The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11

of that miserable infieid with its fur
rows and its weeds and its hidden sage
brush roots. Infield errors and an in
ability TO connect safely with Kidder's
curves told the story of their defeat.
They suffered, too, to some degree, at
the hands of the umpires neither of
whom gave them their just dues on
several occasions. However, if they
had had all the best of it on that score
IL would have made no difference in
the result, for the game was always the
Short Lines, and was won purely on its
merits.
Kidder In Fine Fettle.
Kidder pitched one of his best games,
and when kidder is in form he is hard
10 beat His support, too, was gilt
edged, and time and again clean hand
ling of difficult balls shut off runs that
seemed inevitable. Eubanks proved to
be exactly what was expected of him,
a steady, clear-headed pitcher. He was
touched up pretty freely once or twice,
but only after errors which took the
heart out of him. He allowed the Short
Lines eleven scattered hits. but only
two OF their runs were earned.
Right at the start the Short Lines
commenced scoring Miller fell on TO
the first ball over the plate, and sent
il kiting into center-field for two bags
Waller could only pop up to Hartman,
but Taylor pushed Miller along with a
neat sacrifice. Bowmans long fly to
Higson should have retired the side, but
he tried to catch it with one finger and
that method did not prove a bowling
success, so Miller scored. Barnes ended
il with a dinky one to Eubanks. Two
long Idaho flies to Barnes and Taylor
served to prove that the Short Lines
outfield was not asleep. The other
Idahoan struck out
Two more came TO the Short Line in
the second Shannon received a pass
TO first, stole second and came in on
hard drive by Kidder. Kidder circled
the field on two little singles-bunts
they were, in reality.
Kidder struck out the first two Pole
cats. and Reed tried Knickerbocker's
mettle with a high one into left. Knick
was there, and another blank was re-
corded against the Idaho boys by the
burly soldier who feeds the big score
board in right-field.
Pocatello Scores.
Neither side scored again until the
fifth. Then, with two men out. Poca-
tello scored its only run. Reed was
donated a base, went to third on Eu-
banks long fly into right-field, and
scored on Dryers drive past second
The crowd showed its fairness by lib
eral applause With two men on bases
more runs looked probable, but Umpire
NaDor called Rand out on strikes.
'Anaconda' Dwyer INDUCED in vocal
gymnastics concerning the decision for
a few moments, and Vapor put on his
dignity and his coat. He was finally
induced to get into the game again,
but confined his attention to the base
runners, sloughing off the major part
OF the work on to Stinson.
The score was getting too close to suit
the Short Line. and they garnered two
more runs on a base on balls. a force,
Walters double and a momentary lapse
of mind by Eubanks, which Waller i'm
proved by stealing home. In the same
inning Miller accomplished beauti-
full double play, nabbing a high pop
up from Datesman's bat and catching
Hartman off first. The eighth was eX-
citing. The Short Line acquired one
on Hartman's tumble of Bowman's
slow grounder and singles by Barnes
and Margetts. Then Pocatello made a
last bid for victory. Dwyer swiped a
little one TO Bowman, who boggled it.
Rand and Hartman singled, Dwyer
coming in on the latter hit. Taylor had
thrown short to the plate, and Shannon
merely made pass with the ball at the
cloud of dust enveioping Dryers slid
ing form, and threw the ball to third.
cutting off Rand clearly. Dwyer had
scored easily. but Umpire Stimson
didn't think 50. and what he said went.
After that ii was all off with PocatelIo.
How 1t Was Done.
Tho e-co,o.