The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-16

There was fair crowd, which was rather
enthusiastic at first. when the : A e.
nine did some good work. but soon the on
thusissm disappeared. and from the third
inning on the number OF spectators dwir-
died rapidly
The visitors played well. and showed
that they were acquainted with each 9TH
or, while on the Seattle side there was al
most no team work at all, each player
seeming 70 be waiting 20 find out what the
others were to do. Case, in particular
seemed 10th 10 part with the ball when it
came his way. and would toy with Il low
ingly look around the field and put II in
his pocket. while the visitors ran over the
home plate in beyies Team play was
what the ;. A. g. did not have. and IL is
thought that most OF the nine are now of
tho same opinion.
The Portland team was first a. bat. and
out OF politeness Green let two OF them
20 10 first base on balls This gave the
visitors too much encouragement, how
ever. for they straightway made two beau
tiful safe hits, and scored three runs. A
double play by Small on second shut them
or, and Green caught an easy fly and put
the third man out He followed up his
good work by safe hit. and then slid
around TO home. scoring the one run made
by his side.
In the second inning the visitors were
held down. and those In the crowd wear
ing Seattle colors began to say: "WeI
this may not be so bad game after all"
IL looked as though there might be some
excitement. Ballard got TO third but was
left there.
In the third inning wild throw by
Rockenfield. when he should have shut
the Portland man off. had a disastrous
effect on the s A. G. nine, for IL imme-
flafplN went n rEpree nd Iet In ~
one Of them of four bases. They did the
same thing in the fourth inning. making
the score at that time Is to 1. After this
the visitors took II easy. enjoying them
selves as the time passed on and getting
around 10 third now and again, just to
show that they were still on the field and
twice coming as far as the home plate. Sc
attic kept plugging away. but there was no
intelligent. concerted effort, and in the
best attempts a flaw was always found
The Portland pitcher struck out the Seat
tie battery the first thing In the fifth inn
ing. and the third batter succumbed like
wise.
At this point a commotion on the bleach
ers was caused by the appearance of
gentleman prominent in social and athletic
circles, bedecked in trousers of spotless
white.
In the sixth Small made a bad error, but
grabbing. Rockenfield was a little slow IN
starting, or he might have got around
Wesuake struck out again but was for
given on account of his great work in
center
In the seventh Rankin. who is known
among his intimate friends as Trilby. was
headed off at second by a pretty throw by
Swanson, and. bowling with the grace of
Chesterfield, allowed Small TO conceal the
ball IN his curly locks
The eighth and ninth innings were with
out particular interest. Fowl. who had
taken Mobiles place at short at the begin
ming Of the firth. was an improvement
but matters were too hopeless. The game
died without struggle at the end of the
ninth inning, and the few spectators left
breathing a sigh of relief, went home and
said nothing.
The following is the score in detail and
the summary: