The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-24
clVED BY THE RAIN.
"a. C. Team Left Their Um-
brellas at Home.
.ue SCORE TEN TO NOTHING.
~.-~xsrd was Pounding the Ball All
over the Lot-BiEgest Crowd OF
season Goes Home Mad.


r boys we're yesterday Qutclassed by
s...sard and played the ''baby act'' TO es-
- =. certain defeat. OF the 1900 people on
!. grounds 3 large majority could not
- any excuses for their not finishing
- zane. The most remarkable thing
-.-us the matter was the gentlemanly
--..nsr ia which the Stanford boys sub
3 -.;ts>d 70 what many enthusiasts unhesi-
s.tsux.y termed an outrage How the
.-sravernent OF the S. A. {. team could
f.x< ths game declared off and do it from
-. .portsrn az principles is hard to un-
x.r<tand from an outside standpoint The
,.on,s bad gathered at the grounds from
a carts of the city, many were present
s-caa Ballard and other neighhoring
.uwns Clerks had worked overtime 20 be
= che game, business men had
taken half holiday, and yet be-
fre the first man was out in the
frss half of the third inning the ram.
xhieh bad been falling in sitting manner
f-.m short time after the game was
t.gun. proved too much for the wearers OF
=. hue and white and they came in from
ths field, only too glad to escape the
daughter. After few minutes the rain
sopped sufficiently for the crowd to COM
ueacs TO yell play bali. play ball, T" yet
deere was no movement on the part of the
- C. men TO give the crowd its moneys
.orth by going on with the game. The
sanford bows went on the diamond
"a had fine time picking up batted
al catching liners and flies. The
x,ather was not too severe for them, and,
srange a. 1t may seem, several OF the
rearers OF the white and blue were
standing well away from the protection
a sny friendly roof After q long wait.
during which the crowd grew rest
less and disguised at the dlatory
methods Of those who bad the
interests of the 8. A. G. in hand, Umpire
pone walked out in front OF the grand
stand and when be tried 10 announce that
The garae was sscaIled off, his words were
a,oxned In a storm OF Kisses 1t seemed
as II two-thirds Of those present could not
find language that would explicitly ex-
press their condemnation OF the treatment
The Stanford boys were receiving. True,
the score stood 10 to 0 IN their favor, but
the decision which declared the game mo
game" robbed them of certain victory in
the deciding game for the amateur cham
pionship OF the Pacifi coast. To one
fairly well posted on the merits of ball
PLAYERS and the game in general Ii looked
a If the S. A. @. boys lost heart from the
moment Stanford went at them "real
hard" They gave no signs of playing .
strong uphill game, and their many adj
mirers were forced 20 the conclusion that
they were ''chicken-hearted," and only
too glad for the rain 10 rescue them from
dsfsst
Following is the report Of the game In
detail:
Although the Stanfords undoubtedly
had their eye on the ball and would likely
hwtouched Thornton up lively If il had
lsnfry, the rain was yet the biggest
As0 In the batting streak which they
andoped. While they hit the ball hard
hiAs first inning it did not land safely
sd they did not score. In the second
rain began to fall. and the wet ball ruined
7Aarnlon's effectiveness. Four singles,
sdoubIe, q base on balls and one man hit
b pitched bali was the record against
him. These with one error and a passed
bslI Melted seven runs. In the third in
nlng three men had crossed the plate and
sman was on third base with none out.
when play was suspended. In this inning
there were two two-baggers made and two
men sent TO lrst on balls.
Seattle sent eight men TO bat in her two
innings. but did not make either run or
hit In the second inning Campbell
also had wet ball to handle. but al
though the ). A. G. boys hit the bali hard
Il went straight At fielder every time,
and they were retired in one-two-three
order
Bat little opportunity for good fielding
vas given. although Randall made two
neat catches Of flies in the first inning, one
Of them being on the circus order. Each
team was credited with two errors. In
The batting Campbell led with two two
hsggers. while Walton. one of Stanford $
pew acquisitions, had double and a sin
gle.
The crowd was one Of the largest that
ever witnessed bail game at Madison
park. there being fully 2, 600 people present.
an announcement was made by the UNI
pare that rain checks woEld De issued to
kil OF the spectators, but large number
isaled 10 secure them for different reasons.
In consequence il has been decided by the
board Of trustees OF the athletic club TO
charge no admission whatever when the
zane Is played Of This will be on next
wednesday afternoon, when the two
Teams will play championship game to
decide the series. ThoA who occupied
eoxes will be entitled 20 the same seats
i've on Wednesday. With this exception
Iaefe will be no distinction whatever
everybody is free 10 enter the park and
sss so In the grand stand or on the
oseaehers." as they choose, without
charge.