The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-08

Seattle wound up the series with
the iNihaah ON the Wehfaotura any
way Pour out OF the ak games was
about an that could with any do
gree of Justice be expected One ~
the criticisms which may be thrown
at the ball playing At Recreation
park last week was the weak hit
ting. or course AZ times the men
did hlt tho ball and al that. but
look at the geoso-egg scores. Now
what righi has two teams playing
IN tho class oi Seattle and Portland
to play four shut out games out of
ak when so many chances Tor run.
getting hits afforded itself There
Is but one answer 10 this question.
Neither team was there with tho
bat.
Time aud again Seattle has lad
chances to either win games or 10
bring To- runs when wen we're At lie
rubber with their piaymatea on the
bass, but few occnsions did any Of
them make good
That may be all right while Port
land Ia here. for while in Seattle
tho Portland team has demonatfRt ID
that Il couldn't hit faF a snur apple.
Many of the fans have heeame
disEustcd with tho showing made
By Seattle In the two weeks tho
team has been playing here To a
certain extent they are Justified In
their opinion In tho first place
the fans think OF that extra ten
ccnia when he goes out 10 Recrca-
ton park ho thinks that because ~
that same extra ten. Seattle should
win lie thinks that none OF the
members ~ the team should make
errors. Again he says u himself,
those fellows should lam the ball
90 the fence every time bit u
needed. There - 40 dosht about
The question IT = fans geing up In
the air n one vas "a toll him that
he held such an oplnloa. but It n
true nevertheless
The fans. however. have cause 90
cheer up. Rusty Hail is on tho
lookout for a couple OF players 20
fill up the tsa gaps in the team.
which are poorly covered Rusty
wiii unt give out the nams ~ The
men he has In sight untiI they ara
signed. but the fact that he IL ON
the lookout tor them IA eucuuraE-
Ing II means that the Seattle club
" willing 90 put up a little moro
money tu give the fans \ run for
their dough The Star told tue
Seattle elHh through It's columns
after the first game Naa played In
Seattle that the fans would kiek at
the aggregation thrown at them By
the local maeuates. They good.
naturedly took the hint and are
nos trying 10 strengthen the team.
Hall however. will try nn more sx-
perimenta. When he signs n man
be vii know whereof be- Eatteth or
a. That man viii have a renngR-
ton. and he uill cost money. 1rr
too bad that the Seattle club ga
NOT get of right ~ the start They
have ioat 4 Fuod deal % money al
ready BY trying 90 throw q bunch ~
players at the Seattle fan. that ere
not able 70 hand oat the koeda
This does not apply % all ~ The
players Il o. not our intention 10
knock these who have not made
coed. They have done the bent
they could. and we're theY expected
20 Do better. Wouid have been draw
lug either bigger salaries. OF wauid
have been fired long ago u any
one thinks that Rusty Wall doean' z
kuow a good player when be sees
him. he wants 20 wise" mp n feW.
Rusty knows the game bat be has
been handicapped lie Is now get
ting a little freedom. but he has 90
b. careful That Is why n takes
time % gei good players 81 this
stage ~ the game Nearly all ~
the good ones are signed ap Rus
ty's chance lies In the weedinF out
of the big leaEuers.
While Rusty ia going around with
his mouth shut. yet his aim Is 60
act team on the field before the
season is ended which vii be n
credit 10 Seattle Watch him