The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-29
indians
Nose Out
Beavers
Portland's Kid Pitcher
Cracks; Locals Win,
rs; lnfield Still Coofy

rs; lnfield Still Coofy
by LEO H. LASSE>
Give the Portland Beavers some
pitching strength and they win hand
the other teams in the league more
OF a battle than they have hereto
fore this season. Walter MoCredie' $
gang OF youngsters gave Seattle
quite fight in the opening game Of
the series Tuesday. but were finally
vanquishcd because doc" Quissen.
berry. the youthful young Finger on
tho Hill for the visitors. couldn't hold
the Seattle stieksmiths In the clos
Ing innings. The final score was
Seattle !. Portland 8,
The left side OF the Seattle infield
consisting OF Btn stumpf and Tex
Wssterxll. continued TO play like
sleeves. Several hits leaked thru
Wisterxil that he should have caught
In hts hip pocket and couple sailed
thru BIZ Stumpf. one bouncing OFT
OF his shins for two bases.
Stumpf. however. came thru with
bear OF a home run wallop In the
sixth. a drive 10 deep left center.
scoring Eldred ahead OF him. that
brought about the downfall OF the
Portland mound man. After that
Seattle drilled his delivery hard.
As to the actual scoring, Port.
land counted two in the first when
Genin walked and Cox hit one past
Wisterzil that Tex should have Eoh-
bled. Hale famed and then Poole
hit one over Eldrcd's head in cen
ter field for three bases
Portland scored again in the
fourth when wolfer singled and
stole second. After Nice walked.
Quissenberry drove a single to right
and Wolfer counted.
The Beavers made II four In the
fifth when Cox and Hale drove out
singles. Poole hunted right down
10 Wisterxii. but Tex did hts usual
lead foot jaxx after the ball and
Poole was safe. Then Al Demaree.
who hadn't been fooling the visitors
much. walked Baker and forced in
Cox. The scoring for Portland end.
ed temporarily here.
Quissenberry was moving the In.
dams down regularly. but he failed
10 fool the home hitters after the
NTH. E.idred's walk and Stumpfs
iusty waIlop to center counted Sc.
attle-s first pair in the sixth.
The Indians came TO life again In
the seventh and tied the score. Mid.
dIeton. batting for Demaree. hit a
pop fiy hack OF second. After a hur.
ried consultation the Portland de
Tense did the Santa Claus act and
the ball fell safe. Roxy making two
bases. Lane raped a single and
Middleton counted. WisterxiI got In
the way OF pitched ball and Muir
ply was safe when Quissenberry
tried to force Lane at third on Rods
hunt. Eldred flied to deep center
and Lane scored.
The Indians won the bali game In
the eighth. Tobin doubled to left.
II was a hard drive. Lane singled
over second and Tobin scored Lane
stole second and ankied to third on
Bakers throw. which went to second
on the bounce. wisterzn snapped
out single and Lane counted. Tex
put on his Mercury shoes and stole
second. Murphy slapped out the
fourth hit OF the inning and Tex
smbicd over Murphy stole second
too. but was out trying to stretch
his base-stesling activities at third.
The visitors were dangerous in the
ninth. Hale collected his fourth hit.
a roller to Stumpf which Bin waited
10 come to him. and Hale beat the
peg easily Poole went out. Murphy
to Bates. and Hale moved up. Wolf.
er slashcd burner over second for
one base and Hale scored. Baker
raped single into right and Wolf
er. who had reached second by To-
bins passed ball. kept on running.
He scored when Lane threw to sec
ond. Both Nice and Young were
forceouts and the game was over.
Portland has pretty good out.
field with wolfer. Genin and Cox on
duty. Genin looks like real pros
poet and Is one Of the best leadoff
men in the league.
Young Hale, Portiand's new third
sscker. Is pretty good hitter, rank.
ing as ono of the best in the league.
He spanked out four safctics in five
trips Tuesday.
Ray Francis relieved Al Demaree
in the closing innings. but didn't
fool the enemy any more than Al
did. which wasn't at all.
Pilot Walter McCredie OF the Wis
itors says "Suds'' Sutherland
couldn't stand the heat and wanted
to come back to the Coast. so De
troit shipped him back to the Beav.
ers. lie should bolster up the Rose
City pitching staff considerable.
Sutherland will join the Mackmen
within the next few days.
Marty Krug, the Beavers regular
second sacker. is missing from the
lineup. as his wife is III and Marty
was called to her bedside. Krug Is
ranked as the best second baseman
in the league and his experience and
bat are missed by Portland.
Bill Kenworthy IL still on the side
lines, nursing his injured heel.