The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-27


The opening game of the Northwestern League in this
city yesterday between Spokane and Vancouver and the
niaon of the ball grounds Recreation very clearly
demonstrated that Mcintyre and his bunch of Indians
going to make hit with the fans this season.
The attendance all that could be desired for the
opening game From 23O o'clock until the game half
finished the trolley had all they could do to handle the
crowd which went out to witness the game The gate
cepts show that almost 1000 people ocked to the grounds
to welcome the representatives of the Inland Empire
city, AT that there for more, but the attend
ance pleased President Dorsey very much
The game good one and erciting from start to fin
sh and although the Canucks out by of to
yet the fans satisfied with the exhibition put up by
the local aggregation.
The honors about between the two teams in
yesterdays game up the fourth inning In this spasm
errors by Spokane and hit by Demas and McCloskey
brought in two
Demas started off with hit number two for him. Nc
Coskey followed wit ha ripping two sacker and then
the star bun by Senator EASTWOOD Green had pop
fly up into the air. which Eastwood Immediately proceeded
enfod in his mattress Then his lamps spied McCoskey
who had been laying off second, hiking back to the sack
In order to nip Gereraissmo McCoskey Eastwood swung
that wing of his around and the ball went sailing down to-
ward second. Dash turned the juice for all he
WORTH however, and the ball. instead of stopping second
landed few inches this side of the Province of Alberta
McCoskey came home Another came in for Victoria
the fifth making the to favor of the visitors
In the sixth the locals rallied and it looked though
pop fly which fell between out shortstop and
Mac stood serene on the first Suess then mpu-
IDENTIFY leaned up against of Harmon fuzzy for
two and Manager Mac came home Swain hunted and while
Harmon endeavoring to nip Suess at second Swain
beat out the throw to first. Dash then laid neat bun in
front Of the plate advancing both with the sacrifice
Shouderer soaked high to Buck Weaver and Suess
came in The fans by this time had simply gone wild Hats
made dents in the top Of the grand stand and the shy
madens forgot their dignity and stamped their dainty
hgheeled shoes the white pine boards in endeavor
to get rid of their pent-up enthusiasm. The agony
to close however with long fly to light center and Spo
kanes chances Of teng the went up in the neecy.
In the eighth, Rabbit landed of Howletts slow
and the sphere went Martnkes head scoring
two That ended the scoring for the day.
Manager Mcintyre has picked up tw1rler by the
of Thompson who he is going to give chance at
some time in the future providing the youngser
shows up well in the tryous. Thompson has advan-
tage and that is length That boy simply startled the
grand stand out Of its yesterday when he went
to the coachers box and began to yap Somebody
the grandstand yelled whats THAT!' the lengthy
ambed the field while another fan howed Some
body must have left the gate OPEN" Thompson is local
youth who grey suit which is mysteriously deco
rated with bunch of heryoglyphics which greatly puz
zed the fans who wanted to know where 1T from
The difficulty finally settled by suggesting
that he must have sprung from the head of the Nile.
The grounds were somewhat slow yesterday thus ham
perng the players to certain extent, but with little
water from time to time this difficulty will be readily
There is bad spot just back of the third base line
and ear that corner which bothers Manager Mcintyre
whenever ball lands there. Manager Mcintyre, however
stated that the whole the grounds in good
dition as could be expected
Jack Huston oficiaed liking o. de diamond" yes
terday and with the exception of little kicking and
then the part of the fans, he got along all right.
1t would do your heart good to and hear Johnnie Ne
lCloskey and Babe Harmon chewing the rag during the