The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-08
TACOMA 4, SPOKANE 3.
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grassers in . Good Game.
TACOMA, Aug. Especial. lin wrest-
ing from Spokane the fourth game of the
series, Tacoma had to play splendid, ag-
gressive ball. It was game worth watch
ing. Several Of the plays on both sides
were brilliant, and as rule throughout
play was above the average. Both pitch
ers did able work and fielded their posi-
tons carefully. Fielding was sharp and
quick and the batting hard and opportune.
Spokane's fielding errors were not costly.
Still the brilliancy of the play failed in
about every instance to precipitate any en-
thusiasm whatever. Many in the audi
ence sat like so many sticks. 1t is not
charitable, either, to say they were dunn
founded. While March was off trifle, ne
divided his error honors about evenly be-
tween the two clubs, SO neither had much,
if any, advantage IS a result of the UNI
pire's day of.
Four hundred people seemed a small
Sunday crowd, even for Tacoma, but four
hundred were all that turned out. Tacoma
needs and deserves support just at this
time, but Tacomans do not rise to the
occasion. However, Tacoma went right
on playing ball, and pleasing the small
the game regularly, and as regularly dig
up" to balance the expenses of the club.
An error by MARI opened the way for a
run. One was out, and Goodenough drove
ball at Spokanes first baseman. The
ball glanced off Marr's shin and rolled to
the fence, Goodenough stopping at second.
to be sacrificed to third by Cartwright He
scored ON Works fly to right, which came
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Borchers.
Spokane evinced a strong desire while
the game was young to win. 1t did not
want to be shut out in the series. Spo-
kane's sharp work was noticeable from the
start. MARI led off with one of his pref
tiest liners to the top of the right fence.
AS luck would have it, the ball bounded
into Works hands, and MARI barely
reached FIRST. Ordinarily the hit would
have been good for two or three bases.
Again, in the third, Kiopf hit along the
left foul line, a ball hard to handle, but
Lauer stopped it. and prevented Gus from
taking two bases. Then Klopf tried to
steal the base and Cody made one of the
most perfect throws of the season. Patton
at second did not have to move hair in
receiving it. Fitz was struck out in this
inning, just as he had done up Cross in
the former inning. Raymond made sew
eral clean plays at third, noticeably his
pick up of Sippis grounder in the third.
Raymond got it on the run and threw to
first.
Starting with base on balls, Spokane
scored twice in the third inning. After
Reccius was advanced to third on two
Dagger by Borchers, MARI lined out to
Cartwright, to Sippi, who covered first,
and Raymond hit to Patton, who threw
out Reccius at the plate. Then Cartwright
slipped over Glliland's grounder and
Borchers scored. Raymond stole second,
and on Cartwright's error took third and
scored on passed ball. Thus two errors
let in two runs.
Snappy play was kept up on both sides,
resulting in a scarcity of runs. George
Borchers made throw in the fourth in
ming which would please his old captain.
Arson, of the great Chicago Colts. Work
had credited himself with two-bagger.
Patton following with q high fly which
Rorchers mutied. Lauer fouled out and
Routcliffe flied to Borchers. whose throw
to the plate was perfect, and retired Work.
In the fifth, however, Borchers mufied
two flies in succession. but no runs were
scored. although Goodenough stole second
and was ready TO come in when Cart
wright went out, Raymond to MARI.
Rorchers was shifted over to left in the
sixth inning.
1t was nip-and-tuck until Tacoma tied
the score in the seventh inning with
two out. Luck was with Routclitfe, and
nv simply running it out" he got his
base. He popped up 10 the right OF the
hox and RAYMOND muffed il. Routcliffe
eyened up his luck by dropping ont in
irving for second. Cody broke the series
Of pop-up and high tiys by drive to right.
Cross struck out and Sippi forced the ball
over the right fence, scoring Cody, who
had in the meantime taken second on
passed ball.
Spokaue had q little luck between the
lines. With two out, Reccius hit 10 Cross
right and Cross stepped up to take it.
Some one called Cartwright to take ii and
il wen, down in the usual way between all
hands. Borchers, thought to be danger
Gus batter. came up and hit ball down
near the plate. 1t was fair by couple Of
feet. and on the bound Borchers hunted it
foul with his bat. 1t was done very
quickly and if Borchers thought at all he
thought mighty quick. He probably knew
instinctively that he could not reach first.
At anv rate March called him out.
Interest in this interesting contest came
To A focus in the Eighth. Tacoma scored
twice and Spokane scored once, but come
dangerously near scoring twice also. One
was out when . base on balls let Work