The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
How the Fourth was Spent at
the Square.

1Ho Variety VI dbGIacLl0QS III
tended to, pursuade the pleasure
seeker was unusually great, 80 great
that the principal streets were COM
paratively deserted during the
lgreater portion of the day. At the
recreation grounds alone enough
was offered tOensure the attendance
of vast concOurse of people, and
expectations of a great crowd were
more than realized. Not only were
the grounds almost packed, but
thousands assembled on the streets
to see the balloon ascension and as
much Of the other amusements as
was possible, without expense.
THE BASE BALL GAME.
The game of base ball on Wednes-
lday afternoon, on Washington
Square, between the Ogden Athlet-
les and Salt Lake Olympics, was not
the enthusiastic and well-played
match a number of people expected
it would he There were several
TeasOns for the non-succesS of the
contest as an exhibition one. The
crowding Of spectators upon the
diamond and about the players,
Especially around the catchers, was
a continued annoyance aud irrita-
ltiOn to the members of both mines,
and we would suggest that ropes
be stretched to keep nOn-players off
1.-THE ball ground during the next
lgames; the attractions in the BIZ
Icycle circle drew out two or three
PUSHES OF harum scarum boys, who
ran helter-skelter over the ground
at times when the game was
lexcitirg; the entrance gate was
observed to be too near the
cathcher's position, the
incoming people interfering by their
presence with the working of that
gentleman. These matters, with
the excitement caused by the bal
loon ascension and other things,
combined to demoralize the clubs
and consequently affected their
playing. 1t seemed to us there was
either an insufficient force OF
"specials" on duty, or these who
acted were incapable, for besides
the trespassing on the field, there
were nearly half as many people on
the fence-tops and roof of the grand
stand, comfortably witnessing the
game, as paid for admission at the
gate-we say comfortably, because
the sun was obscured by clouds dur
ling the afternoon. These defects
and annoyances should be attended
to and removed by the proper gen.
tlemen by the time of the next
match, and visitors will enjoy them
selves better, the teams will play
better and everything else will be
better.
The Olympics won the toss and
the Athletics went to the bat frst,
seven strikers going in and six of
them tallying, creating at the start
an Impression that they would
I*'walk away" with the game and
the honors. This impression grew
after the Olympics came out Of the
first inning with .eypher. Still
blue was the outlook when the score
of the second inning was reported,
Athletics 1, 0lympics 2; but the
result of the third dispelled some of
the gloom that hung over the friends
of the home boys, by Golding, Bar
low, George, Dunbar, Hedges and
Bess tallying one apiece, and the
visitors going to the field with one
each for Parsons. Allen, Wright and
Cook, leaving the score s to 10. In
nings four and five were marked by
somewhat closer attention 10 bust
ness and more careful playing, and
iresulteG in couple of "oblong
circles" for the Ogden nine
and 8 and 3 respectively for
the blue boys, making the score
IL to 10 in favor OF the latter. 1t be-
gan to be evident that. unless the
northern visitors did some extra
clever work. they were gone, and
they themselves realized the fact
and made change in their pitcher
and catcher, which effected a slight
reform, for In the sixth inning the
0lymphics scored nothing, while
the Athletics tailed one. In the
seventh and eighth, the city nine
Igot a couple more. while their OPP
ponents made nothing, leaving the
score at the end Of the eighth inning,
Is to IL. 1t was decided then that
if the Junction City team made the
four requisite TO tie, they would
play the game out, if they did not,
they would quit after their frst half
of the ninth inning. They went in
and made one run and that ended
the game, the score standing by IN
nings, as follows:
12345 G7S9
OlympicG, 026 2Oll -l6
Athletics 604OOI 90 liz
The regular pitcher of the Ath-
iletics was not with the nine, and
those who know say that if he had
been the result would have been
very different. The batting on
both sides was good; the pitching
and catching fair. and the fielding,
with one or two exceptions was
only $3.50.
Praise is due the umpire. Mr..
Greenwell, for the impartial and
gentlemanly manner in which he
discharged the duties of his un.
thankful position. And here let us
remark that if the "yawps" who
yell and endeavor TO interfere with
the decisions of that functionary
could only realize what ninnies they
aDYa5r in tho avac of iptoIlinopf apJ