The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-03

lilrl panty contested Tor.
When the teams lined no for the last
inning 0ne peace preservers stood p
while p was checked up opposite the
fremen. Then the big "doinSs'' OF the
game started and before the 6renen
had recovered their opponents had run
M twelve runs. making a total OF thir-
ty-siN- In this inning the firemen failed
10 score. When the last man was out
the field was transformed into a riot
ing lot of police who Gid not lose their
enthusiasm over the result until the
patrol wagon in which they rode
home was far into the business sec
ticn.
Dams Smith Makes First Hit
The game was marked throughout by
good feeling. Referee Cranes deci-
sions found general favor. Catcher Joe
Barlow Of the police gang opened the
entertainment by failing to connect
with The shoots thrown by Pitcher L.
i. Wood Then Judge Dana T. Smith
walked Up TO the plate He landed.
Away out in the field somewhere
someone made an effort to Quash pro-
ceedingS but his motion fell through.
After the haze had cleared away and
three men had been retired, the police
had Two runs To their credit The fire
men made record runs for first, but
they proved false alarms and they got
nothing but nothing.
gfEcer Frank Lincoln, 200-poUnder
danced airily up to the initial bag at
the beginning of the second. He was
nervous on the occasion Of his debut
and after letting the sphere slip by
three times played tag with Catcher
CahoOn- In the second he was cit ="
70 the JOY Of the bleachers. who wanted
TO see the fremen set some kind Of
run for their money officer OlesOn
succeeded ia emUlating Lincoln TO the
extent Of tanning empty air thrice in
Things were looking indeed blue for
the coppers-
Then officers Evans and Barlow man
aged 10 connect and when Judge Smith,
got down of the bench and walked up
10 bat he found two men on bases and
Two men out The psychological mo-
ment of The law court had arrived.
His honor took advantage of il and
slammed the leather out into the gar
den When the bah got back TO pitch
eFs DOE Evans and Barlow were tax
ing Il easy on the players stand. Of
nceTs VIII Leary and Ed Palmer fol-
lowed up the lead by giving the score
boy chance 10 earn his money. In
TINS inning the stalwarts gained five
more runs.
Kempton and Al HcRenbach made
good for the 6Temen in their half of the
inning and managed TO bring in two
runs. This left the score seven to two
in favor of the police.
Firemen Rescue a Run.
BY some good fielding and a clever
stop by Pitcher Wood, the firemen sue
ceeded la sending their rivals out to
the helc in the third inning without
scoring IN their half the firemen made
one run. This was earned by Mioue
Ia ID
bags after he had chased around once
on a foul.
The fourth was fatal to any straz-
Cling hopes the hremeH may have had.
the cOppers -piling up in this inning
eight runs. Bib" Leary showed TO ad-
vantage, making a twO-bagser and
bringing IN two runs Parry also dem
onstrated that. while he was not a
lightweight, he could so some when
i came to pushing the BAH and sprint
ing around bases. The firemen failed
10 get a run in this inning.
In the interim between the fourth aud
firth the men IN the rear of the pro-
cesSi0n held a poW-WOW and decided
that they WOuld have to be shown
The result was that while the blue
coats were held down 10 a measIy one
run their opponents rolled up seven.
The credit for this sudden turn in
affairs belongs largely TO NiQue Earl
Earl coached the men around the bags
III a lively style. assailing the police
in the meantime with q humorous flow
of Monaghan dialect For a time third
base resembled a corner in a Chinese
wash house instead Of an important DO
sition in the national game.
The sixth inning was without feature
save fly that Evans caught away
out in the southeast corner of the gar
den The copper was there with the
init and recorded the best catch Of the
day Evans also excelled IN clean
throwing and fielding during the great
er part Of the game and was some
there with the big stick.
Give is Lambasted Some.
The seventh saw the police get six
runs, while seven dremen chased
around the bases to home. Barlow con-
nected for tWo-bagger just as an
opening wedge 20 the first half In the
last half Of the seventh, after the FIRE
men had piled up half q dozen runs.
Officer Leary walked out Of the box
30 short and let Give take a whfri or
TWO. Two whirls were just about
enough FOR the latter and Leary re-
sgmed his place, holding It throughout
10 the close Of the game
In the eighth inning each nine scored
goose eggs.
The fireworks were set of in the
nthtu ana last inning. The cOpDers
were running home so often that It
was hard TO tell just who was scoring
the runs. After about ten men had
= crossed the plate someone IN the
bleachers suggested that they be
counted during the rest OF the inning
~ punches Of nves.9
After an even dozen runs were score
the police concluded 20 give the fire
fighters a chance. Accordingly thew
allowed them 10 go to bat three outs
hremen weren't there. The game
closed IS to 20.
Police Parade in Patrol Wagon.
Following the close OF the game the