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Show Base Ball. A very large audience witnessed the second match between the Denver Browns and the Deserets on the Fourth. The game was unquestionably un-questionably the finest that was ever played in Utah, and the Denvers left the impression that they are perhaps the beat nine that has ever been in our territory. Tbeir weak point is in not having a catcher to stand op against Otero's pitching. For some time un Thur-duy it appeared that the Browns wuu J win the yaiue, but in the last inningn toe Deatreta made a numbtr of runs, which carried their score up to 8, leaving the Browns at o. Throughout the earns Ihe Brown d toe kings showed by tar the greatest skill, and made fewer errors, playing j with each other to a charm. We have never witnessed such excellent playing on the part of the De-wrels as they did at that time, and up to the sixth innings it had been whitewash after whitewash until it was hardly Iwlieved a run would be made on either side throughout the game. However, it is believed that Barlow, who was catching for the Browns, becoming used np about the hands, Otero had to aend bis balls in with more ease, when the Deeerets struck tbem in a lively man ner and gained a second victory. Yesierday,the Red Stockings played their first match with the Browns and also gained a signal victory, by a score of 26 to 5. Reed of the Deaerets thia time caught for the Browns, but being unable to stand up against Otero's pitching, a change of pitcher's was made and the Red Sirnarinc A irt aomA fnarfnl hAttiner On the other hand, the Browns seemed entirely unable to hit Barker's balls, and played avery poorly otherwise. other-wise. Grant made a home run on a fair ball, and many others of the Reds did nearly as well It is to be re g retted that Otero had to be taken irom the position of pitcher, aa the score of the Reds would have been much smaller and the game corres pondingly more interesting. The Reds fully maintained their reputation, reputa-tion, and received many encomiums on the excellence of yesterday's playing. Tne third and last game between the Deserets and Browns will be played to-day and in view of the fact that Venmeyer playiiS back Btop for the Brown Stockings, instead ol for the Deserets, as usual, the Deaerets will indeed do well if they succeed in gaining a third victory. So far the sympathy has been pretty evenly divided between our borne boys and the visitors, the latter being so gentlemanly and gooa na lured throughout each game aa to , draw forth frequent remarks of a i very kindly and sympathizing nature. |