The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-18
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OGDEN LOSES
TO MURRAY

With the score three TO two In Og'
den's favor yesterday afternoon and
two outs against Murray in their last
frame the visitors deftIy turned the
tables with two successive hits TO
right field, held the Lobsters score
less In their fraction of the ninth and
captured the game by count OF 10
q The battle was an exceedingly
close one. the tide of victory shift
ing with uncertain swing from side
TO side and Ogden's chances of WIN
ming were not all shattered until the
last moment of the final round when.
with two men on bases, Murphy hit
a hard drive 70 right field which was
hooked one handedly by Rebscher,
Nurrays crack second baseman.
Linen. Ogdens latest acquisition,
appeared for the first time on the To-
cal grounds and worked fairly well,
although the Smelters were able to
locate his underhauded curves for
eight safeties The new man was very
stingy with his comps and did not
permit single batsman TO walk.
Little, who did the twiTling for the
visitors, allowed seven hits and do
south paw and has plenty of speed.
Neither team scored until the
fourth when on two errors and
three base drive Murray pulled down
two talIies. In Ogden's half OF this
inning, after Gimlin and Blake were
out. Bluth reached first on an error
at third and came home little later
on n wild throw To second. made
sI,r. - r1Il lHn
sack.
The Smelters did some awaiting in
the fifth Linen, the first Lobster
up, was bit, the bali bounding off
his back. A passed ball advanced
him to second, but he was put out
when he attempted to reach third
Maggie Murphy rolled a soft one
down the first base line and reached
first while the Murray infield was
trying to urge the ball TO roll ouside
the line. The sphere settled just in
side the chalk and the howl OF the
visitors could not induce Umpire Rog
CTS To change his decision on the
fairness Of 1t. Taylor struck out
Wesslcr went 10 third The Smelters
were in the air and when Gimlin
drove one TO short the Murray player
at that point failed TO connect prop
erly with IL, permitting Wessler 20
score. With Plake at bat Ramshaw
was put out at third and the side rc-
tired the score standing at three
to two in Ogden's favor.
There was nothing more doing
around until the fatal ninth. but the
interest In the contest was kept
alive by some near runs and a very
clever double made by the visitors
In the sixth.
IN Murrays half OF the ninth Scott,
first to handle the stick, famed
Rebscher followed and got TO first
on a safe one over second. Rebscher
stole second, the only successful
thoft OF the game. Kaefer. the Smell
tors first baseman, made first on an
error at short. A. Gum struck out
Al this point the fans began TO move
Testlcssly about IN their seats pre-
Iaratory 10 jubilant rush for the
gates. Castro faced the pitcher and
when Linen fired one of his low ones
the visitor with the Central American
rame landed on IT, The ball dropped
untouched in right field and Rebscher
came home, tying the score. T. Gum
duplicated the work of Castro and
Kaefer came In Little struck out, !
for the third time during the game, |
and the bat was handed to Ogden.
Plake and Bluth went out in sue
cession. Lumley hit two-bagger to |
center and Linen was given a base |
on balls. II looked like he had done
f. when he touched one of Little's |
filings, driving II toward what looked |
like desolate place behind the sec
ond baseman. Tho potential shouts
OF the fans, when they saw both Lum-
ley and Murphy beating II for home.
died unborn for the second baseman
leaped high in the air and with one
p-ehensile hook took in Murphy's fly |
and finished the game.
Following is the score by innings:
Ogden ........,.0 l 2 0 0 O %
Murray ,,,,...,,0 o o 2 0 O O 0 2-i
Errors-Ogden. 4 Murray 2 Hits
Ogden, Z. Murray, s.
The Occidentals will play the Og.
den team on the local grounds next |
Sunday afternoon
II is said that Murray sport who
had one hundred dollars placed on the
Smelter team gave Rebscher twenty.
five dollars before leaving the grounds
for his phenomenal catch.
Linen. OgdenS new twirler. recent
ly secured from St Anthony, Idaho. is
starting out with some hard luck as
he has now lost his first two games.