The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19

In attempting 70 execute q nank move
ment On "Mllys' Works Tacoma brigade
OF bail tosssrs at the Athletic park yes
ferday afternoon. Manager Daglale's reg
uiars ran arnack Of a masked battery. II
to 9. operated by modest little fellow
with jet black hair. twinkling black eyes
and hushel baskesfui OF pretxei curves.
His name Is Andrews. and -Bniy" Work.
showed him in as a dark horse from Ana
eonda, where everything is fast
It was. q mean trick 10 play on .-sena-
tor Dugdaie. who had Just finished pol
ishing up the pennant pole in Anticipation
OF a regular Dewey victory az the OPEN
ing game of the new Pacinc League.
Not one of Dngdaie's combination had
any idea OF what was In store for them
when they put on their new gray uni
forms, product of home industry by the
way. and climbed into carriages with the
gay deceivers from Tacoma, whom ..Billy''
Work had dressed In dark blue. There Is
reason to believe that he was trying to
get as near Uncle Sans war paint color
luck to the City of Destiny.
Now that 1t is all over some of the
players think that the band made a mis-
take In the programme. 1t was Of joy
Gus. inspiring nature and made the people
on Second avenue. Pike street, First ave-
nue. and Washington street think tf.4 con-
Quering heroes were out for q heck ride
Eight years have passed since such things
were popular, and 1t got every ono mixed
up except those fellows from Tacoma.
They knew the band was playing for their
benefit. On the other HAND the b0ys In
gray were breathing the ozone and figur-
ing out how they would walk all over the
visiting aggregation. III funeral march
had been thrown in here and there it
would have prepared the Seattieites for q
temporary burial, and made them anxious
Tor the day Of resurrection. Still, 1t is
the uncertainty, the possibilities and the
sensational that give life TO the great
American game. The Seattle team is not
dead, II 1t was showed under. and the day
of reckoning is at hand. That Is what
Senator" Dugdale says. and he knows a
thing or two about the ups and downs Of
baseball.
About AS people. including a sprinkling
of women. fiIed into the athletic park at
ter the parade and commenced to size up
the visitors. who were passing the ball
around the bases and picking up q few
Erounders from the none too level infieia.
They appeared to be goDd-sfxed men ana
fsn of ginger. Kleiber. the short stop, IL.
a second edition OF senator Dugdale.
but he moves around like a colt ana can
cover ground until the birds come home to
resi-. Stotler, at third. gives promise Of
playing 8 fine game. He throws beauti-
fully and handles ground balls well. Sec
ond Baseman Whitcomb has not fully re-
covered from his trip across the country.
so II Is not just to judge him yet. Gates
handled everything that was put into left
in his easy off-handed manner. Green and
Campbell made good impression In right
and center respectively. Every one re-
members George Work, who used to play
third for Tacoma in the days OF Billy
Lange and Jack Stencil He Is now easing
down little by guarding first and manag-
ing the team. Young Mr." Andrews. clad
in green sweater. smiled biandiy and was
overlooked by tho crowd as anything to be
feared
At o'clock Senator Dugdale got out
his little hammer and knocked few
sounds out Of an old bell Then the
Tacoma boys came In and the local boys
rushed out for a little practice. The crowd
We: deeply interested In Dutch Gaum4
nftz, the old first baseman OF the Pr.
team. who is in left field, and every time
he gathered in q ny he was heartily
cheered. Biondo in right, also received
recognition. Anderson. the curly-haired
second baseman. appears to be favorite
already. Page at short and Dea at third.
handled themselves In business-like man
ner.
With the appearance OF John Schram,
Capt. Edwards. Capt. Taylor. George
Holloway. Proprietor Stevens. Of the Se-
attic hotel, and Billy Belond. the old time
fan department. commenced to look ma
turai. They were reinforced by a band of
Tacoma enthusiasts, including w. L. Nc
Donald and George Guietf
At exactly 80 o'clock Umpire O'Toole
called game" with Seattle in tae field
1t was raining slightly. In order to keep up
the record established In past seasons
Adams. the long-geared pitcher. split the
plate with the first bali, and the familiar
cry, lone strike" was heard once more.
Gates. the first batter up. drove the next
ball along the third base line. and Dea
made an excaHable tumble. On the next
ball Gates dashed for second only to be
thrown out by Catcher Hartmann to An
derson. The crowd let itself loose and
cheered wildly Blonde followed this by q
sensational running catch OF Kleiber's long
fly close to right field fence. Dea ended the
string by pretty pickup and throw OF
Hines eorkscrew 4roander to third.
When Anderson took first on balls and
ecorsd on a Wild pitch and tumble by
Work of Murphy's srounder. the crowd
thought Seattle was lit. This hope exist
ed for five innings. although Tacoma cross
ed the plate three time~ IN the third and
once I'm the fifth. After this all hone OF
victory was given up. Andrews the quiet
young man from Tacoma, was fast prov
ing himself too much for the Seaftieitss
He had them on his string, so to speak,
and kept putting IL In In a NOS. tanfalz-
ing manner. His curves were quick as
lightning. and took effect almost at the
plate Down. out aud in they went with
such speed and precision that Cor six In
rings only one hit. and that By Pitcher
Adams. was made off his delivery. II may
be truly said That he was an enigma to
the opposing bassmen.
Adams did not fare az well He was
touched for thirteen hits. two OF which
were doubles. Tacoma also proffteG By
poor execution on Seastle,s par. In that
dangerous play known as the throw TO
second and return 10 catch base runner
from third r. was tried several times,
and In each instance allowed Tacoma 70
score. Poor work at FIRST also helped Ia
corna to victory
6;aamnitz played an excellent game In
left field. accepting every chance. lie was