The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
Blankenship Believes Team Has
Excellent Chance to Lower
Big Leaguers' Colors.
WILL PITCH FIVE MEN
Slim" Hunt, Old Salt Laker,
Likely to Occupy Box for
the Visitors.

Blankenship will send his colts agains,
the Boston Red SoN of the American
league on the state university diamond
this afternoon. Blankcnship predicts
that his youngsters viii give tho big
leaguers a hard brush II they do not win
the game.
The Sox squad. about fifteen strong,
will not be able TO reach the city until
close TO $50 o'clock this afternoon and
for this reason the game Will not be
called until or i:15. TO overcome delay
on the train and when they arrive at
the depot they will be met by automobiles
and whirled 10 the grounds as rapidly as
possible. This Will consume about thirty
minutes time and il is likely that the
visitors will want to get acquainted With
the grounds. In which event the game
Will not start until 4:15 o'clock.
Blankenship hopes To get real line
on his men from today's contest To
watch his men closely he will play the
bench, while Perkins aud Clarke Will all
ternatc behind the bat. He will use all
his pitchers except Jachs, the Washing
ton state league wonder. who Just ar
rived Monday from Milwaukee, The colts
will line up like this;
Spencer, right field.
CondtZ, center field
Swanton or Van. first base.
Conway, left ied.
Laird, third base.
SChimpff. second base.
Orr. shortstop.
Perkins and Clarke, catchcrs.
Morgan. Hummel, Mackie. Byrd and
Hansen, pitchers.
The sox probably will line up like this:
Perry, center feld.
Hollis, right field.
Nebnger. third base.
Engle. second base.
Riggert, left field,
Myers, first base.
Busick shortstop.
Pape or Hunt. pitcher.
NuDemaEcr or Carrlgan, catcher.
In the visit of the SoX 10 Utah Salt
Lake fans Will he given an opportunity
TO see slim" Hunt who twrled for
Frank Lumley's team In the Utah State
league in 1908, In action again. Hunt
was farmed out by the BostonIans to Sac
ramento last year. but was recalled this
season and is making good strong;
With the report OF Jachs Monday all
Blankenshlp's men arc in. Byrd and
Clarke OF Fort Casey preceded Jacobs by
a few hours. Byrd is thought TO be a
| find as Il iwirler, He attracted attention
with the Fort Casey team and was want
| ed by the Spokane nine In the Northwest :
ern league last year. but could not get
Away aS to 2in spokans' ia Clarke can play
tention TO alternate with him behind the
bat and In the field.
| Jachs is southpaw. Out OF seven
| teen games pitched In the Washington
State league. last season he won four
teen, averaging ten strliie-outs a game,
He is regarded as a wonderful busher.
Flank BIankenshiIP Jet Turk ou, Monday on
in the Sunday game with Murray.
| II is likely that the colts Will go
| against Dad" Gimlin's team OF Ogden
here Saturday and Sunday. The Soy
will remain here for IL game Wednesday
after which this squad will work its way
east TO join the other squad. which Is
| taking the southern route. In time for
the opening OF the American league sea
| SON.
The Salt Lake team will open the sea
| son at home and Will play every team in
iA Hos, 1N..fg .t...
This VIII give Blaukenship's colts five
| weeks at home and by the end OF thai
time they should be in good shape iol
| road work. The reason for the Colts
long stay here is that the weather prob
| ably Will be more favorable for baseball
| In Salt Lake than farther north.