The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-14
WEARS BLANKET
TOFOOL WRIGHT
Fans Are Delighted and Pro-
test Against Cliff Being Ban
ished for Second Time.
SALT LAKE ONLY TEAM
WINNING DOUBLE-HEADER
Great Falls ElectricS Still "a
Points Ahead in Race for
the Pennant.
Bv W. ID. BrdfZ


MIsSOULA. Mont. Aug. lS.-The Sky
scrapers made 1t six out OF eight Tor the
week at Mlssoua today by taking ooth
games OF the double header. the hrst by
score OF l2 to and the second
10 O.
Although both OF Salt Lakes pitchers
we're hit hard In the first game. blanken-
ship's men were also able to land on the
ball whenever hit was needed Johnny
Pendleton again put the game on Ice IN
the ninth by hitting the ball. over the
left field fence. scoring Van ahead OF
him.
George Hummell had his usual bad be-
ginning in the second game. Missoula
scored five runs off his delivery In the
first three Innings. but when his team
mates tied the score and then forged TO
the front, Hummel settled down and IN
the last six innings pitched gilt edged led
ball allowing bIt three hits. while the
Skyscrapers pounded Cummings hard
Manager Blankenship was again chased
from the park by Umpire Wright Tor
disputing one OF the latter's joke deci.
spotted Blankenship near the third base
bleachers with an Indian blanket wrapped
about him
Blank had borrowed the blanket from
one of several Indians who were watch
ins the game and had successfully
watched several innings until he was de-
tecteG and again chased.
The fans were SO amused al Blanken-
ships stunt that they protested vigorous
ly when Wright sent him out again.
Dressan was not in his usual good
form in the first game and was relieved
by schimpff In the fifth: Just prior to
that. however. he had hit In the Two
score Schimpff, who succeeded him. du
pIicated Dressan's feat by hitting for
IKE ,Sne lba Of Mss M hard
in only one inning. the seventh, when the
Missoulans got four hits and four runs.
McCafTerty Hit Hard.
Salt Lake pounded Mccafferty off the
rubber and then fell upon his successor
drawn-out affair and was either teams
game until Johnny Pendleton dampened
The hopes of the Missoulans. losing the
ninth. Salt Lake was again first TO
score. In the opening Inning Spencer
got walk. Abbott flew out to the
Ger going 10 second. Blankenship hii
for a single and then worked pretty
double steal With Spencer: The Latter
ertS failed TO gather In Cordtze's drive,
and Rlankenshp took third on the play,
scoring the. latter on Vans out from
pitched ball In the fourth and went TO
second on a wild pitch Pendleton drew
walk and Dressan. with three and
nothing on him, hit the Cripple" for
dleton, Dressan also scored on Abhotts
single, Hits by Van and peyeraux In
scored Orr in the fifth, Two wild
pitches. two passed balls. walks 10 Dever
aux and Pendleton. single by Orr and
schimpfrs triple scored four in the
ninth, tying the count. Van took a life
at first in the ninth on Cordtz's boot
and then Pendleton sent the second bali
pitched by Jachs out of the park for
homer. putting Salt Lake two runs to
Missoula's frs, runs came in the sec
ond. 4 double by Roberts. an error by
Spencer. when he failed to handle Oriets
single. a sacrifice hy Changnon. a field
eeT's choice TO Fennel and a single by
hit high fly over Cordtz's head. the
ball bounding high and clear of the fence
sacrifice by Roberts and single by Oriet
sent In one more in the fifth
The other four runs credited to the
local club came in the seventh on a
bach. doubles by Roberts and Oriet, a
sacrifice and squeeze.
Hummell appeared TO be slated for an
artistic trimming In the second game,
but be pulled out OF " nicely and after
the third inning had the Educators eat
Missoula scored TWO In the opening in
ming. Murray, the first man up. walked,
and went home when Spencer permitted
Daschbach followed with a single and
eSS Gben se 1 M1ay by n 70
hind third base. He scored on a single
by Walsh, The latter romped home on
when Spencer made a bad return return to the
plate on Oriets drive.
Skyscrapers Travel Today.
Humnell was invincIble after this and
Missoula never came close.
Salt Lake scored two in the second.
ErGd r1e axzI
ton walked; Perkins scored both with
8 pretty single TO right A walk TO
sd. cordtz and singles by Orr and ar Deysreaux
Of the batting order did some terrific
fi biting In the sixth Spencer walked on
fSgr Sas oaes aed ASbo oowsd With
fence Van brought cordts in w with h a a
eI single; Lan Spencer went to third and scored
Cordtz over the rubber with double
and Devereaux scored the prospective
CUB u. With with a single
snappy play. OF the Salt Lake inheld and
The timely hitting OF Blankenships men
Pendieton played like veterans and Alb
bott accepted many hard chances on the
militia! sack 0riet of the home team
first game. getting two singles, a double
The Salt Lake team leaves at { O'Clock
boys are all in good spirits. and aside
from CordZ's slightly sprained finger
jury among the LUCKY Thirteen" as
Blankenship calls them.
Leo Dressan will likely pitch the first
game against Great Falls
After the weeks stay in MIssoua the
Skyscrapers arc all OF the opinion that
Missoula Will give many OF the clubs
considerable trouble before the season
IS at an end with Oriet and Changnor
back In the game. three new pitchers
and catcher, who looks about as classy
as any seen IN the league this year. Mis-
soula may surprise some Of the leaders.
Missoula's outncld looks mighty good
now with Daschbach back in right. Fen