The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-05

was On first they heaped abuse on him
ior not gathering in all the wild throws
.nal came his way, and after he went into
.me oox ne Jared no better at their hands
"hen ne was on the base lines they de-
,ioerateiy coached him SO as to mislead
i'iih' and had him SO bewildered that he
scarceiy knew which way to turn 1t was
aoisgraceful exhibition at the EXPENSE of
nard working, conscientious PLAYER. Had
John Barnes been on the bench il wouId
not have been so.
seattle began to use the stick with effect
al the start. After Ietcher had died on a
sharp grounder to Baldwin. Earle placed
single past third base, and LANCE followed
with safe one over second. Minnehan
MT red hot grounder to White. who
handled 1t cleverly and threw LANCE ont
al second. Hatfield hit a little s.teazer'
between McNabb and Mains, and in the
pitcner's haste to field it he ran over the
Dali and Manager Gil was safe. while Earle
sprinted home with the first run. "Poilvn
sent In Minnehan with the second in a
orive to right field, but was himself
thrown out In trying to reach second on
the play.
The second inning was equally as profit
aoie to Seattle. Charlie Irwin reached
hrst on Baldwin's low throw to Mains ard
was advanced base on Parrott's sacrifice
After McGinnis was sent to first on balls
Letcher dropped hit safely in short right
fleld and Irwin scored, McGinnis taking
third. Earle hunted the ball and reached
hrst on an unsuccessful attempt to field
McGlnnis out at the plate. Lange's hit to
Werrlck forced Earle out at second and
Letcher was caught mapping off third by
aquick throw from Stencil.
Alter the second the game gave promise
OF developing into a wonderful contest.
For three innings McNabb pitched splen-
dldly and in the fifth retired three men on
strikes. In the same inning Portland
managed to work in her solitary run of
the game. After two hands were out
kid" Baldwin hit hot grounder that
Minnehan knocked down but couldn't get
to flrst In time to catch his man. Pete
McNabb drew base on balls and then
Jake Stencils slashing single to left
scored Baldwin. This kind of work had
gone far enough, however. and McGinnis
put an end to it by striking out Tebeau
for the third time.
Then the Hustlers came in for the fire.
works that robbed the game of the excite
ment OF close score. II opened mildly
Polhemus was given a base on balls, and
advanced to third on a pair of sacrifices
After McGinnis took first on balls things
began to grow decidedly lively Letcher
hit safe past short and scored Polly"
Earle drove hot grounder to Baldwin,
who, after hard tussle with the ball, got
the better of it. and then fired it far out of
Mains reach. While it was nesting in
the grass over next to the bleachers both
McGinnis and Letcher scored and Captain
Billy took third. Here some one of Port
lands numerous assistant captains sug-
gested that Mains would better in the box
and McNabb better on first, so the two
snapped places. But it made no differ
ence to the smuggling Hustlers. Little
Willie's" entry into the box was celebrated
by four singles in rapid succession that
sent in as many runs. Irwin closed the
inning with fly to George.
In the eighth Seattle contented herself
with adding a single run to her score
Tom Parrot opened with drive high
over "Orator" Burns head for three bases,
coming home on Letcher's single. Score:
SEATTLE