The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-26
TACOMA 10, PORTLAND 8.
Seven Hits In One Innlng-Mains an
Easy Victim.


TACOMA, June 25.-fSpeca. mime hits, three
two-baggers aud half dozen singles, allowed
Tacoma to score seven chaks in the ninth inning
OF today's game with Portland. 1t was nip and
tuck until the NINTH though. Tacoma tied in
the sixth, and then both did their prettiest TO
score the winning chalk. Nothing was accom-
plished until the ninth. and then only by Ia
coma. The Kittens lit onto Mains from all sides.
lining out hit after hit, all Of which was re-
ceved with yell after yell. 1t was a splendid
victory for Cross. who was fortunate enough to
shut out Portland Wednesday. Compliments
begin to pile up on Manager Work in recogni-
ton of his ability to pick out and keep together
such a good team.
Atwo-bagger by werrick started the scoring
in the second. Tebeau had hit safe, wa. sacri-
feed to second by Burns and went in on Wer-
rick's nice drive to center. Another two Dagger,
this time over the right fence, by Baldwin,
scored werrick; Mains sacrificed Baldwin to
third. Darrah struck out
One man was out when Patton led off in the
third. After he was struck out he grasped at a
straw, in the shape of Baldwin's wild attempt
to pick up the muffed third strike ball. Bald
win clawed thrice he whiried about, and
ended by throwing over Tebeaus head. The
crowd cheered, OF course. But Patton
went down between first and second on
Goodenoughs crack to Werrick. Patton was
touched out, and Goody was thrown out Mt first.
Stencil suffered strike-out for the visitors,
and White went to the bench on Cartwrights
assist 70 Cross at first wild throw by Isuer
letGeofge reach first lie stole second, and was
due To score on hit, but Tebeau hit to sippi 20
Cartwright
a big bouquet met Manager Work at the
plate when he walked up in the fourth. Billy
smiled as broad as Kansas prairie Sipni
knew that his manager could not play ball with
abundlc OF flowers on ais hands, 50 he carried
OF the flowers to adorn the bench. Applause
turned to merry laughter when the boy who
brought the flowers into the field handed Sir
Work letter Crammns the missive in
his pocket, Work faced Mains, hit hard 70
White, but went down at first sippi
planted.s hit in right field. but there was no
fruit In the way of runs Cross struck out
Burns and Werrick in Portiand's half ami Bald
win retired on play.
speer shot the prettiest kind OF grounder
Out through center Cody stri&ins out But
Patton executed Il two-bagger over right fence.
speer scoring on Goodeuough's thump TO Oar
rah, and was safe on the iattcrs wild throw
Alter GoodenOugA scored, Cartwright did the
unex pecte1-he struck ont.
Then Willie Mains was confronted. as was
Manager Work. His tall form stopped over the
small messenger boy, while he fingered suspt-
ciousy the note attached to the bouquet This
caused ripple OF laughter, but rcbeau
relieved the strained situation by carrying OF
Mains prize, note and all. Luck came with the
fescss as MAINS got MS case Oh batts ana went
TO second on passed bali. Darrah flow TO WorE
Stencil was lucky also. HIS easy tly 70 r.gh,
could not De reached by speer. sippi could
have taken IL. but was covering second White
also hit 10 right. Mains. who had gone 10 third
on the pisy, scoring. Speers pretty throw pre-
vented Stencil from going 20 third. Il looked
like more runs, bat cross kept right on striking
out the heavy hatters until the side was retired
on lebesu's strike-out
Atwo-bagger over the right fence brought
sippi houors - start the s.xlh, after Work had
flown 20 StenEcl. Laueg backed this up with \
bumper 20 night. on which SlUp speeded
home on Georges usual tardy work
speer hit 10 George and lauer went 10 third
Then speer run for second and got the ball see
saving between the bases Lauer also run. an 4
finally got back t. third after a desperate shu!.
fie. White dropping the ball. Speer was safe at
second. Cody brought Lauer IN with the run
that tied the game Cody tried SpeeV's trick
between bases but went down. Cross ended Il
90 werriok sippi took two dihcuii chances in
Port and's half, one running catch N
speer's lot
Cartwrisht struck on; for the third time In
the seventh He smiled at his luok Tacoma
could not tally, aud Mains, without snv flowers,
struck cut Pattons quick understand throw
TO Cartwright caught Darrsh by hair Win
two strikes stcuzel hit viciously 10 eippi, snd
the fielder n trying hard - recover quickly,
threw high TO first. Stencil being STOPPED 81
second by Cross rife ball throw - Iauer. Nhl;V
retired. Patton - arst
No chalk went up IN the eighth. The ninth
opened and y Cody picked base hli' paFs!-
leliug tue ef. foul line. cross who suaCA out
30 msny good mea. himself Eel before tie or
posiug twlrler's jwi,ters Patton, however, got
his second wo-hsgger, hopping tae ball over
the Iesi fence. BALDWIN AMI al! Portland pro
tested said IL was \ toul, etc. Aud then eaiNe
tie thaades pee! plia ting hlt made oy