The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-21
ERRORS BY ORR
LOSE ONE CANE
Dressan and Hildebrand Fight
Beautiful Pitchers Duel,
With HOnOrs Even.
COLD WIND STORM BAD
FOR SKYSCRAPER PLAYERS
Salt Lakes Valiant BatSmen
Fall on Bittrolff for Many
Hits in Second.
Bv w. ID. Brdfz
Special Correspondent of The Tribur

Special Correspondent Of The Tribune
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Aug. 2o-sat
Lake and Great Falls divided honors In
q double header here this afternoon. the
home team taking the first. pitchers
battle. / 10 0. and Salt Lake the second.
to 6. The two teams PLAYED In cold
windstorm.
their boast that all southDaws look alike
20 them. for Leo Dressan In the first
game had them all on his stan and but
Tor a costly error by Orr which gave 'hc
an even break al least.
II was a pretty game. Hildebrand was
also In fine form. Both teams backed un
their pitchers splend!dly but SO close
was the contest that ono costly bobbe
decided the game. Although the fans
went after bin, Dressan never looked
The second game looked as if il be-
longed 10 Salt Lake from the very out
set. George BIttroln was. Wild and the
Skyscrapers appeared 10 have no dffi-
Guilty in landing on him when they chose.
Schmnn on the other hand bent them
over In all directions with perfect con-
troll. Notwithstanding the wind which blew
at right angles 10 the flight of the sphere
from the pitchers box.
In the fourth. Great Falls scored four
runs. but II was no fault Of Schlmpff's
that they did because Orr and Devereaux
took part in little balloon ascension and
kicked the ball all over the lot Even
one hit or SchimpT. Outside OF this one
inning. the bows behind Schimpft PLAYED
In form, and they hit the ball hard and
often.
Toner Scores in First.
Great FaiIs's one run in the first game
was scored by Toner. The Great Falls
third baseman hit for a scratch single
over Perdltons head Foster was sent
up 70. sacrifice him 10 second. He laid
down the ball To Dressan who made q
perfect throw 10 second and would have
easily retired Toner. but Orr dropped the
throw. both men going safe.
Vance came 10 the plate with nstruc-
lions to sacrifice the men along. lie
hunted Dressap came In fast on the
Snnt S but fell Just as he reached the ball
were fun Shannon scored Toner then
with n clean single.
Dressan pulled himself out OF the bad
hole and after that Great Falls never
came close.
Salt Lake had several golden opportuni-
ties 10 score, but the hitiers were always
dcrelIct when blngle would have scored
Il man. In addition TO that Great Fallss
players would not make an error when
Just q little kick would have done won
ders for Bankensh!p's kids. Devereaux
and Spencer each struck out when any
kind md, Of hit Yould have meant run.
down one. two. three in the first two In
ninSs In the second game, but after that
ne experienced hard road. In the third
a single by Pendeton. sacrifice by Per-
kins KIN a. and safe hit by SPENCE, sent In
lot In the fourth. Cordtz opened the in
ming With a safe drive TO right and stole
second. Shannon making the peg 10 catch
from him and Cordtz went on To third
Van hit safely into right and. scored
Cordtz.
Orr Has Bad Day
Great Falls players acted as IL they
nesHF ss wGnd wsGR scoring In the1 half OF
to Abbott. Orr fumbled Huclsman's easy
chance and then Devereaux booted To-
neLs liner. Murphy scoring.
Foster singled 30 left and scored Hucls-
man hnd Toner. Foster going 10 second
on the throw-in.. Vance hit to Orr and
putting Foster on third. shannon squeezeo
Foster in with sacrifice. Clothier re-
tired the side by flying out to Van.
hfth. but Great Falls piled up another
Murphy LED OFF with low fly 10 Spencer.
which the latter er.oopped. although IL was
a hare chance. Singles by Prout and
Hmalsmnn In succession sent In Murphy.
The Skyscrapers made up for lost time
In The following inning, the sixth. Dew
Cordtz sent them both in with beauti-
fnI thIcc-base hit between right and CEN
Yer van came up next and brought sad
ful llttle band OF rooters. by driving one
OF Bittroiffs fast ones into the strong
wind for clean circuit OF the bases
scoring Cordtz ahead OF him Pendleton
drew walk but was caught at the mate
later when Spencer failed 10 hit the ball
on hit and run. Perkins followed with
double but Schrm1G retired the side
going out short TO first
salt Lake scored another for safety In
the eighth. Cordtz took first on a base on
balls and second on a passed ball scoring
wnen Bittroln threw badly to first In an
effort tn catch Van. The others went
out without acquiring further merit
Devereaux In the ninth hit over Muir
phys head for three base hit Deve-
reaux scored when Prout fielded Orr's
grounder 10 short but threw badly TO the
plate.
Great Falls threatened In both the
eighth and ninth but SchimpH was equal
to the occasion
First Game