The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-26
TACOMA 10, PORTLAND 8.
Oregonians Lose by Poor Fielding and
Tacoma's Hard Hitting.

Tacoma's Hard Hitting.
TACOMA, April 25.-Ispeciall-It was windy
and fair when the last game of the Tacoma
Portland series was called this afternoon The
clouds threatened rain, and hence the attend
ance was light Burns Portlands latest acqui-
sition from Denver, sat on the bench with Barnes
during the game.
McNabb was in the box for the visitors. The
game commenced by Routcliffe batting out to
White Goodenough's hard hit slipped by Wer-
rick and Goody reached first Cartwright got
base on play, forcing Goody out at second.
Cartwright made second when McNabb threw
the ball to Baldwin, who dropped IL. Works
base hit brought in Cartwright, as George could
not get the ball to the plate. Patton lined base
hit down the left field foul line. sippis
hot liner was muffed by White, who
failed to catch Patton at second. He threw to
first but Sippi was safe while Work came in.
Lauer sent liner past short, Patton scoring.
speer followed with grounder down by third
base which Huston could not handle Huston
blocked Sippi's run-in after the ball passed him.
Cross ended the inning by flying to short. Te-
beau for Portland started with a pretty hit to
right. Baldwin walked to first on balls and
wild throw to Lauer by spesr to catch Tebeau
let Tebeau in, Baldwin taking second Stencil
was hit in the back and took his base George
hit to Patton, who fumbled. Baldwin scoring.
Stencil taking third and George second. White
hunted and Cross threw him out to Cartwright.
Then Werrick filed the bases by base on balls.
Huston fouled out to Lauer. Turner went out
with the side on a liner to Sippi.
In the second inning Routcliffe sent one
through George, and by daring running reached
second Goody tried to bunt, was hit on the
finger, and took his base. Cartwright started
by attempting to bunt, but on the second ball
pitched was hit and took his base. Work hit to
Werrick. and the return of the ball caught
Routcliffe at the plate, and Baldwin caught
l..
Huston to lett and Stencils throw-in caught
Cartwright at the plate. For Portland, MeNabb
struck out. Tebeau went out on bunt; Bald
win reached first on hit to center Stencil hit
hard George hit to Lauer, who touched out
Baldwin.
In the third inn ming sippi went out to Stencil,
Lauer hit safely. followed by speer and had it
not been for the wind Cross would have had
two-bagger but it went foul over the fence He
then lined the ball to left, Lsuer scoring and
Speer taking second. Route!ife was hit and
every body took a bag. Goodenough hit to
George and Speer came in on the return OF the
ball. Cartwright went out at first and retired
his side. Cross sent White TO first on balls,
werriek sacrificing him to second, but Speers
throw caught him at third. which he tried to
steal Huston got TO first on Goody's muf, aud
his greed in trying TO take second sent the side
out
In the fourth inning Tacoma went out one.
two, three, but they hit the ball hard. Turner
and McNabb went out to Cross ana Cartwright
Tebeau was hit on the back, but speer caught
him ut second.
In the 18th inning Lauer struck out, Speer hit
to left Cross hit TO center. This made half OF
the ten base hits credited TO Cross and Speer.
Routciffe had his ribs ratified by being hit in
the side, and this filed the bases One out and
Goody up, Baldwin let the ball pass, Speer
came in and the Others advanced base each.
hall farfNu rierhf sufA
Routelifie and Cross scoring, Cartwright taking
second on the throw in. Work flew TO Stencil,
Goodv coming in on the return OF the ball. Pat
ton hit to Huston, who muffed Cartwright was
run down between third and home. For Portland
Baldwin went out to sippi stencil lined Dali
to lauer who could not hold II. George hit TO
Iauer. and an easy double play TO sippi 10 Cart
wright retired the visitors
In the sixth inning sippi, the only man who
had not m AIDE a base hit off McNaob, came up.
but by slow one to Huston he got his base all
the same on the latter's muE LAuer struck out.
Speer hit hard 10 Stencil, and sippi, who had
stolen second, stole third. On muh Cross got
first and Sippi came home. Routelife fouied
out to Tebeau. Then for Portland White re-
tired on Srouuder to short. Merriek got his bag
on balls Huston hit safe to center, Turner saeri-
feed and aoNsbb struck out.
Goodenough in the seventh inning drove
two-bagger through White, and was at second
before Turner touched the DALI Lauer was on
the eoachers' line and. although he did not en-
courage it, ''Goody" ran on AMI was caught an
inch or so of the base By Turner'S matches
throw. Cartwright went out on a grounder,
and Huston to Tehesu. Work came on with
the second two-bagser. but Patton went
out from White 10 Tebeau With two out on
play. stencil was hit and took FIRST Huston
hit to Patton, who, with Sippi, retired Stencil
at second.
In the eighth MeNsbb made change in his
delivery. 1t worked in the one, two, three
style. White drove 20 Patton, who muffed
Werrick forced White at second. Huston
drew base on balls, and Turaer struck our.
Speer tried 20 catch Werrick st second. Patton
muffed, Huston ran toward second, aud MeE-
rick slid on home with the fiTss run since the
opening pair MeNsbb struck out
In the last inning Cross struck out, Z outelife
died to White, Gaodeuoagh hit the ball again
TO center, but could not get further than first on
it, He stole seoond. CartwIights drive to
Huston ended the work OF the side for the day,