The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-27
WITHIN PORTLAND's GRASP.
Borchers' Wildness Spells Tacoma's
Chance for the Pennant.


TACOMA, June 26.-The first pennant
race was practically decided today by
Portand's victory. Borchers' wildness
was largely responsible for the result, al
though he was effective when he could
get the ball over the plate, which was not
often. Neither Cody nor Speer could
handle his delivery properly. Tacoma
pulled puckily against the stream. but it
was no use. McNabb pitched shut-out
ball until the seventh, when a couple of
hits scored Griffith. Work counted the
other run in the eighth on his three-bagger
end Sippi's sacrifice.
A base on balls opened the game. With
this start Patton was pushed on to third
by Goodenough's and Cartwright's sacri-
Ices. Tacoma was reaching for n run
when Work fouled out to Baldwin. Chief
Borchers paved the earth with his right
foot and struck out Tebeau. White walked
TO first on called balls, went to second on
apassed bail and To third on Georges
crack at Patton. Owney made an effective
stop of this hot one, recovered like nim-
bic kitten and threw the runner out. Two
strikes on Stencil did not prevent him
from making a two-bagger to the right
to Cartwright on grounder.
Both Sippi and Speer fouled out in the
second. Lauer hunted feebly to the in
field and McNabb tossed him out to Te-
beau. A base on balls and a passed ball
saw Werrick at second for the visitors.
Baldwin had struck out when Darrah
came up, and injured Cody's foreiinger
with ioul tip. Speer came in from the
held to relieve him, Griffith taking his
place in the right corner. Darrah went
the way of Baldwin. and a passed ball let
Werrick reach third. Another base on
balls put McNabb on first. He stole sec
ond on Sippi's error of dropping Speer's
throw and Werrick came in. The third
pase on balls of the inning sent Tebeau to
nFst, and a passed ball let McNabb come
Gown TO third. Like Werrick Tebeau
crew the ball TO second, and during the
rundown act between bases McNabb
sprinted home.
Enthusiasm sizzled in the third. Crit
hIh 5 mailer 10 center precipitated it. But
'nriitn" went out trying for second, just
Is borchers struck out. Patton drove the
nal between third and second. White
could no; handle it quick enough to down
The runner, and although he reached Sec
ohd on passed ball. Goodenough on
very, very close decision was thrown ont
oy White. Portland failed TO chalk, Sip
pls stop Of Speer's high throw 10 catch
"hi'e being the only exception to routine
work.
sul the merry pow-wow went on in the
fourth. With one out, Work hit the back
renee, but took only one bag on it, Tebeau
interfering with the runners locomoton.
supp hit pretti!y to center. and took sec
ohd on Burns tumble. On Lauer's
e'ounder 10 White, Work went out at the
pate. Speer lined the ball plumb into
whites paws. As Tacoma retired to the
le'd Work remarked TO Umpire knight,
20 that everybody could hear il, ''Iod beat
u out OF run" some who did not see
ieoeau wilfully block Work at first,
asked, why" For Portland two few 10
work and one To Gooienough.
thief Borchers' high drive 10 the back
ience vas the only distinction earned by
tacoma IN its half of the NTH, which
ended with a double. 4 pair OF bases on
Gals was presented 10 his opponents by
borchers IN their half Then, while
White famed ont, McNabh stole third and
ieheau second. Had Cartwright not
dropped Speer's throw Tebeau would have
.een caught of first. Then Borchers,
having gwen seven bases already on
oSiis. deliberately gave George his base. by
o'derirs >peer 10 stand ss.de while
neplIcAea Iour Wild balls. Then passed