The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-25
HUMNEL FACES
JOYCE WARRIORS
Will Oppose McCairerty III
9pening Battle for Union As
sOciatiOn Pennant.
FOUR OTHER TEAMS IN
LEAGUE EAGER FOR FRAY
Fans Are Intensely Interested
to Ascertain How Mines
Compare.
Revised Batting
Order and Lineup
Missoula
Salt Lake.

hummel, D. MCC9ueIUy, ~
There will be an alarming increase IN
the mortality rate among grandmotherS
today. The increase will be most notice
able among the grandmothers of office
boys and the like
body liz line, including the weather man;
the Union league season will he opened
today: The opening, games vii WI! be at
Salt Lake Boise and Great Falls.
Over at the Albert hotel on South West
Temple street are nine husky chesty
and conditioned athletes. members oil
from Missoula, with whom Blankenship
Colts are billed TO get acquainted with
the home folks by opening negotiations
a, Cooley park. Eighth South and Main
streets. promptly at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon.
The cocky youngsters from the treas
ure state blew into town from their Og-
den training quarters early Monday even
ing. prepared for the opening fray. a
short workout this morning VIII end nl
Colts, and then Will como hostilltieS IN
earnest.
All Ready for Opening.
:. In Boise, whero Butte is TO meet III. the
where the Senators are to clash with
George Reeds warriors, the scenery has
been set. and there isn't Il screw loose
from one end of the circuit 10 the other,
according 10 reports coming to President
W. H. Lucas in this city. Practically
every last detail has been settled. In
of ,hs 1SThSrn @ 6 9wn IN and ihs
half-holiday will be observed in honor of
the opening,
team, plans TO make it the biggest open
Ing on record in Zion. An automobile
parade. headed by Held's musicians. will
lead the parade from the starting point.
the Albert hotel through the main bust
ness streets OF the city TO Cooley park.
In the autos following the band will be
Jo}yce's warriors, and Immediately after
club owner, league officials and others.
The parade will start about 80 o'clock
tice will begin about 2:30 o'clock and
the game will be called by Jimmy Toman.
between between innings. Mcids musicians viii
entertain the bugs
Governor to Fan.
Governor spry Will he plain Bill"
Spry, baseball fan. today.
Cares Of state will be laid aside. at
executive is scheduled TO throw the first
ball and start the game between the
rreasurers and the Colts. Local fans
hope that he will be good mascot for
today for the Colts.
With alparty of two or three. the gov
ernor Will occupy box in the new grand
and he will not be forced to fight his
way to the box -office for ticket. in case
there is an immense rush. for he has
an annual pass emitting him To adnis-
sion to all the games TO be played here,
Other notables both in baseball and
official life; will be present 10 see the
fitting of the lid for the rag race. w.
II. Lucas president of the league, with
party, will occupy box. and several
state. county and city officials will be
there at bell time with the ever faithful
fan.
An excursion will carry 200 or 800 Og-
den fans TO the game. most Of whom will
mt inst 1I,ri,. ~, Fo1 s-if I.Jxz
and for Missoula.
Hummel and McCafferty will be the op-
posing hurlers unless present plans are
changed. Bankenship announced Mon
day afternoon. after tho workout that he
would send Hummel 10 the slab but
Ernie Heusser, the star State league
southpaw attached his signature to n
contract TO hurl for Salt Lake for the
1911 season and Cooley said that Heusser
may be substituted for Hummel today.
This is only a possibility. however
Hummel is iit and ready. say both he
and his manager. He earned the right 10
officiate on, the slab at the opener in
against the Clerks Sunday afternoon.
When he was sent TO the slab In the
seventh period he srasped opportunity
dour and held on 20 IT, He put every
thing he had the ball, and when he
worked out Monday morning lie showed
SO HummeI with his vaunted curves
and control TO burn, is going TO the
mound unless plans change. carving the
hopes of his team mates well as the
moral support OF every rooter in the city
McCafferty Is Giant.
McCafferty also saws that he is in con-
dition. and at the Missoulans' headquar-
ters Monday night he looked ii. Weigh
ing 1SS pounds. he bids fair To measure
up TO Joyce's classification OF him as one
of the best pitchers In tie league. Nc
Cafferty will he remembered by Salt
Lakers as Dad Gimlin's star twirler in
the 1902 State league. Following thai
wear he was with Birmingham Ala and
Newark. y. j., and other minor leacucrs.
but two or three years ago hc suffered
an injury TO his pitching arm which com :
PEELED him TO rest while. In 1889 he
pitched for Lincoln. in the Western
league. appearing in games against
Cooley's Topeka team. Last year he was
scout for Ed Barrows OF the Montreal
Eastern League club.
Joyce brought fourteen men with him
from Ogden. and another man. Holland.
a third saclser. is expected 10 join the
team here in time 10 get into the series.
Holland has been playing in tlIc -. Louis
trolley league and Joyce relies upon him
10 strengthen his infield wonderfully.
II McCafferty fails TO hold Salt Lake
Joyce then will call upon his southpaw.
Cook. or Gerber. Joyce is carrying two
other hurers. Applegatc and Sh8mbeau.
McEachran is second catcher.
With McCaffer!y is Mrs McCaffcrtv
Frank =. O'Reilly. secretary. accompanies
the Missoula club.
Missoula Looks Strong.
The team Joyce brought down from
Ogden looks strong in almost every dc =