The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
BROKERS PLAY BALL TODAY
STOCK EXCHANGES NEE ON
THE DIAMOND.
Lively Betting and Much Dragging
By Both Sides Yesterday After
noon-All Hands Are Confident.

The Office of Stockbroker D. H.
Perry, jr., was the headquarters for the
baseball enthusiasts yesterday. Betting
became very lively on the game to
come off this afternoon between the
Salt Lake and the Utah Exchange
mines. Little else was thought of and
business was practically declared off
all along the row on Second South
street.
The challenge for a game first came
from the Utah exchange. The Salt Lake
board responded with an acceptance,
with a stipulation added that the stake
money must be in the shape of 10000
shares of Utah Saltpetre stock. The
members of the challenging board inn
mediately met the conditions and de-
posted the required stock with Sheets
& Thompson, brokers. The Salt Lake
board nine has deposited with the same
firm an equal amount of Boston &
De Lamar stock to be held as security
for the Saltpetre stock or its equivalent
in case of defeat.
Henry Perry stands to lose $1,000 cash.
He bet $500 even with Clarence Nc
Cornick, and $500 to $500 with Sam
Reggel, taking the Salt Lakers both
times.
Bets were pretty evenly divided up to
late in the afternoon, when odds were
largely in favor of the Utah Exchange
nine. The friends of the latter covered
everything offered from the other side.
At o'clock in the afternoon few
members of the Utah Exchange dis
played an offer of 500 on the result in
the window of Meeks Bros. office and
up to the close of business hours the
amount had not been covered.
1t is estimated that fully $500 has
been put up in wagers, and $500 more
will be up by the time the game is
called.
Jake Greenewald believes the Utah
nine will win and put up 1000 shares of
Boston '& De Lamar stock, which was
covered by Cal Woods. Another bet of
S. offered by G. w. Peck was taken
by Woods.
A. L. Morris bet $40 with Joe Bam-
berger on the Utah nine as the VIM
ners. Aside from this Joe Bamberger
put up $50 on the Salt Lake nine.
Cal Woods also had 5000 shares of
Manhattan stock to risk on the result.
This was taken in by Frank Higgin-
botham of the Utah exchange.
Harry Joseph was enthusiastic over
the superiority of the Salt Lake nine,
in which he expects to play left field.
He covered a wager of 5000 shares OF
Canadian Copper Mining company's
stock from D. H. Perry, jr. He also
Boston & De Lamar offered by Joe
Oberndorfer. Joseph then offered
bet of 1000 Navajo stock which was
accepted by Oberndorfer.
Ed Pickering bet SO with Ralph
Guthrie that the Salt Lake nine will be
beaten
-.Dick" Colburn, of the Salt Lake ex-
change, bet So with w. j. Honeywanl.
J. NJ. Cambell and w. J. Meeks made
a novel wager. Cambell bet that the
Salt Lake nine would not make three
scores in the first two innings. The
money put up was 81 each-
Secretary A. L. Morris of the Utah
exchange offered De Witt B. Lowe 500
against $50 that the Salt Lake nine
would be defeated. The offer was re-
fused.
Late last evening George Watts Of
fered $3.50 that the Utah nine would
win. The bet was taken up by Clar-
ence Mccormick. Jake Greenewald
also made a bet of 500 against $50,
favoring the Utah Exchange.
The breweries have contributed
literally and altogether eight kegs of
beer have been offered for place on
the third base during the progress of
the game. The Fisher, Wagner and
Salt Lake breweries will each send
down O. key and Deitman Bros, Major
Jackson and Irvine & Mason contribute
enough to make up the balance 1t is
safe to say there will be free beer"
for everybody who attends the game.
The following personnel of the two
clubs has been announced:
Utah Exchange:
George w. Jones, catcher; w. F.
Smith. pitcher; Frank McKinnon, first
base; Felix ]. Stark, second base; Joe
Obendorfer, third base; James Camp
bell, shortstop; Henry Mills, center
field: L. P Wells, right field; A. L.
Cowie, left field. Substitutes. A. L.
Morris and w. II. Chapman.
Salt Lake Exchange:
Ralph Guthrie, catcher; Will Griffith
pitcher; James Jennings, first base; w.
p. Lucas, second base; E. NJ. Miller !
third base; Will Barnett, shortstop; /
Harry Joseph. left field; Will Farms
worth, center field; Dick" Colborn,
right field Substitutes, H. H. Smith |
and Joe Bamberger.
The game will take place at the Fort |
Douglas grounds at $3.50 p. m. ana it is
generally believed it will be the most |
largely attended game ever witnessed |
in Salt Lake. Arrangements have been
made for a parade through the streets
early in the afternoon headed by a |
brass band The admission prices have |
been fixed at Is and % cents, the pro-
ceeds to go to the Salt Palace associa- |
ton