The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-26
FIRST BALL GAME
via Defeats Seattle, 2 to 1,
r Harry Wright
= LARGE CROWD.
- playing on Both sldes. In
] ll- = Uneven and slippery
n..uuds and High wind.

-. a,rtl E.-Speciai.-victoriA had
N!s..s ,ssfe Of professional ball today.
III the more pa.atsbie to the
--.~s present at Caledonia park be-
- - s.,,e team won a splendid VIC
-. ,h~ Seattle team after a hattie
s ~r,n tss ms played ant-winn,ng
z sb~Ir exhststson was all the more
ssreuxe OF the unfavorabse conds-
y -, eoi1 and raw. and high
-. allowing, which made II very
=. y Judge rs balls. II was also
-. s.s,ree Of eetriment to the batsmen.
Z ~. rev not only bad to face the
lIl2 - = greatly increased the speed OF
= .s.~.inx. On top of this. the infieiders
4! II ss1hered not little by the uneven
-..d vhich Is not In the best shape.
~ ~ r,ofe sc bscause they have not been
~ q alnyins on grass Although both
r nsye splendid support. II vas largely
8 l...ssrx hssfie between Darby and But
- ~ honors even. Tne former naa
4 x-S. - better OF II. 20 far ee strike
es1 preventing base hits b
-~1 but Butler vas stead
~ fielding was uniformly
a.-f aad at times there was some
-. s~1i1teat exhibition work. In add
s1sehiug . fine game. Darby fieided
E .s.;eIan well and made a hair-raislng
~ seventh inning. when. after
.-. whfIo heldin< buns BY Lutx- hs
eFusew retired his man by a quick
- "a 0rst while lying on the ground.
~ = fArby. Tip CNciil was most In
2ss.~. 4or Victoria. The ex-Oaklander
5S-5 - and gave a clever exhibition OF
I.z.S1iS Gaayinr. He secured two OF tho
d. ~ <ved;tcd to his team. one OF them
aS S<SnAy responsible for the winning
f.. ~ Ir ADDITION had the only sacrifice
- came. BabbItt, the Tacoma boy.
~ = star game at shortstop. making
1uf Militant running catches. Owen
- ehowed that he ought to prove .
zS6l Sor the home team. by scoring both
& yunaine the nrst on balls and tho
f1r1 % n error.
~ Gnattls team played finely through
~ ~ oaly time when there was any
% a vAs when BIAndford's unfortun-
Ivrr IN the fourth inning opened the
- ~ ! run Apart from this. Bland
r0hv6d clean ball and made one re-
Srr1fo stop In the eighth inning OF .
$7Xe efounder from Klopfs bat. Egaa
n Eliand also neided their positions
- ayle.
r1thetandinG the bad weather there
PC - attendance. IT least 800 people
611 resent, q large percentage being
ETn n crowd seemed highly pleased
- ~ game. and everything points
- occasional baseball attaining q
RI ~ N popular favor. The total
ni61o ~ to be sent East for the Harry
monumcnt fund. and the new Pa
r fmGue's contribution will be lib
3llsh lost no time In scoring during
kG4 time at bat. Lucky Shorty Pat
- A. - ..Vs
- q o'Neill's grounder to Brown,
- OuIDd on Whaien's single. Patton
r. q o1nln In the third inning. and his
UHesd him to score what proved to
\ ~ r@nning run. He popped a ny
- Unndford mufYed. Tip O'Neiii fol-
0U1Uha cleverly placed single to right
~ - allowed Patton to reach third.
- eut to Blandford, but Whalen's
DF - Egan allowed Patton to score
- - This ended the getting for
~ enly run came in the fourth
notwithstanding that prospects
49, h1ght for several companions
- W Of II. Blandford led OF with
~ EgaA dropped safe one. on which
sd oserran second. and before he
~ back was cut OF by Babbltt's
0Fov to O'Neill. Robinson took
3 balls. Campau followed with a
- me bases were full. 1t looked az
Nrv vas weakening a bit when he
sear eads ones past Frary and forced
Iun. leaving the bases still loaded,
~ Victoria twirler showed that Il
temporary slip and blasted Se-
- hopes by striking out Butler ana
ng Lu.z TO hit a grounder to O.Nell.
= - seventh inning Seattle stock went
9aM when Ireland, with two hands out.
NED ou; a two-bagger to left. He
mid on parby's bad throw to catch
1aying on second. bur was left by
.aa out at first. After that Seattle
~ sos In one. two. three order. The