The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-07
SALT LAKES IN
SECOND PLACE
Meredith Wins Approval of the
Fans.
WAS PITCHERS BATTLE
ANYBODY,s GAME UNTIL THE
FLAG DROPPED.
Standing of the Clubs.

In a glorious battle fought to the fin
ish, the White Wings vrested secOnO
place from the Lagoon team in the game
az the ball park yesterday afternoon
Manager Griffin's importations trom the
Western league made their initial bow
20 the Salt Lake public, and the unan-
m0us opinion of the $50 spectators who
Witnessed the contest is th9t they VIII 90
Elmer Meredith, the sOuth-pdW. etsJ-
while With Denver let loose Duncn OF
speed, curves and CrOss-ures mat III all
but 5Wo innings nau the LdegulIlLsS
standing on their heads IN trying 10
make connections lie tl-td eNcelieilt GU 81
troll, allowing but one Tree pass ana ne
team behind him backed INN up TO the
limit Hickey handles himself Ike a
born bail tosser, accepting four or ms
five chances at short. the one errOr De-
iuE of the ezcusable order, and met the
bail every trip, Though not safely.
Your Uncle Bill MorroU was the
main squeeze, both at the bat and IN the
field. rolling up a couple of doubles,
neat sacrifice and pulling down five sky
Ar Williams of Boston was also in the
way of base hits. a one-handed stop over
third off HOIiingsWOrth being about the
main event of the game
Captain Webster shifted over to first
bag and gave the finest eXnlblJlon seen
IL must not be supposed that ZIP
kOStdt remained passive curing the
sOireC- for the little tWlrler plJched
game thut would ordinarily nave Won
Papa" Weaver was as kinky IS =
EeaT-Old filly and saved several Wild
throws ny beautiful pickups.
one of the principal features OF the
afternoon was the work OF young Nc
Nichols. who packed six chances In his
grip over mt third, most of them difficult
II was a game that gladdeaed the
hearts of the fans, and games such as
yesterday will revive interest IN the
sport.
BY winning. the game salt Lake jumps
The White Wings started -he ball roll
ing i'm the 1irst inning. After TWO men
went out. Hickey smashed roller at
Hollinssworth. which ne latter booted,
ana lick was sale re started 10 steal
second. and kept on t. third, as HOf1er'
throw landed IN center Held Morrow
drove out a timely double and the first
In the third, Kimmerer led off with
single, but was forced at second on Nc
tauslandS bunt TO kOstaL a passed
b'H let Mac down TO second. whence he
scored on MOrTOW's hit for two sacks,
after Hickey mad flied out TO 5radleE-
w epst5r leaned against a lasi me Tor
double 10 right, scoring Morrow. Two
runs.
Another tally was pinned I'D In the
fourth on Williams hit to left. followed
by Tayors single to center. which
Bradley let through him Williams. kept
on for the plate on the play and should
have been OuI, but HOfter lost the bah
when Dave slid into him.
The last run came in the eighth
the latter nuffed- Morrow sacrificed the
runner T. second and Websters hit
brought Hickey home.
Right here was where a dumb play en-
sued. HaTIey made single. on which
Webster took third, Mark remaining at
first Wiiliams famed. Hoffer cropping
the third strike. Big" Bill picked up
the ball and threw to Weaver to eaten
Hanley between the bases. Old Buck
however. had his head with him and ar
Ter running |1aniey up once between JiIa
bases 10 draw Webster off third. snapped
the ball TO McNichOls. who caught Web
Tor an out. Both Webster and Hanley
should have Rugged their bases cor with
one hand out ana men on first and third
the batter was out whether The catcher
held the third strike or not This mighl
have meant another run
me only scoring done by the Blue5irds
happened in the second and third IN
ningS. In the former the first nan uu
McNichoIs, slashod d long fly 20 right
that Taylor misjJdged. which netted Mac
three cushions. The next two men went
out schnable drew base on balls and
started To steal second. McCausland's
throw had Fritz caught, but he slowed
up, and while he was being run down
between the bases. AIcNiclloIs scored
Hits by Wee Willie HOfer and IOey
kostal, Hickey's muff and Bradley's
grass trimmer TO right were the causes
OF TIC az her two runs summer