The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16
ELDERS PLAY
CLEAVELANOS
Clever Amateurs Put Up Good Game
of Ball.
NEW MEN IN EVIDENCE
THORNTON AND DURHAM MAKE
FIRST APPEARANCE.

Pleasantly picturesque III some respects,
but in the main good. was the transaction
between the Elders and the Cleaveland
team Yesterday. afternoon. Staked TO a
catcher oy the Elders and equipped with
some first class amateur players the
CieaycIaad seam put up d good game
against their professional antagonists. 1t
was the Cleavelands initial game Of l9Oo'
and their performance yesterday gives
good reason to believe they viii be a
terror among the amateurs this season.
Their defeat was scarcely surprising
nor was the one-sided score a source OF
establishment. With the grounds in good
shape and the weather altogether salts
factory the Elders were in prime condi-
tion To play a good game of ban. which
they played. Their fielding was perfect in
every particular. and after they had
sutyGeeded IN reaching an understanding
began To batter the ball 10 a noticeable
extent.
Bases were on the bargain counter,
largely due to the lack of guile on the
part of the amate boys who placed too
much confidence in the alleged honesty of
the Elders Chiefly because the CIeaVe-
land iufielders persisted in playing far
from the bags the Elders found stolen
bases so easy to attain that less ignoble
persons would have scorned the chances
presented
workout. The Cleaveland team is too
fast TO monkey with. and the big Ieaguers
were thus compelled TO keep tab on things
all the time
Two New Men Out.
The fans in attendance had their first
two new Elders. Thornton and Durham.
Thornton is built in cXtenSO several ways,
hut WlihaI Is as spry as most men who
carry two or three stun less heft. His
work WAS distinctly soui-satisfying to
those who watched him yesterday. and
Tho unanimous verdict was that he Will
do. Possibly. he has a small layer of
adipose tissue that might be dispensed
with He indicated this himself once
when ne closed a deal with one of the
slender lads by the terms of which the
slender lad took up the big mans task
from that point. Umpire Setley pun
ished the big fellow for this In the ninth
third before the ball was found. On
ThorntOns completion of the 2IO-foot dash
Seley cropped an observation to the eff
feet that the hit was foul 1t was foul. in
truth. But the run Will do YOU good,
Jack Setley offered by way of consola-
. ton.
Durham. the new pitcher. is a stocky
fellow. blonde as to his thatch and wicked
as to his speed. He couldn't control his
fast ball yesterday, but succeeded in keep
inc everything hidden from the CleaNe-
lands during the five innings ne pitched.
in mis- first inning he walked four. fore
tag a run home. but after that he never
Let a man get to first.
The CleaVeland boys took Jump at
Quick when he first came IN for the
eighth inning. but he soon Gained down
and ended the fun.
Dad stewart. the little outfielder of the
Cieavelands ripped off a brace of two
haEsers during the game and handled his
two fielding chances like an old-umer-
The CIeaVeland boys generally behaved
we'll with but two errors. Doth in the
Outfield.
The Elders appear to gain favor the
more. they play. Yesterdays game brought
much happiness tn the faithful few VINO
attended. and all are looking forward
with iu-conCerned Impotence TO the open
ing OF the season when the Elders VIII
;ct "a yvEacl< at the real ones.
Today the Elders will meet the High
land Boy team at Walkers lot. Inc
uamc begins at 3 o'clock. Ames, of blessed
mcmory herOabouts. viii probably pJch
Tor the Highland Boy crowd