The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-11

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The Hustlere stand alone in first place this
morning by reason of yesterdays magnificent
victory over Billy Works Daisies. 1t was q
game to put enthusiasm into a mummy, and its
shifting phases set the little crowd present crazy
1T times. Free hitting there was in abundance,
but it could make little Roadway against such
crack fielding as was put up by everybody.
From the time the ball was thrown in play until
"Big Bill" Hassamer wound up the game with
brilliant running jump and one-handed catch
back of second, there was a continued streak OF
sharp, clean work, with the occasional interjec-
ton of one of those startling bits OF play that
make the cranks' hair stand on end while he
gasps for breath. Rarely, indeed. has any ball
ground seen such an exhibition. 1t took six
innings OF this style before a man had crossed
the plate, and then a single wildly pitched ball
was responsible for two runs. With the ice
broken the runs came easier, but even then each
club thereafter succeeded in counting Only in
single inning.
The one feature that marred such pretty
game was the disgusting school-boy exhibition
OF Clark Griffith. After he had let in two runs
By wild pitch, he began q senseless kicking
against the umpire's ruling in calling one of the
men safe at the plate. On being warned to 20
to work he obstinateiy refused to do so, and was
finally ordered to the bench by Knight, the
game.being finished with Cross In the box.
In such a constellation of star plays Tom
Letchers work shone brightest of all. In the
fourth inning his catch of line hit from Pat
toms bat was as wonderful piece of fielding as
was ever seen at Madison street park. With
Work on first Owney raped the ball oSp past
Hatfield. 1t was going fast and was ain1Dd to
hit the ground few feet back of the base line,
and the chances of q safe hit seemed 100 to /.
But by fast sprinting the left fielder came in to
meet it before It fell, thrust hisleft hand far
forward, cut off the ball much less than q foot
from the ground aud stumbled forward with it
in his big nit Work was close to second by
this time and . double play was easily COM
pleted by q throw to Minnehan. 1t was
Letchers hit, too, in the ninth inning with the
score tied that drove in two runs and won the
game.
6eattle's new second baseman, Hassamer,
made his debut and caught the crowd by his
fine work. His fielding all through was strong.
and he topped 1t off by retiring the last Tacoma
batsman in the ninth on q running capture OF q
hit over second. At the bat he raped out .
nice single. Although superseded at second
Tom Parrot was out of the game but q very
short time. owing to an unfortunate accident to
started for q steal of second and brought up
with ono of his desperate slides. his nose strik-
ing against the base with force enough TO
fracture a bone. He was to have caught but
Earle, who had intended playing in the field,
went behind the bat, Parrott going to center.
"Kid" Camp pitched strong game, and with
the assistance of the sharp fielding behind him,
prevented any runs except in single inning.
Charlie Irwin made a neat double play unas-
sisted by taking terrific line drive from Cart
wrights bat and .stepping on third to shut of
sippi, who had started home.
The visitors play was not less praiseworthy
than that of the homo team. Bill Goodenough
spoiled a three base hit for Earle by pulling
down liner that was started for the extreme
corner of the fence after a quick run with the
ball and a side jump. "Goody" also got in
three bsgeer and single, although neither
counted in the run-getting. All OF the other
eight men were right in line, too. in handling
the ball cleverly. Grifiith's pitching. up to the
sixth inning. was very fine. For two innings
Cross, who succeeded the removed kicker, was
invincible, but in the ninth two hits and two
bases on balls, helped out by an error, gave Sc
attic victory.
Letcher opened the game at a hot pace,
smashing the first ball pitched to the left field
fence for two bases. Earle's clever sacrifice
sent him to third. but he was thrown out at the
plate in trying to score on Lange's grounder to
Patton. Eager for a run Lange darted for Sec
ond at the first opportunity, winding up with q
headong dive into the base Cody's low throw
passed Sippi, but instead OF springing up to run
to third the Port Townsend boy lay on the base
Ia dazed manner He had struck the base
squarely with his nose and fractured the bone
on one side of ii. He was led from the field,
and Psrrott took his place in the game. Mime
han wound up the inning with long drive to
Work, who made fine catch.
a. dan arOpipR
in her half. Sippi led Oft with a safe hit past
short Goodenough dropped a short fly safe in
right field. and on a tumble by Polhemus both
men advanced a base. Cartwright spoiled the
chances of scoring by q cannon-ball drive TO
Irwin, who staggered back as he caught the
ball, and then stepped on third. putting out
sippi. Work went out 1t first on . grounder to
Hatfield.
For FIRE innings il was q perfect contest. With
an occasional hit there was yet not the SEM
bance OF An error, and with any show at all
the bali was gobbled up. Under such circum-
stances there could be no run-getting. In the
sixth the Hustlers luck, on top Of some timely
hitting gave them start After Letcher's out
Captain Earle hit sharply past third. Tom Par.
rott planted the bail in right field and took Sec
ond on Works futile effort to head Off Earle at
third. Mnnehan flied out to Sippi and then
Griffith presented a couple OF runs. One OF his
wide curves struck the ground in front OF the
plate shot up Mike Codys arm anu over his
shoulder and then caromed along the side OF
the grand stand over to the Seattle players
bench. Earle scored easily, and Tom Parrott,
ty splendid squirt OF speed, also shot acrl the
plate just as the ball was fieldsd TO GrifftE THE
Tacoma pitcher declared that the runner had
not touched the plate. as he do1ged in order TO
avoid being touched out, but knight called him
safe. Then Griifith made show OF himself.
For several minutes he insisted on arguing the
matter, snd after being ordered TO go TO the box
occupied his time in sauntering about the dia-
mon6 with a Bowery boy swing of the should
ers that spoke defiance. Finally, on being
given his choice of playing or being put out OF
the game, he stepped into the box. But instead
OF pitching ball he began to scrape the dirt back
anu forth with his feet in a most annoying man
ner. Then Umpire knight, amid the cheers OF
the crowd, sent the rebellious player 10 the
bench, and Cross went into the box. He retired
Hassamer on n foul fly 10 Cody.
In Iacomas half Goodenough hit for three
bases, hut couldn't cross the plate, as the next
two men went out But the runs came In the
next inning, and enough of them TO send chill
over the Seattle .'rooters." ''Lay-low Owney"
was hit by a pitched ball Lauer started q
groander down the third base line that Irwin
couldn't handle Routelifie dropped q short fly
back OF second and Patton scored Cody flied
out 60 Hatfield. Cross was also retired on q
long fy 10 Letcher, but Lsuer came in after the
catch with the tying run. Sippi hit To Hatfield,
who lost sicht Of the bail as Routelifa was in