The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-08
National League.


Bull dog pluck enabled Seattle to win from
Tacoma in an eleven-inning contest that was as
fine an exhibition OF ball playing was ever
seen at Madison street park. Errors there were
not few, but this did not prevent the most
scientific kind of team work by both sides
throughout the game After Seattle tied the
score In the fifth inning came the tug, each
team putting forth its utmost efforts for the SIM
gle run that promised victory. Twice Hat
field men reach the mark. but as often did the
visitors pull up alongside with a run. Then
finally, with the chances extremely low,
Dummy" Ryn rose to the occasion with a
drive for three bases that sent IN the winning
run. This time Tacoma struggled in vain to
catch up again.
1t seemed rather fiimsy makeup that
marched out to do battle for Seattle. There
were three pitchers playing when time was
called and before play stopped, with Irwin re.
tired with a sprained ankle and replaced by
McGinnis. there were four in the game. The
batting and fielding strength was greatly handi.
capped, but this made no difference. The men
only worked the harder. Their fielding was
full of snap, they hit the ball vigorously
and did some of the neateSt kind of
sacrifice hitting and base running. Billy Earle
was a whole team in himself. While the little
captain did not contribute a single base hit he
more than made up for 1t in orther respects.
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coaching was big element OF success Once he
set the crowd wild by turning what seemed
disastrous accident into brilliant double play.
In the eighth inning with Routcliffe on first
Speer hit to Hatfield, who tossed the ball to
Minnehan at second. In his hurry to complete
the double play Danny threw high to first.
Ordinarily second base would have been easy to
reach on the error, but Earle was waiting for
the ball back OF Ryn and headed Speer off by q
throw to Hatfield. To add to the crowds de-
light a moment later Billy, after a side jump,
took foul tip from Griffith's bat that sent him
spinning like top.
Both Camp and Griffith were hit hard, and
only the best of support KEEP: down the score
The work behind the Seattle pitcher was re-
markable, considering the patched-up team
Gilliland made his appearance in left field and
astonshed everybody by his clean fielding. He
had five put-outs, some of them being ON clever
running catches. At the bat he completed the
surprise by making beautiful bunt down the
third base line and beating out the throw to
first easily. With the stick Danny Minnehan
doomed up like giant, getting three doubles,
two of which drove in runs. Willie Lange con-
tributed three singles and Charlie Irwin brace
OF the same kind, while the dummy" with his
three-bagger, was responsible for the winning
run. On the base lines Hatfield, LANCE and
Irwin all shone brightly.
The visitors work fell but little short OF the
home teams. There was not quite SO perfect
team play, but little freer hitting helped them
to hold up their end. sippi and Lauer both
flelded their positions cleverly, while Goode-
nough furnished q sensational feature by q
perfect throw from deep center to third, head
ing off Minnehan III an attempt to stretch out a
twO-bagger. Big Ned Cartwright did the most
effective stick work with two doubles and a
single, while Goodenough got in three singles
and Patton q double and a single.
The hepinuinp waa nicioua Seattle
Hatfield opened with bunt and took second
on Griffith's high throw over Cartwright's head
Earle's sacrifice sent the manager to third and
he scored on Lange's hit. The Port Townsend
boy stole second and came home on Charlie
Twins safe drive to left Tacoma counted one
in her half on a single by Patton and a double
by Cartwright
The third inning almost gave the cranks the
Mysteries at the manner IN which the visitors
took Camps measure Alter one hand was
out Owney Patton started 1t with a clean two
Dagger to left. Goodenough hit to center and
took second on the throw-in. Cartwright
scored Patton with single to center, and after
Work went out on a foul fly to Earle Sippi sent
in two more runs with safe one past short
In the fourth Tacoma crawled still further
ahead. Routcliffe hit safe. took second on
Cody's sacrifice and scored on Minnehan 8 error
Contrary to the predictions OF the croakers,
Seattle did not lay down when sent to the rear,
but took fresh hold for an uphill fight. The
chance was not long coming, for in the fifth the
"crippes" began to make Griffith think they
had been taxing lessons in hitting of late
kid" Camp hit safe between third and short
took third on Hatfelds single and scored on
Earle's sacrifice. After getting to third Hatfield
came home on a wild pitch. Lange hit safe,
stole second and scored on Minnehan's two
Dagger This tied the score and then Seattle
rested.
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came in on Cartwrights muff Of PARROTS fly,
Gilliand and Camps sacrifices and Lauer's
tumble oil Hatfield's grounder. Tacoma scored
on Cody's triple and Grifiith's double.
In the seventh Seattle drew another run and
then stopped until the eleventh 1t was earned
on Langes single and Minnehan's double to the
center field fence. Danny tried for third on the
hit and was cut off by Goodenough's magnif-
cent throw straight into Lauer's hands
Tacoma waited until the last moment before
teing the score, and prolonging the game be-
yond the usual limit Patton opened the ninth
with an out on hot pickup to Camp. Good
enough hit safe over second, and came home on
Cartwrights two-bagger TO the fence. There
seemed ii good chance to win, with the strong
batters up, but Work flied out to Hatfield and
sippi 10 tiilliland.
Seattle lost good opportunity to pull out the
game in the tenth. Gilliland startled every
body by getting hit on a clever bunt. Camps
sacrlhce sent him To second. linen the big
southpaw went to sleep. and, although speer
had two passed balls, failed to avail himself of
the easy chance to go down to third on either
Hatheld's sacrifice finally gave him the base,
but be got no further, "a Earle flied out TO Work
The happenings of the eleventh atoned for
everything. LANCE hit 10 Patton and wss safe
tumble. Minnehans sacrifice advanced
him base. Then Irwin hit ho; grouader be-
tween third and short. 1t looked like hit. but
Patton made fine stop aud threw TO third in
time 10 head oil LANCE. This gave a decidedly
blue aspect to the situation, especially as Irwin
sprained his ankle by stumbling over the bag at
first base and had 10 give way 10 McGinnis, q
SLOW base runner. Bat here was the occasion
for which Dummy Ryn had been waiting
He caught low ball on the end OF his bat and
Of 1t sped ike a bullet straight at the hesd Of
Umpire March, who stood back of the pitcher.
Frank dueked eleverly and the ball kept on
brave effort 70 head 1t off.
bu, the best he could do wa.
TO have the tip ends of his fingers seorched as i,
was shot along the grass. Before the big out
fielder could recover the ball and send it IN Nc.
Ginnis had crossed the plate and Ryn stood
smiling on third. Tom Parrott, who came next,
flied out 10 Patton aud ended the inning.
Tacoma tried hard in her half. bat could do
nothing. Goodenoagh hit TO left field and Gill.
land made nice running catch. Then Camp
favored Cartwright with his only gift OF q base
on balls during the game The big man stole
second nicely and the chances for run began
to brighten But Work died out to LANCE and