The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-06
LOCALS TAKE
GREAT BAT TILE
Salt Lake Beats Great Falls in
Brilliant Slugging Contest
at Cooley Park.
HILDRBRANDT PRESENTS
GAME In THE NINTH
Battery Errors of Famous Red
Haired Pitcher Give Sky
scrapers Winning Run.
Yesterd ay's Results.
Batteries Today

Il
Great Falls-Carlon and Shannon
Hearts were broken and mended rap
idly at Cooley park yesterday afternoon
although a brilliant smuggling contest be-
tween Salt Lake and Great Falls when
was finally won In the ninth inning after
two men were out by q score of 10 10 g.
It was a nerve-racking, but brilliantly
played game. The locals demonstrated
their wonderful gameness and kept COM
ing from behind all the time.
The game was filed with great hit
ting and wonderful 1elding.. The game
was a disastrous one for the pitchers.
but a brilliant one for the spectators.
There never was a moment of confidence
for the rooters for either team: because
both sides were hitting the ball so hard
not to be counted either way.
After a see-saw contest all of the WAY
the game was tied up to ., al the end
replaced Morgan. blanked the visitors.
In Salt Lakes half of the ninth Hide
brandt the erstwhile hero of the Great
Of the game; After CARRIER famed.
Spencer doubled. Catcher Shannon
stopped Eildebrandt in the middle OF the
the balk. Then Fortier went out. Clothier
to Foster. With two gone. HildebTandt
made wild pitch and Spencer walked
home with the winning run.
Pound Pitchers Hard.
Hildebrandt went into the box in the
seventh, replacing Griffin, who in turn
pitchers were pounded hard including
the former invincible Hildebrandt. Nor.
box since sthe return Of the team. hut
showed that he was far from his old
self. He was hit almost at will. the
Great Falls Falls, sluggers getting seventeen l.Ner
who replaced him In the ninth. held
Great Fails: hitless, but in doing. this he
was materially aided by Schimpff In
center field. who made a wonderful run
ming and jumping catch OF Shannon's
long drive TO the fence. Pendleton was
also a local hero. He dropped ball
over the fence for long home run in
the second.
Salt Lakes hits were not as numerous
as those of Great Falls. but they were
better timed Salt Lake too. had more
than its share Of good luck and this was
one Of the factors in winning the hard
fought battle.
schimpf Pitches Today.
In today's. game little Schimpff. Salt
Lakes wonderful utility man. will be In
the box for the locals. Opposing him
Will be Carlon. the new Great Falls
pitcher. >who stopped Salt Lakes brill
liant ninth inning rally In the second
for Salt Lake and Shannon for Great
Falls. II SchimpR fails 10 last through
the game In the box. Hummel will replace
serve pitcher.
From the start yesterday Great Fails
showed dangerous familiarity with Nor
fielding Morgan shut out Great Falls in
the first inning. but the Electrics hit him
for four runs in the second. In this frame
Griffin started things by beating out a
bunt. He stole second and scored on
Clothier's single. The latter reached sec
ond on the throw to catch Griffin at the
plate Shannon drove one through
:.Bricls' Devereaux and Clothier went to
third. Cornelius sacrificed Shannon TO
second. Murphy singled. scoring Shannon
Huelsman doubled. scoring Murphy. Toner
retired the side by flying out to Cordtz.
Despite the disaster Salt Lake came
gameness that has contributed so much
TO the SUCCESS OF the locals throughout
the season.
Orr led of In the second with vicious
drive over short that looked good for
two bags. Prout jumped high and pulled
down the drive In brilliant one-hand
catch f9bbing OFT Of what s,ss seemed Ger
and when Pendleton came to bat the fans
called for home run The little second
baseman responded to the cali and
fence. scoring Devereaux ahead Of him
Morgan flew out 10 Foster and Spencer
went out ClothieT TO first.
Foster. who batted 1000 YESTERDAY get
ting four singles and a home run out of
f,S hye e. times = up. opened with a scratch
sd s,nSls fnroTsn EG1,is Orr In the third OFT
Foster when Griffin bunted and Foster
went to third CIothier attempted to
sacrifice. but Griffin WAS caught at sec
ond Shannon singled. scoring Foster.
and later stole second. Cornelius struck
out and Murphy flew out TO Van The
inning Increased Great Falls lead by one.
Salt Lake 'tComes Back
Salt Lake came close TO tying The score
in the third. Fortier performed his regu-
lar trick of beating out perfect bunt.
Blankenship's single advanced him base
and they both went on a station when
CordtZ was thrown out at first, Then
Van doubled. scoring both runners. At
this point Griffin was substituted for
Cornelius and the next two batters were
easy outs.
After one man was out three scratch
singles filled the bases for Great Falls
in the fourth The next two men popped
out to Devereaux. Salt Lake. too came
close to scoring in this inning: After two
men were gone Spencer. who had reached
20 second by Fortier's single. Then the
two worked perfect double steal IT
availed nothing. however, for Blankensfip
WAS thrown out at first
Salt Lakes chances Of winning dwin-
died when Shannon's single In the fifth
was followed by Murphys home run. a
beautiful drive to the barn beyond the
sixth and aided Sail Lake in gaining a
run. Griffin walked Morgan and Spencer
Spencer was caught AT second wncn
went to. third, Blankenship brought his
and Van popped out TO Prout.
The locals pounded Griffin from the
pat the game on Ice. scoring three runs
and getting one In tho lead. Orr
led off with a double and went to thlrt
stood still and looked at He scored or
Grlf6u's wild pitch. Pendleton singled
and Devereaux went to third. Morgan