The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-13
SALT LAKE WINS
The FIRST GAME
Baseball Season Opens TO Big
Crowd.
B0RCHERS SCORES HOME RUN
BIG CHIEF MAKES SENSATIONAL
PLAY OF THE DAY.

THE Utah baseball season opened
yesterday TO a large crowd, which
plainly indicated that the love fer
the national game stin hoyers around
this part Of the state. The weather
was all that could be asked and every
one appeared happy. For months many
of those who have talked baseball 10
help their digestive organs have been
casting longing eyes toward the open
ing Of the season, and they were all on
hand. The faces Of fans who have been
a part Of the history of baseball in this
state for the pas. few years were also
there. and IS some favorite player hit
the BAH square on the nose, the same
wild Comanche yeis came from the
grand stand ard bleachers.
Nothing was missing, and everything
looks favorable for a good season Of
the greatest OF all sports. Yesterday
might be termed as the first grand re-
hearsal, with nearly all the players do
ing their parts as if they were thor
oughly familiar with their lines.
Uniforms Are Varied.
The costumes worn somewhat repre-
scented the third season for an Uncle
Toms Cabin" company which had seen
better days. The Butte team, especial
~, wore w fuI sus representing almost
every league ever heard Of, and some
yet TO be organized But this was
overlooked and especial attention was
paid to the different players, who were,
in a majority Of cases. strangers to the
local baseball world. OF the new men
signed BY salt Lake perhaps Brockof
IA #-nH-
zion well at second base. and covered
great amount Of territory. Rafert, the
new backstOp for the locals. shows the
need of more work before his throwing
arm gets strong. Clifford is liable 10
be a strong man at the bat, as he met
the ball every time he faced the pitcher
yesterday. The rest Of the Salt Lake
lineup are familiar to the salt Lake
fans, and played as il they would do
as well if not better than last year.
Borchers Makes Home Run.
The game itself was good to look
upon, few chances being overlooked.
and but three errors being made by
both teams. The one particularly bright
feature Of the game was made by none
other than Big Chief BorChers him
self. It was a clean hit for a home run.
and the manner in which il was made
was Almost sensational. Borehers bat
ted seventh on the list, and did not face
Hawiey until the second inning. He
was then first man up AS he left the
bench a certain pride was noticed in his
step as the grand stand greeted him
with cheers. He slowly took his posi-
ton and calmly eyed his Old-time rival,
Pink Hawley. The latter greeted him
with a broad grin, and signaled the
catcher that a straight ball was COM
ing. Tt came, the big en- IF met il
squarely on the nose and a small object
was noticed traY ling in the direction
Of Park City. The Butte oUtdeldeTs
merely looked at the ball sail over the
fence and Borchers calmly trOSted
around the diamond for the first home
run of the year. 1t took the crowd
several seconds to realize what had
happened, and then there was some
cheering. Harry Joseph was noticed
in the vicinity Of the box Office, and one
could ;dmost hear him say. L told
yOu So" Anyhow, Borchers had made
his play. and VIII now be pointed out
as the big gun for the rest of the year.
Brockoff Scores First Run.
BrOckon was the first man to the
bat. and at the signal play ball." he
sent a grounder over to Mcintyre, who
let 10 go between his feet, allowing
Brockom to get to first on the error, He
was brought in BY hit by McNichols,
and scored the first run Of the year.
Butte did not get a man to FIST base
when they took their turn at the bat
Bcrchers made his great hit in the sec
ond, and Butte again failed to get a
man TO the first corner. In the third
hits By Rafert and McNichois scored
two runs, and Butte also scored two
runs on the stick work of McDOnough
Kelly and Ward. Kimerer and Bradley
brought in two more in the fourth for
salt Lake, and Butte got one on Cliff
fOrd's error Both went out IN short or
Ger in the fifth. In the sixth, hits by
BrOckOff ard Kimerer, and q. long fly
from Bradley's bat, scored two more
runs, and Hawley's and McDOnough' S
timely stick work gave the visitors
two tallies. Neither team was able
70 get a man across the plate in the
seventh and eighth.
CGhord's two-bagger brought in Ra-
fert for the last run scored by the To-
cal team, giving them a total Of nine.
Butte Fails to Pull Out.
Butte stepped to the bat determined,
four runs behind, and made a desperate
effort 10 win the game. Both Kelly and
Ward struck out. Treadway got ia
hrst on single, and Marshall was hit
by Heuser and took his base. Mcintyre
walked leaving TIE bases fun, with two
men out. McCloskey stepped I'D and
singled, bringing in Treadway and
Marshall. This left tive men on bases
as Pink Hawiey stepped to the bar.
1T looked blue for the salt Lakers for a
few moments, but the big ex-Whita
Ninger famed and it was all over.
tollOWtnz is the summary.
SALT LAKE. ABB. r. II. P.O. A. F