The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-16
VICTORIA WINS.
Darby's Fine Pitching and the Loss of
s.WiItic'' Brown the Reasons

George T.. Morris. chairman OF the s. A.
c., rowing committee. Is a critical student
OF base ball When the local team loses
ho Immediately figures how 10 happened
and does not hesitate to trace cause and
eject back a day or SO. Yesterday after
noon he accounted for victoria's victory
over Leadley's rainmskers as follows.
The injury 10 Willie Brown Is respon-
sibls for what took place today. IL Brown
had not caught thar foul tip and injured
himself he would have been guarding first
base This would have done away with
the necessity OF putting Butler In right
field Butler made two bad errors. where
a. II Brown had been on first and Campsl
In right. such a thing would not have hap
penad. Then, again. IL Brown had been on
first Butler would have been available for
tho box. and he would not have made the
errors Of Judgment that Clarke did"
Mr.. Morris had the situation in a nut
she'll but {, should be added that the mag
nIfeent pitching Of Darby had consider
able to do with Sea,tie's defeat. He was
speedy as speedy could be and worked A
sharp out drop and high. wind EN-
around the neck in-shoot 10 the queens
tssssL" Darby Is one OF those pitchers
who are fully up TO what the rahlic ex-
poets OF them. He does not apparently
thiuk the universe rests on bis shoulders.
and that may have something to do with
his success in the box IL he eoald b
criticised at all. Il would be In the direc-
ton Of the effect fielding error has upon
him. lie has tho correct idea Of fielding
his own position and the seattle pitchers
might set few points hy watching him.
Darby has a bad left hand and 50 he wears
a sseldsr's glove II was the first time that
Seattle people ever saw a pitcher with a
gsoved hard. and consequently there was
considerable speculation as 10 why he was
rigSed IN thai manner
IL was ladies day" and notwtthStand-
in~ the osnlnous looking clouds. frigid at
mosphere and occasional ariaxlinS rain.
about ios OF the fair sex were on hand X
is no use talking. the women can give the
men lessons on enthusiasm. They do not
cheer languidfy as long the home team
Is doing well. and when the luck turns
become silent and m0ITnf,d. Oh. no. they
watch for the slightest chance 10 cheer
The home players and cheer them on 70
victory. n the victory "a rot forihcom-
Ing the women say: Vow amt that hsst
too bad. anyway veil beat them the aext
time" Perhaps Il Was the presence q 50
many nice booking women and pretty girls
that made the players OF both teams DO
SO well for four Innings with the bA nm
eter chasing up snow storm or sor,se-
thing Ike H. 1, also might have been
due. a. far as the local players were eca-
cerned 90 the fact that President Lad
bot really that makes no difference with
the total score.
"wilHs~ Brown vas unable TO be at shs
grounds oWlng 20 his sore knee. Jasf De-
fcre the game President Leaaiey and
FRED froshrev bad done HIN ~ carefully
Ia banaagss. soaked VITA Eminent. and
stretched aim 0Gt On a bed. hoping - get
hsrn In csnaiticu TOR tAlS affsrroOn. This
r-ccsstts;et CanFan playing nrss ard Bat
Ter a pitcher. gpiaE 70 riSht. Clarke vas
given ere more trial in TIE hox. saa be
started cat ~ekl. having 1ne speed srd all
the curves knawR % the prutesSla-
Neither side SCORED n the first. bat Seattle
got enc u the ~@cond On Riansnrf's ,rspin
20 left aiesx the tairt Inc ard a AID
pgscA. Victoria tooz the lead n the rext
inniae M making tso runs On n base Or
balls a steal = passed SsEi, sniSsess thir;
strike ~ Ersry arA s,Eg2e BY Kksns
seattle rsarsEea % fie IN ne Sfna. ara
all were caax~Atala s&aV themselves 0s tns
good game being p1syei Tary Sal 70
reason 20 ~ rs,-t tAat ireland would GrSr =
N-er " ear Clarke Weoid an all over
himself 81 Ps-luiunsx saCrifscs hit. Tfea
klNag got a HI ard lhe bases we're futt
Clarke ga not ike tnis, 80 hs made 4
villa psscA sna f'atsas scorest- After ssi@
Re cec,s u9s locate sAe plate fa- TIRE nrss
sssEnx. ana W-agirx xert 10 srss on eziis
'T-As ssaxas were Nsls ags.n- tfasss Hssppet
10 a ~ - rtsAt EsAa ant Butler lng1a-
r4ssSsv ,zroTpee e. srG IS IRE Netav3A
rsen On hssss ssArtes fey A9sse. b.1,l~r past
80 aus rs arm ara shot tae eaA u tae