The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-31
7, was a disgusted audience that :,

IL was disguised audience that saw
John S. Barnes braves make holy show
Of the home team yesterday afternoon at
Madison street park, especially after the
fine contest of the day before had reused
high expectations of a baseball treat.
Powel's men didn't make a showing that
would have been creditable to a lot of
schooIboys and they couldn't have hit any,
thing if they had swung scoop shovel at
. bale of hay. Apart from a general fail
ure TO hit the bal, wretched battery work
vas chiefly RESPONSIBLE for the result, but
there was no snap in the work of the other
men, and lot of oysters would have been
as effective on the coaching lines An
irrepressible youngster on the bleachers
correctly voiced the crowds opinion of
the situation when he shouted in tones of
derision: saw. go an play wild de Ma
rooms"
Lew Gilliland must have concluded that
acquiring the right to vote was honor
enough for his birthday for his pitching
was certainly not such as to smother him
with laureis. He could not control the
ball when attempting to use either curves
or speed and had to abandon the attempt
to use either whenever he put the ball over
the plate Eight bases on balls, two wild
pitches and two batters hit by pitched
balls was his record, and Willie LANCE was
right in line with him. He was busily oc-
cupied in playing kitten with the balls
that came his way, occasionally varying
the monotony with horribly wild throw
past one of the basemen. At the bat, too,
be had lost his cunning. In vain did the
bleachers call upon their idol to line 'er
ont. Gradually their encouraging shouts
gave way to gloomy silence or murmurs of
dissatisfaction, while one bold youth even
went so far as to shout "Put in Lohbeck.
Gil Hatfield kept himself awake during
the game, but lacked opportunity, and got
no credit for his hard work in trying to
stop Lange's erratic throws. One of his
chances was on grounder that lett
trail of smoke behind it as it went off
Tebeau's bat. 1t almost turned the plucky
shortstop over as he made leap to one
side, but he conquered it and caught his
man at first by lightning throw.
But it was the lamentable weakness at
the bat that was the worst shorrcoming.
Two singles and double were all the
home team could muster. Fortunately
two of them came in the same inning, and
with the assistance of q sacrifice brought
in run. But it remained lonely through
out the game. With the game hopelessly
lost, Cotfman, the star twirler of the
Ewings, was put in the game. There were
two hits, one a double and the other q
scratch single, made off his delivery before
three men were retired, but his ability was
not thoroughly tested.
The play of the visitors was quite differ
ent from the Seattles. They went at it as
ii they meant business. played perfect
fielding game and handled themselves
cleyerly at bat. They started right in at
the call of play, and without delay pro-
ceeded to put a leadpipe cinch on the
game. Then, with safe lead, they took
matters easy and played on the defensive,
only bringing IN an occasional run just to
xeep their hands in. They had plenty of
time and were in mood for fun. and but
for their pranks the assemblage might just
as we'll have been at funeral for all the
amusement there was in it. "Orator"
Burns, George Tebeau and Jack Darrah
had their voices with them and made
things little merrier with their war
whoops.
Leiper, for the third time in the series,
proved puzzler to the Seattle batters.
They seemed to hit the ball oftener than
In the previous games. but it refused to go
safe. He pitched confidently. kept con-
troll Of the bali and the field aided him by
Its good support. The best play was a
capture of a short fly back of second base
by Burns while coming in at full speed.
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Joe Werrick led with the stick, making
two singles and a double, while George
Iaoeau got in a double and a single.
All that Seattle could count in the first
inning was base on balls, and then Port
land came in and proceeded to make a
procession out of the game, with the valu-
able assistance of the 'gaspipe battery"
Ieoeau and George were given bases on
balls. with Whites sacrifice sandwiched
between. Then as Tebeau started TO steal
third LANCE threw high over Twins head
ana the first run came in. Stencil Jared
equally as well as Tebeau and George at
eiiiiand's hands. George was advanced
70 third by Lange's poor throw to catch
him off second. Burns hit 10 Irwin, whose
bow throw pulled Minnehan'S foot OF irst
base. George scored on the play. Wer-
nck's safe drive between first and second
sent Stencil home. Baldwin was hit by
pitched ball Darrah went out on a
grounder TO Minnehan, while Burns came
IN with another run. Leiper flied out 10
Laroque.
Then Seattle took a temporary brace
and for three innings there was nothing
out horse collars for either side. In the
nth they surprised everybody by getting
On earned run. Tommy Hernon took the
nrs' step by dropping the ball safely IN
BILLY Georges territory and taking second
base. Lohbeck's sacrifice sent him 10
third, and after Irwin had struck out, Till
Hands single over second base brought III
the run. Portland. however. maintained
The full measure of her lead by scoring one
IN her haif. Ii came easy, too. JAKE
stencil was hit by pitched ball. sent to
second by Burns sacrifice, ana came cIear
nome on wild pitch.
Another run in the sixth was almost as
Cheap, Darrah took first on balls, was
sacrificed to second and took third on
Lange's Wild throw to catch him OF
second. Tebeau's single sent him nome.
In the seventh Burns got base on oasis'
went TO third on high throw by Lange
over Minnehan's head, and scored on
Werrick's drive TO Hatfield. too hot to
hold.
When Coffman went into the box In the
s'gt'h it looked like more runs. but good
'uek inierposed and shut them OF. Ieoeau
s'Sried N with hat for two bases between