| Show First to Win City Amateur Baseball Crown Two Years in a Row aRow k This Rio Grande baseball squad won 30 of 35 league and tournament games this season to be first in the year 12 history history history his his- tory of the Salt Lake City amateur baseball tournament to hold the title two years in a row and first ever to take the crown four times The squad front row left to right Cy Bogden Loyal Bettridge Bill Cowley Bat Boy Dick Harmon Lynn Stein Tom Marsh Bob Cottrell Second row Bill McIntosh Frank Campana Mel MeI Morr Don Thomas Gene Frantz Bill lcLeese l Jr Les Kramer Back r row row w Business Manager Bill Sr Joe J. J H. H Thayer shop foreman Austin Alvin Mason Wilford Bauer Manager Roy IRio Rio Grande Keeps Title Ru Playoff Slated By TOMMIE UE PORTER Because of timely hitting and steady defense Rio Grande is first firstin in the year 12 history of the the- Salt Lake City amateur baseball tournament tournament tournament tour tour- to gain the championship twice in a row and first to finish on top four times Henager McClanahan and Woodbury Woodbury Woodbury Wood- Wood bury finished in a deadlock for second place and will play a round robin to determine which shall enter the state tourney y in w which ich Rio Grande is defending champion At p. p m. m Tuesday Henager and Woodbury will play on municipal municipal municipal mu mu- diamond No 2 and on Friday at the same hour on the same field McClanahan will oppose oppose op op- op- op pose pos Hen Henager Henger ger Woodbury and McClanahan McClanahan Mc- Mc Clanahan will battle next Sunday and the two which finish this scramble on top will gain state meet places P Pull Il Away The Railroaders took their fourth city title Sunday retaining the he crown won last year A double double double dou dou- ble by Tom om Marsh after two were out in the fourth the gave gave the champions champions champions cham cham- a 4 3 lead and in the eighth with two out Alvin Mason who lad had singled scored on a fly by Bill Jr to beat Woodbury Wood- Wood Woodbury Woodbury bury 5 3 in the final at CommunIty Community Community park An error by the second baseman on what seemed a certain double play enabled Mason to reach third In n the eighth and who scored scared in hi the fourth on on Marshs Marsh's double had reached first on a afie fie fielders fielder's ders der's choice In the first two and a half halt frames rames the rivals were even at 2 Including a home run over the left wall by Bob Cottrell Cottrell of Rio Grande Cy Bogden who had tripled to drive in the first Railroad run singled after two were out In the third to dri drive e home borne Gene Frantz and 3 I Frantz who was presented The Telegrams Telegram's award of a signet ring as leading hitter of the amateurs for the eason after batting in 80 tries had two singles in four turns Sunday stole a base and scored a run Byrne Hits flits Triple Jimmy Byrne borrowed from Bingham for the tourney clouted a triple and sparkled in left field made four neat catches in right and the entire Railroader team played errorless ball Julie Julle Marine Marin was best in the field for the losers his running catch of Marshs Marsh's long long- liner in the third being the most sensational defensive feat of the day Henager Henager- which had beaten Woodbury Friday to muddle the tourney series McClanahan but went down 6 Sid Kramer led the winners with a triple scoring scoring scoring ing two runs Manager Bill Carter of Henager d drove ove in two runs with witha a double and two singles Previous winners of the city title and their managers Salt Lake Jewelers Mark Weiss 1925 Upstairs Upstairs Upstairs Up Up- stairs Clothes Clothes' Bill mill Kaufman 1927 Walker Walk r Bank Claude Engberg Engberg Engberg Eng- Eng berg 1930 Green Cab Holly Squires 1931 Rio Grande Al AI Phillips 1932 Draper Avar Crossgrove 1933 Pinney Beverage Beverage Beverage Bever Bever- age C. C B. B Temple 1935 Rio Grande Ervil Lee 1936 Woodbury Woodbury Wood Wood- d- d bury G. G W W. Shepherd 1937 Rio Grande Roy Austin 1938 No title series in 1926 1928 1929 Wa- Wa Wasatch Wasatch satch Deb Moss Lovinger H. H O. O Turville and Draper Crossgrove tied for top after prolonged playoff playoff playoff play play- off in 1934 WOODBURY D. D A R. R G. G W. W Paxton 4 1 1 2 McLee e rt 4 1 4 0 Gilbert GUbert 4 0 2 2 4 1 1 3 Gunn lb 4 1 1101 10 1 Thomal rhoma ef ct 4 0 2 0 rf 4 2 2 0 Frantz lb 4 2130 55 3 a 3 1 3 Cowley 2 2113 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 II Ia 1 1 cf 4 1 l' l lO Muon If 4 1 2 0 Byrne It If 4 1 1 4 0 Cottrell C 3 2 3 0 p 4 0 3 1 3 p 4 1 0 3 Total 44 i 10 27 27 11 Woodbury 3 I D. D R. R O. O W W HI H 8 8 4 5 Summary E Error Paxton Stolen b bases Frantz za 2 Sacrifice hit Marh ft Marsh 1 Mc Leese Leee Holmberg HolmberS' Home Iome run run CottrelL Cottrell Three base hit hit Byrne Two blue hits hits hits- Holmberg Marsh Rum 1 batted la Byrne in-Byrne Byrne K Lindorff Frantz ra Cottrell n OB e Marsh Marh Runs Runa responsible for for tor- 3 3 4 t. Struck out out out-By By 3 3 1 Bates Bues on balls balls- balls Off Oft 3 Wild pitch pitch Time of game rame Darber Barber an and 0 1 Spry scorer scorer-Pearlon- Pearson 7 4 1 r pv 44 1 I 0 President J. J W. W Josh West of the Salt Lake Baseball federation left presents The Telegrams Telegram's annual award to Gene Frantz of the Rio Grande squad as leading hitter for the season Frantz batted in 80 tries to succeed sue suc Clare Evans as swat king |
