The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
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CLERKS, "A TO z.
Blankenship's Union League
Coits Win Exhibition Game
by Wide Margin.
STICK WE'LL AND RUN
BASES LIKE DEMONS
DeyereauX Arrives and Lives
Up to Peppery Reputation;
Schimpff Hurt.
Union league colts romped

Blankenship's Union league colts romped
home winners by big margin in that
baseball game played with the retail
clerks at Cooley park Sunday afternoon.
The score was IA to =. Despite the fact
that the contest was not announced
Sunday morning. in the neighborhood OF
400 bugs saw the contest. indicating that
healthy interest is being taken in the
running of the colts.
Blankcnship's machine worked poorly
Tor TWO or three innings, but after that
there was unity OF play that was good
to see. The colts were versatile in their
attack and good in their defense.
Blankcnship worked out three OF his
four hurlers and the trio held the clerks
to nine hits, while the colts were COM
piling thirteen safeties, two OF which
were good for extra, bases The trinity
made fourteen clerks pound holes in the
air while only five of the colts brcczed,
Jachs opened for the colts and let the
clerks down with two hits. He struck
out five men. Byrd followed. allowing
four hits. one of which was scratchy.
and tanning four. Hummel, the former
State Lacquer. worked the last three
SONS and allowed only two hits and
struck ou; five men.
The colts made three hobbies to six
for the clerks.
DevereauX Is Eere.
DeverauX, the peppcry coast man. got
In early Sunday morning and played part
OF the contest at third and the rest al
second. In addition to living up to his
reputation of putting lot OF ginger into
the game, he worked the clerks hurers
FOR two passes, got two hits in three
other times at bat and stole second. Dew
ercauN is not in the best of condition.
not having played for several days, and
is suffering from severe cold. but
worked well sunday despite these handi-
caps,
Besides batting hard the colts ran bases
like ficnds pilferlng eleven bags. Spen-
Ger led in base pilierins with four
steals.
The clerks, leading OFF. threatened to
score. but 1T WAS only threat. John
son, first up, hit by Orr. Blankenshp
flelded Fitzpatrick's bunt. but nobody
covered first and both Johnson and Flz-
patrick were safe, Johnson was caught
off second, however. and the bobble. cost
nothing Sebastian, the varsity catcher.
singled. but Jachs closed up and f.. CAL
Iacher went out, Schimpff to Blankenship.
Spencer opened for the colts 10y singing
and stole second. the next three men
up went out i'll order, however
In the third Schimpft singled and Dew
ereau% gave indication OF his ability as
a place hitter by bingling over short.
When Orr bunted Sebastian in the throw
to first. hit Orr and all hands were safe.
ing to steal home. Sterner walked Per-
kins and baked scoring Orr Jachs
struck out, but Spencer walked and stole
second again, Van hit 10 Johnson, who
fumbled and Perkins counted.
In the fifth the clerks counted when
Fitzpatrick bunted and Sebastian got the
longest hit OF the day. a three -sacker,
Schjmpff had been hit on the hand in
second inning and the injury imterfered
with his throwing so badly that Dever
eaux was shifted to second and McCros
key went 10 third. With one down Nc
Croskey hit one too hot for f. Cal
lacher to handle, stole second and went
TO third on a passed bail. DevercauX was
walked and stole second. After Orr struck
out Perkins doubled. counting McCroskey
and DevereauN. Byrd flew out.
A bobble and a single gave the clerks
their last tally in the sixth,
Two singles and q mlspiay gave the
colts one in their part Of this period.
The colts began fusiIade of binges in
the seventh that brought In five runs.
DevcrcauX and Orr singled and Dever-
cauX cleverly drew the throw 10 third
on Perkins's short grounder and all three
Sterner in the box. walked llummel.
scoring DevereaHN. Spencer famed, but
Sebastian dropped the third strike and
Orr counted. Nossmeycr musscd Blank
enshlps hard one and everybody tailed
but Blankeuship. Cordtz flew to center
and McCroskey to left,
a pass. sacrifice. Il foozle and two
singles gave the colts three more, their
last in the eighth
The colts will take their last workout
but one today from II TO 100 o'clock.
younger heads and assist I'm the coach
ing, Blankcnship hopes To accomplish
much in the two mornings remaining be-
fore the season opens,
Contrary tn the impression the one
sided score gives. the clerks played an
excellent game. having only one really
bad inning, and will prove formidable OPP
poncntS Tor any amateur nine in the
state. Sebastian caught a good game
throwing TO bases well,
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