The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-10

and the Iacomas, remembering their last
profitable trip here, looked on amazed.
With Charlie Irwin laid up by sprained
ankle the patching up process had to be
continued still further. Danny Mime
han, who has developed into an infielder
since he joined the Seattle team, was sent
along from second to third and Tom Par
rot stationed at second, while Camp and
Gilliland filled up the outfield. This
brought out the entire playing force of the
team with four pitchers in the game at
once, so Ground-Keeper Parks was rugged
out in uniform and put on
the bench in case of an emer-
gency. On paper it looked like
a weak hitting and fielding team, but the
results it accomplished were marvellous.
Danny Minnehan didn't exactly tit into
his new position at third and couldn't cor
rectly gauge the distance across the dia-
mond, but whatever cause of complaint
there might have been in this direction
was wiped out when it came to stick work.
The weakest hitting team in the league.
according to records. with badly patched
front, doomed up like giants. 1t was no
easy thing they had to face, either, in
Borchers' pitching during the greater part
of the game, for George sent them across
with will, but the Hustlers were there to
hit, and hit they did. There was steady
stream of hitting from first to last and the
regularity with which his speedy shoots
were Strengthened out set the chief to
wondering where all this latent force came
from. The totals, when counted up,
showed nineteen hits for total of TWEEN ty-
seven bases.
During the first half the game was one
of the hardest fights imaginable. Seattle
had all the best of the hitting, but fielding
errors enabled Tacoma to keep up her end.
Such hitting as the home team was doing
could not, however, be long denied, and j:
was only question of time when they
forged ahead and Kept on increasing their
lead to the end. They wound up with
big squirt, knocking out six runs in the
last inning. There was a fair share of
luck mixed up in this, as some of the hits
picked out just the right holes to crawl
through. 1t came to a climax in the
eighth. when Danny Minnehan dropped
the bail out in right center, next to the
fence, and trotted clear around the circuit,
while the sphere played hide and seek in
the long grass.
Everybody took hand in the smuggling.
Billy Earle being the only one to content
himself with less than two hits, and he
beat out one hit that he was called out on.
The work of Tacoma in comparison was
ridiculously weak. McGinnis pitched a
magnificent game, allowing but three hits.
He did not confine himself to good box
work, however, but carried off the honors
al the bat with a triple, double and a
single, all of which counted in the run
getting. His hit for three bases to the left
field fence came at a most opportune time.
when Seattle was In the rear, sending in
two runs and winning the lead. The rest
of the pitching force was on hand with
the stick, too. each of the trio getting a
brace of singles. But the good work was
not confined TO hitting, and there was
plenty of brilliant base running. Willie
LANCE stole second twice. fetching up with
the most dashing kind of headtirst slides.
On two occasions Gil Hatfield went from
first to third on passed balls. while Billy
Earle brought the crowd to its feet by
coming clear home from first on Camps
single to right field. The little catcher
also contributed run in the sixth inning
by clever piece of head work. There
were two men out, and Earle At bat. Hat
field, who was on second, started to steal
third Just as the fourth ball was called.
1t got away from Speer and rolled back
half way TO the stand. Earle sized up the
situation at a glance and was off down the
line like shot. He did not stop at first,
but dashed on toward second, although
there was plainly not time TO get there.
He accomplished his purpose, however. in
drawing throw from Speer to head him
oil, allowing Hatfield 10 run home from
third. Even then Billy gave the infield-
ers all they could do TO put him out by
dodging back and forth and under their
arms so as 10 evade a touch with the bali.
Tacoma made a strong tight during the
opening innings, but could make no head
way against McGinnis' pitching. They
were given three runs iii the second by IS
many errors, but after that they could do
hut little IN this line. Toward the close
their fielding grew ragged and helped
along Seattie's run getting. There were
no individual features 10 their play aad
there seemed to be lack of team work.
Tie official score:
SEATTLE