The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-21
P.-I. IL, OPALS 2.
Some Mighty Fine Ball Playing
at Y. NJ. c. A. Park.
AND IT WAS AMATEUR BALL.
'@Tke'' Roekenfleid Surprises His OPP
ponents and His Friends With
Some Great Pitching.
AND IT WAS AMATEUR BALL.

Francisco Exssasrerss coast championship
contest was played a. T. II. c. A. park
yesterday afternoon. the former winning
By score Of Is 10 .. With the exception
OF the seventh inning. when the P--Ls
ciirchsd the game with seven runs. the
game vas as interesting as any Played in
this city this season. and snowsS conciu-
xiveIy that the coming generation IN this
city can play ball. and scientific ball a.
that
The special star OF the day was Ike"
Rockenfeld. the young man that threw
curves for the P.-I team. Everybody OUT
al the end OF Madison street. Lake WASH
lnsfon. knows Ike. All the ball players
in the old professional League used 20
hob-nob with h-m AZ the Madison street
grounds. and that Is the way he picked up
his knowledge OF ball playing. When one
remembers that Ike had the companion
ship Of such men as Billy LANCE. Of the
chleagos. Charlie Irwin. OF the C-nc.n-
mats. Billy Earle and many other Stars
in the base ball armament. IL is not TO be
wondered at that he picked up few
points.
Org .nally the young man started in 20
Play third base. and when the famous boy
club 'NonpareiIs was sweeping every
thing In sight he vas universally acknowl-
edged as the premier guardian of the third
bag II zone wanted TO pick rs-S with
de gang ali he had TO say was that
Ike" played q bum game Every Boy
from the kddy kid up TO the big kid and
boy with long pants held Up his NIT IN
honor OF ''Ike'z" name. In the meantime
the coming star had been praetic.ng twist
ers and one day ne did q little pitching on
his own account.
Say, key. where did yer get dat
speed7" yelled de gang in admiration
So II became known that key could
pitch, and II was lucky for the P.-I.s yes
Ia iYrh 10
not able 10 be n the game. 30 Ike" was
called upon 70 ill the bill.
I've got lame arm" say Ike. but 1
will try II anyway While he was get
ting the kinks out OF his arm Umpire
Bob Norris came up with a big, legal
looking document and announced that
Manager Smith Of the Opals had pro-
tested "RnIy" Bell. Pynchson. Reed and
Rockenfleid as being over the age limit.
GO ahead with the game" said Man
ager Funk.
what do you think OF me carrying
around such legal papers as this. re-
marked Morris Ia his good humored way
as he walked out into the field and sang
out that familiar cry. PLAY ball"
The P.-Is ran out into the field lust the
way the old Chicago White Stockings did
when Arson Mike Kelley. Williamson and
Silver Flint were IN the game.
MeRas was the first man ap. and al
though Ike RockenAeld worked two
strikes or him. the long catcher was
clever enough 10 LET the next sharp out
drop 90 and get his base on balls.
Ike then spat three times on the ban,
wiped il carefully and deposited the dirt
on his trousers Nov 'em down. Ike"
yelled Boaie Davis. you can do IL
Whether there was magic In those words
or not remains for the spirits 10 tell. but
as sure as BeTiah swallowed big chew OF
tobacco, and there was a strong breeze
from the north TO help the pitcher out.
Ike did fet out a link-yes. a dozen links
The ball fairly flew across the plate. and
BILLY" Bell worked as hard as billy"
Earle used TO when Frank March was
pitching his phenomenal game. Some
times IL was hard 70 tell whether the
work OF Bell In locating the swift out drops
and holding them, or the curves them
selves deserved greater praise. But not
TO get too far fom the story, In less time
than 1t takes 70 tell IL, Rcckenfield had
famed out three men The P.-I.s scored
one on base on balls, steal and error
by third and a two-bagger by Rockenfield
along the hrst base line.
In the second inning Ike struck out three
more. Just 20 keep his hard in The P.-f-s
scored one more on Williams hit to right.
a steal Of second. a wild pitch and an er-
ror by second of Marion's hit.
II was In the third that Ike gave an IL
walked 10 first on called halls. and reach
ed third on Chrlstlanson's muff of Fow-
ier's Hy 20 lett. Carson then got In the
first hit or Roekeniicld by catching low
one aad dropping Il IN right. McRae
trotted home and Fowler stopped on third.
Costs came up smiling. bat Ike fairly
made the air burn. and one man was out.
Then Wooding hit a ban hard down In
front OF the plate ard before he knew what
had happened II had caToued on his leg.
Out" yelled Umpire Norris Two men
we're cut and the score stood TO ? Davy.
the slagrer % the Opals. walked M. He
looked as II he meant business. and
slammed the first bah down along the foul
line. Lucky that was foui" said 'de
gang" Then Davy took a strike and tho
next BAH up he connected with. 1t shot
along between first and the pitchers box
Ike a bullet hut Rcckenfeld vas after ~
and stretching himself out az fun length.
captured the sphere with his left hand. re-
firing the runner. putting out the side
an8 leaving two men on bases.
Throughout the game Rockenaeld pitch
"a with terrific speed. knocking Ben about
az ~ he dia ~ weigh more than 10
pounds After The game was over Bells
hands were battered NJ ss II he had gons
back 70 the DAYS Of small gloves. bat de
gang saws that nothing can hurt "Biil''
While - Il Trae that Eocksnfield with
hfs sixteen strike-outs and three hits. car
ried OF the honorS ~ the day. there .re
others Who also deserve mention. Billy
Re,i not only gave RocksufieA splendid
support but also picked ont single and
two-baFEer stub" Williams 81 short vas
''eut Of sight" He - not the best throw
er N the business bat When z comes down
- baing Just where he ought 20 - az IN
expected moments he can walk on with
three BIG wNtSSng cakes He does not look
Ike n swrigseT. hgt he spirits lust the
same ard ear trap mean ground hits with
the best IN the Business he comes tn On
has |ust Ike FL Williamson - the old
Chlcano White Stockings. pirss them M
clasnly without loss ~ molten and lets
their 80 - Hrst His Weakness Is in throw
ins. Ore feels 4 slight nervousness when
he straighr-s cut hts arm. fer fear that he
v-sa rot iocafs tie base WITH The bat he
APPEARS 20 Do dangerous. a. be Ranked
one up against TIE right @e'f fence ara
hal Il not been for a lucky u.-k-ap by the
right Het3sr he woGla have stretched Z
into . double.
Nelson. IRE p,-r arst hasenar. ia
corker aav way one wants 20 look AZ iha
same TIE ean at IKE feed -ua IN good
style aad hsn8ts vide hrcwu balls "a Per-
serffor He is IN shs game At AT tins
ans ~sa ea1r saws BE Is a dead game
saort Atooro fs1an4 surprises ere tal-
eaf TIE Aaa heea p1st sswn al ths bottom
q ths hatEirs EST. snf isfsf - zhow chat Re
49, .-aN right Ne seo-e3 three runs. rnais
tara hase airs aasf stole rhree bass I-ssek
seemed % - v1fh h.ss. Tor ia re afrh n
ming after ha aai reached arSs On he
pitchers fewbte. he went - second ana
tAtrs ~ two Passed bsE&
= e nos - - presumed that TIE ? T
raen 49, 81 ere good playing. Coats
u1scha5 q god game. 10 -safter bow she
score shaws an. and NcEas caught
well Ills tronb5e was fa shrowtng 70
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