The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-06
. SALT LAKE TURNS
TABLES ON HELENA
Allows Visitors One Run, Made
Possible ON Three-Base
Fluke Hit.
PITCHER ANNIS WHOLE
SHOW IN THE GAME
Boys Play Fast Ball for the
First Time Since Arrival
of Team.
Interlnountain League

With the same kind of ball plaving
as was shown by the Salt Lake team
\ Wednesday afternoon on the Walker
field, when the Helena team was de-
feated by score of to ]. the team
ought to be able to win the Inter
mountain league pennant. Annis, pitch.
er for Salt Lake, was easily the fea.
ture OF the game. His fine work in the
ppoa' especially with men on bases. won
MN home IN this city. Then, with the
teams tied in the ninth inning, with
one run each, Annis came up, and, with
hit Tor two sacks, brought in the win
ning run. His support in the infield
was exceptionally good and we'll backed
up, IN the outfield. Mcintosh. in left
heid, mlsJndged Wessler high hy
winch should have been an easy one,
but which proved good for three sacks
Morse came to bat and singled, bring
ing III the only run the Helena team
mad chance OF scoring during the en-
tire game. 1t was one of the best
games played here for years, and if the
Salt Lake BOYS keep up the good work
they will not lack for support To one
who saw Tuesdays game and the poor
playing of the home team the work OF
Wednesday proved 4 revelation. The
boys knucklcd right down in the har-
ness and won out by putting up a stub
born fight at all times.
-. Thomas pitched fine game and
had splendid support, but in the third
inning he was found for two doubles
Rabbit Sturgeon followed Annis,
who struck out. and drove a pretty
liner between left and center. He took
third base in the pretticst steal of the
season, Hammond followed. but famed,
Head placed a double along the third
base line and Sturgeon scored. Lussi
..ti tba ,f,lA Oh ,T,.t
Smith making pretty peg 10 first.
There was nothing doing then until
the eighth inning, when Wesser started
trouble with scratch tbrce-base hit
and was scored by Morse on single.
Irby came 10 the bat and grounded out
mt first, Lussi doubling mp on Morse at
second with n peach of A throw
The teams started the ninth inning
tied, Vith one run each, There wa,
great suspense in the grandstand and
the fans took on IN uneasy air. AnnlS
had not showed the least weakening, b!
while Thomas was trifle wild. Helena
came up first. Kelly started the shut
out by grounding to Flick at second
Murray singled over second base. went
10 second on a passed ball and TO third
on Smiths out, grounding second 10
first 'Annis walked Thomas. which
gave Helena man on third and one
on first II looked bad for Annis, with
Sits, good hitter, coming 10 bat, but
Thomas tried to steal second. Whaling
was there and shot the ball TO Head, /!
covering second, and Thomas started
hack for first, Murray started for
home Head allowed him TO 90 nearly |
to the plate when he fred the ball in
aud Whaling put Murray out by a
rod and retired the side.
corbn was the FIRST man up for Salt |
Lake and for the third time in ths |
game was given pass to first. Flick |
Sacrificed. advancing Corbn to second. |
Annis, the star of the day, fouled the |
first ball thrown and the next he placed |
between left and center field for two
sacks, scoring Corbin and wIning one !
of the best games ever seen PLAYED ON
a local diamond.
The features of the game were the |
hitting Of Sturgeon, Head, Lussi and
Annis; double by Annis, who picked !
liner from the air and winged it to
first in the sixth inning; one-banded !
sensational pickup by Corbin in the
seventh inning, with perfect throw to
first.
The tabulated score follows: