The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-05
A BASEBALL STORY
BY cHRIsTY MATHEwsoN

| lsdlTu WIS Caught HL inc HIalc by QUICK
| work between Evcrson and Glbbie.
| In the second half with the crowd
standing, HuNlcr. the pinch hitter. went
| into bat for Babe and drove long, fast
liner TO right, which TwitChcll caught
| after a great run backward. 1t should
| have been triple at least. but the way
those two teams were fielding II was
| almost impossible. seemingly. to drive
the ball out Of their reach. Ercraon
went out, pitcher to first. and Larkc also
was out by way of shortstop to FIRST.
Black In the eighth inning went in 10
pitch for Lowell Church, first up, WAS
easy for Evcrson and Case and then
Case and Black attended 10 Hollins.
La JOY walked To the plate and stood
easily. Finally Black. after looking him
over, pitched ball that cut the plate
and before Larry hit il, Miner knew
saw it leave the bat, however. and beard
the crack, he knew that bail was headed
for outside. and sure enough 1t was IT
went over the centcr-fcld fence ten feet
nigh and never was found. Larry simply
logged around the bases while Lowell
hopes seemed to be dashed TO earth
Sam Warcford took encouragement from
Iarry,s swat. but his hit got no further
than Dclvn who threw him out at FIRST
Hughie put some ginger in the boys
AT this stage OF the game. They're
only TWO runs ahead and we've often
made six in one inning" said he as Talk
ington walked To the plate. iris did
ms part and drove a single TO right
which might have been a Iwo- -baggcr
but Twitchcll folded perfectly and iris
went back TO first when 'rwitchcll threw
to second. Then Iy buutcd to the pitch
er's box and Cam fumbled and both iris
and TS We're safe, Cam was clearly go
ing up and the Lowell rootcrs were doing
all they could TO help him.
Hans came up and Church walked over
10 the box and tried 10 give Cam a
chance 10 cool of bit by talking 10 him
and instruciing him also 10 give Hans
his base, Cam pitched two balls very
much 10 the right of the plate from the
catchcr'S position, which Hans couldn't
have reached with a Lwclve-toot bat. and
then Hans jumped to the other side of
the plate and started to bat left handed
so as TO reach the balls, but then Cam
OF the plate and there was nothing for
Hans TO do but 10 walk TO first. There
We're now three on bases and Hal was
up.
Here WAS the FIRST real chance he had
had I'm either game TO show what he
could do with his bat. and everybody
else had been hitting Cam, SO here was
his chance. Just then, however. Captain
motioned to MelIen with his left, and
Cam le(I the box and Mcllen went in,
Well thought Hal Mellen prob,
he ought to be able 10 hit now. The
first two balls were bad ones and were
so calico by the umpire.
TO himself. and I'll put it over the
fence" But Mcllen wasn't pitching that
kind Of ball then. The third ball
pitched Hal struck At and missed The
next one was straight over, but looked
high. and the umpire called it "A strike.
at which the stands roared in rage. The
next one was pretty good one, but
Hal took chance and let II go by. and
the umpire called ball three" 1t was
now two strikes and three balls. aud
Mellen decided 10 put the next one over
and take chance IT came straight for
the plate. Hal took n mighty swing II
and tho bali started on limo FOR second
but Melen stuck out his right hand
knocked IL down and threw TO Brcst i'm
time 10 force Talliington at the plate.
Halls chance was gone. lie could have
made good only Mellen didn't mind TAX
Ing a chance with his pitching hand.
Most pitchers would have preferred 10
sidestcp the danger. There were still
three ON bases and Arthur was at bat
lie got three balls and two strikes on ac-
count OF fouls, and then Mellcn gave him
one where he could hit il, but il was
pop fly which fell into IIollinss mitt and
there were two out II was now Gibbic's
chance TO save the game, but Mcllen's
pitching was too swift for him until he
also had three balls and two strikes and
then he knocked 4 long liy TO Waroford
and the inning was over.
Black gathered himself together for
a mighty ninth inning effort. He felt
sure OF the fielding of the boys behind
him, but he made his mind up 10 take
decided 10 strike out the side If nc could
and after he had succeeded in doing
that with Twitchell and Brcst. he had a
lot OF confidence in his ability to do the
same to Mellcn. and he did this striking
out the side.
The last half OF the ninth opened
rather well for Lowell. Black was tho
first man up and he fooled the entire
jefferson infeld by perfect bunt which
put him on first. This surely was good
start
Everson, however, waited too long. He
let two strikes be called on him and
they were good ones. too. The third one
looked good also and Johnny struck at
II and missed and there was one out.
Captain Jarke then knocked one down
the line toward Church. and the latter
tried To complete the out unasssted. but
Larlie beat him 10 the bag and Black
reached second iris Knocked q slow
rolling grounder to Hollns and by the
time nc got 10 IL he could only eaten
iris AT first for Black had reached third
and Larke was a second.
Robb came 10 bat feeling good. He
was TO have his great chance after ali.
TWO men on bases and a single would
tie the score. He even allowed himself
the game for Lowell Mellcn. on the
other hand, realized his great chance.
]f he could ou;gucss Robb this time there
would he n game to Jefterson's credit.
His was the first move and he tried to
tempt Ty with ball but 1y let ii pass,
Then Mellen tried him with another one
OF the same kind, thinking. perhaps, Ty
would bite on the second one, but he just
waited.
The next ball came straight over the
plato and Ty hit IL and it went sailing
out over first base. fast liner that
didn't stop until II hit the fence: but it
was Ike La joys ninth-inning hit in the
first game only longer. for IL struck the
fence two feet outside OF the line and
the umpire said Foul, one strike"
The next ball also came straight and
Ty thought TO fool them by bunting. lie
did. and almost perfectly: as the ball
didn't roll over six feet in all. Black
was at the plate nearly before Ty got