The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-19

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The tale of that game so long and drear;
Through many an error many a drive,
The Angels skinned US. eighteen to five
1t is to regret. To regret that it
should be thus. To mourn for the
things that were not; 10 mourn for
the things that we're.
Time, however, will assuage our grief.
We shall win a game personal---very.
hap today-and then we shall feel bet
ter. Let US not be too much cast
down. Let US think OF the first game
Of the series. when il was ours 10
laugh. Faint heart. cheer up, 1t might
have been worse. The entire fruit crop
of the state, for instance, might have
been ruined, and that would mean no
gOOseberry pie next Christmas. We are
still alive and most of US are in fair
physical condition-shattered though
we may be mentally. L us look at the
bright side of things. 1t will not al
ways be dark. After the cold winter
comes the bright sunshine of spring,
the pretty flowers. the clover alfalfa,
the little birds, the lambkins sporting
on the green. the lOw-cut shoes, the
June bride etc. and then we forget
The dark days that have gone before.
Well let US have a look at il. Let
Us first take up our lineup yesterday,
so fearfully and wonderfully made.
Two outfielders playing inheld, two
pitchers playing outfield, a change
catcher behind the pan, the second
baseman at short, the right fielder in
the middle, only the pitchers and the
first baseman playing where they be-
long.
For us: Boots, wild throws, lost
flies and many others. 100 numerous to
mention.
Against US: Nine men playing where
they all belonged. full of ginger field
ing like champions, hitting like the
divil, and all.
Result: Eighteen to FIVE in favor of
Los Angeles.
There Is. no concealing the fact that
we had il put on us pretty hard. II
we tried to disguise this our enemies
would laugh at us Eighteen to i've is
no close game anywhere. Even in the
National league this would be consid-
cred a one-sided contest, and natural
IL we are a trifie to the gloomy, but we
shall recover again soon.
To try to fix the responsibility would
be calling names-nine or ten times. in
all likelihood Personalities are never
pleasant. and it is not good to dwell
IN disagreeable things. 1t leads ulti-
mately to dyspepsia and al its dreadful
aches.
Let us be as nice as we can about
Il. Let as not take snap judgment.
Give the management a chance II IS
quite n proposition to shift tailender
team around the country and in a mo-
ment jump into the first division. class
with il. Good players are hard to get
GO late In the season, and we must
do the best we can with what we can
get. experimenting with the men we
can get hold of. keeping the ones that
do the best work, letting go the ones
who do the worst We must give
the team every chance. The men are
not vet two weeks with Us, and they
are going against the leaders. a team
+boroughly trained. coherent in everv
respect. under splendid discipline, all
PLAYING their proper positions and with
the prestige of a long string Of vic
tories behind them.
We went into the game demorallzed.
We played a pitcher who has been
pitching in pretty nigh every game
Dlaved since he came to town. When
~ was worn out we had to put him
I'M the outfeld and bring in an out
fielder who had been working like a
beaver in his own position. On the
bench we had a substitute WIZ GRIP
-oled hand. who could not handle pail
~ AN on the road we had bunch or
reinforcements who were at the time
out Of reach. Taking all these things
into consideration it is easier to un-
derstand the thing.
There is another phase OF the tnlnS
which we cannot forgive so easily.
Dame Rumor with some confederation
from Dr. Eyewitness. says some of our
ulayers have been keeping late hours.
II is said they are cursed by being pos
sessed of beautiful voices. tender.
sweet and resonant. which make them
IN great demand by serenading parties.
In Is not well. Baseball and social di-
version do rot mix. The vocalization
should be cut out during the baseball
season and the couch should receive
Che herculeau frame ere midnight eacn
day. No names. you understand. but
the late hours should be eliminated. A
triNe more espionage by those in au-
thority would do no harm. Nothing
dieaoreeable is intended-no knock.
No mantle Of charity is outstretched,
but don't-piease. don't-make US mad.
We want to like the team-we insist
or liking the team-we vent to help
the team win. but we want the team to
do IFS share We want the best in the
showcase. II &c should happen not to
be the best in the world. we won't kick.
fuf We want the best available. We
want the best ia every Nen. and he
cannot deliver ii unless he follows the
"a aatriarchial habit Of easAv 20 bed