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Show Base Ball, The Deseret-Metropolitan game on Wednesday, despite the bad weather, was witnessed by a tremendous crowd of spectators, who watched the play until the end with unabated interest, j As we predicted the Deserets won, the score standing 26 to S, but found their young opponents no mean antagonists. antagon-ists. Both Bides made more errors than vie desire to see, but bad weather and a slippery ball caused most of it. Wheoler aDd Alston wera not up to their usual mark as pitcher and catcher, the former having the thumb of hia right hand dislocated in the third inuing, aud labored as well under the influence of a severe headache head-ache the entire game; the latter received re-ceived a foul tip on an already damaged dam-aged finger, which hindered him considerably. Morris at first base, Huey at second, and Hartman at abort stop, did soma fine playing, Morris, Mathews and Wheeler leading lead-ing at the bat. On the side of the Metropolitans the play of Ashton, pitching of Grey, (not hia fielding) Young's second base, Grant's first and Dunbar, short atop, were the leading features. The Metropolitans' new suits are rathor pretty, but ap-pear ap-pear somewhat awkward. The umpire, um-pire, Mr. Brown of Nebraska, here with the editors, filled his place to perfection, and received much lees chinning than is usually given. In speaking of chinning, it ia proper to call the attention of a few individuals, who appear against the Deserets in nearly every local game, to the fact that they indulge in altoretber too many sarcastic and uncalled for remarks re-marks whenever they get an adverso decision from the umpire. It makes it very unpleasant forau umpire, and is certainly unappreciated by outsiders. out-siders. Tbe next game will be to-morrow between the Deserets and South Cottonwood Cot-tonwood or West Jordan clubs, which latter is said to be made up of good players. |