The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-08
SAINTS EASILY
BEAT ELECTR|Ce.
Win From Reed Birds i'm One
Sided Runaway Contest by a
Score of IL to Z.
THREE PITCHERS ARE USED
TO STOP SKYSCRAPERS
Fortier Hero of Day, Driving
Out Longest Hone Run
of Season.

Hitting almost at will Salt Lake won
yesterdays game with Great Falls in an
exercise galop. The score was II TO d.
Every player on the Salt Lake team cx-
cept CARRIER hit safely from one to three
times during the game and quite n
groove was worn as the local players
roinped around the paths.
The locals showed no partiality.. Great
Falls used three pitchers. and each was
hit hard and often. II any WAS hit harder
than another il was only because he was
in the game longer. Hildeprandt opened
and did not last the inning out. The once
mighty ball pitcher was promptly pound
cd SO hard that he was forced 10 retire
Cornelius. who succeeded him. lasted tive
innings, during which six Saints crossed
the plate. Griffin was thrown IN the
breach and the Salt Lake team continued
hitting with unabated fury.
CARRIER was in the box for the locals.
and though he hit often he kept the
hits considerably scattered and was er-
fective with men on bases. He performed
a seemingly impossible feat when he
famed Howard Murphy. the heavy hit
Ting Great Falls outhelder.
Salt Lake had a changed lineup, yes
Improvement. Blankenshlp went behind
the bat and caught a great game. van
succeeded the peerless leader at first anc
proved that he was a FIRST Daseman or no
chances without slip. Schimpn opened
In the outfiel6 in Cordtzs place. but was
called into the iniield TO succeed Dever-
eauX at third. He played star game ~
both positions. ForIier went 10 right held
and played q brilliant game. One OF the
features OF the game was his spectacular
catch OF long foul.
Fortier Is the Star.
At bat Fortier shared honors with no
one. He made six trips to the plate On
the occasion of his first visit ne sacri-
feed. The next time up he started 10
bunt, then changed his MIND and lirced
the ball high above the high fence IN
right center for a home run, the longest
hit ever made at Cooley park. scoring one
runner ahead of him. The third time
at bat he smashed out long single. 1He
fourth time he was hit by the pitcher.
The fifth time up he drove long liner TO
right field, which Huelsman was lucky TO
catch The last time nP he cracked cracked out I5
time he was hit by pitcher do not count
as times at bat so he secured three hits
out of four times at bat. He ran the
bases well. scoring four OF Salt Lakes
seventeen runs.
Devereaux was put out Of the game
early in the second inning, when he was
spiked by Foster sliding To third. Blank
ership was knocked out for n moment In
the seventh when ne collided with Toner,
who was sliding TO the plate. lie recov-
cred, however, and gamely continued In
the game
Only One Game Today.
There will be but one game today.
Originally double header was planned,
but 1t was called off and only one game
will be played. The double -header will
come tomorrow Clafiin. who has been
given several days rest on account OF a
sore arm, probably will pitch for Salt
Lake today. He was sent in Tuesday in
the second game after IL was practically
lost and pitched fair ball He Is not
quite in condition, but BlanlSenship be-
lieves that he will win today. Blank
,,ci., IN III;
Will play first. with f'orticr in the out
field. II Devereaux has not recovered
from the injury received yesterday
ptch Hif for 5 the Visitors. piisiS '''' '''r0'i VIII
On Sunday great crowd is expected
10 see the double header. The teams
week and two @ EXCELLENT games are likely
on Sunday. Thus far Salt Lake has won
three OF the hye games played and will
try to take the remaining three. In
will pitch for Salt Lake, with CARRIER
and Schimpn as reserve pitchers. Gireaf
Falls will work Hildebrandt and Garlic
ton, with Cornelius AND Griffin In reserve,
Game Is Protested.
George Reed manager of Great Falls,
filed Il protest when Cordtz was put i'll
the game. He contendcd that Cordtz had
opened In the game and could not be
first went onto the field for the opening
OF the game cordtz WAS in his old place
at center. However. Blankenship had
previously announced that CordtZ would
not play, but that Schimpff would be in
center, the reason being that B]anken-
ship wanted AZ many rtght-hand batters
as possible TO face Hildebrandt, left
hand pitcher. Before the first ball Of
the game was thrown Blankenship no.
ticed that Cordtz was in the outheld. He
sent him 10 the bench and sent Schimpft
10 center
When Devereaux was hurt in the sec
ond Inning and forced 10 leave the game
Schimpff was called In from center TO
third base and Cordtz sent To center.
Then Reed protested. contending that
even though ball had been pitched
game and could not be put back again.
Pounding Hildebrandt.
Believing that Hildebrandt, the won
derful southpaw OF no-hit fame, could
trounce the Skyscrapers George Reed
delegated him 10 start yesterdays con-
not last long. Spencer. first up. raped
out double. Then Fortier bunted to
sacrifice Spencer TO third. Hildebrandi
in fielding the bunt threw wild 10 first
ond- Blankenship sacrificed Schimpn
singled. scoring Fortier and was caught
trying to steal second. Orr singled and
Van WAS walked. Then Hildebrandt was
opened by giving Deveresux a pass, fill
Ing the bases. PendIeton singled ano
two runners came home. DevereauX was
caught mapping off second for the third
Great Falls got run In The first ano
another in the second. These two run:
brought Great Falls closer TO Salt Lake
than they were at any time during Tho
game. In the first inning Murphy led OF
with a single. the only ono this hard hit
ter secured during the game: Prout sac
rifced. Huelsman was lodging pitched
ball when IL hit his bat and rolled safe
buchanan didn't attenout tn run III,