The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-02
BUTTE BEGINS
SERIES TO-DAY
McCIoskey's Men Will Fight
With Salt Lake for Game
at Cooley Park.
RESULT OF BATTLE WILL
DECIDE SECOND POSITION
Each Team Has the Same Rela-
tive Standing in the Per
centage Column.
Games Today.

The change of clubs in the Union
Baseball association brings Butte to
Salt Lake for weeks games. The
opening game of the series will be
played this afternoon at $3.50 o clock at
Cooley's park.
Missoula goes to Boise, where il will
open its series this afternoon. Great
Falls Will open the baseball season at
Helena today. The games this week IN
each of the three cities should prove
especially interesting. Butte and Salt
Lake are tied for second place in the
league. each having won four out of six
games played. Missoula and Boise are
tied for fourth place, while the games
between Helena and Great Falls Will
be between the teams at the top and
bottom of the list. Great Falls took
the series at Great Falls from Helena
and Helena fans expect Helena to make
a clean sweep of the series at home
thus evening things up.
The rivalry between Salt Lake and
Butte has always been intense and in
the past some great games have been
played between the teams representin&
these two cities. 'Honst Johr Nc
Closkey has always been Il prime favor
ite with Salt Lake fans The bleacher
fans are storing up bon mots 10 hand
to the Butte manager on his appearance
at the park today.
Jachs Will Pitch.
With strengthened infCld and the
same batting sSreak that hsS been with
them thus far the Salt Lake players
are confident of taking tins afternoon s
game. Jachs, the pitcher who made
such a wonderful record in the Wash
ington State league last year, will be
sent in TO pitch for Salt Lake. Jachs
pitched the other day for Salt Lake.
losing the game through his wildness.
He had speed and curves to burn but
walked too many men. However, he
has been working out well since that
time and is getting good control. If he
has this pitching quality today he
should be able TO win easily. Byrd and
Heusser will be held in reserve in case
Jachs begins TO weaken.
1t is probable that McCloskey Will
work Kane one of the star pitchers of
his staff. Kane pitched part of the
game Sunday but should be in shape
TO do duty today. Kane won two games
from Boise and is considered one of the
star pitchers Of the league
Strong Bunch of Players.
McCloskey's s bunch are all a likely
looking bunch of players, They got in
last night from Boise and are quartered
at the Moxum. McCloskey said that
he counted on taking the Union league
pennant 10 his new park AT Butte. He
said that the Salt Lake team looked
like the contender In the pennant race
and that he was satisfied that il would
be a close race between Salt Lake and
Butte for the fia- McCloskey SAYS that
his present lineup will remain about
the same throughout the season as he
is satisfied with the work of all Of his
men.
In ]. ". Hannah, a husky backstop
has player who will be figure OF
national import. He was turned over
to Butte by Salt Lake. Hannah is 81
years old, weighs 1S5 pounds and can
lust step under a six-foot mark He
bats right handed anl hits hard and
often. Hannah has been playing ball
since he was old enough to walk, but
has never played professional ball be-
fore. Last year he played with Dillon
and Anaconda and on his two appear
ances in Butte impressed the fans with
his clever work.
Kane, Quick and Druhot will be the
mainstays of McCloskey' 3 pitching staff
this summer.
Kane Is Star.
In Kane, who is a port wielder, the
manager has a left-handed "spitter .
Kane has been working for two wears
to overcome the "saliva ball" and be-
lieves he has accomplish the trick
Kane is tall, lanky veteran with plen.
W of experience. Last year he played
with the El Paso team in the south. Be.
fore that he lad been in the major
leagues
In Eddie Quick McCloskey believes he
Will have dependable right hand finger
or,tp1 ~taf he 10 In, h.f CHI
he ever has been and his work up Il
date strengthens that belief. Quick i:
another one on the staff who is master
OF the splitter" Besides his ability a,
a pitcher. Quick is a good batter ano
can play the outfield. In his baseball
career he has been with the Portland
Oakland San Francisco, Little Rock anc
Salt Lake clubs and was given a chanc,
in the major leagues.
Frank Kirstahler was the leadin,
pitcher. of last years Butte,s City league
Connie Druhot is a southpaw pitche
from the Wheeling. w. Va, club. III
has had all kinds of experience to bacI
him up. in addition TO being a cleve
mound artist. In order TO sign tin
Wheeling man il was necessary for Nc
Closkey to purchase his release.
Brown, the Sheboysan. Wis. rgh
handler. is a medium sized finger. and 4
credited with wonderful control which Il
McCIoskey's opinion is the biggest asse
of any pitcher.
Inheld Is Fast.
The infieId of the Mountmen looks goo,
on paper. On the initial sack Joe Foley
a Six foot youngster from Louisville, Ky
Is making good. Foley played in the Blu
Grass league last summer and made
wonderful record for himself He is
right-handed batter and hits the bal
hard.
On the second corner "Nig" Perrine
late OF the Washington and ST. Loui
clubs. is more than making good. Throug
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