The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-27
SAINTS MEET
BOISE TODAY
Skyscrapers StilI-on Top, Des-
pite Druhbing Received From
Helena Senator's.
NEW PITCHER JOINS
LOCAL TEAM IN IDAHO
Persistent RumOrS Tell of Pro-
posed Removal of Missoula
Franchise to Ogden.
Gancs Today,
Salt Lake at Boise.
Helena al Butte.
Batteries at Boise.
. Salt Lallc-flummel and Fortier.
Boise-Maloncy and King

With Great Falls right al its heels.
Salt Lake is still In the lead in the Union
association pennant race on its last week
OF its present road trip. Salt Lake ar
rived in Boise last night from Helena
on the same train that brought Boise
from Missoula. The series between Boise
and Salt Lake begins this afternoon at
Boise with two OF the best pitchers in
the league Bummcl and Maloney. oppos-
ing each other,
Greatly strengthened by the addition of
some fast new players, Boise is now go
ing al top speed and on its first series
at home after trip around the circuit the
team is likely 10 prove stumbling block
FOR the leaders. Salt Lake Is some
what crippled and is keeping in the lead
only by the gamest sort Of fight. The
champions. however. will be little
stronger this week by the addition OF
Billy Fortier. the clever little bnckStoD.
and Claflin. new pitcher from the Spo-
kane team OF the Northwestern league.
who Joins the team at Boise this week.
List of Cripples
Several of Salt Lakes best PLAYERS are
on the list OF the manned. Perkins,
hands. Cordtz has a bad knee and PEN
dleton swollen ankle, During the week
IL is probable that as many of these
players as possible will be given rest,
ers and catcher who is also good In the
outfie!d VIII permit of rest for some
of these players
Billy Fortier is already proving great
boon to the Salt Lake team If his bat
ting. fielding and base running keep
UP he will lead the league In the first
game against Helena Saturday Fortier
got three OF Salt Lakes six hits off
Byrd, One Of these was three bagger
and another a two-bagger In ad-
dltion he got stolen base. In The second
drew two-bagger. He is leading the
team In both batting and fielding. not
one error having been registered against
him Fortier is strong hitter and d
wonderful base runner
Salt Lake now has three new pitchers
CARRIER, Butler and Claflin. In the games
he has pitched thus far CARRIER looks like
ind. Butler hasn't shown much as
yet but he has scarcely had a conplete
lr!aL Clatln joins the team today at
Soise and has not pitched yet this year
ON his last years form he should easily
make good in this company Salt Lakes
old pitchers are getting back in form
Schimpf showed great performance at
Helena sunday when he shut the Sena-
tors out with single hit. allowing only
three men 10 reach first and none to ap-
proacn second, Morgan was a little off
last week, but il was probably due 10
oyerwork as he had been pitching most
ot the games. Hummel appears 10 be
coming back in shape after little falling
of due TO entertaining.
Worst OF Schedule.
In trying TO keep at the top of the
column this week Salt Lake is getting
somewhat the worst of the schedule The
locals are playing Boise. which has re
covered from its slump and is on an UP.
ward climb.
ON its road trip the Boise team won
one game OF the series from Salt Lake.
TWO from Great Falls two from Helena
Three from Butte and six from MIssoula
Inc Boise team has been greatly
strengthened and its sweep OF the series
with Missoua indicates that II is likely
to give Salt Lake Il hard struggle.
ON The other hand. Great Falls which
Is Is right at Salt Lakes heels, meets The
weakest team in the league Missouia
with a weakened team, will play Great
FANS and the Reed fans are demand
ing that the Great Falls team make A
sweep OF the entfc series. The loss of
lodays and tomorrow's games BY Sail
Lake and a victory for Great Falls Over
Missouia in the games today and to:nor-
row Will put Greal Falls ahead or salt
Lake in thc percentage column Unless
Salt Lake takes The series from Boise
there IS strong probability that the
locals viii come home in second place
Or perhaps in third place. because Butte