The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02

1t was a very pretty scheme that
Ogden worked at the close of yester-
days ball game, but it failed. They
aad a lead of one run when the eighth
began, but Salt Lake struck a batting
streak and the game was soon hope
lessly lost.
Then Ogden sprung her trap, and Salt
Lake almost fell into it. 1t was grow
ing dark very rapidly and there was
only one man out If the game should
be called with the inning incomplete
the score would revert to the last COM
plete inning. and this would give Og-
den the victory. SO they let the Salt
Lakes bat and run bases as they
pleased, without trying TO put them
out.
Suddenly Hopkins had a revelation,
and he and Taylor passed the word
around the field like lightning. Its re-
suit became apparent in a moment.
Griggs ran off second base, and when
Schnable would not touch him with the
ball Griggs bumped against the ball
and left the base line. But there was
still a man to get out and darkness
was getting thicker every moment.
Casey ran and snatched the ball from
Hansford, while Schnable replaced
Henry behind the bat Hopkins was
up, and although Casey would not
throw the ball near enough to let him
hit it, he struck at it nevertheless. But
Schnable let the third strike go by him,
so Hopkins ran far out of the line to-
wards first base, and Umpire Scare
called him out. That ended it, and Salt
Lake had won by a score of IA to s.
You wouldn't have won, though,
said Schnable defiantly, as he carried
his bat off the field, IF we had had our
umpire in there" Which is probably
true.
1t was a good game all through, and
1t kept the crowd of 500 which wit
messed it worked up from start to fin
ish. Being the first Sunday game on
Walker field, there was some fear of
police interference, but nothing devel-
oped and the game was played out
safely. OF course, there was the usual
wrangling, and one difficulty in the
fourth that threatened 20 interrupt the
game then and there. But Salt Lake
yielded every point magnanimously
and forced Ogden to play the game out.
Spectacular Fielding.
There was some spectacular fielding.
Hopkins caught a fly from McGregor's
bat in the third that he had TO run fifty
yards and then jump into the air to
reach. The catch was wildly applaud
ed, as was the one-handSd catch by
Beckwith of Kidder's long fly in the
fifth. The two We're about the pref
test plays that have been seen here
this year.
The Salt Lakes had on their batting
clothes. Taylor and Hopkins each sent
out long triples, Margetts made a dou-
BILE and two pretty singles and McFar-
lane made an equally good record.
Kidder was very steady, and Ogden
could not hit him with any accuracy.
Ogden scored one in the first, when
and threw over Margetts' head, and
Beckwith sacrificed. But Salt Lake i'm
mediately hogan to bat, and a dropped
third strike, a base on balls and three
hits Melted four runs. Ogden got three
in the next, on base on balls, a wild
pitch, two hits and some reckless
throwing TO bases
The game nearly came to an untime-
~ end in the fourth Hansford had re- |
ceived transportation and Casey sin |
gled. Then Greenwell came up. and !
when he hit the ball il apparently /
struck his leg before rolling slowly to-
ward shortstop. Hansford scored, but /
Umpire Scare called Greenwell out. /
Ogden refused to so on if the decision (
stood, and the players began to pack /
up their bats. The wrangle lasted ten I
minutes or more, and finally, rather /
than have the game called, the Salt !,
Lakes showed their good sportsman (
ship by yielding, and the game went /
on. Beckwi9h Immediately singled and |
Casey and Greenwich scored. Ogden
got another in the fifth on a force, a
single and Bowman's wild throw.
Salt Lake acquired her seventh run
in the same inning. Hughey got life
when Casey fumbled his grounder, and
McFarlane and Griggs singled. Kid
der then sent out a beauty, which
would have scored both McFarlane and l.
Griggs, but Beckwith pulled it in with
one hand and the side was out
There were no more runs until the ,
last of the eighth, when, with the score
of to s against Salt Lake. Kidder
started the music with a double, Hop
kins and Bennett followed with singles,
Taylor few out and Margetts hit for
two bags. This gave Salt Lake a win
ming lead, and ogden, as related, tried
her little bit of strategy, only to fail
after ali to pull cut the game.
The Score.
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