The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30

Portland settled the question of her right to
the first championship by downing Powells
tailenders yesterday. 1t was anything, how.
ever, but a wslkover, and the winners mad to
fight hard for everything they got. Although
the error columns are OF good-sized proportions,
II was by no means poorly played game, and
brilliant field work was the rule for both teams
While neither pitcher was hit safely often, the
ball was kept going at q lively rate and the
helders had their hands full to look after it, In
both infelds there was work the equal of any to
be seen. Charlie irwin cut Off several base hits
and Hatfield was, as usual, brilliant. White
and Werrick both excelled themselves. and
some of their stops were marvellous
Camp pitched his first me since his return
to the Seattle club, and. as his admirers ex.
pressed 1t, 'was the same old kid''-cool. imper-
turbabe and smiling, no matter how serious the
aspect of affairs. He pitched remarkably
strong game, allowing but four hits. Leiper
was equally as effective, and with honors even
between the pitchers, the game was fought out
between the other sixteen men, and a genuine
finish fight it was. Portland took winning
lead in the sixth and kept 1t, but Seattle hung
on gamely, and tho victory was not won until
the last hand was out
John S. Barnes had figured out a new makeup
for his team, on account of Darrah's weak hit
ting, and although it didn't work WELL few of
the errors made amounted to much George
Tebeau essayed to give an imitation of his
with one chance out OF four accepted. "Little
Willie Mains covered first base and did it
fairly well. Willie LANCE resumed his place on
the home team after q lay of of over three
weeks, taking Osbornes place in center AL
though still lame the "Colt' held up his end
bravely, hitting the ball hard and making a
beautiful catch OF line drive from Werrick's
bat. Charlie Irwin again came out on top in
batting, with two hits For Portland Werrick
led with two singles, while Leiper had a cork
Ing two-bagger against the left field fence.
After the first three Seattle battsfs went out in
order, "kid' Camp marched out to the pitch.
er's box amid liberal applause from the stands
His opening inning was not one calculated to
put heart into pitcher, but the "Kid" didn't
seem to mind it and worked all the harder.
George Tebeau. the first man up, hit safe to
right and took second on Hernon's tumble.
White reached first on balls and both men ad.
vanced a base passed ball that hit the UNI
pire. George flied out to Hatfield Stencil was
sent to first on balls. Then Burns hit an easy
grounder to Minnehan who fumbled and Tebean
scored Mains flied out to Irwin Werrick hit
q hard grounder far to the left OF Hatfield, who
blocked it by a desperate effort, but couldn't
handle it and White came home. Baldwin went
out on a foul fly to Irwin.
In the second Portland counted the only
earned run of the game. Leiper led off with a
two-bagger and was advanced to third by
Tebeau's sacrifc. Then White hit out long
ny to Hernon and Leiper scored after the catch.
Seattle made big effort to catch up in the
third, and all but succeeded. dummy" Ryn
started with safe hit over third. Camp hit to
Leiper, who threw to second to head off Ryn,
and Werrick's muf LETT everybody safe. Hat
fields sacrifice advanced both men . base.
Powell hit high fly to right field, and Ryn
scored after George had caught the ball. On
the throw in it took an ugly bound, passing
Baldwin, and Camp also ran home.
Seattle missed golden opportunity in the
fifth to win the game Unsteady work by Port
land had filled the bases. Playing off second
Camp drew a throw from Balwin. Ryn tried to
score from third and was easily cut off at the
plate by Werrick's quick return of the ball.
Then Powell and Earle both died at first on in
field hits, and the chance to pull to the front
was lost.
In the sixth the home team managed to tie
the score in a most unexpected way. LANCE
reached first on Tebeau's low throw and went
clear to third on Baldwin's poor throw to catch
him of first. Irwin hit fly out to the Burns
territory. 1t was an easy catch. and the "Ora-
tor" sure of taking it, looked up to see the
chances for keeping LANCE from scoring. The
glance was fatal, he failed to get the ball
squsrely in his hands and it fell through to the
earth, while LANCE trottei home.
Portland, in her half, proceeded to get the run
back and another with it for good measure.
Burns took first on balls After Mains out that
sent Burns to second, Werrick hit safe to right
Hernon's buick handling OF the ball kept Burns
nj third, but Irwin, seeing Werrick making for
second fred the ball high over the heads of
Hatfield Minnehan and Heruon, who had lined
up. and Burns scored. while Werrick took third.
moment later Baldwin's fly to LANCE allowed
Werrick TO run home. The score: