Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-11 | Page 6 | Solons Open with Win over Marines

SOLONS OPEN WITH WIN OVER MARINES Special to The Tribune. SACRAMENTO, March 10. in the first I practice game of the season here the j Sacramento Sena tors defea ted a team of ! Marines, under the captaincy of Rod Mur-: Mur-: phy, former Oakland player., by a score I of 4 to 1. Both teams used several pit'ii-I pit'ii-I ers, and the contest was devoid of thrills. The Marines scored in the fourth, when I Shortstop Harrigan hit to left field for j three bases, -with Little, right fielder, on ! second. There were two down at the time, and. Brown, the next batter, struck ! out. J Easterly and Snook were individual i stars of the games. Both are members ! of the 19 1 S Senators. Sacramento's runs came in the fotirth. Governor William D. Stephens" pitched the first hal and officiated as the releaser re-leaser of homing prgeons. The birds were released after each innins:, lo carry the score by innings to the Marines at Mare ; Island, who were unable to attend the j game.