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Show WILD HEAVES AND SUCH The leading1 hitters: , AB. H. TB. P.C. Ryan, Salt Lake 4 3 3 .750 Jones, San Francisco 4 3 3 .750 Gardner Oakland 3 2 2 .667 Galloway, Vernon 3 2 2 .667 Nixon, Portland 4 2 2 .&00 Autrey, San Francisco. . . 4-. 2 5 .500 Schaller, San Francisco. .. 4 2 4 .500 Dalton, San Francisco ...2 1 1 .oi'i) Home-run hitters: Orr, Brief, Salt Lake; Bodie, San Francisco. The series stand: Salt Lake, won 1; San Francisco, won 2. Oakland, won 1: Portland, won 2. Los Angeles, won 3; Vernon, won 0. Bill Piercey will pitch for Salt Lake today. Vann may be sent in to catch. It looks like Rube Oldham for San Francisco. Fran-cisco. It the Seals work this lefthander, left-hander, Guigni will piay third in place of Rath, Guisni being a right-hand hitter. If the Seals use a right-hander, Bayless, a left-hand hitter, will play right field in place of Kane. The players of the Sa.1t Lake and San Francisco clubs have been invited to see "Casey at the Bat" at the American theater the-ater at 9:15 this evening". There will be a double-header Saturday, Satur-day, the first game beginning at 2 o'clock. For a spell along about the fourth inning in-ning it threatened all sorts of a downpour, down-pour, and the rabid Salt Lake fans were hoping for a regular torrential rain. But even the much-abused J. Pluve was against the Saints and the black clouds merely frowned and never wept a weep- The general slumping- of individual batting averages as the season grows older indicates more than ever that the 191 fi pennant race In the Pacific Coast league will be decided on pitching. It would not be surprising If the leading hitter for tho season will experience trouble In remaining above the .300 mark. The Pacific Coast league has wonderful pitching tiiis year. Despite the occasional occa-sional record-breaking performances at Salt Lake, the standard of hurling is higher than it has been for a long time. Even club is well fortified with strong pitching. Games that are lost are traceable trace-able to poor support more often than to any terrible bumping inflicted upon the losing pitcher. If the time-honored belief be-lief that pitchers get better as the season sea-son advances, is true, then the Coast league hitters are In for a tough stretch of going before the final bell Is rung, and the club with the most efficient pitchers is going to have a strangle hold on the flag. San Francisco Bulletin. Elliott tried to get hold of Purtell. third sacker with the Venice club last season and this year with Buffalo. Buffalo will not let loose of him, however, and so the deal fell through. Outfielder Luther Cook, known to the ball fans as "Doc," is to be returned to the New York Americans. Doc hasn't delivered the goods, and the Oakland management has decided to dispense with his services. Tn the meantime. Crandall is to be used as utility outfielder outfield-er and Billy Lane as utility In fielder. |