The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-12

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II was hard game to lose after eleven innings
of stubborn fighting, but Hatfield's men were
forced to lower their colors to Billy Works
Daisies 1t seemed to the anxious crowd as if
victory must stay at home with such marvel
lous pitching as McGinns was doing. Only one
hit In ten innings was all he had allowed, aud
then after two men were out in the eleventh the
two remaining hits, with q stolen base sand
wiched between. won the game for Tacoma
The few errors, all but one of them costly, were
well balanced IN their evil effects, and Seatte's
defeat was plainly due to poor work on the
base lines. On several occasions runners were
caught mapping off the bases or were doubled
mp when there was no excuse for it. More than
this there seemed to be too much of an eager
Grasping after base hits Not q few times, with
men on bases, did batsmen try to kill the bali
and strike out when mere tap would almost
certainly have resulted eventually in run.
Apart from these drawbacks the game was a
beautiful contest and there was any amount of
sharp fielding. Notwithstanding his teams
defeat McGinnis pitched marvellous game.
His wonderful record was to allow but three
hits in eleven innings, with thirteen strike outs
and only three bases on balls. In the ninth he
retired the side on strikes and disposed of the
first and second men in the tenth in the same
way. making five strike-outs in succession. For
ten innings a double by sippi was the only time
IT Tacoma player could place the ball safely,
and then, as ill-luck would have it, two hits i'll
tho eleventh won the game for the visitors.
Notwithstanding three costly errors behind
McGinnis. each OF which was responsible for
run, the general play of Seattle in the field was
of the cracker-jack style. Charlie Irwin did
some beautiful work in handling ugly ground
balls. Hassaner made pretty capture of
line hit over second and Polhemus made some
pretty running catches. "Big Bill' also fur
nished a couple of neat sacrifice hits at the
right time. Parrot hurt his foot in running
bases in the fourth and "Kid" Camp took his
place in center field.
In the fifth inning the visitors completed the
only triple play ever made in the Pacific North
west League. 1t was a neat piece OF play, but
was made possible by the poor base-running OF
Seattle players. With the bases full Earle lifted
fly into right field, and the instant it settled in
Works hands Tom Parrot started home from
third. The right fielder made u beautiful throw
to Cody, who touched the runner just an instant
before he shot across the plate. Had he slid
into the plate the run would have been safe.
After hesitating until Parrott IVES nearly home
McGinnis, who was on second, started for third,
and was easily headed off by Cody's throw to
Lauer.
The pitching of Cross, while not equalling
that of McGinnis. was still of very high order.
The six hits made off his delivery were none of
them close together and he struck out nine men.
The only blemish to his work was occasional
wildness that helped out the Seattle base rum
ners and made the catching hard for Cody. His
support, too. was fully good that of
the other team. The point in which Tacoma
excelled and which gave them victory,
the bases. They used excellent judgment and
took advantage OF every opportunity.
With the call of play Letcher followed his
usual custom of late of smashing out the first
ball pitched for a hit. Earle's sacrifice ad-
vanced him a base and wild pitch put him on
second, but he failed to reach the plate. At
tempting to score on Minnehan's grounder to
sippi he was cut of by the latter's quick assist
to Cody. Hassamer hit to Sippi and forced out
Minnehan at second.
Two runs came easy for Seattle in the second
Hatfield reached first on Patton's tumble and
took second and third in turn on wild pitches
Polhemus was struck OUT but Irwin was given
base on nils aud stole second. Parrott hit to
Patton, who threw low to Cody, the ball going
clear back to the stand, letting both Hatfield
and Irwin score. Parrot went out trying to
steal second, and McGinnis struck out.
The Tacomas began to bestir themselves in
their half. Work reached first on balls, and af-
ter Patton had struck out started to steal Sec
ond and was sent to third Earle's wild
throw. Lauer hit to Irwin and was thrown out
at first, Work scoring on the sacrifice. Rout-
ond, but was left on Cody's out
In the fourth Tacoma led the score Cart
wright hit to Hatfield and took second on the
shortstops high throw over Minnehans head
From second a brace of sacrifices by Work and
Patton sent Cartwright home Lauer went out
on q foul fly to Miunehan.
The sixth saw the visitors creep one ahead
Sippi, who had struck out twice, opened with
Tacomas first hit of the game, two Dagger
against the fence. passed ball sent him to
third. Goodenough reached first on Irwin's
tumble. Cartwright struck out Work hit a
long foul fly to right, which Poihemus captured
after a hard run, but Sippi scored after the
catch. Patton was thrown out at first on q
grounder to Irwin.
Seattle caught up in the seventh. Irwin hit
safe, stole second and took third on n passed
bail. After Camp had struck out, q sacrifice by
McGinnis scored Irwin.
Then shutout ball followed for three innings
both of the pitchers doing splendid work. In
the eleventh Seattle opened in promising style
but the chance TO score was thrown away
Minnehan hit safe past short and WAS sent to
second OH Hassamers sacrifice. Hatfield hit "a
line fly TO Goodenough. and Minnehan, instead
OF turning back, ran down to third aud was
easily doubled up
The game seemed likely TO be prolong ed into
the twelfth inning when Cross struck out and
sippi retired on foul fly 10 Irwin. But Ia
coma snatched out victory at the eleventh
hour Goodenough, after getting two strikes
cracked out a single between first and second
He then made q splendid steal OF second, eIud-
ing Earie's fine throw with n dashiug slide
Then big Ned Cartwright won the game by
driving the ball clear to the fence in right cen.
ter. sending IN "Goody" with the needed ruu.
The score:
SEATTLE
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Earle, c...-..-...... ) q o q Il
Minuehan, h.. 5 o 3 q O - q a
Hassamer. ID. ...... s o o i n
Hatnelo ss.-.... u q n ,
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