The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-25
DOWNED
TIGERS
GUT slwAsHEs PLAYED BALL
IN NO cRGotrABLE STYLE
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Seattle took another game from
Tacoma yesterday by score or s
to 1 The game vas fair one. al
though suatflv's fielding was NOT
efodttnhie. The errors that we've
made were blamed upon the wind.
but the wind could hardly excuse
frisk fpr letting a bail drop cut or
hts hands which gave Tacoma an
other chance aud the Tigers made
good hy scoring three runs
Shields pitched good game and
held the visitors down well. but ina
tho ninth Tarkr Wilson thought ta
play foxy sud placed Han ia the
box % finish the game lie came
very near losing IL b. that unron-
troiehlr desire af Ills Co do an OF
this infisljing himself. and Il was
only due to fine playing on the part
Of Mohier that the game vas saved
Bobby kcefe went In Tor Tacoma
az the first part o. the game. but
Was relieved ia thu thlfd BY big
overall.
Tacoma crossed the plate three
times in the third inning. with two
men gone and shields pitching like
a catapauit. brisk nlmhled an easy.
chance in left shrehnn then lined
another one to left and two runs.
came ia. Sardykc brought IN The
third by swhttiuE htt uvrf second.
After fhis inning Mike Fisher all
lowed a bread grin TO rufue his
features and he looked with laYlnE
pride nc hobby krefs. who was "a
ready psfuns himself ctr the back ia
the anticipation Of having another
game placed 10 hla credit Hut hob
by had something coming his way.
and when HAIL for Seattle. reached
first safely In the last hail Of the
tiurd keefr got a ttia- uneasy aud
walked maukenship.
Shields then came up and tapped
a hIt over second. bringing Hat
home Nau then sent a top 90 right
center and Doyle thought the other
fr.luN hal if. but be didnt and the
ball hlt the green. pcirhanty also
made god with the stick and
bumped out hit that brought Mob
leF across the rubber.
Miguel Fisher then save bobby
Eeefr thr high sign and BE- Walked
Co the bench and Overall ueut Ia
the box To save the day Tor Tacoma
F'gIsk raised tho hopes % Fisher b..
flaming but Smith scared The wits.
out 81 him b slamminE cut a hit
The long boy Nak caught AZ second.
however. and Seattle was retired
With one run 20 the good.
This vas about an Tor Seattle an
+ 81 - Haa i
hn tn short and beat the thraw -
first \ usssed bail BY Gfaham
ana q tumble ~ EaKan pat smith
on third IiaH then hlt to Casey ana
smith lDttrd home
In the eighth inning the Tacoma
PLAYERS began 60 guy shields On that
worthy Erutlsmnu's ability for 80
inE up into the air in that inning.
az he has done on previous ora
sioun Wilson objected 10 this aui
Umpire O'ConnrtI vas forced to give
short bat svent rrurimand O. the
Tigers on the bench shields cooked
the FIRST tao men that came up To
the bat. and then gave NoTdYkn a
pass. ERzan grabbed his Jog ana
sent q eorksr over against the lets
field fence. and Sord9 Be came horne.
shields struck Lynch out and the
side retired.
In the ninth Umpire O.guuueH Eat
crosa-eYed and gave Shields the
worst Of H uu a couple of balls
Than Hall was substituted. Hall
promptly struck Mclaughlin out,
and &c hooked ~ though 1t was going
20 be like getting money from home.
when GrnhHfn also went out ON =
high one 10 Friak With two men
gone and one on base Hogan hit a
high one Ia the ala and the grand
mlx-up followed
Hogan did "a series Of aer1hHtle
feata ln the hope % rafting Hlau-
kenshlp 80 that he couldn't catch
the ball The ball finally came
dou=n. and striking Blankenship.s
glove bounded 10 the ground Ha-
gan then started ON Tor first Doyle.
TaeomaA fielder. got In The way 81
Braahaar 40 that he could not reach.
first. In the meantime CASEY and
Hall we're tangled up while the for
mer WAS trying % reach third. and
when things quilted down Casey was
safely on third and Hogan stood on
the first corner.
Then came advice for the umpire.
but he settled matters BY calling
both offenses off
The next man went down after
Mobler had made a lightning play
when Hall had nearly stopped the