The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-08
BUCK WEAVER
TO THE RESCUE
Ancient Ball Player Goes in the
Box.
OUT.PlTCHES FATHER KELLY
LATTER TOUCHED UP FOR EIGH-
TEEN HITS.
OUT.pHCHES FATHER KELLY
Standing Of Teams.

WAY back in the alfalfa fields
4 around Pennington there dweils
an ancient ball player known to
the fans far and near as Rip Van
Wrinkle Weaver. He is said to have
been a master at the game in days far
beyond the memory Of the Oldest inhab-
liant. and from his earliest childhood
used to go out among the savage tribes
that then inhabited this valley and
teach the noble red man the game now
being pracuced by the later genera
tions
In his youth it is said this ancient
ball player whiIed away the time throw
ing pebbles at the festive coyotes and
sportive jack rabbits that swarmed In
large numbers in the sagebrush, and,
while following this favOrite amuse-
meut. learned number Of shoots and
slants which he stored w for future
use.
Being q backward sort of a man, Rip
Van Wrinkle Weaver never cOntided his
ability i'm this line, being content to
await the time he could put his knoWl-
edge into some use. AS a result none
of his friends ever accused him OF be
ing a baseball pitcher, and it remained
for a certain individual known here
abOuts as Big Chief BOrChers (nO re-
latiOn 10 the savage tribes Of Rip Van
Wrinkle Viewers bOyhood days. TO dis
cover the fact.
Yesterday weaver and his crowd Of
farmer lads invaded the city and. for
nine innings. this ancient mariner
Of
forgotten curves that completely mysti-
fed the big chiefs Indians.
Wonders How It Happened.
The large number of fans who visited
the park yesterday are still wonder
ing how il happened. Starke, the new
pitcher for the LagOOns. failed to ar
rive yesterday, and, after sizing up the
White Wings, Buck Weaver came TO
the conclusion that he could do the
trick himself. and went in and did it.
While Buck was touched up for a total
Of ten hits, ne kept them well scat
tered and won his game. Only one
man received a free ticket TO first.
Father Kelly was on the rubber for
the Wings, and was hammered all over
the diamond. The usually steady Kelly
was a little OF. and was touched up
for eighteen hits. Everybody took a
hand at hitting him except Hader.
Plake did the worst execution, going TO
the bat five times, getting four safe
hits and scoring four runs.
Salt Lake did better work in the
field. making four errors against the
Farmers seven, but the game was lost
on account OF the inability OF the White
Wings to hit Weaver at critical times
LagOOn's poor work in the field gave
Salt Lake two runs in the first innings,
and then the Farmers settled down to
business, and did not let another angel
cross the plate until the sixth, when
hit by Kimerer and an error by Eu-
banks scored the greatest fielder OF
them ali. on Adams safe hit 20 right
field
Adams Again Scores Kimerer.
In the eighth kim" again scored or
a twO-bagger by the new salt Lake
catcher, and Adams himself scored or
Margetts' hit to left field. Gingeree
BrOckhOff led off with a three Dagger
ia the ninth, and was scored By Hus-
toms wO-bagger. Huston stole thirC
and came in on Schils' long fly to Brad
ley Huston's wild throw let BrisenC
get to first in the start off for the La
goons. He reached third on Weaver''
oALelg, ana scored on BrOcknOiL S Idil
ure TO stop Flakes grounder. a minute
later Husky Eng sent a twO-baggel
down past third, scoring both Weaver
and Plake.
In the third the LagOons scored two
more on hits by McCausland. Flake anC
Eubanks. and Kings lofty fly to Ellis
III the fifth the balloon went up for 9
few minutes, and when Father Kell!
again became settled four Farmers ha,
crossed the home plate. Singles by Nc
Causland, King. Eubanks and Lempk
and a twO-bagger by Flake, togethe
with Adams error I'm letting Kimereri
long throw home get past him, did TIT
work.
Flakes two-bagger in the eight
melted him a run on Kings drive pas
second. Margetts fielding was again
a feature Of the game He double,
Rriseno out on first by O quick throw
and caught Bradley trying to get hom
by a long drive. Adams. the new
catcher, made his first appearance OF
the diamond yesterday. He got tw
hits out of five times at the bat, AM
helded his position well.
The Summary (OhicialO