The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-06
DUMB-BELL
BASEBALL
BEATS
LOCALS
ny LEO II. I.AssEN

ANNxA LIZ
ny LEO II. LASSE>
During the winter Harry Gardner
repairs 60 his farm down in Oregon.
End during the summer months he
draws pay from the Seattle hall club
Sxbr doing pitching chorcA Harry
probably had hts mind on the Oregon
prnnc crop yesterday because his
mental lapscs cost Seattle Thurs
dnys game.
Harry gave the finest exhibition Of
bow not to field around the pitchers
nox that has ever been offered 10
Seattle fans.
% Z. scoring three runs in the ninth
inning after Seattle had the game
scwed up by a 4 10 count. and half
81 the customers were on their way
cut Of the park. With the COUNT
and on Hughey High. Gardner
threw one down the middle and High
dropped the onion over the right field
fence. tying up the count.
Then things happened. Smith
singled. Then Gardner probably zig.
urcd that Smith was tied to first
because he took his time In heaving
the ball TO the plate. and Smith stole
second easier than Arsene Lupin per.
Gorzms his feats. French hit a roller
Down first. and both Gardner and
Bates went after the ball. and when
thsy had completed their Alfonso
and CASTOR act French was safe and
Smith was on third.
Gardner let French take a big lead
~ f1rss and French stole second.
while Spencer stood stock stu and
hid the bail. not even making an at.
onmpt TO break u up. To make
e1lngs complete. Harry grooycd ono
~ young German and Charley sap
~ the apple far into right field.
god fG two bases. giving the visit
- tho game.
The Seattle infield gave fine ex-
Aibltion OF q bush league defense.
An the good OF Their strong often.
~ work Is being thrown away time
and time again by the sieve defense
~ the inner works. \
The ninth inning wasn't the only
80 that Gardner gummei things
- Twice be fielded hunts and twice
~ coolies Of time TO make force
out II third. but either Spencer
N6nt tip him off or maybe Harry
80 couldn't think OF u. 80 the plays
Uuro made at first both times The
0Bue offen=e was In the initial inning
- Edtngton's sacrifice. with two on.
ond the SECOND was In tho eighth
hume on Germans sacrifice. with a
0n1P - the paths
VuEUm opened tho scoring In the
uononA frame when French was safe
- 0eumpfs Wild heave. and Truck"
1nnnnh siamroed tho little round
0ru1ppe into the left field bleachers
- = NJ for the circuit The ball
10y screamed thru the air and went
- tho stands on a line
81 Dueween innings We counted seven
rmVury wagons perchcd up on the
- behind the center field fence.
I'm the drivers evidently STALLED"
Vhi1s the game was In progress No
0onder those groceries are late.
0Gnxfie came back with . rum In
uiR half Of the second Kenworthy
Vn1htng. going 70 second on an In
Ia out, and scoring on Spencer's
1wobase slap to right center.
VwDon went ahead again in the
H1rd when Locker walked and went
r third when wisterzil threw Wild TO
o0Dnd trying to force French's
oBUmder. Locker scored when Cor
X>an hit one thru the box. and was
out II first when Kenworthy hoped
ne ban over there ahead Of him
Gardner opened seatslc's half Of
- third with q single and Lane
lrrced him at second. wisterzil
l.nned and then Bates tore a double
INTO right field that Ellington nearly
onught, but lost tho ball In fall
ing. Lane scored from first on this
play. reaching home safely when
Hannah bungied the relay. oldring
allowed with a single 70 right. scor-
~ Bates.
For the next two innings both Gard
ner and "SIim" Love. pitching for
vernon, bore down and there was no
Excitement more than a couple of
lids climbing the fence and arriving
r the right field stands safely.
Seattle went into the lead In the
n1xfh when wisterzil opened with
single and wen TO second on Bates
mcrificc. Kenworthy came thru
With lussy single to left and Tex
onkled home.
Seattle pulled out OF hole In the
eighth inning when Smith and
French singled. French's bunt rolling
oetween Gardner and Kenworthy,
0effher touching the ball. German
moved them up with a sacrifice and
kx8uH4H was pofporfty Wdihf1- f1'ft
Hyatt was sent up to hit for Slim
Love. and he popped to Rates. and
chadbourne grounded TO Ray for the
fhird out
Gen went to the hin for the Wis.
TORS and held Seattle In check, while
Harry Gardner and company were
handing the game 10 them In the
ninth frame.
The Seattle teams infield shows
pretty well at times. but II certainly
h fun Of holes. there's no use trying
to kid about It, More speed In needed
around second base and the pitcher
and catcher must work together bet.
ter. There's no rules in this league
against a catcher yelling at the
pitcher where to make the play