The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29
SAILORS PLAY BALL.
But the Y. NJ. C. A. Team Is
Too Strong for Them.
BY A SCORE OF % TO 9.


The sturdy sailors from the Monterey
who thirsted 20 avenge themselves on the
Y. NJ. G. A. baseball team for a crush
Ing defeat two or three weeks ago.
thtrsted even more before the second
game ended Saturday afternoon. Great
big beads Of sweat stood ont en- their fore
heads and trickled down their noses. but
they kept pegging away and made a game
finish. losing one man. the captain az
that. Incidentally it might De mentioned
that the score was Is 20 2 in favor OF the
Y. NJ. c. A.. but that was the least inter
esting thing about the game. or. at least,
that was the way the crowd looked al IL.
Capt Edwards occupied the hleachers
with a large umbrella to keep OF the
downpouring rays OF the hot sum- He
stayed the game out. too, just as he used
10 when the professionals played bum"
ball. The captain did not enjoy the first
inning and the Monterey men were in the
same fix The Y. NJ. c. A. men chased
themselves around the bases eight times.
putting one pitcher 10 sleep. and prac-
ccaliy winning the game. The captain
revived slightly when the Monterey men
got four men across the plate In the last
of the first. Ii was only momentary
revival. however, for the Y. NJ. c. A.
men walked along toward victory without
the slightest hesitation.
Once the game was momentarily stop
ped through slight accident at third.
In some games IL would have been called
q big accident. but as Ii did not seem to
bother the victim II will be called slight.
One of the strong men of the Y Nj. G. A.
team caught low bali on the seam and
IL went sailing along toward third. per-
forming a beautiful series Of hops. skips
and jumps. The third baseman sighted
| II and came In on the run. evidently in-
| tending to make quick pickup. His in
| tentions were good. but something got
A., ~ A.
| ton, and he stopped the ball with the
| end OF his nose. The claret flew. and the
| hall rolled 10 one side. and the crowd
| commenced 10 feel In their pockets for
| some of the sympathy they fire at the
umpire. One of the opposing team ran
out with a bucket OF water. but this was
/ such a surprise TO the injured man that
| he Immediately returned TO his position
and said mary word"
The star players of the Monterey team
were the first baseman. Huntley, and
/ Right Fielder Wesley. The latter caught
several flies that were far from being easy
and assisted In a double play from right
to second. The first baseman handled
himself in frst-class style, being up TO
| date on ground balls and flies. Flint, the
! catcher, did good work behind the bat.
but was iamentably weak in throwing 10
| bases. After he quit the game 1.-the
| looking young fellow took his place. go
| ing to first, while the Iirst pasenan went
! behind the bat. The new conner proved
| to DO good one and would have strength
| ened the team materially.
| The best work for the Y. NJ. G. A. team
was done by Frank Atkins at second.
| Burweli at third, Smith In left and Lewis
| at first Burweu is one Of those men who
| was cut out for ball player. II is just
| as natural for him to play good BAH as
| IL is for most men to eat.
Aiarzo Leland urptreQ the ana
| did not escape q few dozen kicks.
The score by innings:
| Y. VI. C. A. ......S LIS
| Monterey ....4 2 O 0 0 2 0 o. 3
| Batting order
| Y NJ c. A. Monterey
J. L.. fa..r