The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-13

The Spokane team kent Seattle from
taking the lead in the pennant race yes
terday by winning game remarkable
Municipality for the liberality of both sides
In presenting their opponents with runs.
Spokane owes victory to the fact that the
home team was little more generous in
this respect. The game was loosely played
throughout. and it is difficult to under
stand how the score was kept down to
such small figures. The clubs were close
enough together however. with the I'M
certain work being done, to keep the crowd
excited, and every now and then there
was a brilliant play to liven up things.
Seattle did the best hitting, but it did
not count for much, and several excellent
chances to score were thrown away. Hat
field opened the game with two-bagger
against the left field fence, but was caught
mapping moment later off second by
Sowders, and so spoiled a good oppor-
tunity to bring in his run. Then IN she
eighth, with the bases full and nobody out,
bad generalship was all that kept one or
more runs from coming in. Tully essayed
TO play second base, and made failure of
It. He had three bad errors and let in
two runs by failing to get under an
easy pop fly that fell safe few
feet in front of him after he had run back
under it. Tom Parrott was not hit hard,
but it was not due to good pitching. He
failed to put up his usual lively work, and
had the Spokanes been hitting with their
usual vigor they would have come close to
driving him out of the game. He also
contributed wild throw past Dummy"
Ryn that helped runner part of the way
toward scoring.
Billy Earle was to have caught the game,
but owing to the fact that the st. Paul
train was several hours late he did not get
out to the bail park until the seventh in
Ming Lohbeck went behind the bat and
caught splendidly. making several neat
captures of foul flies. One was back next
to the grand stand and Joe jumped up in
the air to take 1t off the wire
netting with one hand. He let
in a run from third, however, by passed
ball on one of Parrott's drops that came
or pickup. Osborne led in the batting
with three hits. Abner Powell gave the
incest exhibition with the stick by max
ing beautiful bunt with the small end of
his bat and beating it out by fast sprint
ing to first
Joe Strauss furnished the most costly
plays for the visitors, one being high
throw over first that let in two runs.
monk" Cline made the best play of the
game in the ninth by taking line drive
to left center while going on the dead run.
Ollie Beard covered short cleverly.
Gil Hatfield opened the game in promis-
ing style with rafting hit to the fence
for two bases. Then he fell a victim to
over-confidence when Sowders, upon
sign from the catcher, wheeled and threw
TO Beard in time to catch him away off the
base. Just before this happened Powell
struck out. Osborne hit safely and went
clear to third on wild pitch, but was left
on Hernon's hit to Sowders.
Spokane lost no time in scoring. Cline
led off with hard grounder over third.
Charlie Irwin made beautiful stop of it.
but it was too late TO throw out his
man. Strauss hit to Parrot, who
tried to head off Cline at Sec
ond, and nobody was out Mari
hit to Hatfield, who stepped on second
base, and by quick throw to first COM
pleted neat double play. monk" took
third on the play and scored on a passed
ball. Polhemus reached first on balls. but
Dalrymple went out at first on grounder
TO Tully.
Seattle tied the score in the second. lr-
win took first on balls. stole second, and
took third on a wild throw by Sowders to
catch him off second. Dummy" Ryn
struck out, but Wilson dropped the ball.
On the throw to first Irwin scored, al
though Knight called him safe on very
close decision when Mari returned the
ball 10 Wilson. This ended the run-get-
ting of the inning.
In the last half of the second Spokanes'
lucky star won the game for them. Beard
was first up. and flied out TO Powell, who
made nice running catch. klopf hit
safe to right field and went TO third on
Powell's wild throw TO catch him playing
OF first. Wilson hit iy to Powell and
Aiopi scored after the catch. Sowders hit
TO FULLY, who juggled the ball between his
legs and the runner was safe. Cline got
base on balls Then Strauss popped up a
little fly over Tully's head. 1t looked
IKE sure ont and the spectators
eFeathed sigh of relief. But
Ilily dartcd back under it, turned
ogaze around blindly and let the ball
drop safely several feet in front of him.
Meantime Sowders and Cline raced home.
TIE latter escaping put-out at the plate
oy Tully's poor throw to Lohbeck. Mari
ended the inning by flying out to Hatfield.
Seattle made a brave effort 20 catch up
IN the fifth. FULLY was hit by pitched
natl Lohbeck hit 10 Strauss, who threw
nigh over Lefty" Mars head. The ball
Went clear 10 the end of the bleachers
and was lost IN the grass, two men
coming home. No more runs were counted
although both Powell and Osborne MT
sale. Spokane scored one in the same IN
hing, Monk" Cline getting first on oails'
Stealing second cleverly and coming home
On Lefty Marr's hit. 1t was the last
run made by the visitors. but 1t was ali
mat was needed 10 win.
In the eighth Seattle spurted, anu
seemed certain Of At least tying the score
not winning ont the game. OSBORNE
started with a slow grounder TO hlopi'
sA'eh he beat out - first. Hernon hlt 20
strauss, who let the ball so through MS
aahds. Irwin followed with safe nav 20
1ei', and all the bases were occupied
passed ball that hit the umpire
sent Osborne home. Here ludlclous
"ork az the hat would almost certainly
Ia'e resulted in at least one run. out IL
was lacking. Dummy" Ryn tried TO MI