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Show o BASEBALL NOTES. The management of the Doke team last week released Pitcher Damman and Outfielders Irby and dyne One of tho pitchers will in the future bo played in rightileld, as this trimming down leaves but two regular fielders! ! The knockers suffered a body-blow In tho opening game between Salt H Lake and Spokane, when our boys I walked away with the game and I proved conclusively that, when in I form, they are far and away the rastest I team In this league. m Do- you notice that all tho Elders aro If clantlng the ball these days. So long B as a man connects with the sphere H there Is a good chance of his fattening his batting average. H That little fellow from Missouri, M Fazer, is certainly delivering tho ft goods. No matter where ho is placed, Bj he plays the position like a veteran. H M. C. Vasblnder, who was last yeai one of Butte's crack pitchers, and wlu opened this year with Denver In tne Western league, and Tom Smith, tne famous St. Louis shortstop, who i w In the samo team at tho opening w this season, have cast their lot tho Boise team and will take a chance at outlaw baseball. The latest puzzler from the slab Is the "pinch" ball. It has been Imentca by Fred Falkonberg, tho giant tw rier who was tried by Pittsburg ; a couple of seasons ago, now with Montreal. Slats" Davis is making a distinct success as an umpire In the Const league. Esslck, who pitched J Stg last season, Is making good wun I' Portland club In the Paclllc Coast league. That fellow Setley, seems determined to command respect from the players, judging from the juicy bunch of lines lie has been handing the lads recently. Tho first game of the season at Og-den Og-den occurred on Wednesday, Bill Glasmann pitching the first ball over the plate, Judge Albert Howell being tho batter. Dill attempted some funny work, endeavoring to edge up for a I short throw, but was promptly called down by tho "ump." Clark, Hansen and Glmlln are playing play-ing different ball from last season. But then, you know, there's no anvil chorus cho-rus in tho Junction City. There they are encouraged and jollied along, oven though they lose. Hero a man must hat 500 and Held 1,000 per cent, or tho anvils will start up a mighty din. Mat Stnnley has a lively bunch of youngsters, and tho other lads will have to go some to catch them. But Holloy's crow will turn the trick. Boost for tho boys and watch them win. Truth goes to press too early to say anything about today's ball game, but as for tho last two, lot's all jubilate. National league and American association associa-tion games are as nothing to tho last two played here. Why, wo have a team that can wipe tho earth with anything, when tho boys have a mind to. One to nothing was tho score of the last Kame, ten Innings. Who says that Isn't playing? That was a contest whore everybody stood on their tiptoes and awaited a chanco to yell. Oh, but it was a peach. This is no place to describe de-scribe such a game. Tho way to appreciate ap-preciate a struggle like that Is to go and see It. Take- a rido down and sin nd two bits, or thlrty-ilvo cents and see it. Everybody ought to go and see 'ho games. Give the boys encouragement. encourage-ment. They are playing ball, and dollar dol-lar ball at that. |
