The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-11


sight. What made the feat all the more
to be wondered at was that it came
at time when Tacoma appeared
to have everything her own way.
Nine to nothing in favor of
the visitors was the way the sixth
inning opened and then-shades of Dan
Brouthers and Roger Conner! Ia whirl-
wind of batting struck young Mr.. Cross,
who had been having rather plain sailing
in the pitchers box, and swept him off
the earth. 1t was not an exhibition that
appealed to the senses of the lovers of
artistic. shut-out ball-playing, with base
hits as scarce as gold nuggets and one run
meaning victory, but it pleased the popu-
lar fancy. The storm started just as most
OF the crowd were wishing they hadn't
come. and when it was at its height not
one on the beachers but was ready to
swear it was the best game of the season.
1t was the same crippled gang of hust-
lers that trotted on the field when the
gong rang. Danny Minnehan had been
put back at second, and Tom Parrot was
put on third to give an imitation of
how Brother Jiggs" plays the base. But
that the imitation held good. After Tom
into the right field bleachers and had tried
unsuccessfuily to stop hot grounder with
his knees he was moved out into center
field. Willie LANCE, who succeeded him,
bid fair to suffer equally as cruel
fate, for the very first turn
brought another scorcher down the
line, which the Port Townsend
Colt wrestled with in vain. After that
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grounders came that way, but the new
third-baseman set the bleachers crazy by
three circus catches of foul flies.
Apart from the smuggling bee, set in mo-
ton by plentiful stock of ginger, that
was not exhausted when defeat seemed
sure, there was little in the playing of the
home team to attract attention. At the
outset kid" Camp was touched up at
rate that promised slaughter in view of the
ragged infield support he was getting.
After the second he settled down to work,
and but three hits and two runs were
made off his delivery in the remaining
seven innings. The visitors started out at
rafting clip and seemed likely to make
monkeys out of Hatfeld's men, but when
the transportation of conditions came
they went all to pieces. A more thor
never stood in the box. At third base
"Chuck" Lauer was in as bad fix, and in
the disastrous inning contributed two
rank errors that helped along wonderfully
toward the result. The contagion even
spread to the outfield. and Bill Good
enough, sure fielder that he is, dropped
the easiest kind of fly.
There was but little intimation of what
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1t looked like a sharp. close contest with
small score The first three Seattle
batsmen went down in turn. Tacoma
should have followed suit, but on the
third chance, grounder from Cartwright's
bat Tom Parrott fired the ball high over
the ''Dummy's" head, and sent the big
frst baseman to third. From there he
scored on Works single.
The second inning almost made the
rockers" for the home team weep. With
Lauer out of the way Routcliife hit safe.
speer hit 10 Parrot, who fumbled. Then
Cross hit 10 Lange, who repeated the
fumblng process The hits that followed,
assisted by Hatfield's error, netted seven
runs and threw a gloom over the assem-
blage.
But the Hustlers refused to lay down,
like an endless task for three innings, but
the chance came in the sixth. McGinnis,
the human iceberg, opened the fun. after
strolling leisurely up TO the plate, by
dropping neat single over Patton's head.
Gil Hatfield was rewarded for patient
waiting by base on balls. Then
Billy Earle started the havoc by smash
Inc the bali high over Goodenough
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the fence. The long-legged outtielder re-
trieved the ball and had it back in the dia-
mond in quick time. hut two runs had
crossed the plate and the little catcher was
putting on third. This set the crowd 10
bowling like mad and the din that started
did not cease until the eventful inning
ended. There was almost Iuli
when. with eight runs already IN.
the bags loaded and Danny Minnehan
wickedly waving his bat At the pither. the
fans" began 10 pray for the tying score.
Their prayers were answered 10 the ut
most, for Danny cleared the bases with a
vicious swipe past Goodenough to the
fence. He took third on the hit and came
home on Ryn's two-bagGer. The dunn
my" took third on wild pitch. There
were already two hands out and ii looked
like an end of the slaughter when
farroit popped up a little fly TO
center, but 'Goody" obligingly mutied 1t
aud Ryn ran home. But it had lasted
long enough and when Gilliiand's foul ttv
settled into Csrtwright's big paws and
stuck there a SIGH of relief went up from
the stands. There had been seventeen
men al bat. with five singles, double and
two triples. and thirteen runs.
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Work az The opening of the seventh in
mig and finished out the game in good
style, Seattle counting but one more run.
he wonderful possibilities made manifest
oarinS the game set the crown all ashlver
wen, II the ninth, Tacoma