The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-06
CHAPTER XIV.
Hans's Second Trip to New York

3iouo oSSVuu LIP W TeW 1OIk.
For the second time in the history of
the contests between the two big schools
each had won a game, and 1t was neces-
sary to play a third game TO decide the
championship To provide for such cases
they had a rule that where a third game
was necessary II must be played on neu-
trail ground. the location to be agreed
upon by the captains. This was generally
done by tossing a coin. The winner had
the right to name the place.
This was very important matter to
decide in such simple way. as the
team securing the choice OF location for
this game also secured so per cent of the
gate receipts after the expenses were
paid. the money all going of course TO
the athletic fund You would think that
this arrangement and the attractive fea-
ture of the gate money would cause the
boys to try to break even on the first
two games every year, but the fact that
this was only the second time in twenty
years that IT occurred goes 10 show how
square the games were.
When they came TO toss the coin this
time Uughe called Heads" and heads
It was. He promptly said, I'VE will
York" and Mr.. Williams: the treasurer
of the university. Immediately arranged
the matter by telegraph.
This suited both teams very well.
They would break training Immediately
after the game. and the long strain would
be over, whichever team won the final
game. The game would be played on
Thursday, and they could take Friday,
saturday and Sunday to have q look at
the big city, and victors and losers would
be royalty entertained by the alumni OF
both colleges who lived there,
SO they arranged for the reception OF
the teams return to take place on the
following Monday evening and every
body hoped and believed they would come
back as champions again.
The Jefferson team meantime were
hailed friends. and were given morn
ing practice privileges on Lowell field.
and treated right royalty so far as the
very well acquainted during the four or
five days they spent together. and the
old-timers on both the teams regaled the
youngsters with tales Of the thrilling
son and Lowell teams OF the past. Most
of them had been told many times at
each school but repeated under such
conditions were doubly interesting.
During one of these tanning bees the
talk as usual turned TO famous fielding
stunts, and many stories were again told
stinct, 81 think the greatest fielder who
seemed TO have this instinct said La
JOY, was Hugh Duff. / have seen him
score OF times out In our sun field
catch the ball by instinct after losing
1t In the sun. Where another fielder
would dodge and turn his back. DUFF
would just stick his hands ZIP and catch
It. He himself said often that he didnt I
know how he did It,"
We'll, / think the fellow who had the
highest development of ball playing by
instinct said Pop Anderson. who was
staying around with the boys, was
Walter Brodie. Bo seemed to know
from the sound made by the bat when
the ball was hit exactly where IL was
going. Many n time ! have seen him
start 10 run for a hard hit fly ball with
out even looking. and then turn around
for the first time In exactly the right
spot to make the catch. He often used
TO give exhibitions before the game OF
turning his back 10 the ball almost as
soon as IL was hit, taking n run out
ward and making the catch with his
hands behind his back and his back 10
the ball. IT may have been practice:
| fall Will always be a great mystery To
all who saw him do it,"
I'll tell you. Ty." said Captain Larke
| .'of a fielder whose record you can look
| up, and when you get 10 be as good
| as he was you will he pretty near the
| top ! mean Tom Mccarthy, il was
! he who introduced the trapped bali or
! outfeld flies. II you can learn TO traT
| a ball as well he did you VIII have
| learned something which almost every
| outnelder has tried but failed to do as
| we'll as he did.
ITO trap ny ball is to make g
| Lowell game years ago with Biltmore
| Tom worked his trap for two double
| plays. Once there were men on frs
and second. The batter sent a shor
! AZ 70 Tom OF course the runners helC
10 the bases. Instead OF making th'