The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-31
A GREAT CROWD.
Two Thousand People Witness spo-
kanc's Defeat In the Afternoon.

Il was a hot time they had al the
Athletic park in the afternoon when Seat
tie and Spokane met for the second game
of the day Manager Hutchinson's miners
were out for blood and they came WITHIN
a hairs breadth OF picking a big hole in
Dugdale's pennant balloon. For five in
nngs the teams were neck and neck. The
1000 people present were keenly awake
to every turn In the wheel of fortune and
as inning after inning passed and neither
team could break the deadlock the excite
ment became so warm that VIII III. Parry
and w. A. Hardy. two of fhe old time
cranks declared that 1t made them think
of the days when Billy Ear. Billy Lanee,
Jake Stencil and Clark Griffith were
playing In the Pacific Northwest Not
until the last half OF the ninth did the
Seattle team get the run that settled the
battle and cut short what looked Ike
ten inning game.
A score Of five to six in these days when
legislation is always directed TO hamper
the pitcher and increase batting is good
enough for any League. That was the
score I'm the afternoon. All the regular
attendants were delighted and praised both
teams for the bright, snappy game they
put up.
AT the close of the first inning 1t looked
as If Seattle had n walkover. She scored
four runs. touching Darby. one OF the
eieverest pitchers N the league. up for two
hits. which combined with errors at short
and third lei tn the scores. II VIII be
noticed that IN the morning game Spokane
seemed destined to win from the way the
things went In the first innings. You can
not tell. however. what VIII happen In n
bail game Spokane. nothing daanted, got
one run in the second on Dea's tumble and
wild throw and followed IL up In the third
with three more With one out Rush hit
safely over third ard went to third
parby's single over first. During a futile
attempt 30 catch Darby between first and
second Rush crossed the home plate. Then
Tom Turner came 10 the bat. Everybody
who has lived in Seattle for nine years
knows Tom. He used TO cover center field
for Spokane and had n disagreeahle habit
81 knocking the cover orr the ball.
Tom aid not look dangerous when no
faced Brig and allowed a nice one 10
pass near the end OF his long. graceful
mustachc. Then he put little sand on
his hands. squared his shoulders and
caught 5he next bah on the seam. I, wen.
straight NJ the right field fence and kept
going while the crowd and players watch
81 q IN breathess interest. When Il
dropped s0mew here n the evergreens up
on th, side hill Btrg looked sai ana the
hoy with the chalk par down two scores.
II VAS the fret home rim OF the season
and bow thr crowl did Veil. Baseball Isl
ft2k Gt1E ~ seattle after al. Inc score
was row tI.d ana Spokane took the Lead
in this fourfn Darby was pitching mag
nttCenc BAL. A''t unfortunately he sef Birg
walk % t}si IN the NTH Page and Dea
followed with hits and Brig scored Tie
teams Were tied once more ard from IN.
point II the finish the contest was remark
ahle for careful, fast and brilliant PLAYING
The nsntA WaS a lucky inning for Sea-
tie. After Spokane HAD been BANKED
through the clever pitching of Brig Scat
tie came 10 tia bat. 6saumGitz reached
first on balls. Thea Brig hit a little enc
along the FIRST base line and hea. Il %
first. Anderson cauEhr lw.ster and il
popIed AZ IN the air IN front OF the
plate. Kelley reached st. but Il twist
FL out 81 his hands and the bases
were fun with 10 men out. Page sent n
mean srounder 70 short which Arnesoa
funoied ard tie winning run came in.
Page. reA ard Rand flelslea well for the
home team. Gaumnitz made his frs. er-
rer. an tnSNcusae'e uuff Of long fqv. He
came near repeating tha operation iater
IN the game hu, after Juggling the hail in
the ar for a moment held f. while the
cro~d hTes'Aef 3 s.gh ~ RELIEF.
Although Arneson Il CHARGED with two
tFfofs he played = star game az short
He.t did sns work iu center Roth Kel-
ley aHd Hartmann caught good BAN.
Fae next game WIZ be played wasie1es-
a&F H%tVe"n t7e eime teams. The score.