The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06

Special Dispatch to the Post-Tntalligencer.
TACOMA. June ga big strappfng
young haif-breed Indian. through whose
veins courses the blood of che of the orig
inal settlers Of the state. stood In the box
for the 4. A c. baseball team today. and
hurried balls across the plate with such
speed and accuracy as to completely puz-
zie the nine athletic young fellows repre-
senting the Seattle T. II. G.. A. ball team,
which 5ourneyesi to the city today to re-
yenge the defeat administered to them .
couple OF weeks ago.
Law is the name OF this young half
breed. and he halls from St Georges
academy, which Is located OF the out
skirts OF the city. He Is a modest. unas-
Stunning athlete, and eSchews INDUCING in
warhoops and in tying himself into knots
before delivering ball, traits which char
acteriZe many amateur and professional
twiriers. He simply stands In the box.
draws his arm straight back and lets her
go. Sometimes /, takes an upshoot and
again the sphere will suddenly drop down
just as the batter thinks he is going to
smash the bail square on the trademark.
Law has all the attributes of a first
class pitcher, combining speed with good
curves and an excellent control OF both.
Today he famed out twelve men. gave bat
one man his base on balls, and was found
safely for only three hits Not a Seattle
player crossed the plate, and only two got
as far as the third bag. The greatest feat
ure of todays work was the manner in
which he kept up his lick, being actually
stronger at the end of the game than when
he commenced. In the last inning he
struck out the side In one-two-three order.
This is quite remarkable for an amateur
pitcher. as most of them do their best
work in the first part of the game.
Carroll, the Y. NJ. C. A. pitcher. did
ste snrI- fnr hi zSrsfps
out four men and being found for nine
hits. He kept the hits fairly well seat
tered. and showed good curves and fair
speed.
While the error column figures up quite
large, there was some excellent fielding
both in the out and infield Springer the
T. A. e. second baseman, made one or two
ragged errors. but at a time when there
was little danger of any one scoring. Will
hanson. at third. also fumbled once or
twice, but his work generally was all
right.
hurry. at short. put up a gilt-edged
game. his assistance In a triple play in the
third inning being the feature of the game
outside of Laws twirlng. With three
men on bases. he dropped pop ny, nailed
the man at home, Swindell doubling the
next runner up at third, and Williamson
completing the triple by getting the bali
to second in time to head off that man.
The play was pretty one aud loudly ap-
plauded.
Swindell had one passed ball and tried
TO hit the fence back Of center field once
in endeavoring 10 cut a runner of at
second Outside of these errors he played
good ball. The outtield was impregnahle
Smith and Law did the best stick work
for the home team. the former getting
two doubles and the latter double and
a single.
The visitors played good clean bali. but
they were up against 1T with Law In the
box. and had to bear the humiliation of
shut out. which Is the most bitter pill
In the world FOR visiting nine to swal-
low. In the third inning the possibility
of tying the score looked very rosy for
them; but the neat little coup planned
by Shortstop hurry while the ball was
in the air worked to charm and their
hopes were dashed to the ground. Nc
Rae at second, Rochon at short and Sim
mons played glt-edged ball, Rochon's
two errors being fumbles on hard drives
which were nasty TO handle in the grass