The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-06

First Inning.
Spokane scored one run In tho
first inning this morning and Ia
coma received goose egg. Annis
walked Brinker and Altman sacrl-
feed. Brinker then stole to third
and scored a run or Weeds long
drive to Stevens in the hight field.
James struck out.
Second Inning.
Kippert, center fielder for the
Tigers, knocked a hot one to Sec
ond, but was thrown out at first.
Coleman Landed a high one in the
right field, which was safely taken
care of by Weed. Downie, third
baseman for Tacoma, walked, but
was thrown out trying to steal Sec
ond base.
In the last half of the second
inning, Brooks broke his finger,
but was replaced by Stevens, and
Hopkins replaced Stevens at right
field. Clynes, first up to bat, knock
ed a hot one to second, but was
thrown out at first, Annis to KEEL
lacky. Brown famed, and Ostdiek
was thrown out at first.
Third Inning.
Hopkins batting for Brooks, who
broke his finger, struck out, and
Annis failed to connect with the
sphere. Coleman landed a safe
one, btu was thrown out while try
ing to steal second
Holmes landed on the ball, but
was thrown out at first, Coleman
to Kellacky. Baker famed and
Altman went out on a high foul to
Coleman, the Tigers third baseman.
Fourth Inning.
Tacoma scored one run in the
fourth inning, tying the score. Ste
vens hit safe and was sacrificed to
second by Hurley. Kellackey went
out, and Kippert knocked a safe
one, scoring Stevens, but was put
out while trying to steal second.
With two men on bases, and
Brown at the bat, the Indians came
near scoring in the fourth inning,
but the big chief knocked a high
one to Hurley In the left field.
Weed was caugth out on a fly to
right field, and James did the same
stunt to Kippert in center field.
Then Nordyke hit safe and Clynes
walked, but Big Chief Brown was
put out on a high one to left field.
Fifth Inning.
Brinker made one Of the most
sensational plays in the fifth in
ming this morning when with the
bases full and two men out, he
made running catch of Stevens
long fly to center field. If it had not
been for this catch, Tacoma would
surely have scored three runs. He
was greeted with a great ovation.
In the beginning of the inning,
Broadbent struck out, but Downie
hit safe. Hopkins then knocked a
short infield fly, but Downie failed
to run James dropped the ball,
putting out Downie, and then Annis
got to first on Bob Browns error.
Coleman walked. Then with the
bases full, Stevens went out on a
long lily TO Brlnkor.
When Spokane came to the bat,
Ostdiek knocked a hot one to Sec
ond, but was thrown out at first.
Holmes and Baker then famed.
Sixth Inning.
Spokane made two runs in the
sixth inning. Hurley for Tacoma
hit safe, but Kellacky was out on a
foul to Nordyke. Hurley went to
second on Nordyke's wild throw
and Kippert hit safe. Hurley tried
to steal but was thrown out at
third. Broadbent then came to bat
but went out at first, Holm to Nor
dyke.
1t was here that the fireworks
started for Spokane. Altman
walked and Weed sacrificed Alt
man to second. James was hit by a
pitched ball and Nordyke singled
scoring Altman. Nordyke went to
seconl on the throw home, making
a pretty steal. Then Ciynes landed
on the ball, but was thrown out at
first, but James scored on the play
Brown went out on a high fly to
left field.
Seventh Inning.
In the seventh inning for Tacoma,
Downie opened with little ground
er that looked bad for Spokane just
for an instant, but James was on
the job, and Downie lost out in the
race with the ball to first. Hop
kins, next up, stung a grounder
right down near the line to Nor
dyke, and gave up the race before
he was half way to first, and Annis
struck out.
Ostdiek, first up for the home
team, was out from Coleman to
Kellackey, and Vic Holm was al.
lowed to walk. Dode Brinker flew
out to Hopkins, who did well hold
ing down right field after Stevens
moved up behind the bat. Altman
was also given pass, but went
out shortly after on Coleman's
throw of Weeds attempted sacri.
flee, to Broadbent, camping on
third.
Eighth Inning.
II was pitiable to see how hard
the game Tigers tried to do things
in the eighth, and how very far
fhov cama from doing IL Not q man