The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-16
MINERS AGAIN
\ DOWN THE TA|L0RS
.bcaIs Lose Splendid Ten-Inning
Game to Eureka After
1 Cinching Victory.
RANK ERRORS IN NINTH
BROUGHT ABOUT DEFEAT
During First Seven Innings Both
Teams Played GiIt-Edged
~ Ball.

By the close score OF to Eureka
defeated the Dubei Tailors in an ex-
citing ten-inning game at Walkers fold
yesterday afternoon The locals won
playing that won the contest was as
brilliant and gilt-edged as the playing
that lost IL was wretched and miserable.
And what Is more the costly errors We're
made by men from whom they would
least be expected But they were made
and Eureka carried OFF q victory that
should have been Salt Lakes. But to
the credit of the Miners let it be said
that they played fast, clean game Of
ball and finished the ten innings with
only one errer chalked against them
superb ball, but during that fatal In.
ming they were guilty OF three of their
-four errors.
Was a Great Game,
The great game OF baseball doesn't
produce games more exciting than yes
terday's.. and what is more big leaguers
don't play much better ball than was ex-
hibited during the first nine and one
half innings Of Yesterdays game. Ex-
cept for lone tally made by the Tallors
during the hrst inning, neither side got
q run until the eighth. But during that
teams pulled out or threatening holes, 4
while the spectators held their breath
with anxiety. There were times when
the bases were full when the batter had
a lucky hit would have meant victory
Long running catches by the fielders
gilt-edged support on the diamond and
q vain effort on the part of the PLAYERS |
on both teams to bunch their hits rs !
the story of the first seven innings OF |
the royal battle
y Eureka Scores Two.
At the opening of the eighth the score |
vas l to 0 in favor of the Tailors and |
the spectators had almost come TO the
opinion that such would be the final re-
suit. When Newell flew out TO left field |
this belief was strengthened But wall,
second man UP for Eureka. singled and.
as Northrop did likewise the fans began
to sit up. After getting about dozen
fouls and losing half as many balls
Mexican struck out and the onlookers
suspected that the Talors would pull
out of this pinch as they had out OF the
close squeeze in the seventh. And then
came the surprise. King smacked out
? two dagger that scored Wall and
Northrop sent the Eureka delegation In
.ne grandstand wild O'Connell next up,
1led, but the score was IN Eureka S
favor.
Tailors Come Back Strong
When Romney. first man up for the
brighter color for the Miners. but i'm
neGiately clouded up when Douglas
lrove two-bageer over second. Stew
'ver the crowd. to-wit. that Salt Lake .
you'd Score. But there was a halt, for
zimmerman few out to second. Mar
,etts was next UP, Margetts who heads
he league In batting, Bert Mareetts |
Who has a reputation for pasting out
wo and three-baggers every little while.
When put to the supreme test such men |
reouently fall down. There were some
Who thought Bert would and some who
hought ne wouldn't. First ball UP ne
ct pass. AT the next he swung fierceIy
nut missed. Then came fowl and then
most seemed that Margetts had 1t in
rs power to decide the tenaciously
vaged battle, The next ball came
Shizzing up Margetts drove back low
Douglas and Stewart One tremendous
heer went VI from the grandstand and
teachers. in spontaneity, genuIneness
nd force the demonstration has not
cen equalled at the ball park this sea-
on. Like boys made happy with a
resent the Tailors. bubbling over with
,y, srahbed each other. danced and
nmped about merrily. Although Beck !
all. it seemed that the locals had the ,,
fme cinched.
An Opportunity Lost.
Dr. the TaIlors sad The Eu-ekans came S
+ fainthearted for the first OF the !
NTH Some OF them pulled on their
,ouses and others, preparatory to leav-
1t a grounder 10 Gum and probably
Ir the first time this season the crack l
lird-baseman booted the ball. Ordway
ii to Romney. who threw TO Douglas g
he chance for a double was easy, but
ouglas. TO the utter dumb-founding Of
le spectators. muired the ball and Rush
as safe at second and Ordway at first |
hen it was that those faint-hearted {
urekans. who were preparing to leave. {
tucked up courage and began making '
oise, Graves singled and the bases {
ere full, On Newell's long fly 10 Zim- ]
erman Rush scored and the game was
ed. double retired the Miners. In
re tenth the. Miners scored another,
nd although the Tailors battied hard l
retrieve the lost ground. the game |
nded with the score OF 4 to in Eu- ]
aka s. favor.