The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
NINE LARGE GOOSE EGGS.
That Is ALI Seattle Allowed Spo-
kane's Team.
ANDERsoN.S GREAT PITCHING.
The Regular second Basemmu OF
shows What He Can DO in the Box
Only Four Hits on Him-Leads
Work by Gaumnitx. BirE. Corbett.

Young Mr.. Anderson did Il 50 easily.
with the assistance Of Rabbit" Hartman
and seven other metropolitan performers
gathered together by Manager pugdaie,
that the hustang young bail players from
Spokane called u meeting hast night 10
figure out how it all happened.
They would not have felt so bad about
1t If Anderson had showed visible signs OF
weakening once or twice during the game.
so that they could have locased the third
base. On the contrary, tho young man
with the recently cut, light curly hair.
pleasant face. broad shoulders and strong
right arm went on the principle THAI when
You have 'sm on the run. keep en- ago
ing. He absolutely refused 10 allow even
one of Manager Hutchinson's boys 10 kick
dust around third base, and limited the
number of hits to four. Only thirty-one
times did Spokane go 20 hat In nine In
nings. and only one man walked 10 FIRST on
balls. Not a wild pitch was charged
against young MT. ANDERSON. NOT one
fielding error or hit by ball.
1t was a game in which he had ahso-
Lutte command of the situation from the
time the second man came 10 the bat in
retired from an awfully deep short by
Page in the ninth. So clean a game did
Anderson pitch. so splendid a game did
Rabbit Hartman catch. and so accurate
were the in and outfielders, that Spokane
had no more show of winning the game
than Chicago has of winning the pennant
I'm the National league. Il was a beautiful
shut-out game. in which young Mr.. An
derson was the star and every other men,
Der of the home team strong supporter.
The glory does not belong to young Mr..
Anderson alone. although he pitched
game that would be the talk Of tho town
II it had happened In Boston.
When one takes into consdera ton that
Anderson has been playing a star game
at second base right along. the fun force
Of what he did yesterday afternoon at the
Athletic q. n. c. Al park strikes one.
Old fans like Gen. T. NJ Carr. Fred A.
Allen and f. y. Fobes were highly delight
ed, and decided unanimously that he must
be good one and worthy Of the alteration
shown him by the bleachers. 1t is really
hard matter TO analyze Audersons
pitching. He does everything so easily
and takes things so coolly that one is apt
TO fall into the idea that he is born
lucky pitcher. He did not use any re-
markable curves or terrific speed, but he
worked the corners TO perfection. and fire.
quently fell into old Keefe's trick Of put
ting the BAH up around the batsman's
neck. Work as hard as they might, tho
Spokane boys could not hit safe. except
in four instances, AID then only one hit
in an inning. Anderson also ficided his
position perfectly and batted like liend.
Rabbit" Hartmans work behind the
bat was also a feature OF the game. He
quick, snappy way that kid" Baldwin
did, At the bat he is an unpleasant prop
osition for any pitcher TO meet. Not only
1s he hard 10 pitch to on account Of his
SIZE, but he hits wicked grounders or
short outfield hits. Murphy made a much
better showing al first than usual one
running catch of a foul fly being OF the
order. Rand proved his ability
as an al-around player by coming in 10
second from center and holding down the
keystone of the diamond in clever style.
Page took everything that entered short
territory while Dea allowed only one 10
escape him. Ii was a slow. bobby ground
er that was well over toward short. Page
was playing deep. however. and Dea
showed good Judgment in trying il, even
II he did tumble.
Gaumniiz In left. Corbett in center and
Brig in right all had work to dc. and they
scratched gravel In a manner that was
highly satisfactory 10 Manager Dugdals
and the crowd. In the firth Brig cut of
a hit that looked certain Of being good for
a double. He is evidently something OF a
sprinter.
With the exception OF the second inning.
when Pitcher Darby, who was playing
second. owing 10 the injury to Marshall.
allowed two grounders 10 shoot through
his legs Spokane put I'D a good game.
Semper did unusually good work at third,
accepting seven chances without an ap-
proach TO an error. Ryan pitched well,
except that he was unsteady IN the first,
second and fifth. IL Darby had handled
the TWO groundegs tsai came 10 him in
the second. Seattle would have scored TWO
instead Of FIVE runs. changing the aspect
Of the score materially.
WITH the exception OF Tom Turner's
tvno-base hit, Spokane did not have much
success with the stick. Seat,ia on the
other hand. touched Ryan up rather lively
a; times In ths second Rand knocked
out a single bringing tn Brig. Anderson
tried 20 make third. and IN doing went
our Of the line TO avoid being touched ny
the third baseman. Umpire o'To0la
promptly called him cut. II was 4 good
decision. Page lifted ;he ball i0to deep
left center for tao bases. bringing In
Rand. and then Darby had his lls.e troa-
bic with the erounders, whicn Melted tgo
more runs. Hartman then hit a vicious
.igh-hounding groundeg past AFpesou n
short. and one more Tgs@ was recorded.
Gaur1nitx gladdened the hearts q MS sd
rntrers by driving the bah - tbe right
held fence in the 'jftA.
A throw OVER second By Ryan. which