The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19

which they tore excavations in the
campus when searching for flies, was
the source of the firemanic triumph.
FIRST INNING.
When Commissioner Dinniny lifted
( his soft accents to say "time,' Officer
Burgess Went u the bat, where he sue
ceeded in remaining long enough to
make three heavy swiDes at the ball
Then he gracefully retired in favor of
Wilson, who in turn vacated for Shan
non. Shannon found the bat too small,
and Sergeant Wire lost the ball in the
direction of the north star on a foul.
Then Wilson was caught mapping and
the blue coats went to the field with
out scoring.
A THREE DAGGER.
Woods found Wilson's first ball and
passed it over the head of the right
fielder, which gave him time to make
three bases. Berry missed the sphere
twice by large margins but gained
first on the third on ball which hit
his portly form before touching the
ground. Cahoon and Paul both sue
ceeding in scoring, which made three
runs. A phenomenal decision by the
umpire created a tremendous alterca-
ton. during which the strident tones
of Officer Shannon almost succeeded in
drowning all other sounds. The fire
men had registered three runs.
SECOND INNINGS.
The patrolmen were received with
loud gathering applause from the
bleachers, as they came in from the
field, and Sergeant Weir took up the
bat. The huge sergeant sent another
ball sky-diving directly towards the
zenith, but it was safely taken care Of
by Paul on second. Roberts and
Heath then died with the willow in
their hands.
Love smiled iridescently as he en-
tered the box. The firemen failed to
smile when he lifted the sphere above
the topmost bough Of the tall and dis
tant sycamore. Mcclure followed this
up with a warm one to center field,
and Heath remained there juggling
with it while Love passed over the
home plate. Paul lost the ball, and
when another came I'D, Cartoon made
an in-field hit. with two men on bases,
and the policemen claimed he was out.
The umpire decided otherwise and
looked on serenely while a fierce
wrangle ensued.
Captain Sullivan went out, but not
until he had sent a ball backward
against the shirt front of f. w. Wilson.
Paul then trified with Heath's feelings
by sending a fly to him. The sight was
too much for the patrolman and he col
lapsed and fell just as the ball reached
him. 1t is alleged that this put an
other wrinkle in the brow of Jim
Adams.
POLICEMEN WARM UP.
The olympic blood of the policemen be-
gan to warm up as they again took
the bat. Parry put a two-baser in !
the field and on attempting later to
make graceful hit to third was hit in |
the region of the spine by the oval. He |
shook himself but WINGED not.
Then Jim Adams sent red-hot liner |
between third base and short stop. The |
sergeant sprinted TO first in way that |
was strikingly unique and poetic. !
When he is in full chase, the doughty |
throws his feet far to the for |
ward of himself and then proceeds to |
follow them at more leisure. But Jim |
made the bases, and he came in grace
fully for run. by virtue of two-base
hit by Shannon.
The game stra ggled on eventually for /
some time and the coppers made a
gay and gallant squirt and tailed up
seven runs. which made a total of Is
1t the end of the fifth inning. That was
)nly the beginning of the fray, for they
followed this up by holding down the
bremen in the next fray to a goose egg.
JIM'S HOPES SHORT LIVED.
Jim Adams smile was so luminous
hat it reached to the tent where the
beer was lying in cold repose.
We've got 'em beat" said he.
But the citation was short lived. The
iremen retaliated upon their enemies
With a whitewash. The game pushed
IN excitedly. The umpire. by his
strange and Misunderstanding decis-
ons fell from favor with the rooters.
Every time the burly form of a patrol
nan glided towards a base there were
ierisive cries of out. Out" All this
irony fell, however, on
leedless ears.
In the eighth inning the firemen made
line runs, many of which were vocifer-
Iusly protested by the men in blue. But
hey went, and the firemen had a score
# 81 and one inning to spare, when
i'm Adams giants walked slowly and
ftolidly from the field to enter the
Black Maria. 1t was good symbol OF
heir blighted hopes.
II 8 A 6 IS
Policemen ......0 0 7 3 O-16
'iremen ........4 10 0 81