The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-21
Atlas TRIUMPH IN
SANGU|NARY BATTLE
Figuratively, if Not Literally,
Cooley Park Is Scene of
Great Slaughter.
SCORE STANDS so TO )
University Club Team Out
played and Outhit; Spec
tatorS Have Great Fun.


Tue third annual baseball game be-
tween the Alta club and the Unlver-
si.y club, played yesterday az Cooley
park, resulted in victory for the Alta
athletes By tho one-sided score OF 81
20 8.
The rame was crowded with sensa-
tional plays and the grandstands were
crowded with the charitably inclined
who had contributed their olt, TWO,
four and six bits, ad lib, Tor tne
heneAt OF the Non. .Sectarian Charity
league. As nearly as could be estlmat'
ed last night by those in charge OF lne
benefit, tho league cleared between SoVo
and 5000 on the total receipts
Water Among Concessions.
Aside from the sale of thirty-tour
boxes In the erandstand, at SlO ooH,
the biggest receipts were from tue sale
Of candy, flowers and score caru9'
Among the concessions hguring Prolui-
nently was the water privilege. tor
the time being the fair concesslonaIles
secured the water rights for Cooley
mark and the vivienderes distributed
the water TO the thirsty throng at ~
cents tunblerful. 1t was also. notlced
that "chascr size" brought the same
price, showing that all things are pos
sible in the name of sweet charity.
Lemonade, pop and popcorn did not
figure in the wares Tor sale, because tne
regular concessions for these necesss-
ries could not be obtained for the AZ
ternoon. for reasons known only TO
those holding them for the regular
league season.
Game Beyond Description.
The game itself, TO use weii,wo,n
phrase. " beggared description. Eigh-
Teen of the star performers Of the two
clubs battled for the lead for severai
innings, and after that nine OF the
eighteen players bsttled to. cut down
the popular majority figuring on the
score board for the winning team.
Not an innings passed but the spec
tators had several opportunities TO ap-
plaud good plays and some of the play,
ers felt that they could 'come back.
The Alta club went TO bat at the
opening OF the first inning, and scored
two runs, through the medium Of Neel
and Hansen. The University club fol
lowed in its half Of the inning with
one score, when Porter galloped home
added to its slight lead by scoring one
in the second. two in the third and
four in the fourth inning. The lead
ers failed 10 send in a run in the fifth
inning. and the University club again
was represented on the score board
when il put across tally in the last
half of the fifth.
Winners Grow to 80.
The University men were duo TO
make "nothings' for two innings fol
lowing tho fifth. while the Alta play
ers put themselves out of danger by
scoring two runs in the sixth and
eight runs in the seventh innings.
With the first man up for the Alta
club at tho opening of the eighth inn
ing began the session which raised
the clubs score from 10 to 30, when
tho players. collectively and individual
". brought in eleven runs, and ran
long distance endurance race around
the diamond. Walker Thompson for the
University club ended the agony of
this inning by pulling down a fly in
deep center field.
The University club succeeded in
scoring one run moro in the first half
OF the ninth inning-thon il was all
over but the shower bath and the
witch hazel rub.
Spectators Enjoy Game.
AS was TO be expected, the specta-
tors had fun and many good laughs
firm the game. Good plays and "bone-
head plays alike were rewarded with
bouquets, sometimes Of flowers and
sometimes of radishes, turnips or other
garden truck. Neel, OF the Alta club,
performed stunts of staple and fancy
tumbling, accidental, be il said, and in
one instance made a "grand standD
play by spearing a high one back Of
third and returning TO earth in a sit.
ting posture, shifting his weight from
this position 10 the back OF his meek
within the fraction OF second. though
retaining his death-clutch on the ball.
Rooters Are Impartial.
Many were the witty quips hurled
a. the players from the stands and the
regulation babel OF sounds termed
roofing arose at each critical period
in the game. Also the regulation aues-
tions were asked by several Of tho
ladies concerning the fine and medium
grade points OF the game. One ladv
WAS heard 70 ask. "What docs ,ba
catcher wear that schumacher forPnI
and queries regarding rho definitions
or error, assist, etc, were heard
a-plcnty.
One OF the features OF the game was
the impartiality Of the applause and
roofing and the good nature of The
players, who did not argue over tbs
decisions Of Umpire Heinio Spencer.
The score: