The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-19

out nickname is far beyond me.
You would think that Larke. who was
always jolly, either whistling or singing
when not eating or asleep. would have
been named The Lark years before. but
no, they called him Just Cap: yet they
had always called Gibbs Gibbie
No Rule Regarding Nicknames.
II there were a regular rule for nick
names they would undoubtedly have called
Black, White. but they always referred
to him as Miner, Delvin they generally
called Arthur.
which was good deal like the way he
played first base in the few games he
lasted on the varsity that year, and the
entirely at that first breakfast. In fact.
he never did acquire one, for he was
dropped from the team before any one
could really find good name 10 Mt
him. Pickle would have been a good
name for him, and also his fate so far as
the team was concerned
Talkington was quiet young chap. who
said very little either at the table or on
the field, so that "Talkle" or mir Speak
err or anything like that wouldn't seem
natural at all so they called him "Tris'
and let 1t go at that
Robb might really have been given a
fitting name at the end of the season.
If they had waited until then they would
undoubtedly have called him Robb. be-
cause he had developed into the great
est base stealer the game ever knew but
somebody had passed him the oatmeal
that morning after he had demanded
Tyrant.' and Ty he is today-a very
short name for so long a fellow.
First Real Game.
A week later they played their first real
game OF the season, the first real test
OF the lineup as it had been worked out
ColfaX. a small neighboring college. was
not an important one. Never had they
been able to beat Lowell and rarely, in
tween the two teams had Lowell been
even scored upon. AS II was. 1t was
hardly even a test game for the varsity
Hal sat on the players bench, with his
chin on his hands, and watched the Col
fax boys getting licked.
There wasn't anything very exciting
about sitting on the bench and there
the playing of even the Lowell boys
With the exception of hair-raislng
one handed stop by Hagner of fast
accurate throw to first without getting
into position. and the fine work OF
Gibbie behind the bat in stopping Babe
Radams wild drops and curves which
the ColfaX boys struck at blindly, the
game was dull and uninteresting.
If the Colfax team had not had the
| usual attack Of stage fright that struck
IL whenever II played Lowell it proba-
bly, would have won. Dill on first
dropped three throws in succession
made by Everson TO catch runners at
accurate throwing of Gibbie and Delvin
and Everson, who nipped all base run
ners as they tried TO reach second and
third, there is no knowing but that the
ColfaX team might have scored, TO say
nothing Of the possibility OF winning,
Hagner had fumbled an easy grounder.
only TO make a jumping catch OF high
| liner from the bat Of the next man,
which he promptly threw to FIRST com
pleting a double, as Dill did not miss
| that one.
| ,;r-i.. Ge1- I,1l ,Iaft tI,o
only chance he had, but had recovered
| the ball in time TO catch his man at
| third with a quick throw and Delvin
at that bag 10 receive il.
Eight to Nothing.
BY the end of the seventh inning the
score stood to in favor of Lowell in
spite Of the poor playing. The varsity
| boys had batted well, nearly every one
| had made hits, Everson had /; Honus.
. Delvin. l., Ty. 2; Iris. ?; CAP. !;
ans had dropped Texas Lacquer over
| second. Hal had sat on the bench ell
the time with Ross and Miner and some
of the second squad.
turned 10 Ross and said. You cover
1 the first bag" and then to Hal. $50 on
That's all right. Babe noticing a look
Of disappointment on Radam's face.
You are doing fine but you can't have
Remember, Hail." he called from the
bench, "let them hit 1t. but we can't
| have any scoring against us.
"AU right" said Hal, as he picked UP
the ball,
The first man up hit the frs! ball
pitched for "a base. The second batter
| laid down a neat bunt along The Grst
base line, Ross. the first baseman, came
| in for II, and Hal hustled over 10 cover
| the bag. meantime the batter. who was
a fast man, was tearing down the base
| line like mad. Ross made a good pickup
| nd turned 4 throw.
BY that time the batter was only
receive the throw, Ross had to throw
Quick and in doing so threw the ball Gt
| Halls feet. Hal reached down, made
neat pickup and the umpire waved the
There was now one out with a man on
second The third batter hit hard one
| at Everson who retired the runner al
| first, the man on second reaching third.
tween the box and first, Hal started
| after the ball, grabbed Il on the bounce
with ono hand and without stopping
raced to first base. which he reached just
ahead of the runner making the third
out.
As he walked to the bench. jenkins
on % the back. said. Good boy. Hal"
| which was fine, Hal thought
Hal at the Plate,
It was his turn at bat. and he
walked to the plate with high hopes of
| hrst bail looked like straight one, so
| Hal took "A good swing az 1t and
| missed That's all right cried
yiIf''iS VIII be two V;o mo more better ones coming
| over directly" The next was a ball.
The third was slow one; and as Hal
noticed the left telder playing pretty
| a. e.. q nIca little short 0V back OF