Horton's Swift Curves Too Much for Seattle

Bod Horton's band of ball players, Fort Gamble, continued their victorious career yesterday at the Madison Street grounds by administering a defeat to Seattle that will ring in their ears for weeks to come. While the game did not abound in sensational plays and the Fort Gamble team had things their own way, there was one point that was interesting. Seattle tried a new pitcher, Langston by name, a tall boy, who faced the winners from the start in a manner that brought favorable comments from his opponents. Toward the last of the game it seemed as if the strain was telling on him and hits began to come. He also threw wild several times, but this was due to a sore finger. It was putting a boy in a hard position to face the heaviest hitting team in Western Washington, and notwithstanding he met defeat he made a creditable show. With more practice against strong teams and a gain of flesh to back him in his work, he ought to make a fine pitcher. The Seattle catcher gave Langston excellent support behind the bat, and stopped wild throws time and time again. Seattle's two runs were also due to his timely batting. Horton was the same old cyclone pitcher that he was when here last. Only five hits were made off his speedy delivery, and not one of these was more than a single. He struck out twelve men, including Vaughan, who leads the league in batting, twice. Blanford was as steady as a rock behind the bat, and kept the Seattle men hugging the bases for dear life. The special star of the game was Babbitt, Fort Gamble's second baseman. He accepted eleven chances, some of them hard, without an error, and batted like a fiend. Two of his plays are worthy of note. The first was of a most peculiar nature. Brady hit a roller along the first base line. Horton picked it up and tossed it to Baker at first in time to get Brady out. Baker, however, let the ball go through, and Brady touched first base and turned toward second just in time to meet Babbitt, who had come up behind Baker and caught Horton's throw. The put-out was appreciated by some of the crowd. McKinstry in the ninth inning drove a hot grounder between first and second. It took an ugly bound just as Babbitt grabbed for it, but he was equal to the occasion and pulled it down with one hand and retired his man at first. The score was Seattle 2, Fort Gamble 11. Earned runs—Fort Gamble 3. Two-base hits—Babbitt 2, Bennett. Three-base hit—Baker. Struck out—by Langston 3, by Horton 12. Time of game—two hours and fifteen minutes. Umpire—Mr. Parsons.