The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-07

and he didn't have perfect control OF
himself, Gibbie signalIed FOR a low ball |
Black insisted upon sending them upon
wrong, for Warcford hit the first one for |
single to left and La Joy scored from
second. Two runs In and both OF them
after TWO were out, and II looked like |
the game. To complete the inning |
Warcford tried to steal, but Gibbie nailed
him by four feet on a perfect throw TO
score TO In favor of jefferson.
1t looked bad for Lowell, as they had |
been behind at all stages OF the contest |
and the score as IL stood then, taking |
into consideration tho high-class field
Ing of both teams. made IL look as
though Lowell were surely beaten;
Now is the time TO do IT. said !
Hughic as Hans walked 10 tho bat
This Us one grand chance TO get them. |
We only need three, Hans and you can
get one"
Hughie's coaching made no difference
to Hans either way. lie kept his eye
on Mcllen and the ball. and when Mel
len finally sent one up Hans smashed II
for single to right, which got him TO
first
Hal tried TO hit it out and got long
ny TO Warcford which kept Hans on
first
Delvin came up to do or die and he
dropped beautiful single In left. which
Warcford f1elded quickly. holding Hans
on second. Then Gibbic tried To knock
the cover of the ball. He struck three
times at what appeared like good ones
and missed three Of them, which was
very good work on Mellcn's part HuGhie
now sent IIuyler up to BAT for Black:
Being two out, Hans and Dclvln started
and got away with q double steal, hans
going to third and Arthur 70 second
II was the only chance Huyler had In
the game He landed on the second ball
pitched for a beautiful liner which went
TO the right neld fence, but the unoeat-
able TwItchcl made II look like an easy
out for he timed the ball to the instant
and made a running catch that was as
clever as any that had been made In
and Jefferson stu two runs ahead.
The Jefferson crowd felt they had the
game salted away, and the team needed
only to hold It's advantage ,hn and sane 1ne
time they intended TO make the most oil
their last time at bat. -
Babe Radams went In to pitch Tor
Lowell, and Twitchell. feeling good over
his fine catch OF moment before.
couldn't be stopped. He leaned against
the third ball that Babe tossed up Tor
we'll placed single TO right. This hit
and Brests monkeyshInes at the plate
got Babe going for n minute. and Roger
walked Mellen good hitter always,
wanted to drive il out, but Capt; Church
ordered the sacrifice, and Twitchell
reached third and Roger got TO second;
Laird came up TO turn tho trick and
knocked one that took Just one bound
In Uans's direction md then tried 10
get over Hagners head. but Hans went
UP in the air, lurching somewhat 10 the
right. got II. and with the same motion
fred the ball to Gibbie. who got Twitch-
ell at the plate. To the crowd il looked
safe. but the umpire said out and that
settled It,
Babes nerves were on edge by this
time and unfortunately lie hit Beach
with n pitched ball and the bases were
| full This put everybody more or less
up in the air and anything might hap
| pen.
| ing 10 make Babe walk him and he did
| get three balls. Then Babe put TWO
over which the captain manager missed.
| The last one he hit right over thlrd Dase
and nine times out of ten II would have
| been a safe hit. but Arthur managed tc
| knock IL down with his right hand ana
| in Halls direction, hut too high. II there
| ever was bali headed for the grand
stand II was Arthur's throw. For height
| II came near the record. The Jefferson
| crowd went Wild. but they had never
| really seen Hal climb into the air lie
ran three steps. made mighty leap into
| the air, his back To the ball, ana then
| that right hand OF his shot mp one, two
| maybc four feet higher. and he got It,.
| He was as far from the bag almost as
| the runner. only he was up over IT, lie
came down TO earth feet on the base,
and as the umpire waved his hand for
the out Hal and Church came together
and the breath was knocked out OF both
Of them.
|
were both unconscious for lew MINI
| utes.
When Hal opened his eyes his first
words were: "Did ] get it?" but he
couldn't hear the answer, Us the stands
| were yelling: ION, you Hal! Oh, you
| Cascw aud then he heard Arthur say
you saved the game FOR MS. Hal. We've
| got another chance and when he
turned TO Hughic, the Inter just shook
his head. He was too much overcome Ia
! speak.
Then Lowell went TO bat for the final
| half OF the ninth with renewed courage,
for the god OF the champions surely IN
| tended them TO have another chance
| when he enabled Hal to make that stop,
1t had been Il stern chase All the way
for Lowell and now IL WAS up TO them
] for the last time. II would take three
| runs 20 win, but they had often made
three or more runs IN the last half and
| Halls cntch had put the fire back into
| their hearts.
That's the way they felt when Ever
| SON the head Of the batting list. came
up II he could get base on balls he
would have a good start, thought he.
AT least ne decided To walt until the
| count WAS two and two. That's the
| wgy IL worked out-two balls and then
two strikes one Of which Johnny tired
for He guessed that Mellen would ny
| decided to hit II out; Mellcn, on the other
| hand. wanted him 10 guess that way.
| and he sent up what looked Ike a iasl
n straight one. Johnny gave his sharp;
straight swing and missed. lie had
struck out
II was bad start. Larke came M
rod without waiting banged the !rSl
hall past the pitcher and out toward the
second bag. The ball hut the phE' ane
II blancIng off al an angle 20 the right
rolled straight into La joys hands ana
II was TWO out and hope almost dead.
.'They have 10 put three out before