The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-01
RAIN KNOCKS A GAME.
All Americas Ahead up to the
Fourth Innings.
A PRETTY TASTEOF THE GAME.
Score 8 to 3-Notes and Jots OF In
terest-The Money the Ball
Players Earn.

Salt Lake and all the surrounding
country took semi-holiday yesterday
afternoon, and every man who could
tear himself away from his business, and
every boy who could conjure up half
dollar poured into Washington Square
to see the game between the famous
Chicagos, and their rivals, the All
Americas. Every branch on every tree
that overlooked the grounds bore q
heavy yield of "Utah's best CROP" and
the usual hordes of buns iperched on
distant fence tops, wagon boxes and
cayuses, and took it all in free gratis. The
grand stand was full, and 100 extra
chairs were also occupied, great many
ladies being in the gathering. With all
this, however, there were fewer than $50
grand stand tickets sold, which shows
that its seating capacity has already
been heavily Overestlmated. All the
other seats on the grounds-those
which in summer time are known as
the bleaching boards, but which now
are more desirable than theiI seats in
IuS REduu N4OHAO0B oAh
probably 200 spectators stood up or
seated themselves on the ground. The
number of people paying admission was
between LOO and 200, though fully
1000 saw the game. The receipts were
$500.
The weather, which had been perfec-
ton up to the morning of the game,
turned very threatening as 2 O'Clock
approached, and the lowering day
without doubt had the effect Of keeping
away many who contemplated coming
from distance. Manager Scarf, whom
ilI-luck had pursued since the first day
he took hold of the grounds, gazed
philosophically upon the gathering
clouds, and when the rain finally came
down in torrents and stopped the game
his only remark was that he was sur
prised the storm had not descended
early enough to kill the attendance
altogether.
THE PLAYERS
were on the ground with the punctu-
atty of soldiers, the handsome car
riages which conveyed them, and the
horses covered with gay ban kets bear
ing the legend in yellow letters,
"Spalding's Australian Baseball Com.
bination." attracting any amount of
attention as they rolled through the
streets. There was the liVeliest graft
fcation evident on both sides at the
appearance of the grounds and Mr..
Spalding, with several OF the players
said, Denver 'couldn't hold candle to
them" The All-Americas went to the
field first, and a very handsome set
they looked, each in a white flannel
suit, with red trimmings, and each
with the name of the crack League
club from which he had been selected
for this tour, emblazoned in red letters
across his breast. Crane, of the
Bostons, went into the box, and
Earl, the redoubtsble st. Paul midget
(who has signed with Cincinnati
for next year, went behind the bat,
The famous Ward, captain of the ALL
Americas, and lately captain OF the
champion New Yorks, was short stop.
Van Haltren, of the Chicagos, went to
second base, where he presided as bril-
lIantly as if he had q special zeal in
working against his own team. Ryan,
the youthful daisy centre fielder,
opened the ball for the Chicagos by
making q long and strong hit that
brought him q home run as starter,
and being followed in good style by
Sullivan, and the only Arson also
treading on his heels with q terrific
home run, all three scored and made
the only three which Chicago was able
to pile up. The Americas coming in
for their turn also made thres runs, the
swift delivery and curve pitching OF
Tener apparently not bothering them
in the least. The batting indeed was
heavy all around, and only the fine
fielding kept the score from looming Hp
to heavy proportions. The Ail-Amerl-
cas- made two in their second, and piled
up four more IN their fourth, two OF
which were given by Williamson's wild
throw to third, and Days inability to
find the ball in the high grass. The
Chicagos commenced to get in some OF
their gigantean work on their fifth. and
had two men in. when the rain com
menced to drop and the umpire called
time to give the storm a chance to
blow over. As it kept on increasing,
however, the game was called, the
fifth inning not being counted, and
1000 very much disappointed people
hustled back to town by the best means
they could provide.