The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-22
FLIES AND eRoUNpERs.
Short Lines and Rio Grandes Play at
Walkers Field Today.

ana While ii is 10 be only an exhibition
game, it viii doubtless be interesting,
aS both mines have done excellent prac-
tice work so far this season, and ought
to be in good trim. The Bio Grandee
showed what excellent material they
are made Of at Ogden last Sunday, los
ing the game only because of the fact
that they had not played together be-
f0re, and team work was practically
lacking. Their subsequent practice has
remedied that difficulty The work OF
the Short Lines has been an unknown
quantity, and it will be interesting to
note how the two teams stand with re-
gard to playing strength. The game
will start promptly at 8 o'clock, and
there will doubtless be a large crowd
OF fans present.
8 O 8
One Of the biggest games of the sea-
son, from the standpoint of those fans
who go to a ball game for the fun
there is in it, and not FOR the skill dis
played. will be the match between the
brokers and the CURRIERS' which is Gched-
uled to come off next Saturday at
Walkers field. The game will be play
ed for bet Of $500 a side, not to men
ton all the other individual wageTs that
will be made by the men who handle
the stocks. Caller Jones has been an
nounced as the official umpire on ac-
count Os his noise making proclivities,
as it is necessary to hear the decisions
Of the umpire above the spasms of the
bleacherites. He will be provided with
all the necessary safeguards for his
preservation in cas- Of trouble.
AS a further bulwark for his defense,
every one of the players is to promise
not to kick more than once or twice
That the game will be fought to the
bitter end goes without saying, and the |
indications are that there will not be
dull moment during the whole nine
innings. At least there won't be if one |
of the teams does not walk away from |
the other, and that is not at all likely. |
But there win be more even for the |
victors than the glory of winning and |
the satisfaction of taking away that |
$500. Sheets and Thompson, neither of |
whom is to appear in uniform. are to |
banquet the victOTs with the best that |
the land affords. The story goes that |
the exchange men are to be uniformed |
in the costumes of different Shake |
spearean plays, and. if so, they Will |
doubtless cut a wide swath, and their /
dashing appearance ought to win the |
game for them, if nothing else can. Bill |
Grifiths, famous broker and clever bail |
tOSser. is scheduled to appear IL the !
costume of Richard Ill and his sup |
porters expect him TO make three base |
hits every time. Then there will be |
Romeos, Bassanios. Hamlets and all the |
rest of the prominent characters. There |
will also be a big key Of free beer, and |
the game all around promises to be
big event.
The big leagues Of the country began |
work during the week past, and base
ball is now on in earnest. Both the |
National League and the American |
League started their seasons on Thurs |
day. and will play daily throughout the |
summer.
The Salt Lake Business college team |
has plans under way that will not |
leave the players idle throughout the |
summer. When the school league SER |
les is ended, they are TO arrange games |
with the two Logan academies, the |
Provo academy and other out of town |
teams. A considerable portion of the |
month Of June will be consumed in this |
way. and after the schools in the two !
towns have closed, the boys will play |
with other amateur mines in the city |
and at a distance. Mana ger Midsley Is |
getting the plans in shape so that no |
time viii be lost. and that when the |
school series is ended the team will |
keep on playing without any break. He |
is confident that his nine can make a |
good showing against any amateur |
team in the state, and there are many |
who concur with him in this opinion.
The arrival of the three old players, |
TAYLOR. Waller and Bowman, and their |
signing with the Short Lines, will con- |
siderably strengthen that organization, |
and will give it much the appearance |
of the team that the railroaders used |
to have in the old days. But it will be |
a stronger aggregation than ever be- |
fore lined up for the Short Line, and |
Manager Clippenger is confident that |
it will carry away with it a large por- |
ton of the honors of the season.
The pretty work of Walter Scare in |
the game at Ogden last Sunday occa- |
stoned many comments. Scare is about |
the only Utah boy who is connected |
with the Rio Grandes, and his work |
was fully equal to that of the team as |
whole, and much superior to the |
playing of several of the impOrtations. |
o q @
The Cate brothers, who came here |
from California to play with the Rio |
Grandes, and who were proclaimed to |
be tip-top players, are now without |
job on any Of the local teams, and it is |
doubtful if they will play here. The |
Rio Granders gave them a good trial |
and the benefit of the doubt, and fin |
ally released them. 1t is whispered, too, |
that there are TO be other releases be- |
fore the season has progressed very |
far.
Third Basman Waller of the Short |
Lines was chosen for the captaincy of |
that organization during the week. and |
he Immediately got the men out for |
practice. He is conceded by the fans |
to be the right man rig tly placed. |
The team held profitable practice at |
Walkers field yesterday afternoon, two |
good hours Of work being gone through |
with.
The first game of the Utah-Idaho |
league series will be played next S8tur- |
day at Walkers field between the Rio |
Grandes and the POcatellos. Great |
preparations are being made to open
the season auspiciously. and to make |
the opening game one of the big events |
1t will be properly advertised and on |
the day of the game there will be a |
street Darade of the PLAYERS. and a |
band viii be at the grounds to furnish |
music. The fans are anxiOusly looking |
forward to the opening and are dis |
cussing it with a great deal of inter- |
est
Tod Goodwin plays shortstop with
the CURRIERS', and it is said that he never |
missed a high ball that ever came his |
way. He is regarded even by the |
young ladies as a good catch Toddie |
win be one of the features of the great /
game next Saturday.
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The High school boys had yesterday |
the best practice that they have had !
this season. l.. A Callahan the fa
nous football coach of the school was |
out with Ii. i,n.-.- II -. =. - -