The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-27
Kids HOT AND FAST.
IKE Troians They Withstand
the Spokane Owls.
|rsr BALL GAME OF THE SEASONS
x.,~oa Pitches IN Zine style and IL Wei
BACKED Up-Finni2an "a Brilliant
Player-score 4 to-

n. sot.es. game OF nast thz. lsax see.
- m snis city since ire days yatn
sessys Ear, 'Iy.i.T' LANCE ard C.h4rsga
.xsn were ne lG0.s ~ she fairs took fslare
~xsrssy afternoon a. tbs T. ~ g. A
- waen me Pogt-Iafsiiigencef .skgf.,
ssm took ;ae Owis og Spokane snso earn
: the saas g 1 70 . The viciory as
~ase TIE more remarkable because fE4
~sEe-aD o. TIE visiting aggregation was
-ssfsy ~ sans a. Tuesday. xIis8 Il sse4t
.su,a h the substitution az Rash far
| ss6nan r. The box. Edwards weat from
s.xsg 70 left. and Sfzngsr played "a rlght.
I'll % seen sfoai THIS that 80 far -
- serr0Hnri Of sne team Is coneeFnel-
srsss sas 5ns oae enange.
O. the other hand. tfe p.~f team was
-sas sAe services o. the clever battery,
gsrkenasia and Bel. aua bad To patch Go
| : ne last moment. II vas expected that
Cests woasd pitch for tie P.-L.'s. and that
s4rt Nelson. tho fine a.i-around player.
sgssa catch out Coats fzliez 10 apnear'
| sass necess.tatea a generas shake-up. with
&c result that Nelson dia the p.tchlng.
| xA4e irwin. weI~knoWn Nexoast.s
s,xyeF, went behind the bat
| re Spokane boys undoubtedly though
hey had 40 easy E1me." ana In fzet
4 ths1ps did look that way prior 10 The com
psaeemeHt OF me zane. Il soon became
esaers. however. that the P.-I. boys were
81 20 wfD. They Played like demons
ara crawled Out Of bad holes Ia a way
sazi set the small crowd present wild
s.sa enthusiasm. IN fact. there waz more
fsnHse enthusiasm At tho game than al
81 ne professional contests last spring.
A. The end Of the attn inning the seor.
aocd 80 In favor II the =. Is ard them
&c oEls scored IN the sixth. From TIA.
ans Oh neither aide scored. but rhe brill
Macy Of the play on each side viii long
y remembered by those present
Ths teams were tied Doth as 10 hits aud
srTofs, but the remarkabls work or the
f.-I youngsters IN keeping their opponents
from scoring when there were tao. and
sses three. men on bases tells the story
DsrE Nelson pitched decidedly gooa game.
% the surprise of the spectators. Perhaps
be wonders himself how ne did 40 well.
isg h. managed 10 keep the Spokane boys
sFsm getting safe hits Just when they wers
ssaly needed. he flelded like pnenom-
snpH. and IN the seventh, when two men
vsre on bases and two out, captured a
liner that would have been "duekea'' by
some pitchers. The work OF Irwin behind
ns bat was steady enough TO give any
rfsneF confidence. and the way he picked
w cvrkscrew hit near the home plate
and retired his man at first caused the
small boys 10 yell with fSendish glee.
Tbs score shows that First Baseman
FInnsgan made the only errors for his
sde While the paper record might 90
sgsInst hin. yet IL must be said that ne
sams very near doing the most brilliant
work OF the day. In the first inning after
tAs frat man up had made eorking hit.
n fAfF hi stH ~
: pop ~. while running backward. and
Fos back 10 first In time 10 complete a
double play. Again in the third inning he
eoo2sd up a hot ground hit from Arns-
sea's hat hack OF first. touched his base.
laa By quick throw across The plate 70
Marion al third. nailed Belt. thus compiet-
tg his second double play.
WILLIAMS played an exccption1iiy brilliant
game az deep short Within the past three
months he has improved wonderfully. both
n recovering after tumble and in long
thfows 10 frat. Johnny" Leckie. brother
q The irrepressible ''Pud" Leckie, put zap
sEreat game al second. while Marion gave
8 good account OF himself at third when
called upon. pavy captured the only fly
thAt came near him I'm right. and Lenna-
bar in left made his name Immortal "wid
e. gang by gathering in Marshalls fiy
n the ninth inning and ending tho game
With two men on bases and two runs need
q 10 tic the game.
Fer the Spokane Owls Weeks ala some
clever playing at third. his throwing being
remarkably accurate and quick. connors
aaght good game and Rush Pitched IN
fooa form. Belt held down first in his
nsnAl good style. Marshall took every
sAng THAI came his way and convinced the
nowd that ne was a ball player.
The best stick work WAS done by Nelson
All Leland for the P.-L's, and by connors.
Weeks and Brown for the Owls.
in the FIRST inalng the P.-f.'s went 10 the
~ Williams vas out on a quick assist
" Weeks Marion got a nice single over
sseena and Nelson followed with a drive
. tight along the line. Marion reached
bird ahead of the return OF the ball. AMI
b he meantime Nelson tr0tted down 20
saan8 Weeks failed 20 get Leckse's hit
Il he pate ahead Of Marion. and ous
sfnkd run WAS scored. Leland MT 70
rghl FOR a base and another earned run
sasge IN. The owls failed 20 score in their
hat and in fact did not reach the plate
ssin TIE sixth. although they had men on
tssss n every inning.
Tia T. rs scored twice IN the NTH.
rassy started The ianlng by striking out.
frsia then walked 10 FIRST on halls. VIII.
isms Bit along the third line FOR one and
isNsa went to thir8. Marion drove bot
ene a Msrshaeld. Who managed TO make
e out a, FIRST bat Ia The meantime IRWIN
trared Nelson then drove he bal square
sser second base. bringing hone Williams,
From this on neither side scored. pNL
Asy worked like Troians IN hopes Or
ftaehlnE the rul,hcr In the eighth lnntng
'aefe was quite an argument as 20 whsth-
y issckie was safe AZ second. 1mpife
NorFss said ne was. and The Spokane men
1ssted 90 no svaH Tia, 10 was not. IRE
ergtre trimmsse8 A Ieckle did uot
seeFe ne point cut no figure IN the game,
= sae ninth Relt vas declared cut Tor
Rocking tbe ban oui Of Leckte's hand.
ha!.e running t0 second from first. Arne~
az biz the rail and 81 vas claimed ~
aeekle thaS as IA went ID field Is Aeis fah
20 Bin. Cunlre Morris who was clcss
= lard sad iseckia wSs riEat. and called
set eut Aia~sger Hutchinson. cf no
Gas. fe.; badly over the dccis.on. Ihs