The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04

team yesterday at the Athletic park by
score Of Is to s.
II was Ladies' day. and despite the
threatening weather the grand stand was
fairly well filed with women in handsome
gowns.
The teams did not play as good ball as
usual There was TOO much throwing
around the field 20 no purpose, fireworks
that made the crowd think clean-cut ball
playing was not part of the game. Much
OF this helter-skelter work ended without
errors berg made, but Ii robbed the exhl-
bition of what the fans like TO see.
It was not pitchers contest. by any
Not only was Brig hit safely ten times.
but he sent eight men to bases on balls.
Figuring that a base on balls is as good as
a hit, Spokane led in this department.
Four out OF the eight men Brig sent 10
first scored. Tom Turner. the big first
baseman, took kindly to Birg's curves
from the first In the second inning he
made a magnificent drive TO deep center
for three bases. and had not Rand handled
the ball quickly Ii would have been I
home run The next time up Turner
smashed the ball against the right field
fence, but Corbett got it on the rebound,
holding Turner at first On most National
league grounds the hit would have been
good for triple at least. But it was in
the seventh inning that Spokane's clever
first baseman set the crowd wild, and
brought forth round after round OF APP
plause. Seattle had a good lead and Man.
ager Dugdale had donned the mask and
big nlitt 10 get little practice himself.
Two men were out, when Umpire O'Tooia
lost his eyesight." He allowed Marshall
and Darby to take first on balls With
out desiring TO be severe on the umpire.
who is continually the object of abuse. 1t
must be said that he rendered several poor
decisions on balls and strikes. Turner.
with a triple and 4 single to his credit,
took his big bat and the first good ball
that came sailing up to the plate was his.
He brought his bat against the horseh.de
covered sphere with a resoundng whack.
Straight at the right field fence went the
ball. while Catcher Dugdale mask in
hand. gazed at ii In speeches. amaze
ment. Pray as much as Dug might, he
could not change the angle at which the
BAN WAS travelling. 1t cleared the fence
and kept on going. Two runs crossed the
plate ahead Of Turner. who trotted around
with a self-sdtisfied smile lurking around
1t was beautiful hit. the second he has
made in this city this season. In the days
OF the old Pacific Northwest league he put
two over the right field fence OF the Mad
ison street grounds. one Of which was well
down toward the corner. Bets are being
made now as 10 what he VII do Sunday,
when the game will be played at the Mad
ison street grounds. Last season Turner
played In the Texas league, and on several
occasions he batted out home runs or
triples in the nick of time.
Leitch had plenty of speed, but the Sc
attic players had a faculty OF punching
Their hits which destroyed his effective
ness. In the third inning they scored five
earned runs, singles by Anderson,
Page Dea. Rand. Gaumnitz and double
by Brig. Birg's hit was a line drive TO
far center. one of the finest hts of the
season. The fair ones in the grand stand
said they did not how a little man
could bat BAH SO far.
Right Fielder Corbett deserves special
notice for his timely hit In the second in
ming. before 1t commenced TO look like Sc
attle's game. Two men We're out and
two men were on bases. Corbett drove the
ball past the pitcher and close to second
base Arneson reached L on the run. but
could not have secured his man nj first IL
he had been 4 Gil Hatfield. Again in the
fifth Corbett got a single TO left, bringing
In a score when two men were out.
Anderson made a sensational one-hand
stop of a grouuder. and Dea handled sew
eral scorchers at third Murphy put up Il
good game at first. He appears 10 be I'M
proving in his field wora. B'rg's work in
covering first in the ninth on Turner's tor
r.hc drive into Murphy's territory was de-
cide5!y clever. Hartmann caught his
usual good game, but made one poor
throw 10 third.
Catcher Kelly. OF the Spokane team.
merited the sympathy OF the crowd. He
was hit on the shins. the feet, his thigh,
his arms and uncovered hand. Kelly Is
hard. conscientious player AMI good bat
ter.
Manager Dugdale made his first appear
ance D. h3ud tho bat. He vas perfectly at
home. and il was easy 70 see that he mer-
Ted the praise 50 often showered upon
him when ne was with Washington. u. c..
arr Kansas City.
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