The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-11
A GOOD RECORD.
The Salt Lakes Loose Three Well
Fought Games in San
Francisco.

The party of baseballists who sailed
north under the name of the Salt Lakes,
after doing up everything that came IN
their way from Pocatello to Portland,
penetrated down the coast to San Fran
cisco and with nerve indomitable ar
ranged series of games with some OF
the crack clubs of California. They
found things little different in San
Francisco from what they were up
north and the Golden State players
were just a few too many TOR
ums some of our players have
received and the closeness of the scores,
it is evident that the boys have not by
any means given bad account OF Salt
Lakes athletic accomplishments.
Three games were played ID Ban
Francisco on October Sd, 4th and 9th;
the details of the first game have not
reached US, except that the Salt Lakes
were beaten; on the 4th they forced the
GREENWOOD and Morans, one of the
leading clubs of the State, and played
an exciting game, which resulted IN
their being beaten by score OF to I.
The positions were as follows: Nc
Andres, 2 b.; Straub, c.; Matthias, L
b.; Devine, C. f.; Platts, 3 b.; Fleucken,
s. s.. Barker, |. f.; Margetts, r. f.; Cas-
tone, p.
The Call says of the second game: 'In
the fourth inning Barker captured the
cr2wd by making the greatest circus
catch ever seen on the grounds. Hardle
lifted the ball over toward the carriage
drive for what looked like a sure
duplicate of the triple whico he batted
GU. in the first inning. But Barker had
already chased one of LOUIS skY-scrap-
ers and as soon as the ball was hit he
started for the fence. The sphere sailed
over his right shoulder, and the
little fielder, making desper-.
ate spring in the air, grabbed
| it with his left hand and
somehow managed TO hold on to it.
The spectators could not realize at first
J that he had the ball, but when they did
| the handsome little fellow was obliged
to repeatedly doff his cap, in acknowl-
edgement of the cheers he had justly
earned.
In the ninth inning the Saints gave
Manager Robinson such a shock that
he nearly fell down in fit. Three men
were on bases when Platts smashed out
high fly to center, which Mcdonald
misjudged, and the three base runners
scored, the batsman coming home a
moment later on wild throw.
The Salt Lakes inflicted three white
washes anc sustained the same num-
Der. They made IL errors, against 6;
and made II base hits against OF their
opponents.
In the last game, played on Friday,
the boys faced the Pioneers, the cham
pions of California, and held the score
down 30 6, inf1icting six Whitewater
and sustaining the same number
They only made four errors against the
champions, seven, and made i've base
hits against their seven. Of the last
game, the Call says:
| For the Salt Lakes, Castone was again
put in to pitch, and did remaIk ably
we'll considering the fact that it was his
second successive day in the box.
Barker made new departure and
played behind the bat, and did some
good work. Since his advent here
he has pitched, tielded and caught, and
has shown himself to be possessed of
all the qualities that go to make up a
ball player. Straub, the regular
catcher, was suffering from a badly
bruised finger, and was forced to go
into right field. McAndries kept up
his good work at second. and csp-
tured the spectators with his pick ups
and catches. The team will leave for
Portland on to days steamer, playing
series there and at Pendleton, and
will then return to Salt Lake.
The attendance was not very large at
any time owing to the disagreeabye
weather prevailing each day."