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Show BASE BALL. Tuesday's game. A far greater number of people witnessed wit-nessed tho second contest between the Red Stockings and Desereta on Tuesday Tues-day than on the day previous, the ; number of persons on the giound being estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000, and the great interest taken in the game was manifest by the tremendous cheering which followed every play. Neither club played as well as it did on Monday, eipeoially in the 6eld, but the D's batted Taylor far better, and the way the Reds handled the bat was simply immense, although, as will be seen by tLe score, their strong batting did not avail them much, our boys being fully equal to the occasion. A magnificent one handed catch by Barlow, of the Dese-rets, Dese-rets, on a long fly to left field, was loudly applauded, as was also a catch of a liner made by George at third base. It seemed to be the general opinion that the fly caught by Barlow was the finest catch ever made on a ball field. The fine pitching and bat Ling of Taylor, ol the Reds, was also the subject of cousidrable applaUBe, nod it certainly was well bestowed. A more fiercely contested game it would be hard to imagine; first the Desereta were ahead, then the Red Stockings led the Bcore, which kept shifting from one nine to the other, uutil the beginning of the eigtb innings, in-nings, when it was a tie. The D's then went to the bat and made four runs against a whitewash for their opponents; and on the ninth innings the Reds scored four and whitewashed white-washed tbe Desereta, still leaving it even. Another inning would have been played, but darkness prevented it. At the close the score stood IS to 18. Wednesday's game. Another very Urge crowd attended the third game yesterday afternoon, and the excitement and enthusiasm displayed was tremendous, especially at the close of tbe first innings, when the score stood five to nothing no-thing in favor of the Desereta. Tbe D's batted Taylor's balls even better than the day previous, George especially excelling himself, while Alston, Duka, and, in fact, nearly all the home nine made Boma wicked hits. Taylor of the Reds maintained main-tained his usual record iu fielding, field-ing, batting and pitching, and Jones of the same club did some splaudid playing. The visitors all played well. Alston of the Desereta was laid out by getting a foul tip in the mouth, in addition to one in the eye received Tuesday, and was forced to retire from bis position as catcher, where he was tucceeaed by Duke. Tbe Deserets made some magnificent double plays, and were noticeably more at nome in tbe field than at the bat, where the Reds were far superior. The game was closed amid considerable consider-able eicitemsnt, in favor of the Salt Lake club by a score of 11 to 17. The series of games has been a most interesting one, and while justly proud of the eucceas of our homo nine, we cannot refrain from ac-according ac-according great and deserved praiae to the professional skill and excellent good temper which the gentlemen from Cheyenne have shown themselves to possess. They were rendered somewhat less redoubtable by reason of several accidents ac-cidents to members of the nine; and the disadvantage of being on a new ground, in the presence of an assembly as-sembly whose sympathies naturally were with the Deserets no doubt lessened their chanees of victory. The Deserets Dever before came to near losing their laurels ond it is with some apprehension that we await the return games at Cheyenne. |