The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-03

The y. ~. &. A. Team Defeats the
r. A. &. In an Exhibition

There have been better bali games chan
that played yesterday afternoon at the
athletic park between the Y. Il. G. =. ani
Tacoma Athletic g}ub yeams gheFe nave
been poorer games. but II is necessary 70
sc hack 10 sne 1ay Of tns OH Pacific
League. when Billy LANCE cavorted
around IN center field. spelling home runs
hy circus catches. 10 find an instance
where There vas more genuine enthu-
siaSu.
II Was a non-partisan crowd, and good
plays. irrespective of teams. We're cheered
10 the echo. The score was L 10 in
favor % the local team. and one might be
led 10 laink that Il was 8 very loose. care
less game bur ibis would Ice unjust Win
the exception OF the fEsi half OF the third
inning. when the y. NJ. 9. A men scored
six rims through combination OF bases
on balls and timely hits. and the last half
OK the Fifth. when the Tacoma boys scored
ave runs. principally on account Of Pitcher
CAROLS inexcusable wild throw 10 first.
the game Was clean-cut and interesting.
Owing 10 the condition Of the grounds and
the desire Of the Tacoma boys to eat n the
o clock boat the game was called At the
end OF the fifth inning.
Notwithstanding the fact that Il was
raining ~ O'Clock, people kept filing into
the grand stands until there was a crowd
II between no and $50 The diamond
doubtful whether the game could be
played, The Tacoma team was minus
three of its regular players. and had sue
ceedei IN gathering in only one substitute
10y the time 1t reached Seattle Under
these circumstances the championship
game could not be played, and in its pla-e
an exhibition contest was arranged.
Gaumnitz. the heavy hitting first base
man ~ the Exports, and Outfielder Lime
nan q fnR same team nttaf Q4Gt Tacoma
list.
By AIS the rain had stopped falling and
a small patch OF blue sky was seen 10 tim
idly appear In the northwest. Fer fear
that 1t would disappear and more rain
clouds take It's place. gang Of men were
set TO work filling mp the mud holes with
sawdust which work being accomplished
the Y. NJ G. 4. team took the field and
Pitcher Carroll commenced tossing the
ball over the plate. Reeves. Of the T. 4.
G. team. thought II was time TO get 10
work. and selling a bat rushed up TO the
plate.
Call your man off, yelled W. H Lewis
of the Y NJ. c. A. 10 Jimmy Stafford. OF
the 7 a c.
Hold on there. Reeves" yelled Stat
ford. ''the game has not commenced"
Reeves reluctantly dropped his bat and
Carroll continued his tossing.
Umpire Norris then announced that the
championship game was forfeited 10 the
Y. NJ &. A ana that an exhibition game
would be- played in it's place
Tacoma went 20 the field and the game
commenced. see here" said Jimmy
Stafford Il don't want 20 be called man
ager of this team. II belongs 10 tton
Three ~ the players missed connection
Grafton caught me at the Has; moment
and told ne te do tho best | could. The
hogs are All changed around bat We didn't
want 70 d.s1ppoin. the crowd. and so We
viii 10 the best We can
When Pitcher williamson struck out
Hood. If the Y. VI & A. Stafford vas
surprised bat resumed his normal state
of mind when AtcRae lined the bail o,t
for two bases. Then HcKiustry shot one
~ MIfry az third and wss out at first:
simmons struck out. and Stafford f,it hst-
trr +. \. g. sent tive men - the hat in
fhe last half Of the first bat could not
score
The Y NJ &. \. went out in order In the
second md Tacoma scored one on Ras-
mus bit 20 eight Tor one base simmons
error on third sly X. a single by Reeves
and . wii1 pitch.
In the thir8 Pitcher Williamson seut
four men 10 bases oD hslls and This.
ou0led With single b. M.Eae. followed
oy douoles l,y Mckjastry ara Sinmons.
n,fied SIX runs Tor the NJ e. a team
/ Tacoma failed f0 SesF+ tu the third ana
tourta bit IN He atGh smueeiea i'm ava
ftHS on some giarins errors hv the locals
'n taH rfh fhe y n e. \ scored srur
/ earned runs ou Afs rs .SrroN Burrows
remWe flood ara &eE4uetvy
Tho features - tha same were me hat
/ .iur re NrRa~. al Kius-ry burrows TEN
ple SNif.'ri. aui Ia mss. and the dslssne
~ tae. Hood ara Nurry GsumuItz
tni Nc r 'nstrr g.ayvt heauaf8l games a.
t.f-l- +iaa iHt IAtf uFife especially rur eu