The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-29

One OF the phases OF basepall Whlcu
makes tho national game so interesting
is that two teams can play a 10 game
and directly afterward, with an almost
Identical lineup. play a % TO contest.
That Is what happened yesterday. and
while some of the dyed lin the-wool. fsns
criticised the big score IN the last game.
the majority OF the $500 patrons enjoyed
the hitting. and running;
Bryan officiated on the slab for Hell
ena In the FIRST battle and Bauer was the
only Skyscrapers who got score off
Bryau's delivery. Drcssan In the box
for Salt Lake permitted nobody to score
IT was the best game Bryan has ever
pitched herea bouts and with little base
ball luck he would have won his game.
He had a fast inshoot that caused the
batters To hit the oal close to their
hands, and IL seldom went 10 the out
field.
Dressau is even better ;hau he was
last year. He walked only one man. but
Bryan gave no passes. Drrsssn has cul-
tivated a dizzy drop besides high, fast
inshoot that batters strike AT about a
brcsk
IN the second game Rosenburough was
sent In by lrby 10 hold down the Sky
scrapers, but he was clouted freely and
Buck Weavcr trotted out his prize Col
orado twirler' Toothaker and the result
was that his outdrup was pounded by al
most everybody. II Is pretty curve but
il was most ineffective yesterday, Tooth
aker Is friend Of Bucks but with
Great Falls and Missoula winning so ire
quentlT. friendship does not count in a
baseball game. so Toothaker was eXiled
and Ervine Jensen sent into tles box.
Jensen pitched very good game.
Ihe first game was II beautiful cHhl-
hlilon. The only home run came when
beVerauN laid down a sacrifice biiut. ad-
Ndnc'uR Bsuer to third. and then BIN
Orr whackcd out drive through second
on which Bauer scored
Orator Baker HglnnI'S 10
Wa- presented with book OF rules by
lrby after the game. 1rbv did not say
that the gift was because Baker tried
Ia hunt "A thlrd strike and was called out
nus be opened the book at the page con-
tsininc that para graph when hc gave
II 10 Baker. Earlier I'm the game Baker
made a desperate try 10 catch an inficld
fly from Spencer's bat. and when he
missed nc seemed relieved, too when he
realized II WAS an out anyway Baker
hid some excellent throwing to second
he I'm class with the author of that
great work. 'Bucl, Weaver on Base
An incident which amused The fans i'm
mcnsely was whom a foul tip found It's
way through the wires into the grand
stand and suddenly disappeared
hunt was in progress FOR the ball. when
woman opened her coat and the ball
rolled out When she had seen the ball
coming at her she had lodged and in
ne confusion no one had noticed where
did not realize IL at first. Dick Cooley
made her a present OF the ball AS A me-
mento OF the curious accident
The second game, ragged as IL was
showed that salt Lake has a stronger
team this year than last. The Sl5yscrap-
efs proved that they do not lose heart
when their opponents start Off we'll Dur
ing the few moments that Toothaker WAS
pitching, Helena looked as IL il might
lead the league in batting. They scored
two runs Just Ike that. and everybody
was saying. This is Helena game"
Hcinc Spencer. however. had different
IDEAS. He picked out nice one and
sent II over The right field fence. This
started the slaughter. On" Skyscraper
after another came To the bat ana clouled
Hatchs delivery until nine big runs had
been Tailed IN that Que inning, IL seemed
aE II Helena never would get them out
The crowd which had been almost ready
"a Concedc the game 20 Helena shouted
Tor joy when the bell was rung nine
times.
The balance ot the game IVES con-
unuous swatfesT After salt Lake had
rolied UP sixteen tallies a number OF
ians went home. confident that would be
the Skyscrapers's side Of the score but
iust 10 fattep their batting averages. the
locals acquired SIX more In the last ses-
SION Truly lt was an awful hour for
lrby. but he survived.
scott. who could have had a place on
nc cooley roster, could not resist the
temptation To get into the game so he
pHered his services and Irbv gladly ac-
eepted them, for Baker was growing