The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

called forth a great deal of hard. unsyrn-
pathetic comment on the work of the
Fort Douglas team. The game opened
splendidly, but Jagged toward the last on
account of the careless manner in which
it was played.
The Duchesne boys showed a great deal
of Improvement in their work and it
would undoubtedly have been a close and
very interesting contest had not the
Browns made such uncalled for and mex
cusable errors in the last half. 1t was evil
dent that both teams were saving them
selves for the great struggle today but
even that reflects no credit upon the work
of the Browns who lost the game by the
overwhelming score of % to Is in favor of
the cavalry boys.
This afternoon at 1:30 the two teams
meet for the final struggle, and it prom
ises to be the best of the series. Both
teams say they will play their best. for
the winner of today's game will carry off
the honors in all three events. There were
good many present yesterday to witness
the game, but owing to the fact that so
fey knew OF it, the attendance from the
city was smaller than ii otherwise would
have been.
The first inning opened with the cavalry
boys at the bat. Washington sent hot
liner to Loving on first base. and went
out. and Sinclair followed with pretty
hit to center field. Jackson hit TO left
field and brought in Sinclair. and Berry
followed with base hit to Reid on sec
ond. forcing out Gray, and Reid doubled
him out on first.
The Browns then took the bat and Hen
derson made a safe hit to center field.
Reid followed and went out on first Low
ing hit TO pitcher, but Lieutenant Cava-
naugh made error which let him reach
first. Countee then famed, getting out
on first
The second inning opened with Young
making a clean two-base hit to center.
Lacey made a sacrifice hit. bringing in
Young. Watkins and Washington then
went out.
fo,, i
Hellems and Corbin went to first on balls.
The catcher here made wild throw to
second. the ball going high. but Countee
made pretty back-up play and caught
it, preventing any movement being made.
Richards soon brought in Hellems. but
was forced out later at second. Corbin
also scored before the end of the inning.
Nothing of Importance was done in the
third inning but in the fourth Loving and
Lieutenant Cavanaugh both made two
base hits. They both scored later. as did
Watkins.
When the dough boys" went to bat.
Corbi7 made little hit. barely reaching
first, but got third on wild throw. Hen
derson got caught mapping between third
and home and went out. Wheeler. Corbin.
Reid. Loving and Crowder all scored in
this inning.
The first half of the fifth inning resulted
in 2 whitewash for the Duchesne boys,
and then the Browns went to bat and be-
gan playing horse. From the time the
Browns stepped to bat in this inning until
the close of the game their playing was
one continual round of carelessness and
errors, which permitted the cavalry boys
to lead the game by Is runs. nearly all
gained in one inning. The game closed
with the score % to 10 in favor of the
Duchesne nine.
NOTES.
In the middle of the game, Blakemore
the celebrated player of the Grand Stock
company, made his appearance. 1mmedi-
ately he intrenched himself behind post
in the grand stand. beside the chaplain,
and they began telling each other what
they didn't know about the game. Blake
more expects soon to publish a book. en-
titled How I Couldn't Play Baseball. or
That One Fatal Day" The chaplain,
however. will content himself with lectur-
ing on ''Humbugs.
o s. 6,
The renowned umpire. Chopper. was
once more present. and kept everybody
IL a roar of laughter. Every time the
base-runner made a slide to base. Chopper
did likewise. Once when Wheeler made
a desperate slide TO third. Chopper slid
nearly across the diamond and got in be-
fore Wheeler.
Sergeant Major Abbott made a very diff
ficult catch of a ball into the spectators