The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-31
WEDFOOTERS LOST BOTH.
TACOMA woN TWO GAMES ON THE
HOME GROUNDS YESTERDAY.
In the Morning the Work Of Each
Team Was GroEgy, bat In the
Afternoon q Game OF Gilt-Edged
Rail ReJotced the Tacoma Fans.

SpScsa4 pssp7tCh to the EOSG-4nse2tgSlcer.
TACOMA. May ao-F1ve 20 two Is the
score OF the afternoon bal game. played
here today between the Portland and Ia
coma teams. On the whole this contest
between the two teams was the fastest,
best played game of the season The
weather was not the best, but the game
was full OF ginger. the attendance the
largest at any game this year, and the
game a snappy one, bordering on the
gilt-edged. The game played IN the Morn
ing was not a pronounced success % far
as real baseball went. The batters
slaughtered the pitchers: errors added to
the score, a big one with TWO figures in
favor OF Tacoma, and al went wrong
The game called at 2:Se. however, was
pleasant surprise 10 the big crowd that
attended. Each of the twenty men who
made up the two teams added his share
toward the general result, and the game
was fail OF interest from the call OF time
Borchers and Gadke were the battery
for the visitors, and Law with Andrews
for the home team. Borchers held his
opponents down to four hits, but gave
eight men first on called balls. He struck
ssuaf feirtee.i men, and at The end OF the
ninth Inning had three wild pitches scored
against him. Gadke caught the game
fairly well but for his slow throwing TO
second. Despite numerous attempts to
cut of haserunning at the middle bag
he was always a little late.
Law pitched a phenomenal: game and
Andrews supported him Loyalty. Although
he struck tut but two men, he held the
opposing batters down to three hits and
gave first base to but two men. His work
In the box was exceptionally good and at
the bat he found the ball for one single
and made two 'brainy'' sacrifices, both
of which were legstimately proper. An
drews, who had been put behind the bat
because of k.ieber's crippled hand, caught
the afternoon game in excellent form.
But one pitched ball passed him. and he
got credit for two put-outs by mailing
hard foul tips. Law pushed the catcher
hard for a clean record, and had three
assists and a put-out to his credit on the
score book.
An odd feature of the game was Daily's
retirement in the seventh inning. Hop
kins at short, had thrown wild 10 first, the
bali going 10 the side fence. Daily ran to
the fence. and when Haynes, the first
baseman. attempted to throw the BAH after
picking 1T up ahead of Daily. the latter's
arm interfered with Haynes delivery. I'm
pire McInerny at once ordered Daily out
of the game and off the ground for the in
reference. Lamont. at short. took Sec
ond. and Klieber was put at shortstop.
The batting record of the afternoon was
two-hagger and a single by Fessell. and
one three-bagger by Hopkins. for the WIS.,
itors. For the home team Catcher An
drews made two singles. Pitcher Law one
single and Right Fielder Green one single.
Errors made by the Portland team vera
all credited to Hopkins at short. who made
two. Tacoma's team made but one error,
Eagan scoring this at first base by letting
hot liner from the bat go past him.
Bcrchers. aside from being wild. pitched
a good game but was Kissed by reason or
his tactics when Work came to the bat In
the third and fifth innings. Instead OF de-
livering the ball over the plate, Borchers
played toss with Gadke, sending the ball
far out of the reach OF Works bat each
time. After four such passes. Work was
given first base The same thing was done
in both innings. when Work came TO bat.
Stotler at third base, who In Saturdays
game made host OF errors by wild throws.
was as steady as the balance of the team,
and covered his position well.
Both teams put up clean, effective base
ball, and the infieid work particularly of
the Tacoma nine. indicated that the home
aggregation Is gradually getting around 10
good team work.
score by Innings.
Tacoma ..... ......0 0 %
Portland $50. .....0 0 o 0 l o.
The morning game was groggy. II lacked
the snap of the one in the afternoon and
did not please any one. Bad pitching was
responsible for the following score:
r. III. f.
Tacoma ..-...... -.....'.'+-'.''io -
Portland ..... .........-......-.H 10
Batteries-Comlskey and Andrews; Da-
yey and Mckay. Impire-Mclnerny.