The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-30
OPENING CAME
Of THE SEASON
TAKEN BY ZION
Eighteen Hundred Fans Wit
ness Game in Salt Lake
City; Great Falls Is
the Loser.
STATE OFFICIALS
GIVE ASSISTANCE
Governor Spry, Mayor Park
and Justice Frick Take
Part; Final Score Is
Ten to Six.

Union association launched forth
upon lts career in the new season
IL py commissioning decisive de-
ieat to Great Falls at Lucas field
yesterday afternoon. Superior hitting
when hits meant runs. in which Huels-
man and Pendeton starred, with cir
cuts. was primarily responsible for the
victory. Up until the eighth inning.
Salt Lakes score was against fo.
Great Falls The Elcctrics rallied In the
ninth and tenth frames scoring four
runs. two In each inning. Salt Lake
scored one in the ninth The game end
ed. 10 TO 6. What bade fair To be
brilliant game was made impossible bv
the wind. which blew a gale Error
| less fielding was out of the question The
dust and wind baffied the players in
their judgment ol the balls Despite Inc
weather a crowd OF 1900 fans attended
| the opening game,
The opening the league season was
marked by an automobile pa rade through
| the business section. The column Left
| The MoXUm hotel al 1870 o'clock and
proceeded up State street to South Tenn
pie, west on South Temple t., Main
street and south on Main TO Lucas field
NOtables Take Part.
Governor William spry and Mavor
Samuel G. Park were the initial battery.
with Justice OF the Supreme Court J. r.
| Frick at bat, The chief executive made
three wild pitches and then promptly
struck GU, the batsoIau WHO. it must
be saids was not particular in his choice
of balls
The local men started strong in the
first inning and kept their lead through
out the game Great Falls took a squirt
In the last two, but was unable TO over
take the Slsyscrapers' lead. Huelsrnan
lost the ball over the garden fence the
first time he came 10 bat and IL looked
as though Hildebrand was going to he
Knocked out Of the box. but after Davis
made q long drive into left field for a
two bagger. he famed Pendleton and re-
tired the side, In the sixth inning Pen.
dlcton leaned on the ball for a tally
The ball went over the left field fence
and also over the house on the other
side OF the fence. This hit also brought
Dressan and Davis home from the Sec
ond and first sack, respectively.
Morgan InvincibIe.
Hester's men were unable to get any
thing better than a couple OF two-bag-
gers from Morgan. and Toner hit these
In the eighth and ninth However. Hii-
debrand struck out six men, while Nor
gan only struck out one. Hiidebrand
walked seven and three went to first on
balls from Morgan
In the first inning the Skyscrapers
tailed twice. Murphy led of the bat
ting list and made the second sack on
Hester's error and made second on Spsn-
GERS bunt He scored on Huelsman's
drive Spencer came to bat next and
was put out. Weaver to Hester Huels-
man came up next and made his sensa-
for tally Dressan came up and was
put out Toner to Hester. Davis hit .
two -bagser into left field and Pendleton
struck out retiring his side
In the next inning Salt Lake again
scored two tallies Schimph walked to
first, advanced TO second on Strips
bit and came home on Murphys single.
Morgan made first on liner 10 short
ar advanced az . to second on on MurRhys hit and
Spencer's hit.
In tho next inning the styscrspers
18th sws inso the eentse led rsf or
lon, advanced to third on Pendlston's
u III snS nd tailed ,I w when Strip sqs bass
vent TO first on a. drive to sIner. sd-
'anced to second when Schimpff walked,
ldvanced again TO third when Strip
ook his base on balls. He TALKED on
durphy's single.
In the fourth only four men came to
vat and none Of these Tailed, In tbs
nth six men came up, bur none passed
he third sack,
Three Runs in Sixth.
The skyscrapers rallied in the sixth
nd made three runs. Dressan the
lrst man up, walked TO first. advanced
o second. when Davis also walked and
anne home on Pendleton's home nun.
lavis. who had walked to first also
allied on this play and Pendleton him
elf crossed the plate for the third and
Ist tally OF the session. The local men
ent out in one. two. three order In the
sventh and only scored one hit. In the
ghth one man crossed the plate which
ade a total OF ten runs
Galena made the only tally for Great
alls In the first inning. Five men went
bat. In the second four men went
bat but none scored. Great Falls
tarted the batting list over in the .
lird, but owing 10 good Unfolding only /.
lree men were allowed TO come up and
one OF these even reached first safely
the fourth the second Great Fails
an Tailed, Kelly made first On Hucls-
ans error and crossed the rlate on
% error OF Murphy Hesters aggrega-