The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-30


everybody and in short, rose to the oc-
casion beautifully.
1t was in the second half of the ninth
inning. Ogden had taken the lead in
the first part of the game, but in the
seventh the boys went to pieces and 1t
looked like all was lost Charley
Meighan offered the Y. NJ. c. A. boys
$25 if they would win the game, but
in the NEXT inning they were not much
better In the ninth they braced up
and went TO bat wanting just two runs
The way they got them could hardly
have been more exciting. Following is
the game as seen from the grand
stand:
FIRST INNING
Jackson, for the visitors, went to the
bat and made a base hit, after the
crowd had told him twice that there
was a hole in the BAT. Reed made
two-bagger, bringing Jackson to third.
Countee went out at first, Wheeler cut
three large slices in the atmosphere
and Hughes went to bat and got to
first on balls. This put three men on
bases. Emmett gave Loving three
balls and then two strikes. long fly
to center was held by Raymond, and
the crisis was passed.
Ferguson for the Y NJ c. a. struck
out and Beltzer did likewise. Green
well went out at first
SECOND INNING
Armstrong went to bat and his high
fly back of first was muffed by Bluth.
Corbin struck out and Richards made
a not liner, which took him 20 first and
brought Armstrong in from second
the first score of the game. Ja~'-ro7
famed three times and had that tired
look Reed went out al -tsi
Raymond failed to find the ball, but
Brewster made a hot liner that took
him to first. Crandall did likewise and
a passed ball gave each another base.
Bluth went out at first on a sacrifice
hit and Brewster made the first run
for Ogden. Crandall was put out at
the plate, Ferrin's base nit having
been nabbed by the third baseman.
The score stood l to l at the close of
even innings.
THIRD INNING.
Countee went out on three strikes.
Wheeler made a safe hit to first and
stole second. Loving made another long
high fly to center and Raymond did
the rest.
Emmett found the ball but went out
on a close decision at first. Ferguson
made a base hit and BeltZer's foul was
caught. Greenwell made q two-bag-
off from second and was caught after
a slide at third which won round after
round from the grand stand.
FOURTH INNING.
Armstrong was called safe on first,
but met with worse luck at second,
which he tried to make in the melee
following the umpire's decision Rich
ards sent a fly a rod or two from Ray
mond and the latter terminated the in
ming as he had each of the two pre-
ceding.
Raymond got first on balls.
Brewster made a tWO-bagger and
Raymond succeeded in rafting the SOL
diers and stole home. Crandan made
a safe TO first and stole second mean
while. but went at third, while Brew
ster scored. Ferrin's hit was not safe,
and the fifth inning closed with a
score of to in favor OF Ogden
Jackson went out at first. Crandall
muffed Reds grounder. letting him to
first. Countee struck out
Wheeler made a pretty fly, but Gran
dali was too sure of it. Hughes made
a two-Dagger and Reid scored. Loving
sent a hot liner to Crandall and Bluth
missed it at first when he finally got
a chance at it. The visitors scored
again. Armstrong again terminated
the inning by a long fly, which was
caught by Ferrin.
Emmett made a base hit and stole
second. Ferguson made a sacrifice
hit Emmett was put out trying TO
make second on Beltzer's grounder to
short stop. Greenwich made a base hit
and Better slid to third. He scored
or a miss by Jackson and in the mix
UP Greenwell got to third Bluth made
a safe hit. bringing in Greenwell, and
Brewster's hit was not safe.
Loving knocked an easy grounder
and came back smiling Jackson fouled
out, leaving Reid on first, Reid was
caught mapping and thus ended the
first half of the sixth.
Crandan knocked a hot one that
struck Countee just amidships and
stopped the game for a minute or two.
Bluth was given q base by Richards. ,
Ferrins grounder was nabbed by
Countee and Crandail was forced out.
Emmett sent long fly to left field,
and left field did the rest. Greenwich
sent a high fly to Reid.
Armstrong made base hit. Coun-
tee made another and a wild pitch
sent them each forward a base.
Wheeler made a safe hit and the Wis
itors scored. Hughes made two
Dagger and the score was 6 to g. The
visitors began to play ball. Loving
got to first and Armstrong went out
on a fly. Ferguson muffed a grounder !
and there was a general case of rattles /
They batted Emmett numerically and |
piled up two more, and another on a /
muff by Crandall. Wheeler went out /,
on first and Hughes scored. Hughes /
moved three swaths in the atmos /
phere and the score stood u TO 8.
Better struck out and Greenwell did |
likewise Raymond got to first on +
balls and Brewster sent an easy 1
yrounder to short stop.
Ferguson made quick stop OF Low
ng's grounder and Armstrong rolled in
mock death agony from tap on the
shoulder He stole SECOND. Countee
sent a long fly 10 BeltZer and Arm
strong scored. Richards struck out.
Crandall made a base hit and Bluth
made another and Raymond another.
Emmett struck out and Crandall was
,alled out at home plate amid hoTls
1t the umpire. Ferguson rose to the
occasion with a two-bagger and Belt
Ter made a base hit and stole second.
Sreenwell got to first on balls and Ray
nond let in two runs with beautiful
)ase hit. Brewster made a base hit,
,ut Raymond went out between first
ind second.
Jackson sent a long fly to Beltzer and
Reid was caught mapping at first, after
Getting there on a base hit. Countee
anne to bat and went out at first.
Ogden went to bat with the score IL
o Is against them. Crandall got to
irst on a dead ball. Bluth was caught
ut 10y Reid. Emmett made base hit
hat caught the Ogden runner on sec
nd. Emmett got to second and Belt
er came to bat with three
men on bases. and the score was
till II to Is. Richards swung his arm
time or two. felt of his knee and hip
With the ball and sent it over the