The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20
Standing of the Clubs.

Those ball players from POcatellO
with the red stockings and the varie-
gated voices yesterday demonstrated
that they have all the right in the
world to be considered in the Utah
Idaho league race for championship
honors. They incidentally made a
much better showing than on their pre-
vious visit to Zion and defeated the
Short Lines by a score of to 8.
Harmon. the little pitcher for the
Idaho aggregation, did just about his
share in bringing about the result so
much desired by the citizens from the
north. He had speed to throw to the
winds, but he preferred to cOnf1ne it
to the atmospheric area Immediately
over the spot designated as home. In
the first part Of the game. the Short
Liners simply couldn't find him though
they hunted high and low. 1t didn't
seem to be any mysterious twirl that
he had, but the sphere came so swift
that before the railrOaders could swing
on it, Kuran had it in his nit.
There were a few changes in the
POcatellO team that seemed to greatly
increase its playing strength. Mys-
ferrous Bill" Haynes, the old war
horse who viii be remembered by those
who saw the LagOOns last summer, oc-
cupied the first bag with grace and
handled himself as an old veteran
should. Seldom, the third baseman on
the previous trip to Zion, has taken
little journey to the east and his place
was well filled by Gamble Lillis, a
new man in the right garden, did not
prove to be the fielder that one would
expect to be with an all star aggrega-
ton, getting one error and saving HIM
self from another by almost a miracle.
Why Twas Lost.
The playing of the local team was
marred by some ineXCuSable errors
that came when they would be of most
benefit to the IdahOans. Pitcher Kid
der did not pitch the game that he did
a week agO-nOt by any means. In the
fore part of the game he was wild and
the POkies seemed to experience no
difficulty in making connection with
his twists. They pounded out hit after
hit for four innings and then the old
standby settled down to playing ball
after an approved fashion. But the
game was gone by then and all the
pitching in the world couldn't have
saved it.
That Saturday games-and par
tiCularly those of the Utah-IdahO
league-are going to be popular this
year was evidenced by the fact that
the biggest crowd of the season was
out, numbering nearly 1000 paid admis-
sions. And it was a we'll handled
crowd. too, the management deserving
great credit for the way it was taken
care of. The Omnipresent small boy
wasn't very much in evidence and the
crowd, big as it was, was provided
with seats.
Sam Browning, the assistant umpire
for the games thar are 10 be played at
this end of the line, was given an Op-
portunity to show what he could DO,
and he made a most favorable inn
preston. He called out his decisions
IN voice that all the grand ISLANDERS
could hear and there was never any
doubt as to how he was deciding
things.
The game started promptly at $3.50.
with Rand Of POcatellO at the stick
The Pokies started to play ball right
away, Rand lining out a nice little hit.
Then he lost ii all by trying TO steal
second and meeting with the good
whip Of Berkeley. Gamble came up and
sent two Dagger out in left. Haynes.
who was greeted with cheers from the
Did IanS, lined out nice single Dates
out OIt another and Gamble came in
home. Kleiber got to first on Walters
error, and Haynes was caught be-
tween third anu home in an effort to
fitch his way 10 the coveted spot.
Dryer was good for a single that
scored Datesman, and Lillis retired the
side by slow grouT der to Kidder.
One, Two, Three.
Miller came W for the Shorts and
famed. Waller followed with a swift
one to Gamble, which the latter handled
prettily and got it over 10 first in time
10 intercept the runner Taylor got TO
the initial on transportation furnished
by Harmon, and while Kimmerer was
waiting for something nice to hit, Tay-
Tor tried TO steal second and was
caught by a good throw from Kuran.
That let the Pokies up to the stick
again.
Kuran bravely faced Kidder and
sawed Harmon placed a slow one out
TO Waller, which the latter had barely
time to handle. He fielded it clean,
but he had TO make the throw over to
the initial so speedily that il went
little low But the fans applauded the
play just the same. "One of your record
players, said the scientific thirty-third
degree, would have been just a little
slow in throwing that ball. but he
would have thrown il clean. and there
would have been hit, but no error on
him"
Rand walked and Gamble flied out to
Kimmerer. Harmon waited until the
catch. and then beat the ball home
Haynes got to first on Miller'S error.
and Datesman arrived at the same des-
tinatiOn because of the fact that Nc
FarlanG was too sure of an easy
grounder, and let it go through his
legs. 'Sandy's" error also let in Rand
Kleiber got a hit. and Dwyer knocked
one down to Miller, which the little
short stop used in putting out Kleiber
on second.
Kipmerer came uD for the Shorts
ana started things right by a clean
single. Bowman signalcd for him to
go down 10 second, and then tried to
bunt. But the bunt wasn't effcctual
and Kimmerer was caught on the way
Kuran TO Rand. Bowman then struck
out and his example was followed by
Barnes.
Lillis made an inauspicious beginning
for the POkies by flying out to Kim
mereF. Kuran showed him how it
should be done by placing a two bagger
out in right and Harmon got to FIRST
on BOwman's error. Rand singled,
bringing in Kuran, and Gamble did
the same for Harmon. Haynes struck
and in the shuttle Rand and Gamble
moved 10 a base each Datesman
singled and brought them both in, and
Kleiber went out to Miller.
One Chance Lost.
Mcfarland went up for the Shorts
and placed an easy one down to Rad.
Berkley struck out and Kidder got %