The Washington times., 1907-07-07
Seattle Pitcher
AUO1uS Western
One Run, No Hits
Score of 10 to Piled Up by Team From Wash
ington State Against District InterSCholastic
Championship COodaS Professionals
By THOMAS s. RICE.

By TH0MA
It's a shame to tell the public what /
happened to the Western High School
baseball team which met the Seattle
High School team at National Park
yesterday. but the salary comes in
handy to buy ice6 things these hot days.
so here goes:
Runs-Seattle. 10; Western, /.
Hits-seattle. IA; Western, 0.
Played Liked Professionals.
1t was a one-sided. lopsided contest
in which the Seattle bunch played
pretty close TO Class A form. while the
Western representatives played like the
drivers nine at the annual picnic OF
brewery's employees. The Seattle
youngsters proved about FIVE times az
strong as expected, and the home folk
were as weak as Bill Squlres' defense.
So buslly did the wanderers from Seat
tie play the game all the time, aheld
and at bat, that about two-thirds Of the
. spectators were inclined to believe they
were a bunch OF disguised professionals
touring the country TO boom the city.
As for Western, it blew up 323 feet
higher than Beachey passed over the
Munsey building yesterday afternoon,
and most of It's Washington interschol-
astic champions had not nit the ground
by bedtime last night. Some Of them
don't care il they never get back
among their friends.
Good All Around.
There IS no getting away from the fact
that the Seattle team is a good one Its
hitting is hard and frequent. It runs
bases well. and the men do not lose
their heads in emergencies. The team
has a record Of three straight victories
over the Seattle team Of the Coast
League, and after yesterdays exhibi-
ton l must say the professionals had
little to be ashamed Of when they got
licked,
Schmutz an elongated youth. who
promises to be as tall as Falkenberg
some day. and with more muscle on his
frame, twirled for Seattle and had
delivery like one of these spring training
trip phenoms with which we are all 50
well acquainted. He had Western up a
stump from the go-off. and there was
nothing even like hit made in nine
innings.
Good Amateur Pitcher.
Schmutz was all the candy yesterday.
but is not likely TO set the world on
fire as a slatman. even IL ne did fan
thirteen men. He has a typical amateur
delivery. The ball generally leaves his
hand with a jerk Of the wrist and elbow,
does not travel with remarkable speed,
but breaks sharply and close to the bat
ter. II was effective not only because II
was puzzling in The suddenness of the
break. but because the ball almost in
variably connected with the bat near
- lie
.second-class professional is helpless
against such a delivery. but in fast COM
pany Schmutz's shoots would probably
be solved in short order.
His style OF throwing is one which no
arm can stand if he tries to make n
living by pitching. for that swapping
from the wrist and elbow will newt
ably put the wing out Of commission
Like all men with such a box of tricks.
Schmutz is wild, and he gave four
passes. nit a man and made a wild
pitch. Had it not been for this. Western
would have been goose-egged IN both
the run and hit columns.
Michael Was Easy.
Michael has been rated along as one
Of the best amateur twirlers in Wash
ington and has been doing good work,
but against the swatting Seattlers he
was as money from home They nit
him singly and in groups. and only
the seventh and ninth rounds were bar
rem Of bingles In the fifth session they
got him fo- five hits and six runs
Behind Michael was n team foolish in
the head and slow in the feet. To give
specific details would be cruel
Speaking OF fielding. Hemenway the
Seattle catcher, would be a good man
10 keep tabs on. He throws Ike a ma
jor Lacquer. gets the ball to second
away ahead Of the runner. and keeps
his NOODLE. He failed TO get a hit. but
one game is a poor criterion Of A
catchers batting. while it may give
very good line on his backstopping.
Westerns One Run.
Now for the slaughter:
Mullen. who led off for Seattle in the
first inning. reached second when Hill
yer dropped his fly. Hilton sacrificed,
Heckingbottom famed, and Smith scored
Mullen by a double to left Mcclure
fled 10 Fort.
In the first inning Western got its
only run and spoiled what would have
been a remarkable triumph for Pitcher
Schmutz, Mclean, first up. walked.
Thomas sacrificed. Forst struck oct
Michael hit TO Schmutz. who passed the
ball high. to first. but in plenty of time
for Mullen to pull down and kill The
runner. Instead. Mullen failed to slue
TO the sphere. Michael was safe. AMI
Mclean tailed. Twas well that he did.
Michael tried to steal. but Hemenway
passed the ball to Smith so rapidly that
the Western pitcher thought he had
been caught mapping instead Of steal
ing.
Three More for Seattle.
Here are the other innings in which
things happened to the Seattle run col
umn.
second-Coyle singled. stole second.
took third on Hemenways out, and
came home on Schmutz's single. One
run
Tnird-Hilton safe on Towards error.
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