The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-09

Magnificent pitching by Johnny Sow
ders that shut Seattle out without the sus-
nicion of q run, was the towering feature
Of Yesterdays ball game. The little south
nav never used more skill at any time
when winning fame with Johnny Wards
"Wonders" at Brooklyn than he did yes
terday. The only hit credited to Seattle
vas done on suspicion. Tommy Hernon
hit an easy bounder toward second. and,
although Klopf tielded it Clearly. the lit
tie right fielder by fast sprinting was safe
on 3 close decision. Sowders did not
pitch strike-out game, but made use of
the most pulling kind o. curves that kept
the Seattle baismen hitting the ball up in
the air An idea of his wonderful work
appears in the fact that but twenty-eighr
men faced him at bat in order to make
twenty-seven put-outs. He had wonderful
control, too. and not man went to first
on balls Only two reached there at all
Hernon on his scratch hit and Gil Hat
field by being hit by pitched ball. Her
non got as far as second by a steal, but
died there. Sowders' support was good,
all Of the fielders doing their work neatly,
although it was mostly on easy chances.
The only thing approaching an error was
the high throw over second by Joe Strauss
in trying to head off Hernon in his steal.
There was not a play out of the ordinary
except nice running catch by Phil Rec
Gus. Dalrymple and Strauss were re-
sponsible for the effective hitting, each
driving in run.
GiIliland started in the box for Seattle,
but had little speed and no control of the
ball whatever. After giving the first two
batters their bases on balls he was taken
out Tom PARROT was substituted and
pitched game that would win nine times
out of ten. Only four hits were made off
his delivery and he gave but two bases on
balls but this was enough to win for
Spokane. There was nothing to complain
Of in his backing either, as there was
plenty of sharp fielding by the Seattle
folders Captain Hatfield shone brilliantly
and his long throws TO first were not to be
excelled. Danny Minnehan kept UP his
lick at second, too. and accepted his seven
chances gracefully. Joe Lohbeck caught
neat game, and on his only chance
threw out a runner trying to steal second.
Dummy" Ryn accepted eighteen chances,
an unusually large number, in the clever
manner that has made him famous as q
first baseman.
Knight did not have hard game to
umpire, but did his work satisfactorily,
and there was no wrangling. Players on
both benches were allowed to coach at
will, however, and Lucid, while in uni
form, was permitted to join the small au-
dience and applaud louder than any one.
Theplayers kept right at their task and
the game went through in fraction over
an hour and a quarter-one of the quickest
games ever played in Seattle.
1t was not until the third inning that
shut-out ball stopped on either side. Then
Monk Cline took first on balls. He was
more than half way down to second in a
steal when Joe Strauss raped out a clean
single past short. 1t went just in the
right place between Powell and Osborne,
and before it could be fielded to the plate
the sawed-off outfielder, by some hard
running, had counted his run. The rest
Of the inning was unproductive. Strauss
started to steal second as the next batter
hit pop-up to Minnehan, and double
play resulted. Poihemus, who came next,
hit TO Parrot and died at first.
The only other run of the game came in
the seventh. Like the other, the first step
toward it was base on balls presented to
Mari. A sacrifice by Polhemus sent
Lefty" TO second. Then Abner Dali
rymple swung the wagon tongue with old
time Chicago vigor, and as a result the
Dali sped out to the fence half way be-
tween Powell and Osborne. MARI came
home on the hit and "Dal" anchored at
second. The latter went to third on
Boards sacrifice, but died on klopfs out.
lhe Official score: