Show One tun Hundred ed and Twenty Thousand Fans See Bourbons i Bla k lu in Stirring n Encounter o on Utah Commons Reed Smoot the Original Mud Mad Ball Artist o of f the Republican League Looks s Like Lil e Straw 11 Man 1 an Before ore Bourbon Stickers Unable to Solve l Delivery o of f Roberts Democrats Republicans King r c c c Sutherland Roberts Roberts' Rob Roberts e s r p Smoot S moo t Hanchett J 1 lb b. b Crabbe Walton Joseph Homer 3 b Beveridge Beve ridge Naylor ss as ss Snyder Tobin If Tanner Mays rf 11 Mabey Hecker cf cf Carr v 11 C By THE SPORTING EDITOR N a game filled with expectancy and argumentative action Manager Miller yesterday saw his f favorites defeated by the Bourbons his well-oiled well machine clogged and dissembled and his one great hope van van- Reed Smoot the great Mud Ball champion who in former fonner years could always be counted on as asI I J invincible showed a great lack of control grew wild and we weakened in the pinches Smoots Smoot's ineffectiveness ineffective ineffective- ness was probably due to the fact that he is not used to pitching a a full game and that the commons field had been ornamented BO so that the light was different and Umpire People had a better chance to judge the ther I r I J. J ball Heretofore Smoot has been used to finish a close game and the direct rays of a declining sun or darkness handicapped handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped the umpire in watching the delivery and many strikes were called on the Bourbons who expected a walk Because of this Umpire Public has come in for his share of I panning the Bourbons and their supporters who considered him unfair unfair un un- I fair but it is no now realized that he has always worl worked ed at a disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage II vantage before The delivery of Iron Man Roberts a comeback was w baffling b fling to the Plute that they Were at his mercy during the I entire game He was of the opinion that the mud ball should be barred It Is also the general opinion that the old machine Is broken and that next year you will see many new faces In the lineup But as Smoot has a year four-year contract with the he probably will be used as an utility outfielder but his straight ball bail swinging right from the shoulder ana Its ne effectiveness effect told on the Flutes early In Inthe Inthe Inthe the game gamer as most of the batters gave gavet the plate PIat e a wide berth for fear tear of at being hit t Sutherlands Sutherland's work behind the plate v ewe s snot not up uto to the standard and he proved roved a poor catcher Crabbe who has has had his own way at first for the past four tour years showed signs of ot weakening and let many good chances go by by- Mabey a a. new man In the field 1 ld tried hard to assist but his efforts were lost lust because of ot the errors of ot his teammates From i a spectators spectator's t point ob of V view the lf l tV game was as by no means an brilliant t or exciting exciting x ing except In the last s inning B Both teams team seemed Je overconfident c lh tl at or the start rie an and listless play with frequent squabbles was the rule In a private interview after the game with the new manager Glenn Miller he said The Tha inevitable is bound to to happen I was given at the of the season w what appeared ae to 0 be a per per- perfect t le feet machine but flaws are r bound to exist and members weaken and break re regardless regardless re- re of how well the machine is oiled Like Connie Macks Mack's Athletics the team shall have to be dissembled and Individual ual players seek new company before they can make good They are in a rut and cannot get out except by different association It was hard to see our old W war r horse weaken Four years ago he looked e good enough n to be given Riven a six six- oeo tg ch year contract ct but a great e change e seems e to have taken place He still has four years to go and aside from his decline It appears t that the public will l demand d that J er his new defective e I delivery of the mud ball be barred And we shall probably have to let et him drift along as utility outfielder outfielder outfielder out out- fielder until his contract expires II Bourbons Count In First Homer swung wild at the first pitched ball baIJ appearing discontented by Smoot's Smoots I delivery which was deliberate and ana cautiously cautiously cautiously cau cau- put The long ong straw seemed to be beIn beIn bein In control of his old cunning and hrs his supporters cheered lustily as the first strike was called Homer fowled a to the Bourbons' Bourbons bench which nearly ripped the cover coer off the ball and Trainer Cooke T Two o balls called caned Homer fanned tanned Cheers Cheers Hanchett drew a walk getting four tour straight balls be being In a newcomer Smoot was wall unable to gauge auge his height and was taking no chances Walton Yalton connected with the first eI cry ery send sending In a hopper toward Crabbe I Iwho who booted the ball balI Walton seemed to I know the style of ball Smoot was using Hanchett goes to second Tobin fanned tanned At this point it became apparent that Smoot was using the mud ball Manager Manager Man Man- ager Thomas of ot the Bourbons complained to Referee Public and a hot argument began The Bourbons contended that the had learned the mud ball baU in the days of Parker and Hearst and they understood understood understood under under- stood that had done the same But Miller asserted that no argument had been made between the two leagues In Inasmuch Inasmuch Inasmuch In- In as the national committee had I decided in favor of a murky delivery this year his team decided to use it Umpires Umpires Um Um- pires General and Public both bOUl ruled In favor of the but stated that they would use their influence to have the mud ball barred for the next series Mays tripled past Mabey who made a brilliant try to stop the ball ban Hanchett and Walton scored Naylor singled over Snyder scoring Mays Hays but was tagged trying to stretch his hit and make second sec sec- ond Joseph started the argument for forthe forthe forthe the and the fans eased back expecting expecting expecting ex ex- a long IonS string of fowls rowls which followed The Fatal Ninth Handsome Harry is known as some runner In the Plute Flute league and also as a B. fowler who finally fowled out to KIng Snyder fanned Mabey skied out to toM M Mays M During the next seven Innings the game lacked real interest The Bourbons feelIng feeling feel feel- Ing contented and the trying hard hardI I to solve the methods of their opponents Smoot was cautious and showed good control Sutherland was as disconcerted I because his uniform began to show the effects of Smoots Smoot's delivery deliver No runs were wera I TOE THE SPORTING R O EDITOR I 3 9 d j M r I. I Y z n r rh h rY kz Y Ya r t d t a t S- S 1 1 Mrs Elsie Brooks made and few hits but errors were chalked up for both sides The ninth inning opened with many s signs ns of ot life and deep concern on the part of the te asT They y bean began 1 to realize ze that the game rt was beginning 1 to slip zea a away from them And that 11 hard a 1 work was nee nee- I essary to win The Bourbons how however ver were ere at the game all the time and re received received re- re the with grace gice Smoot began to get wild and lacked his former fornier caution The rhe first ball baU connected Continued d on page pro Z 2 HUNDRED TWENTY Continued from page 2 back ant and the latter Wa was safe safea l a S walk pui no I iii i tr ng is wit Ii the let lei the Hie first firstS S n rr I I I v w waiting it I ng for A ii good pp i. i L nd noot ame d flo w is for th the j tb ii Roberts connected a stid si o ei OD of the longest ii iii The crowd C 0 u. u 1111 cl as King ICing I J anti s trotted homo Homer i lal 0 i in ind we wont nt to f see ec- ec's I Ii Ils ts t's s 's Walton C out robin doubled scoring i is to third I 10 hit I r for the second ul of t hc Inning King ICing was wasI I l I out n fust id noot Smoot fills to solve Rob Rob- and popped ha h it ind King took Suther- Suther riding use game iu i-iu IP o 0 ii ii I |