The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-12
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,ssu, 80 people were out al Madison
se..crSav afternoon 10 witness an sx-
-, hau game between the Ail-Arner1-
:. paul clubs. What they d.d see
9 animation Of poor playing that in
-.-.r lingo Is termed yellow" a few
-.Es,t pieces Of work. series or mis-
= zna a fag bank slowly descending 10
- - n the most unsatisfactory ball
fx...ts ever witnessed in this city. When
e~sr,e vas called IN the last half OF the
- The score stood 10 20 9 in favor %
= .l,-Americans. but no explanation
=. ssyan 70 the few spectators that this
-. vas due 70 the difficulty in seeing
t.f and the desire OF the clubs 20
- the 8 o'clock train for Portland.
!. ,o,,ls be wrong 10 assume that there
N good features in the game. for
800 who pitched for the All-Americans.
- .sxeeIlent work bur received wrefched
.--snr1 IN many Instances that the score
~. 10 show This was especially notice
- 81 Tanning IN right field. In addition
! sroppihg two files that came squarely
100 hands, he allowed balls TO strike
(. ground and become hits that should
- keen outs" Sweeney was not him
- II third. and old reliable Joe Wer-
- farubIed a grounder and was caught
= s,s guard and allowed another grounder
/, pass him.
p@rsr on first base and Lally I'm center
~ however. did Some remarkably fine
s1Nng three Of the catches made bv the
,..,sr ~ long files after hard runs being
.s.eessIIv noticeable. Generally speaking.
p,rpaT pitched game that should have
.ss easily. Some local interest was added
!, ne game from the action Of Manager
r,,ass in giving Bird. the former s. A. c.
- 4f..N
..~s alr9cult wide pitches IN good shane.
- Al not have a passed bail. He also
- nice two-bagger 20 left. TT there
..s fault 10 be found with his work, IL
sams from the fact that he met the ball
- bard
oponrke the ST Paul third baseman,
81 bad of day. and succeeded In FUN
lppr everything that came his way, while
rharIe Irwin allowed n grounder TO go
lefeeen his legs az II he WAS not in eVi-
Pence big Rlr' Wilson started In to
rav left field for s.. Paul. and allowed one
- tao Nv balls to reach earth that with
rsss sneeav fielders would have been cap
,lrsd. and In one inning he yelled 20 ora
ar Burns that he had a fly. and then
..onnsa The Orator did the same. and
ne hall struck the earth, thus giving
~ shat should have been out. Pickett and
waIlane played splendid ball. the former
accepting twelve chances. with one error.
~ looking at the score II win be seen that
lrgin. Pickett and Mullane made four
double plava. which we're clever. The hest
enc however. was where Pickett. who
rad switched from second TO first base, ran
Or long foul nv. and as he ran yelled
"a MullaBe 10 cover frat Pickett caught
tha ball. and BY a quick return caught
runner or first base Johnson, the 81.
Paul pitcher. Was very wild IN the first
part Of the game. but steadied down to-
ward the end and pitched well.
When the time for game came. the crowd
was so small the players did not want 20
Iiay. II was also chilly. and a slight fog
lowered over the park. Barnes wanted
the game 20 20 on, and so II was started,
Harper kept the St Pauls down 10 one run
IN FIVE innings and IN the meantime his
ewn side had scored eight runs. Luck
changed IN the sixth. when the 81. Paul
Toys scored four runs on Burns single.
rassed bah. base on balls. a single by
wilson. n pretty double by Bird i'm the
nick of time and a single by Johnson. In
ne next inning Strauss had his thumb
tslit By a foul tip. and had % retire. VII
f5a vas taken from thc All-Americans
end put IN his place. 4 dropped hy by
Fannlng. a passed hall ny Wilson and two
nere runs were added 70 81. PauIs score
n TIE eighth s. Paul got two more runs
en- muff by Sweeney. = triple ~ Conis-
hey and a wild pitch. thus making the
score 70 in their favor. In the last
haf OF the eighth the All-AmericanS
sarted IN with werriek 81 the bat He hit
ssfeiy over third and then Power got
sngle 10 left Power tired 20 steal second
short time later. and Bird made pretty
Grow 20 NfuIiane, who apparently had
IN cut. Umpire Barnes said no and a
aArie followed. some Of the -. Paul play
rs going 20 tho bench. After a while
Aey returned. and play WAS resumed.
sseeney then drove the hail over first base
tnrlng werrick and Power, and the game
vas called. leaving the All-Americans In
us lead by one score.