The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-01
THIRD STRAIGHT
FOR SALT LAKE
Skyscrapers Strike Their Stride
Against Boise and Play
Fast Ball.
COME FROM BEHIND
in THE EIGHTH INNING
PcndletOn and Van Star, While
Blank Shows Some Foxy
Headw0rk.
Bv W. ID. BrdtZ

Especial Correspondent OF The Triounc''
BOISE. Aug. 31.-The SkyscrapeTs
again hit the ball when hits were needeq
today, so that although there were out
slugged by Boise they pounded in enough
runs to win their third consecutive VIC
tory Of the present series by score Oh
to g. Bankenships Kids appear 10
have become impued with the closer-to-
home spirit and they have finally NIT
their stride They looked Ike champions
today
lowed Boise TO get three run leau IN
the hrst inning. but Johnny Pcndleton
upheld the daily record by, hitting one one
over the left field fence and and started Inc inc
Melted five runs. Then, when Hummel
weakened again in the sixth, Manager
Blankenship sent in schimpn to ias reties
one hitter and immediately 1erked5
Schimpfr and put In Dressan 10 get rid
of the left handlers. 1t worked out nice
ly and perhaps saved the day.
Salt Lake came back in the eighth ana
pounded out two more. thus pulling Inc
game completely out of the fire Boise
looked dangerous In the ninth after
Brooks had led oft with a clean singie
natives by catching one on ms shoe
sirings right behind first and then doup-
ling Brooks at first. 1t was great play
and at Salt Lake It would have brought
Van an ovation.
Skyscrapers Fielded Fast
Stone. KeIlackey's youngster from the
Sound country, had the Skyscrapers
completely bafhed for four Innings, but
when Salt Lake finally did land IL landed
hard, and five runs was the reS9.t,
assortment OF curves. but Boise hit MIN
hard and In the sixth he was seen 10
weaken so that Blankenship used good
judgment In taking him out.
In the seventh Orr. PcnGetOn ana AID"
bott were robbed of a triple play Just
because Salt Lake did not need three
Stone on second and first, respectively,
a result OF hits. Shea hit almost OH
lire TO right field. 1t looked Ike
sure hit and both base runners were lar
Pendleton daTted after the ball. however
and spearcd It with one hand and then
threw Kellackey out at second before the
latter could return. Orr easily got me
OF course the third out was not ncces-
sary, The Skyscrapcrs also pulled on
few more capers that startled the natives:
but Vans double and Pcndietons s great
catch were the features.
Boise Scores First.
Flick and Brooks the first two men
up Tor Boise In the opening inning, SIN |
gled and Flanagan scored them both
with double 10 center, stone later sent
In Flannigan with a single 10 left Hum
mel was able TO hold his own In the next !
four innings on the strength OF GOOD
pitching and alright support behind him;
In the fifth the skyscrapers ,o aidm
With three and two" on him: Pendle-
ton started the procession by hitting the
next one over the left field fence. Per-
mel attempted TO sacrifice Perkins TO
second. but the latter was caught In
stead. Spencer singled. Abbott flew
Tut to c 6@ esn orr
hit cleaned the bases. and then Cordtz |
retired the side by flying oui 10 right. |
The rally put Salt Lake Two runs TO
Boise forged one run TO the front III
the sixth by sending over three; Stone,
Shea and King singled in succession off
called for schimpff and instructed him
10 retire Stone. which he did. and then
the Salt Lake captain Immediately |
jerke1 schimpff for ,Drcssan- The for
mcr Kansas state Lacquer struck out
Flick, but Levy stole a single over Sec |
ond and scored King. Brooks was an |
easy out third TO first.
Win Out in the Eight.
Salt Lake threatened in tho sixth and |
seventh and then made good in the
but Was caught there when Perkins at
tempted to sacrifice him TO that bag. |
Dressan was purposely walked, 1t
looked AS II Stone might be trying 10 |
see II that way. Ha ran up on fast |
one that looked as II IL would come far |
10 the outside and hit In the right field |
fence for two bases. scoring Perkins. |
Dressan scored when Abbott was put |
out, short tc first on a hit aud run
The locals went out easily in their |
hslf OF the eighth but their chances |
looked mighty good in the ninth until |
Van dampcned their hopes by pulling off !
his double play. With Brooks on first
as a result Of clean hit and no one
MI MI
behind Abbott and close to tho foul line |
Van came In hard and just barely caught
the ball off the ground. Van fell on his
back from The momentum hc had gained |
but before giving away entirely TO the
fall he whipped the ball to Abbott and
nipped Brooks before he could return
kellackey. the next man. went out third
20 first.
The score: