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Show GEF1ELL CLUB ' ; BOWS TO PROVO INipiEST In a game featured by the first triple play of the 1936 baseball season, Gemmell club lost to the Provo team here Wednesday afternoon after-noon by a score of 8-3. With several sev-eral chances of putting over the winning run the Gemmellltes failed fail-ed in the pinches. The curtain was pulled over the game when Provo made a triple play in the last half of the 9th. Bailey Santistevan made first on an error, Jimmy Byrne was sent in to run for Bailey. Al Kastelllc got to first" on a bobble and advanced Byrne to third. Doty Bush, Gemmell first 'sacker, hit a long fly to Patterick. Byrne, probably proba-bly over anxious, ran home before the ball was caught' by Patterick. Patterick whipped the ball Into Sammy Christensen, who threw the ball to Lob Collins, Provo third sacker, who caught Kastellic as he was coming to third. Then Lob tagged tag-ged third, completing the triple play. Pete Saltas, 17 year old American Ameri-can Legion team player, made his debut in semi-pro ball play Wednesday Wed-nesday against Provo, when Bus Smith was taken out of the game due to a sprained ankle. Saltas went into the game" In the first ot the eighth and got a single and later scored when Scott knocked out a two base hit. Al Ablett said "Saltas is a real find and will see considerable action in future games." Mel Scott played a hard game of ball, really putting his whole heart In the game to win. Tip-top Provo play and lax support made winning impossible. Scott allowed 14 hits, several of them flukes. Christensen allowed 8 hits. Utah Industrial League Standing of Teams Won. Lost Pet U. S. Mines 4 1 .800 Pinney Beverage .... 2 1 .667 Magna-Garfield .... 2 2 .500 Provo 2 3 .400 Gemmell Club ..... 1 4 .200 Saturday's Schedule Pinney Beverage at Magna-Garfield, 5 p. m. |