Show PIERCEY DOWNS TIGERS BEFORE HUGE THRONG IN Ps PC C. C L L. OPEN j 1 Senator Reed Smoot Hurld urI fi Ball of Cont Contel i While forty-five forty hundred wool in fans eat sst t in their t the Salt Lake Bees started off the tho 1925 season leason i In a alp manner yesterday by winning the initial game of the ye year p fro fron fro Vernon Tigers 4 to 1 in one ono of the best belt opening games that ha haboon has has' boon been staged at Bonneville ti William Piercey Salt Lakes Lake's new hurler obtained from the tho Boston Doston Red Rod Sox had the Tigers on his hip from tho the start until the finish finish fin fin- ish having only two bad spells He lie had plenty on the tho ball and plenty of support and these two I linked together made an unbeatable unbeatable unbeatable able machine Clyde Barfoot opposed Piercey on tho the mound but failed to make I the tho headway that the Salt Satt Lake L blond did Barfoot was In trouble I several times sometimes due to his own playing and sometimes duel duo due I to poor backing Including these he gave pave the tho Bees Dees plenty of ot trouble at that I Tho The U U. S S. marine corps carps band opened the formalities by leading tho the two teams out outto to the flagpole where Old OltI Glory was waa raised to the mast while the audience and players playe play play- play play-I I e ers ere rI paid reverence to the flag need t Honorable Senator Ret a Utah's best in congress m the ball ban rolling when ho tea to d sphere over the platter I Ian Inn an nn easy time forcing Kept tive Don B. B Colton to grou grou and the game was on Piercey dished out five eaf i lr while his rival Barfoo touched for seven Reven Of or tho the a t bangles lashed out only for extra base balle hits I r Leslie and start heavy hitting for tor the sea Ilea sending out doubles The rain that dampened tj mond in the tho day ceased abou 1 ing time but It left the Inti soggy condition white while the tho I turf was In fair shape T condition around the bags bag to base bue stealing almost an im 92 Ity Its j Outside of ot the rare pitching d up by Barfoot and Pierce phree y ager alter Oscar and Jack TV added to the game by pu some SOmo mighty slick plays TV robbed Sheehan of a safety sixth by stopping a II hot In while Vitt duplicated the the ninth frame by i nah's drive j Only one ono error was register e that was by the Vernon third er el But one boot on the o op 01 day is mighty good misplay however netted th the two runs rung One thing that was wu n no not I G about the gal gai was tho f fall taH Umpires Reardon and Brashe ducted the game without al t I protest If It the games are area to bo be conducted in this m mam maw will bo be a great season for th of ot Salt Lake jj Joe Connolly Salt lake Lakes Lake's outfielder won the J c ing the first Bee to reg register r This he did in the first free fran driving a hot one at Warner Warn Warne Sheehan scored Salt in the second inning ther thereof thereby ning fling a pair of shoes front fron the let let- let Kelly Kelly company Moore the first man to tac face fec cey eel grounded as Ill did Ike 1 Hemingway and Warner Varner d dreg drey 1 transportation to first but BIlay's Bl Dl leys ley's pop fly to Sheehan en end j inning J Lindimore opened Salt La Lake by drawing a n walk He lIe advaS second on Vitti Vitt's infield ou nolly folly reached first when hI he hot Warner ODoul and Leslie t I Ithe the Inning b by flying out M McDowell and Murphy pro of out while Pierce walked G Gand and whiffed whitted Barfoot Salt Lake scored two in th 11 of the second Sheehan m I 1 Warners Warner's bad peg to firsta cracked out a double and advanced to third Peter Peters I fly to Wolfer and scored A wild heave put on third and he scored lat late Piercey hit a sacrifice sac fly fly I 1 Imore more tiled flied out thus ending fling ning fl The only Tiger score was in the third frame singled to left and adva Wolfer's infield out He He t r. r singled to right and Moore J E third Connolly snagged le Wj t sacrifice fly but Moore crossi crow crow Plate Salt Lake came back In he theand theand the theand and scored another marke and Connolly popped out 3 forced Vitt and Leslie drove to left field and ODoul scored first 11 The Tigers Tigers Tigers' threatened to Q fi the eighth Warner drew h b bS free pass to first base B doubled and Warner Varner reached Piercey tossed out McDow held the runners to the ba bagy phy flied filed out to Leslie ended the Inning by popping ODoul This was the ning Piercey had J ODoul hit to center and misjudged the ball but man I j E Ebat bat it down Leslie 8 aa say ODoul to second Moore b a 2 Sheehan's fly and ODoul W e third to score on it a wild pit pH Zerre fanned fanned ending ending the I in Truck Hannah was sea sen pinch hit for Barfoot He lie d dj U hot liner at itt Vitt but the BU Bg made a II great play and y out at first Moore to Lindimore and Wolfer Wolter en end game by ln fl flying out to Sheen TIGERS TJ 1 1 BEES t. t j Vernon J ABR H. H POA t orp cf of e 5 S 1 1 6 0 Wolfer Volter If 6 B 0 0 J 3 0 Hemingway waT si n. 3 0 t 1 1 L LWarner Warner Varner 0 0 0 0 0 8 rf 4 V 4 0 I 1 0 1 McDowell 1 Ib lb b. b 3 3 0 0 7 T Murphy c c. c 4 i 0 0 6 5 J 0 Griffin 8 3 S 0 1 2 Barefoot 3 0 1 0 O o p 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 3 31 T ls 5 6 J 11 ih for Barfoot In 10 ninths 4 j l out Salt lob Lake ABR IL H. PO Jb lb 3 3 a 0 0 0 Ib 3 3 B e 2 0 Connolly Connolly cf of 4 0 o 1 4 0 ODoul rf rt 4 2 2 s 3 Leslie Ib lb 3 3 o 0 1 U 0 Sheehan If It 4 4 1 0 4 0 4 ss u. 4 4 1 1 0 1 J Peters C. C c e. e 2 2 0 0 4 4 Piercey p p. p P. P 3 S 0 0 O 0 Smoot 0 0 0 0 0 p p. p ool n o 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 2 C 4 T 7 21 for tor Smoot In first firs pitched ball SCORE RE B D BVernon YINo Vernon Vernon- Rune nun Jt 0 0 10 1 0 00 0 0 o. o TI Hits t 0 0 0 J 1 1 0 1 Salt Lake Lake Lake- Runs 0 0 1 1 0 0 01 O 0 J Hit 1 1 I 1 0 2 0 Oj si SUMMARY f fARY I base 1 b. bue hits LaZ Blakesly Sacrifice hit L hit M 1 II t ti Peters PIt 1 flee Varner flies Warner I i tern struck out out-B out out out- D I 4 by Barfoot 4 4 Bases I on 00 bl a aI I Piercey 6 S. S off Barfoot 2 V 2 2 Rum re por IS I Piercey 1 1 Bert Barfoot flu t ti 2 First ir t se Salt Salt Take Lake 1 Left on but bas noh nob 10 10 S Salt lt Lake S. S a aI 1 and an Time Time Time-i 1 hour ur uran I minutes 1 |