| Show A SOUTHERN BASE BALL MATCH PANGUITCH garfield co utah july 31 editon deseret news the base ball enthusiasts of this part of our fair territory were offered superior attractions on the dinst at the panguitch luke in garfield co where between five and six hundred people assembled to witness a series of three games of base ball between the panguitch and st george clubs for the championship of southern utah it was a grand contest and the vast assemblage were kept in laa a high state of excitement from the start to tile the finish Th the light elight sky and delightful weather conduced largely to the gathering of a large number of people from the adjacent ceal t settlements among whom were many ladies in summer costumes light iti in color and texture ornamented with gay Y ribbons and presenting enting a pretty p picture are of beauty beautifully adorned the 1 e I 1 ladies dies too were among the must most enthusiast enthusiastic 1 I c during the game and half suppressed laughter could be audibly heard beard as some usually sedate miss became rapturously boisterous over a particularly particularly brilliant play her immediate friends and acquaintances would laugh at her antics of delight As for the male portion of the assemblage it went wild at s the game began at 2 p m with panguitch at th the ebat bat the pitching of ivans and owens was a flue flae feature of the game gaine and the batting was excellent after two hours and twenty minutes the game ame was easily won by the panguitch chub club promptly at 9 a in on the morning of the jath last both nines stepped upon the field each player looking confident of success at the call of play the for the second time went in to bat and led off with some magnificent batting which was neatly and artistically fielded by the Dixit ites A long and stubborn gaule game took place durin during which the pau panguitch I 1 duitch boys had haa the siad sad misfortune to get their pitcher catcher first baseman and one of the fielders seriously crippled which as a matter ot of fact to a great extent retarded their progress proy ress iu in the game and greatly diminished their chances of success but nevertheless the pan duitch nine held together with astonishing tenacity but at the close of the hanth inning they succumbed to the inevitable and the visitors were hailed the victors of the second came ot of the series amid tremendous applause pl an at 3 W p m came the tug of war the third and de deciding eLding same game play being in called the pan panguitch aitch club again nial picked ed up the ash and assumed the defense use and as is characteristic of the home team wielded the bat in tine fine shape in this gime game it was really amusing to witness the panguitch nine those disabled hobble bobble up to the plate late w when en called to strike accompanied acl by a substitute to attend to the run running strike retire and with words 0 of f encouragement cheer their sub till he crossed the home plate this was by far the most exciting game of the series and was manfully contested by botu botn clubs therome The home team led the score to thel abel close of the sixth inning when the dixie men meni look took a spurt and through some pretty plays made in the outfield out field put a quietus on the anticipated victory ot chepan the panguitch aitch nine or cripple cripp lev and compe compelled fled them to retire on the seventh and eighth inning with two blanks this unexpected turn of af affairs laira practically decided the match and after two ho hours and forty minutes duration victory for the second time perched upon the banner of the visitors amid the wildest kind of excitement and unbounded applause in justice to the panguitch club belt be it baid that they played under damaging da magine circumstances froin roin the fact that in the early part of the second game their tour four principal positions were disabled and rendered hors de combat and ana their regular man to occupy the boxil box was absent on taking these facts into consideration we think the defeated nine made a remarkably good showing dis displaying laying nerve to the bitter end ve we would make special mention of the splendid catching behind the bat of mr george riding of the st george nine an e and the fielding of AR A R and A W ivans all of which was first class also the catching V of mr jno A lee the pitching of W T owen and the fielding in general of other players of the home team which were notable features of tile the game the band put in an appearance and discoursed some line fine music which was highly ap predated appreciated by all al 1 present presen t the best of order and good feelings prevailed throughout the en entire ti re match the umpire 1 I W imlay esq of panguitch pau g u t e 1 I filled led this responsible and labo laborious r i u position to the entire satisfaction of both players and spectators thus ended one of the most notable T nata match games of base ball ever witnessed la in southern utah aud audgo today to day the st george base ball club of washington co are acknowledged champions ot of the diamond in southern utah which title they fairly won and richly deserve respects respectfully ally JOHN M DUN XING |
