The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-11
BASE BALL.
.Essay Caigh" Witnesses o Cham
pionship Game.


~ for supremacy IN the natlo nal
-. The stakes, though of some
6.seouence "a COW and calf and 81 on
- fithing ofice1, were a secondary
VIZ ,si5eration, the laurels that would
o. bloom and diffuse their fragrance
+he brows of the victOrS being the
OLiaf object sought, the game being for
AZ championship of the northeast and
soUtbWest corners OF the city. Both
DInby went into active training some
Teeks ago, and were in fine form. They
rot together at 1 pm, and the fun COM
55enced ut once. George Washington
TUmphries was chosen umpire and the
undersigned scorer. The Bl0Ods won
baf Tom the Terror being the
Al to WELD the mystic blud
Daon Billy Boldface pitcher and
Ram Singletree the other chamber uten-
al Tom got to first on misses, and
ras squeezed to second bya splendid
higbfYer Of Lucky Len, who went 10
6rSt amid Wild applause. CFabapple
Tim then took up the bat, and also got
IN his first work on misses; then came
Aleck the Athlete, who hit the ball as
though it had done him q personal IN
iurv: meantime Tom got TO third, Len
to second. and Jim still pOstured like
fgure OF man reclaimed on first. Len
finally succeeded in knocking the ball
into Arizona, and while thep were get
ting another the ROGrerS scored four.
Wien the new ball was brought,
Johnny the Jumper placed himself in
front q the advancing SpherOldal mis-
CHIEF, and banged away at the first ball
With q miss; he tried the second with a
mister; he tried the third, but
( was as Intellectual as a Liberal
vote, and Johnny got onto his
HrSt baseness with 4 smile which elected
cheers from the spectators. Sanpete
BAN took up the cudgel with becoming
grace and took a position so closely re-
sembling Ajax defying the lightning
that the applause was deafenins. The
first ball caught him in the stomach,
and the gracefulness of his attitude was
20 marred that great many thought
he was going to throw up the sponge,
hut ne didn't was something else.
Recovering he lunged at the second like !
Wild mule expOstulating from the
rear with an annoying boy, and II the
mighty sweep of the bat had been about
two feet nearer the Courthouse. the ball
would have been knocked out; Johnnv'S
next venture was at a ball that might
have been reached with q lightning rod,
but nothing shorter, and he took his
first amid tuniultOus demonstrations Of
approval Willie the Watermaster made
run through the LOCALITY OF the ball, |
which had got into a lunch basket and !
couldn't be found in time to stop him. I
Error of Terrence O'TOole.) Henry |
Hayseed hung heavily on the hickory /
handle and made q mash on the |
Ieathen sphere the first lick, sending it |
iv,+o a sr,fl, cAav,I r,c
the square and GemOIshing the prOpri- |
etor'S license. This latter individual,
who was doing business on the first
floor, claimed damages, which were al
lowed. Error of the ball.) Tom
OIOole got a gOOse-egg. All out.
The BIOOdS then went to the bat.
Dlckey the Dude made a hit, which
sent the ball humming and singing like
GerSter He was caught out, and re-
tired covered with humiliation and his
hOmeSpUn uniform. Wild William
swung the club sas though he was get
ting SO much per swing; he hit at the
ball, but his hitting and the course of
the ball described different lines; he
tried again and missed; once more and
missed; then, for the sake OF variety,
took his first base without opposition,
amid enthusiastic grOans. Charley the
Christian caught en-; he banged away AT
the ball with as much effect rs though it
had been ghost; On the third trial,
however, through the careles sneSs of
The pitcher the club and ball came in /
contact and the latter lit on M nose; p
Ioul was claimed but not allowed; first
blood claimed and allowed. Daring Dick
ambled up to the scratch and
seized the wooden weapon; he
succeeded in hosting the ball and :
went around in fine style, arriving !
at the starting point just in time to j
hear the umpire decide that he hadn't
made anything, whereupon lac got l
angry and accused the umpire of being !
a perVerter OF facts, a condemned OFF '
spring of 8 female canine, and wound q
up by plainly intimating that he (the l
umplre) had once lived in Ogden. This c
after was more than the arbiter could
stand, and he reached gently for Dicks '
proboScis, landing lightly; Dick ! l
Countered in good style, landing bung t
starter on the bread basket; some good J
ssparring then ensued, with pretty fair I
haLI-arm hitting, till the parties clinched,
lStreStled and fell, Dick under; this !
attle Slde-Show being concluded, the :
game proceeded. Bandy-legged Bill L
vas Squeiched after one inglOriOuS effort =
SNALN VIC Dhli 10 lllc llOeiH. AEl =.
came Pearly Price, who handled the a
Dat as though he was conducting / d
an orchestra; of course he made hit; Ii
! oau couldn't have come within twenty s.
leeV OF him and escaped chastisement; .
ne made Tun-he sent the ball Whiz- !,
ing through the air and then did a little 3
IN the Whizzing line himself; he came in Il
WIN great enthusiasm and enough per- il
5Prauon to start steam engine. This u
was the last event of the kind on that 7
S5'ueI the score standing at the close 5 to u q
!. The summary sh0Ws-Base hits; b
on my nose); home runs, everybody, u
liter the game. Ii
. Both sides worked hard in some in n
.iIances, 1t was the only work OF any kind a
me parties were ever known to do. ?
lhey sweat and toiied az no human
33elng could ever have induced them TO
10 II carrying brick or shoYeling sand J,
iad been the task involved and two or
4rree dollars a day the consideration.
y all goes to show what an elastic peo-
pc we are; call it play and no amount n
u hardship is too severe, though the ,.
eSults may be nothing except dust, VI
augue and bruises; cali it work for nav i
inc, Y not one out of twenty will forsake CT
me Spiritual rallying points 70 respond Z
" me call for recruits. We are q funny 9
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