The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09
Sports - pasfin)cs


"a - dine for the opening games OF the
!; 81 ss.5s s-s..t>vsfcfz base bail league ap-
i sz,.-~ II the old fans commence to
3 =. haw THY can arrange their af-
). ~ g s. Il, be- on hand. There Il no way
- shS MAXIM DHc~ baseball eTs-
.z5Ssrs afvayg a baseball enthusiast.
:. .ss-ssne Il q source OF endless eombina-
- - new feasursg to those who have
49, I for years j do not mean 10
- fsst every game brings forth new
..1Ik< and new Iiastrations, but any one
- 3 ! constant attendant OF nigh-eiass
J "a staying viii say that they are
49, ss.aIly see.az nsw points in addition
- zvx,y4nx the perfect contamination OF
= Sievr No matter how many games
-s~'s. nxy haye seen. ne IL always ready
Is .sIrraassd when an infieider or an CUT
e.kse performs piece Of clever work
- cr4tcai point. common pay, Tor
ssr2S.ee. will illustrate this point. With
--.~xS55nen cut there Ii a man on third base.
SSS x4tsmsn hits a hot grounder trifle
- 60 iefs Of second base. The man on
49, King a fast runner decides IN
1-,S1Sor Of second thai the chances are
. 1Iror Of his reaching the home plate In
S.61S n he scores the run IL may mean
Tor his team: II he In pat out he
~ satisfaction OF knowing that he
800 1 good play instead OF poor judg-
49, He starts for the home plate, arc
~ fhortstop by clever piece or work
~.ssfhe haii on the run, and without loss
- ancf5on returns q straight as die to
- fene plate TIE catcher Is there to
s.r1ve The bail His hands are out
seg61aked. the bail Is coming rapidly, but
:, Sn senne time the runner " on his way.
~r111ne every nerve TO beat II opt or
S111 nnder. Every Old baseball crank
$500 the outcome Of surn pay with
- 80 keen interest and critical judg-
s66f 1T whist expert does fine play.
III reaches the catcher fraction
HXncond ahead of the runner and a
- tcueh-ont n made the baseball
80 seaDs back in his chair and breathes
- e relief ] do not taIx Of this from
hny, have seen the best Snortssops.
- a. time Of Sam Wise. OF Boston,
~ Nn Williamson. of Chicago. to Hughey
lunn1nG4 IT Raitipfors. and Herman Long.
y DmtOn. execute these plays, and /
- something OF the feelings of the
esu11es spectator. Some may say that II
y III dimcait play 10 cut OF speedy
nnnw At the plate on a sharp in-fieid
NIL - leave TO differ with any and all
~ have thar view. | maintain that the
he4fSer who can return the ball to the
ufk6 and without loss of time has been
0A3ectfd to the supreme test. have
1sh people In the grandssand yell at
hW3ss6ps who returned the ball a trifis
~ ard thus gave the base runner an
Nparsunify TO score by tong slide I
r. mndidiy that ! hare always felt tho
eusf1st sympathy for the iniieldsr under
~ circumstances. and II / had my wax,
- person who gave vent to his hoodlnm
mQt1naIon under ouch circumstances
NAH Be promptly elected from the
Gsunds. A man who can play good ball
11tuithstaEasrg the taunts OF the crowd
~ b Kelly or Teteau or an Anson.
n npeakibe Of these things at this time
hAee special reference TO the coming
lasnaau season. 90 not ask that q play
y ~ forgiven for Indifferent or careless
plaJ1ng. put II seems 10 me that Ii Is no
moFs thar stght thar all the players be
eirs0 fair shew. They will make errors.
u hey did nts the game would not be half
- Interesting. but al long as they make
Conscientious Effort to play the game
property. give them encouragement. IN
stead Of crying out rotten" when an err
FOR Is made Any one can yen out de-