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Show 1 l( j BBinaBSSsiassBasB IN SACKCLOTH f ' j Pitcher Essick Loses I :j " the Game. ! , 1 I Nerve failed at the Critical ! '1 1 Point and Riade Babes i 1 ' - Present. f . Locals Had the Game "Won Till llie , Finish, When They Dropped to the Bear. 1 V ' W"TRSE luck for tlle Eklers! Tnat ujfi ravenous bunch of balltosscrs ( Y y controlled by John McCloskey. 1 i , alias "Honest John," went after tho Saints acaln yesterday! and trimmed them by a score of S to C. This makes four out of five for the Boise team this week, not so bad for. a bunch Qf Infants, t eh? I f I The run - sotting . commenced In the Honest John second Inning. Scents Pennant. Babbitt walked to ' first, went down on Hanson's" single j and scored on Delmas's error. Tills Jilt ,, ended operations for the Infants. , 1 When the Saints came to 'bat In the ( last half of the second, the big- balloon went ud and the fireworks started for fair. Bruyette went out on a dinky hit 1 1 to Eabbltt. Tozler got a base on balls and advanced on a fielder's choice by i Essick, which, however, ' was not han- i . died In time -to catch the batter. I , "Dulch" iluller was next with a long ' I ' single that scored But this is wnac hurts. Twice ycs-t ycs-t e rday afternoon the Elders had the game well In hand, and both times Pitcher Essick went to the bad and allowed the Northerners North-erners to scorcf In the fourth Inning, when the score stood 4-1 In the local's lo-cal's favor, Essick caused tho fans to weep large tears q I Borrow, wun uiu Essick Studies the bases full, the ! Boise Batters, young pitcher went up In the air and ' walked the next two batters, forcing two runners across the plate. Wild Throw by Essick. Atraln in the ninth when thescore was tied. Essick threw to the plate to I -.-i- v,,f Vila Icaicn uuu, win. throw went nearly (,, fifteen feet over I (i Hausen's head. Be- 1 fore the ball was recovered two Boise runners had scored. I Blewett opened i the game for the 1 1 visitors, but he was easy, for the locals, ko McCloskey sub- I ,, I stltuted Starkell in ' 'I tho- third Inning. ( The latter pitched 1 a good gmo and allowed- the Elders . but three hits. 'Hope I Cyf two runners. Fred Wucd came in for a flwat at the horse-hide horse-hide that planted (Muller safely at the third sack. Father Glm sent a long, high one out to the left garden, hut "Lefty" Houtz twas there, so Glm perished. 1 , Timely Hit. Bill Hausen was next In line and. .is IXisu.il, tho old I "Weed. Is Proud of " Warhorse " de--rrf tjt, - JIvered the goods. , His Home Run After allowing .Mr. 1 Bat. ' Wced to pilfer the i second cushion, Hausen swung on the ball and brought I , in both Muller and "Weed. Delmas went , went out on a drive to second base and t the side retired with four tallies to I their credit. . . In the fourth Inning Essick did his heart-breaking stunt. 'Two men were down and three others were scattered ' around on the bases. Hanson was up I and the fans Bald, "What a pipe!" The first ball over was a strike. So waa the second. Two gone, the bases 1 full and two strikes on the batter. This I ' waa the way. things stood when Essick ( lost control. , GT Essick in the Air. I One after another came the balls and , before the pitcher from Iowa recovered v two batters had walked to first and two "i runners had been ,i I forced In. The next I I m.h went out and ' j the inning closed . ' ,fc with the Elders Htill i i J one run to the I ' good, i In the next four innings Boise made ! I two tallies and the 'i I) locals one, making ' Ji the score C-6 when I L . tho ninth inning i I opened. if The first two In- j . fants went out. , ',.) "Soldier" Cook got M n slnflp nnri . T!nli. pi H ( ' I bltt drove a long , x, "., one out to centerTozor in tne Gar" - that wns good for den After Flies, two sacks at 'least. H1 , i Olm fielded the ball In to Essick and 1, the latter tried to catch Cook at the H ' plate. Ho made a miserable throw, however, and the ball went over by tho bleachers. Babbitt took advantage of the error and traveled home. Tho ondKwa3 in sight. The Elders came to the bat, but retired in one two order oh soft hits to the infield Weed whs hit by the pitcher and went to first, but Hausen could do nothing and perished on a line drive to third base, ending the game. BOISE. BA. It. BIL PO. A. E. Houtz. 1. f D -0 3 1 0 ; Weaver, c. f 3 1 1 1 0 u McKovitt, r. f 5 12 10 0 O'Coniiell, 2 b f. 1 1 2 3 0 Eleey. 1 b 3 1111 0 0 Cook. 3 b G 1 2 1 3 1 Babbitt, s. s 4 2 13 2 2 Blowctt. p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Starkell, p 2 0 1 0 3 0 Hansen, c. 4 1 1.1 1 1 Totals ....37 S 13 27 12 4 5AL.T. LAKE. ' AB. R, BII. PO. A E. Muller, 1. f... 5 1 2 1 0 0 Weed, 3 b 4 1 - 2 3 2 1 Glmlln, r. t C 0 0 0 0 0 Hausen, c 4 0 12 3 0 Delmas, 2 b 4 2 0 1 1 1 Kellackcy.' 1 b 4 0 1 1C 0 0 Bruyette, s. n 4 0 2 3 4 0 Tozler. r. f 3 10 10 0 'Essick, p 4 10 0-41 Total ...37 G S 27 17 3 Boiso 010 '220 012 o Salt Lake 00 010 100-C Earned runs Boise. 2; Snlt Lake. 1. Sacrifice Sac-rifice nil's Weaver. .Klaey. Stolen buses Houtz Weed, Delmas. Baeea on balls-On" balls-On" Essick, 5; Blowctt. 2. Two-base hits Houtz. MelCcvllt. Thrcc-bado hits Babbitt. Bab-bitt. Double playn CConncll to Babbitt to Elsev. Hit by pitched ball Weed. Struck 'out By Essick, 1: BlewctL 2; Starkell, 1. Passed balls Hanson. Timo of gome, one hour fifty minutes, Umpire, J. Peck Sharp. Attendance. S00. PACIFIC NATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of tho Clubs. W. Ij. P.C. Boise '. 4 1 .00 Butto 2 3 .500 Spokane 2 2 .50") Salt Lake 1 4 .200 |