The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-27

tiful stop in deep short field and
long, quick throw to Minnehan.
His error was most excusable
tumble of hard hit grounder, which he
laid hands on in the grass back of the
base line Next to Hatfeld's fielding the
feature of the day was Willie Lange's
work The youngster kept up to his high
standard in stick work, and ran bases with
briilancy, piling up four steals to his
credit, and all hard-earned ones. Joe
Lohbeck made his first appearance on the
home grounds and won the good graces
OF the crowd by lucky home
run hit. In the first inning
he played in center field and then shifted
behind the bat, LANCE going to center.
HIS work there was not difficult, but he
did it all acceptably Abner Powell
played his field in good style, and made
sensational running catch to the fence of
lily from Billy Georges bat. Tommy Her
non could neither field. bat nor run bases
and his rank error gave Portland the OPP
portunity of making three runs.
Danny Minnehan filled the "Dummy's"
place at first base and did really clever
work. The chief factor in keeping down
Portland's score was the steady pitching
Vi McGinnis. 1t was not phenomenal by
any means. but it was as effective at the
hnish as at the start, and Port
lands hits were pretty well scattered.
For the visitors there was no exception
ally good plays, although most of their
work was done well. That disastrous first
inning dropped them out of the game, and
they never afterward made any alarming
show OF pulling to the front. Leiper, the
young left-hander, who relieved Pete Nc
Nabb after the first inning, not only did
some good box work, but showed his
worth as an alround player. He got in
TWO OF the hits credited to his team, and
put plenty of ginger into his work, both
IN helding and on the base lines. Jim
Burns also had couple OF hits for his
record, and did some neat fielding in center.
Notwithstanding the threatening APP
pearance of the sky there was a good
attendance. with liberal representation
oil ladies. Lon Knight did the umpiring
and his work was much improved over
mat of his last appearances here. Con-
nary 10 general expectation, the visitors
old not verify the advance reports of their
wonderful! ability as kickers and the game
passed OIL with scarcely a jar.
I'LL Hatfield started the game with a
oase on balls, and was sent to second by
neat sacrifice by Powell 10 McNabb. Then
Willie LANCE marched To the plate amid
TIE yeIls of ms constituency on the bleach
ers. Their entreatics were not in vain, for
The Cot" smashed the ball ont past Burn
to the center field fence for two bases,
sending Hatfield home Then
LANCE stole third. beating the
ball by head first slide.
Minnehan hi; TO McNabb. who threw it to
third TO catch Lange. who was playing OFT
Tor dash home Willie was not TO be
easily caught. however, and gave the in
telders who closed in around HIM, lively
chase, winding mp by being hit in the back
oy Is thrown ball and canterjng home
Ainnehan went TO second during the
scramble, ..Sam Laroqee took first on
balls Tommy Heruon struck ont.
eharlie Irwin planted nice Int
IN right he.d. sending Minnehan home
and taxing second himself on the throw
m Then Toe lohbeck took his first turn
bat before \ Seattle audience and his
lucky star Immediately jumped 10 the
senlth. He caught one of McNahb's low
ealls on the end OF the bat and II sailed
nigh M over Jake Stencils head.
The sprightiy left fielder gauged
rightly and il would have settled In his
hands, but that the fence barred his way.
NE ball passed foot over the tips OF his
myers. raised as high as his arms would
permit, struck against the high outer fence