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Show U Li:ill LOOSES TO PHOVO " ! (l ' I The lengue baseball season opened hero Wednesday between l.ehl and h Provo, Tho score wns H to 5 lu fnor 3 of the visitors, kj Jn. - -Tho game opened up by Mayor Our- 8- y. uey throwing the first ball, which was ft struck at by Pnelo Jesse Knight nnd IN caught by Councilman V. S. Evbiis, y, Tho fans aro et lu doubt whethor r It was Mayor Gurney's good pitching or m I'nclo Joe's poor batting that resulted l, , , In the ball being missed ffl" HQth sides played good ball, but tho , Prooltcs Bhoued tho results of the sa ft club's long experience. The Leltl toam p C la made up Inrgoly of men who had ; nover before played In a match game. ' For a hunch of youngsters they surprised sur-prised tho fans, nnd wo want to pre- l i diet right hero that thoro will bo a i t dlfTorent story to tell when tho boys i " get n little morep raotlco. Tio l.ehl 1 k team was timid In taking any chances, i iV and lu this way missed several runs. J ' J3c8idcs this they lost at least two runs by reason of the umplro calling a foul whon eerbody else agreed that It was a fair ball. Following Is the line-up: I.I3HI, PROVO. Habey .c Thomas .Street nnd Clai IT .. J. Elliott Porto lb Iloshnrd t'ooley ab Epperson Davis 3 b Sheehaii Petorson bs C. Elliot Jacksoi If E. Elliot McCarrle cf Colllna Zimmerman rf 8nov |