The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-04
''WOn I'm the Ninth
COPYRIGHT 1910 BY R j. BADMER CO.

direction OF Lowell field. where the
same scenes took place which had been
seen at Jefferson on the day OF the first
big game. The band played for the en-
tertainmeut of the crowd. Noise clubs
led the yells and the songs the crowd
Joined In. and thus they entertained
themselves until game time.
Around the public square, and more
particularly In front OF Lowell Arms, the
most popular hotel In the town. was as
scmblcd Il great crowd. and only cham
pionshlp ball game itself could have kept
the guests OF this inn from being the
center OF the universe on this day. Tor
the president was TO arrive during the
morning and the hotel was already illcd
with senators, representatives. cmbas-
sadors and big politicians who are likely
to hover around the president on such
occasions 10 let some OF the reflected
glory shine upon them.
Many of them came FOR the sole pur-
pose OF seeing the ball game, but others:
who are playing the political game all
the time hoped 10 catch the presidents
ear during his stay
When the president did arrive and
was welcomed by such enthusiasm as
the townspcoplc. students and visitors
could spare from the baseball game. he
turned a deaf car TO any one who had
anything TO say on the subject but
TO be a boy again whenever he came TO
Lowell and tho annual games were his
special delight,
out at Lowell field they had ar
ranged a special box for the president
and other distinguished guests, which
he occupied for q little while, but when
II came time for practice he SAID 80
don't seem quite like q ball galac sit
ting here, I'm going over there and sit
with the boys" And he did They
made place for him In one OF the
seats In the FIRST row of the regular
Grandstand. where the sun could shine
on him, and when he got warm he took
Oft his hat and coat lust Ike any other
fan and enjoyed himself TO the limit.
Lowell hcld was not as new and
jefferson but the stands would hold
almost as many people and the grounds
being larger. more standing room was
BY l o'clock every inch OF space was
occupied and tho gates were locked
Never before had so many come 10 see
game at Lowell. This time, however,
The Lowell folks outnumbered the JET
fcrson adhcrcuts, Today more than
two-thrds OF the people waved green
naEs and banners, and The balance
showed tho colors OF the rival school
The complexion Of the crowd was re-
vcrscd, Some who had bccn at the other
game wondered # this was sign that
tho score would be reversed, too. Jcttcr-
son fellows who were Just little super
sttious hoped so. while the Lowell crowd
snid they didn't bclcvc I'm superstition
OF any kind. Finally the teams marched
onto the fold. the university band pre-
ccding them. but this time as they
reached tho plate II was the maroon
base and tho green went 10 bat first.
'Wc licked them when they had the ad
vantage OF being on their own lot said
Fred Penny who was sitting In the
stand with Johnny King, and guess
now VIC have them on cur own lot, we
VIII make IT two straight.
The practice before tho game gave
tho crowd chance TO pay their par
ticular respects to the individual mem |
bcrs OF the team. by special songs and
checrs for each OF them The band
played Hail 10 the Chief" once for