The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-13
GREAT CAME IS
ON FOR TO-DAY
Alta and University Clubs Will
Clash at Walkers Field for
Diamond HOnOrS.
OLD-TIAIE STARS In
LINEUP OF BOTH TEAMS
from Personnel of the Contest
ants, the Battle Is Sure to
Be Thrilling.

The greatest ball game of this or any
other season Is to be played this after
noon at Walkers field, In tho contest
the old time stars of the Alta club will
endeavor TO triumph over the youngsters
who represent the University club. The
game will be for glory and silver low
ing cup presented by Boyd Park The
receipts will be donated TO the Judge
Mercy hospital.
The game will be called, for its be-
ginning, at $3.50 o'clock When it will be
called for its conclusion there is no
ground for prediction. 1t Is safe to
prophecy, however. that the boodthirsty
fray will he finished before the curfew
rings. OF blows, as the case may be.
The Alta club. after a fast warm up
Friday night, advised the public not to
attend the game The members of the
they will win so easily over the mem
bcrs OF the team of the University club
that the contest will be too one sided for
pleasure to the spectators. The Univer-
sity club, with It's quota of college dia-
moDd heroes. who starred only q few
years ago, laughs at the boasts OF the
scntatives on its baseball team viii make
The Alta club look like delinquent as
sessment.
Each team has its stars. but the bril-
The Alta club will try out its best bat
terry for only just a moment or two. an
for a worlds championship series. Mayor
John :. Bransford will be in the box for
the. Alta club al the opening Of the game
and Governor William spry Will be be-
hind the bat, Only ono ball will be
pitched by the mayor and caught by the
governor. Another battery Will relieve
them.
In the Alta club lineup there Will be
some former college stars. The Univer-
sity club has not monopoly on dia-
mond performers who We're worshiped by
co-eds. Walker Salisbury so It's said
caught for Cornell Il dozen seasons or
more. and the fact that Cornell never
won a game during that time is not at
tr;buted at all 10 the record OF its catcher
Alb Brown for years has been the star
of the freshman team Of his correspond
eDce school.
the Initial sack for the University club,
the collegsans have promising young
ster. His record few years ago on his
high school team entities him TO Try
out I'm faster company. Moses Brines, who
is IN the outfield for the University club
got his baseball experience while he was
lie stopped every missile that came over
the footlights.
Should any accident befall any Of the
players on either team there are a num-
bcr Of good substitutes ready and willing
for the fray. The lineup follows:
Alta Club. University Club.
Bransford, Ames p. $50 Dad" Cpnvill
spry; Salisbury &C; Frank Roberts
c. ". Simpson. ..2b. =. c. A Gillette
Sam Neal. ...,.-....ss.. r, B. Porter
Ernest Bamberger .3b.. E. c. Iackcr
Jack Groesbeck III. :. RI f. Parker
L. Mccormick. ......cf... M J. Brnes
j. McCaskell. ,.....rf... wv. A. Wilson
Alta club substitutes-Rodney T. Bad
ger, s. a. Whitney, j. TAYLOR. u. c.
Green James McCregor, VIII EllerbecE
George Ellerbeck, T. w. Boyer. Captain
Haynes. Josiah Barnett. T. Ellis Browne
W s. Mccormick; Frank Knox, T. r.
the entire roster OF the club.
University club substitutes-M c.
Doll Lewis A. Jeffs. Harry Harris. Athol
Rawlins, DR. Ralph Richards. d s.
Rickert, W. Baum, Fred Jacobs David
Taylor. Fred Birch and Johnson