The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-02

missed because il was done so swiStiS
no~9ver. he caught the ball and tagged
Out. OUT brest as he started 10 slide, The
pay saved a run. for Laird, the next
nlan, orove single to left and Brest
could easily have scored from second but
LOT the wonderful double play started by
.laL VI course, Laird got to first but
ene players all relaxed little after the
eNclting play and Laird walked a few
t9ns blu ndnt on the base, when Gibbie caught
ana There were three out.
etnon Jefferson had come a little closer to
scoring IN the third. Lowell was neld-
ing all right. but they had not got a
Everson came UP first in the fourth,
ana you could see by his expression that
Me- ne meant sst to change things. He got a
been a single. but Hollins robbed him
py great stop on his left side and threw
To- 20 Shureh: and Johnny was out. Larke
not that big Twitchell turned into an out
after long chase. Then Talkington hit
4 dsnGy liner about FIVE feet over La
up and caught It and Lowell again went
to the field without hit
In their half. Jefferson broke the ice.
Little Tommy Beach opened the inning
| with ms regular two-base hit past third
me Kind no fielder can get Captain
church didn't walt for more than one
ball to be pitched. He hit the frst one
hard, bounder to Hans. who threw II
to Delvln and Beach was out. with
| Church on first and Hollins to help him.
! Ihey worked the hit and run, Church
Z getting To third and Hollins 10 first One
out and men ON first and third.
| run was almost certain especially
| with Larry up. lie made good with q
long fly to Talkington. who made a great
| eaten and line throw TO the plate, but
| perfect slide by Church made It i'm
possible for Gibbie TO tag him. and the
score was TO and two out, with Hol
Inns on second and Warcford at bat, Sam
q
Larke. starting with the crack OF the
bat. got IT after hard run and the IN
ming was over.
In the NTH inning, Lowell didn't get
hit. but did get two on bases, Robb
!irst hit erounder TO Church but was
out, Church unassisted. Hans. taking
Hal hit grounder 10 Hoilins, who FUN
bled, and both runners were safe. Lowell
now had men on bases for the first time.
and were where Jefferson was in the
fourth inning but Delvin hit fly to
Beach and GIbbie struck out. so Lowell
did no better than Jefferson In their
first effort with men on the bases,
In the Jefferson hulf, Twitchell hunted.
and Delvin, just to even up things, FUN
bled the ball. Brest bunted toward first.
but Hal again fieided perfectly and,
Then Mellen singled to center and Talk
lngtons throwing arm came into play.
for ne caught Roger trying TO get to
third by a fine throw 10 Delvin Laird
"Ail right" said Hughie. I'VE won't
expect pitchers to tire themselves out
running" Then ne signaied EyerSon TO
try to get base on balls.
Johnny let the first one go by. Strike
one announced the umpire. Ball
one"' he said as the next came over The
third ball looked good. but Johnny had
been told to wait IL out and the umpire
announced "Strike two!' The next one
sent up by Mellen was intended to fool
H. .1nyc
hut Johnny didn't move. Ball two"
said Lafnip. The fifth one was just like
the last one, and the umpire shouted
"Ball three!' and the Lowell rooters be-
gan to hope. IL was now three balls and
two strikes. The next ball would be the
important one on II came. almost waist
high. 1t looked like strike, sure. and
Johnny was about to hit at IL when sud
denly 1t began 10 drop downward. and al
most before il had hit the ground In
front of the plate (Which it did do)
Johnny was off to hrst, for he knew 1t
Captain Larke walked up to the plate
with confident air: - ,,.,.
"Nows the time! shouted Hughie'
Fred" lie continued Make, 1t a two
bagger while you're at 1t and wen only
need one more
ball sped toward him he swung hard FOR
n two gger TO left center that brought
Jimmy home with the tying, run. Talk
came to bat and let two go by. but the
third he hit for with mighty drive TO
center w
fast as he could and never once looking
back at the ball. When ne got to the
fence he Turned quickly rasGd 5G ns tbs
ball as easily as though he, had been
standing there watching 1t all the time:
lie himself couldn't tell how he knew lust
where that ball would drop. but every
body knew he had robbed Talkington OF
home run. and I,arke had to hustle pack
TO second, for he had been so sure MAJ II
wouldn't be caught that he hadn't waited
That catch by Beach was enough 70 stop
anyone from trying to knock the bail over
the folders heads.
for he hit one on the ground 10 La Joy,
who made easy work OF getting ~ 10 nrSt
ahead OF Ty. The score was tied ana IL
had looked q moment ago as thouSh one
run would win the game.
Now It was Jefrersons time TO go out
in one, two. three order Beach ionled
out TO Gibbie. Church struck out and
the best collins could do was TO drive y
long hy to Ty, out In the right field OF
which he made an easy catch.
In the seventh Inning Hans drove one
IN Hollins and was retired on an easy
throw to Church. FIal bunted and was
again thrown out by Mellen. and Delvin
chance for Hughie TO get excited on the
coaching lines For Jefferson II was almost
the same. La Joy. went out Hogner 10
Chase Warcford hit high one whlch
johnny got easily. TwitehelIs vas an an
oasv erounder to the box and ne was
thrown out at nrst , 49,,
When the eighth inning started, how
ever, there was feeling throughout the
crowded stands as though something as was
poin1 10 break The Lowell players were
n1ildIv excited. The feeling was shared
by Gibbie, who was frst to bat. HuGhie
felt IL was then or never and SAID: II
up to you. Gibbie." and Gibie stood S up
10 the plate as though he meant ousl-
ness The first ball pitched he hit for a
foul The next one was called strlKe' rX
;be third was a ball and the fourth GID
bie rapped for a clean single 10 right
BLACK came up and Immediately sacri-
feed Cibbie TO second My this time the
players on the bench were jumping up
and down. much excited. picking out bats,
rhey had sensed the break ana thty cach
bopGd the FUN would last until II came
their turn 10 bat. But II was hardly
real break. and the enthusiasm died d9wn
some when Everson stepped TO the pl9te
and knocked a high foul which Laird hesd
after a wonderful catch close up 70 tne
stands but LarEc again came 10 INC res
cue OF the base runner on long single
IA left along the foul line and brought
Gibbic home TailSington then tried again