The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-12
MURRAY WINNER OF
GREAT BALL GAME
Batting Rally in Eleventh Inn
ing Gives Champions
2 to 0 Victory.

Tn unquestiouably the most stubborn
ly contested game OF tine year. the MUIR
ray club. champions OF the Utah state
league. took the second game or the
five-Eame series with the Occidcntais.
winning in the eleventh inning at Wal
kcr's field yesterday by the score OF
two 60 nothing. Better baseball could
not be asked for. and when Dlav SITTER
play was pulled of TO keep the crowd
OF close TO 1000 fans on it's feet rorsthe
entire time OF play. it was little won
der that everyone went home with a.
smile telling or "a real ball game.
For eight innings. McCreery. for Muir
ray, and Mooney. FOR the DCcidentaIs.
mad fought pitchers battle that was
pretty to watch. Seldom had either
team Chauce To score. and then the
chance was uipped bv fast fielding.
At the opening OF the ninth. WITH
Murray at bat. Castro led Off with a
hit and Gum followed with safe one.
Means Tanned. but the two runners
were advanced 90 second and third on
Scotts out at first. Here came n move
by Manager Margetts OF Murray that
At the time called for much dispute ON
the part or the fans. but MarEetts
played the game. He sent in Maggie
Murphy Co bat Tor MCCrcery. Nc
Creery had pitched great ball and was
SHOWING no sign or weakness. but in
tho three times he had been at bat he
had famed When his turn at bat
came iu the ninth. Dit would mean one
run and perhaps two and almost GER
tain victory. Marcetfs took a chance
and sent Murphy 60 hat. although it
would put McCreerv out OF the game
Mooney had lost his smile and he
walked Murphy, filling the bases Mar
getts was then up. but he could do no
better than Casey. FOR when ne rolled
one TO Mooney ne was an easy out at
first. Murphy retired the OCCidentalS
iu the last OF the ninth. Lane GOT on
base with a hit. but was pcgged out at
second
To was one. two. three for both sides
In the tenth. Mooney tanning two and
another flew out. while FOR Murrav.
Murphy famed one. threw another out
AZ first and then Castro. bv a sonss-
tioual running catch OF McAdoo.s Texas
Lacquer. retired the side
The Eleventh Inning.
Then came the first OF the eleventh.
Castro first mp. singled sharply past
short. and Al Gum. whose stick WORK
was the feature or the came. set THE
stands to roaring when he singled back
of second base. sending Castro 20 short.
Win Means at bat. Gum stole second.
and with second and third occupied and
none out. scores seemed certain. and
everyone was yelling. Means sent a
grounder TO McAdoo and Castro slid in
from third. beating the throw to catch
D
I been scored and first and second were
still occupied. Murphy laid down a per
J feet sacrifice and. with the iufield PLAY
\ ing In. SCOTS short flv went for q hft
l back Of Robinson and Gum scored
| Margetts popped out TO short and tho
I celebration stopped when Kaefer
: famed. The crack first sacker had
I been cheering so hard on the coaching
line that he all but collapsed. but was
able 10 20 to bat
Murphy held the Occidentals safe in
I the last OF the eleventh. Black and Muir
l phv being thrown ont at first. Means
/ stop or Moneys Erounder added an
other assist TO some brilliant fieldinr
I IauElCys hot roller got through Cas-.
tro. and Indian smith. running Tor
I Langley. stole second aud rcache,
third on Goods wild peg TO second
Hawkins sent everyone home when D.,
flew TO Margetts
McCreery's pitching was about On.
best seen this year. Mooney has
reached second i'm the third inning. an,
Ian gford Ga the fourth. but both die,
there. In the fifth. however. McCrcer,
got out or as tight hole "a one wouf,
like 20 face. Black had reached thir,
on n fieldcr's choice and n hit p,
Mooney. and Mooney had pilfered sec
Ond. With one out the Credentials ha,
hopes and were entitled to them unit
doubled Black out az third. ~ was th'
best chance Of the game FOR the Occi
deutals and they lost 60.
/ While many thought that Murpn'
would not he equal to the occasion. h
carried on McCreery's fine slab work
and Murray went home happy.
| Brilliant catches by Margctts. Lane
Castro. and all-arOund good playini
made the game worth seeing. Eacl
team made three errors hut none q