.
The Hustlers could do nothing for two
innings, and meantime the visitors forged
ahead. One run was counted IN the sec
ond when Klopf, who had reached first on
a force-out. took third on Earle's wild
throw To head off his steal of second, and
scored on sacrifice by Reccius. In the
third Two runs came in after two hands
were out. Mari was given first on balls
and stole second. Strauss hit high fly to
left, which Polhemus muifed, MARI scor-
ing. Beard was given n base on balls.
klopf hit to Hatfield, who threw poorly
TO Kyn, and Strauss scored.
Seattle tied the score in the fourth on
GiilIland's single TO right field. The big
pitcher tried to stretch his hit into two
Dagger and was headed off by Klopfs
splendid throw TO second.
The fifth let the home team crawl one
ahead. Billy Earle started with n drive
for two bases and took third on Lange's
sacrifice. Pohemus hit to Strauss, who
threw TO stop Earle from scoring. Billy
was run down after some hard chasing,
but good coaching had meantime sent Pol
hemus nearly To third, and 4 wild throw
by Strauss past Raymond let him score.
That stopped the run getting tor Seattle.
For three innings the game drifted along
With nothing but shut-oUts. and then IN
the ninth the Spokanes began TO bestir
themselves in earnest. Gus kiopf reached
first on being hit by pitched ball.
Reccius dropped a single to right, Camp
fielded it quickly and Klopf stopped at
second. The Kid" thinking he saw a
chance 10 catch Reccius who had run
past first, fired the ball TO Ryan and KIopf
had no trouble IN taking third. Reccius
started to steal second and was headed off
by Earle's throw. lie turned back and
while he was being chased Flopf ran
home ahead of the return of the ball. Will
son flied out to Lange. Then Monk"
Cline dropped stingy little single over
Hatheid's head and Reccius sprinted home
from second with the winning run. The
score: