Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-11
RIO GRANDES WIN
ONE FROM OGDEN
Best Game Of the Season Played
Saturday
PLAYS WERE BRILLIANT.
Hopkins Made a Double that Brought
Forth Great Applause aud a Few
Boilers score 7 10 s.

Lovers OF baseball who failed to Wit
ness Saturdays game between the Rio
Grandes and Ogdens missed a rare
treat for the contest was without doubt
the grettlest seen here this year. The
home team won, and It wasn't luck that
did 1t either but cool bralny team work.
Their hitting was nothing extra but
their sacrifices were timely and It was
through this they won the game, There
was not getting ratified and sulkIng and
every man entered the game with a
determination to DO his best under the
circumstances.
A SPLENDID DOUBLE PLAY
The game was made brilliant not by
one or two, but by numerous good
plays. But the play that brought the
crowd 10 its feet In a wild paroxysm OF
delight was made by Hopkins, the Rio
Grandes centerheld. In the seventh in
ming. He had already put one man out
when Casey came 10 the bat and hit for
first. He was followed by Clark who
sent one up in the air and down TO right
center "Hoppy" started for II but
nearly everybody said he couldn't pos
slble reach II. But "Hoppy' fooled EN-
all. He had TO make a long run and
jum9 TO get il, but II made no differ
ence 10 him. No sooner did he get the
sphere In his hands than he fired II to
shannon on frst with cannon ball
speed. Shannon was there and put
Casey out ere he could realize the sit
uation Hopkins admirers were not
content with cheering him. but showed
their appreciation OF his good work by
showerins dollars at him
Hopkins was not the only one who
ever. IN the eighth Gim-
lin Of ogden made a splendid run
ning-jump catch that brought forth
great applause One OF the features
of the day was Rlsleys good work. To
say that he more than atoned for his
carPlessncss on Decoration day would
be- stating Ii mildly. He simple arose
above himself Kept cool and. although
hit pretty often he stopped some OF the
fastest indelders ever seen.
Gierhardt. Ogden's pitcher. was evil
IDENTIFY not IN good trim for his pitching
was very poor The hits Of the game
were not very many. but were long
ones. Nine OF the thirteen hits Were
either two or three bBggers The best
one NJ the game was made by Bill Mar
tin in the Eighth "Hoppy' was on
first and Risley on second As Bin
came up he was observed 10 smile and
talk the situation over with himself
The first ban that came has way Bill
sent down 80 right making two bases
bringing Risey and Hopkins home.
MR.. cIMLIN KICKS.
In the ninth inning two Of the ylsl-
tors were out afd a man on third when
Father Gimlin came 10 the bat. Gin
was sore over something and when such
is the case he let's everybody know IL.
one run had been made and Gimln
thOught.there should be more. Perhaps
he was right, but that's another story.
Risley pitched In couple that Gin
let go by. Charlie Griffin promptly
called them strikes. Then Glmlln did
what he always does upon the slightest
pretext-he kicked He is rapidly ac-
quiring the title Of the chronic kick
er" He jumped around like a hen
on hot griddle and stood about thirty |
feet away from the plate while Risley |
sent two good ones over the plate and |
the game ended.
Following h the score.