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Show ! How's the Weather Down There in the -Cellar, Mac? . ! SALT LAKE WINS : ANOTHER SHARPLY CONTESTED GAME Cliff Markle Holds Enemy With Tight Rein While Mates Make Enough Runs to Insure Victory and One to Spare; Double Steal 4 ! by Spencer and Rumler and Catch by Johnson Are Features. i I I At Salt Lake Portland 1, Sait Lake 3. Cf At San Francisco San Fran-I Fran-I cisco 3, Oakland 5. At Los Angeles Los Angeles ! 6, Vernon 4. At Sacramento Seattle 0, ! Sacramento 3. THE baseballeis at Bonneville 'park broke the rule yesterday by deciding de-ciding a game by two runs instead of by one- Salt Lake took the second contest of the season from the Portlanders, 3 to 1. It -was an Interesting In-teresting exhibition, with good pitching by I both s;des and some good base running and fast fielding. Probably the chief feature of the battle Tvas a double steal put on by Hack Spen-i Spen-i cer and Bill Rumler in the sixth inning. ; Another item of note was the sensational catch of a short fiy by Ernie Johnson in the seventh. Inasmuch as the Beavers had a runner on third and another on first at the time, failure to catch the fly might I have resulted in a tied count. Blue and Hensling made a couple of star plays for : the Beavers and Masgert made two nifty i catches in center for tiie home club. ; Markle Proves Again. Cliff Markle, a little Apollo of the Bees, ; added another victory to his string and collected a bucketful of praise and plaudits plaud-its from the crowd. Cliff would have had i a shutout with a little better work on a batted ball to short in the first inning. '. As it was, he had a large shade over . young Lukonavic. The iatter delivered ; an acceptable article of baseball, and for the most part held the Bees with a steady hand. Lukonavic was lifted for a pinch hitter hit-ter in the seventh and Lefty James finished fin-ished out the string. A.Mde from the first inn ins1, t In which they scored a run, the Beavers had chances to ring the bell in the seventh and ninth, but failed to produce the needed poke. The game ended with a double play, which is unquestionably a 7 mighty slick way to end a bail game. 7 Both Score in First. The visitors stuck up one in the first. , With Fuller a strikeout, Siglin hit through Johnson and scored on Farmer's double to the right field fence. The Bees retrieved that run In their half, Maggert walked and by Johnson was forced at second. Johnson stole and scored on one of Krug's timely biffs. The Eees chalked up two hits in the second, but nary a run. In the fourth Maggert slashed out a double, but he d:ed on third. In the fifth Shee'y walked and a poor throw by Fuller on Kumler"s sacrifice put Ear on third. Rumler going to 8":c- i ond. Sheely scored on Spencer's hit. 1 Rumler was out at the plate when Sands . hit to Hensling. 1 A Double Steal. In the sixth Sheely led off with a hit ; and was forced at second by Rumler. Bill went to third on Mulvey's long hit to the right field fence. Mulvey attempted to! stretcr- the hit into a double, but Cox's t throw beat him to the bag. Spencer j waiked and immediately afterwards he : and li jmlcr took part in a successful double ste-il. That ended the scoring. In the seventh Cox got a little hit for j himself and stole second. Blue fanned .and Baker walked. Hensling's outfield out cent Cox to third. Oldham, batting for Luke na vie, popped one over third base. It was on this ball that Johnson made his thrilling catch. In the ninth, with one out, Cox and Baker walked. Koehler, batting for Jams, hit Into a double play, Krug to Johnson to Sheely. A wide from the innings in which they fiored, tne Bees had a rhance in the eighth. With one out. Sheely and Rumler hit safely. Mulvey forced Sheely at third : and Spencer skied out. The club? will play again this afternoon : at 3:30 o'clock. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. I r p; eni a o! w tj' v a 'ji U'li W;o ' ; o n a ! I. i 3 1 a- i 3 1: 2. rtl..(3 3. (q jS ' : j: ' ' " Los Anqeles. .1. . :..) 2!..! 6 fe .889 Oakland .. . . . .. . .-. 2:4'..'. .. 6 .750 Salt Lako . . . . .! I 3 . .! 2 5 .714 San Francisco, .. I 6!.. 6 .667 Sacramento ..I. .j 2 I. . 1.. . 3 .375 Vernon !! z'-- 2: .286 Seattle I . -1 .... j 1 1' . . i . . 1 . . ' 2 .222 Portland 11. . !..!.. ..!..:..!.. 1 1 .111 Lost j 1 21 2, 3. 5 S 7; 8. ! |