Evening star., 1907-07-14
SEATTLE WINS CLOSE GAME
POST OFFICE TEAM DEFEATED
BY ONLY ONE RUN.
Visitors Hits More Timely, While
Those Of the Home Club Were
Kept Scattered.

The Seattle High School team, which SO
handily defeated the Western High School
team last Saturday, took the strong Post
Office team into camp yesterday afternoon
at National Park by a score of to g.
The game, which was witnessed by
gathering of about 1000 spectators, was
interesting. The western boys won the
contest by timely hitting, as they were out
batted by the local team. Schwartz, who
held the Western High School team down
without a hit, was on the rubber and
pitched a very effective game. Although he
was touched up for eight hits, two of
whichc were triples and two doubles, he
kept them well scattered. Michael, who
was batted hard last Saturday, went on
the rubber for the Post Office boys at the
opening of the game, and after Mullen had
singled to left, Hilton hit line drive which
the pitcher tried to stop, but in doing
so he split his finger and was forced to
retire from the game. Johnny Haring,
who administered the second defeat for
the Treasury team Friday, supplanted him,
but after finishing the inning, in which
three runs had counted, Collie Wahler
went into the box and pitched a good
game. He allowed but three hits, one of
which was a home run drive and another
triple.
The Seattle boys were well received by the
spectators and on the several sensational
plays which they made were heartily ap
plauded. Mullen, on the initial sack and
Martin at third were the star performers
for the visitors. The former also led at
the bat, getting two hits For Post Office
Bacon loomed up in center and pulled down
five drives. Orrison played we'll at the
short field. In the batting line Craft did
the best work. as he connected for a triple
and double, while Bradley got a double
and single.
How the Runs Were Made.
After Bradley had led off with double
in the first inning Schwartz uncovered
his arm and retired the next three batters
on strikes. In the third inning Smith hit
hot liner to left which bounded over
Pennington's head and went to the trees
for home run. In the second half of the
third, with three men on bases, Post Office
was unable to bring one in Martins jump
and pull down Of Herring's line drive was
heartily appauded by the crowd. Orrison
duplicated the trick when he went up and
got Martins drive in the sixth
The Seattle boys started right off with
jump and scored three runs in the first.
Mullen led off with single to left and
scored on Hiltons drive to center, which
split Michaels hand the batter taking two
sacks. Heckingbottom was safe on slow
roller to second on which McGrath at
tempted to catch Hilton. Hilton then
scored on a wild pitch. Smith famed, Mac
Rulre walked, COyle MT SLOW one 10
Wahler and Heckingbottom scored. Coyle
was caught mapping.
Post Office got a run in the second. Nc
Grath was safe on Macguire's error, but
was out stealing. Bacon tripled to center
and scored on Pennington's single to right.
Pennington caught off the bag,
Schwartz to Mullen. Kraft was out, Hilton
to Mullen.
The last run for the winners came in the
third. Smith. the first man up, clouted
the leather to left field on a line and the
ball bounded over Pennington's head which
resulted in the circuit Of the bases. AZ
ter Macgure had singled the next three
batters were retired.
Post Office got busy in the ninth and
came within an ace of tying the score.
Bacon was out, Macguire to Mullen. Pen
nington flied to Macguire. Kraft tripled to
right and scored on Hiton's error of Wah-
ler's slow roller. Bradley singled to left,
Orrson singled through second and Wahler
scored Bradley attempted to score also.
but was caught at the plate and the con-
test ended Score: