The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-10

and spades when it comes to playing
baseball. This fact was demonstrated
in the contest between the two teams
at Fort Douglas yesterday afternoon
The colored lads showed their superior
ity in every way. They played good,
steady game, they conducted them
selves more gentlemanly than their
white antagonists. fact appreciated
time and again by the cheers that
greeted the colored boys when time and
again they surrendered points rather
than become involved in a dispute.
1t was the first game of any conse-
quence of the season. If the popularity
of baseball during the coAlg summer
is to be measured by the attendance
yesterday there is to be a genuine re-
ViVal of interest in the national game.
A careful estimate could not place the
number of people who passed through
the gate at less than 1000. There were
many ladies out and the modest grand
stand was a perfect maze of brilliant
feminine headgear. The car companies
did an excellent business and every
body went to see the game. Those who
had left their change in the pockets of
their weekday suits made use of the
numerous cracks in the board en-
closure while others scaled the fence, a
feat even attempted by several En-
thusiastic ladies. Had it not been for
the prompt action of First Sergeant
Richardson of company 3, who was
sort Of master of ceremonies, the bunch
OF pretty girls who were or tie point of
Venturing this daring feat might have
cheated the gatekeeper out of several
quarters. But the sergeant's eagle eye
WAS everywhere and Just as half a
dozen heads and parasols peeked over
the fence he commanded Private Nor
ton: See that those ladies don't get
over the fence
SHORT LINE AT THE BAT.
The game was called about o'clock
and the Short Line boys went to bat
The colored lads at once demonstrated
that they knew thing or two about
baseball. and three men went out in
quick succession. The soldiers rolled up
three in the first inning and ne in the
second, while the Short Line team. in
what was really the most brilliant play
ing of the day, evened matters up by
scoring four in the second. In the third
the white lads went TO pieces and got
goose egg. while the Fort Douglas
team rolled up six runs. Ostler. Miller.
Mathews and Burns scored in the
fourth. while only Adams succeeded
in reaching the home plate for the sol
der boys.
From this time on the colored lads
had everything their own way. and
feat. began 10 abuse Umpire Richard
son, who was fair in his decisions.
Once he left the diamond and put on
his coat It was then the colored lads
showed their superiority by prevailing
upon the umpire to give the decision
of the point involved in favor of their
opponents rather than have the game
broken up. In the ninth inning, when
the Short Line boys had made two
runs and two men out, McFarlane
struck a fair ball. which bounded into
Pitcher Richards hands. McFarlane
made no effort 10 run, and according
to rules was out. After fully minutes
delay he ambled down TO first, the
pitcher still holding the ball. and the
white boys claimed their man safe on
first Again the soldier boys demon |
strated they were right and had the /
decision of the umpire, but rather than |
have discussion they asked the UNI /
pire to call McFarlane safe, which he |
did Out of pure generosity the colored |
boys allowed the other fellows to make |
a few runs in order to even up the I
score.