The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-04
Standing Of the Clubs.

The tail-enders put it all over the
Cupid Kleiber crowd at Walkers park
yesterday afternoon and won a pref
thy played contest by a score of to 4.
The Short Liners have improved i'm
measurably in their work, for at times
they made the Pocatello outfit look
like white chips. For the first time
since the season opened the Clippenger
lads played ball with their heads as
well AS with their hands.
The game was almost ruined by the
weirdness of the umpiring. Mr.. Frank
Matthews, who cfficiated as master of
the field, wrapped up both his eyes and
left them at home, if his decisions may
be taken as Indication Of such cir
cumstance. He was lamentably weak
on balls and strikes and he deliberately
presented POcatellO with a run or two
in the first by calling Gamble safe
when he was out by about 200 yards.
However, Mr.. Matthews was very i'm
partial in his poor decisions. One side
got il about as badly as the other,
and however rank the umpire may
have been no one could accuse him of
favor1tism. Once after Berkeley had
had two strikes called on him, Shannon
put one up that split the plate waist
high. Berkeley was so sure that it
was the third strike that he threw
down his bat and started for the bench
Matthews called it a ball, however,
and the next minute Berkeley made a
hit.
Hoffer Was the Star.
The bright particular luminary was
Hoffer, the Short Lines latest impOr-
tation from Denver. Hoffer was the
life of the game. He got everything
that came his way, including one very
difficult foul, and the fans were with
him all the way through. In the sec
ond he was almost put out of the game
by what looked from the stand to be a
very dirty bit Of ball playing on the
part OF Harmon.
The little pitcher had hit a weak
grOunder in front of the plate. Berke-
ley got the ball and fired it to first.
Harmon saw that he was out, so he
rammed into HOher as hard as he knew
how in the hope of knocking the bail
out of his hands. In this he was IN
successful, but he broke off three Of
the first baseman's front teeth. After
q delay of ten minutes HOffer pluckily
took his position again and played as
if he had never been touched. For his
gameness he was vigorously applauded
every time he came near the grand
stand. In addition to fielding his po-
sitiOn superbly, HOffer kept the other
players fun of ginger by encouraging
them at critical times.
Seven Of the nine runs accumulated
by the two teams came in the first
inning. The visitors opened proceed
ings. After Berkeley had missed a foul
tip from Rand's bat which would have
been the third strike, the fireman laced
out a single. This performance was
bile. Haynes flied out to Taylor, who
threw to first in time to catch Gam
Die by a large majority, but the UNI
pire refused to allow the out Sedden's
hit scored Rand and Gamble. Seldom
was forced at second by Arensen, who
scored on Eleiber's hit Datesman died
at first.
Home Boys Get Four.
The home boys got four in their half.
Asbury was ticketed TO first. Waller
singled and the bases were filled by
gift to Taylor. Next HOffer was pre-
scented with a base, forcing Asbury
home. Barnes famed, but Benefits
hit scored Waller and Taylor. Kim
merer flied out to Gamble and then
Berkeley ripped off e-bagger on
which HOffer completed the circuit
There were no more runs on either
side until the fifth, sharp fielding on
both sides keeping out the taIlies. In
the inning named Taylor led with a
single. He reached second, when Har-
mon missed Benefits grOunder. and
scored on Candles muff OF Kimmerer's
long line drive. In the sixth the Po-
kies got one on a base on balls and
Sedden's triple, which looked very much
like a foul.
Goose eggs were in order from this
point @lntil the close. although in the
ninth the visitors looked close. With
one man out Datesman singled. He
was held at first on Kuran's short fly
TO Taylor, and the agony was ended
when Ryan, who had been put IN to
bat for Harmon. forced him at second.
Berkeley led the batting for the 10
Gals and Seldom for the P0catellos,
each man mailing three safe ones. At
tendance 2,165.
TIE Summary.