Show BASE BALL BALI IN THE SOUTH game in garfield county cannonville CANN ONVILLE garfield co may 14 1887 editor deseret news toe largest gathering of people e 0 I 1 e at any one time in this part 0 of gar garfield t 1 id county congregated together at upper potato valley on the instant to witness a series of three games of base ball between the cannonville Cann onville and escalante clubs upper potato valley is situated midway between cannonville Cann onville and escalante and is one of the finest places in southern utah for athletic amusements the use of the ground upon which the contesting nines battled was kindly tendered to the players and lovers of the national game by the owner bishop A P of escalante on the morning of the dinst everything being in readiness promptly at 9 am the umpire and ana players stepped up upon 0 n the dil diamond mond and at the call of play the game began with escalante at the bat SOME magnificent STRIKING 0 was done by the nine at bat and the fielding of the Cann cannonville onville boys was excellent it was evident to the vast throng of admirers ot the game that both teams meant business and that the final result would be difficult to determine but the home team by extra good batting began to take the lead of of their opponents and kept the cannonville Cann onville men in check and thus they maintained the lead until the close of the ninth inning when the umpire called game and decided the esca lante niue the victors of the first game at 2 pm at the call of play ay by the umpire the second time escalante Bs calante wielded the ash and the wily can non bonville nonville vIlle men cheerfully faced the sluggers with a determination if possible to retrieve their defeat of the morning sard and the sudden loss los of their catcher who had the misfortune to get disabled in the early part of the game they in turn got the bulge brige 11 and stayed with it leading the their r formidable opponents from the start to the finish at the close of the eighth inning of the visitors Cannon villes the umpire called game and upon receiving the report of the scorers erst announced the visitors to be the victors of the second game of the series the third game is yet to be played playe at some f future time during the games the escalante brass ban band under dunder the direction of their able leader wm win butler E esq and the shiena cannonville Cann onville string band le lead a by y prof jas J as dutton button i discoursed sweet music which greeted pleasantly the ear of the players and the sea of faces which formed the vast audience it was estimated that the admirers of our national game who came to witness this contest numbered between and a large number being ladles ladies in the evening a grand social ball took place which was interspersed with singing speeches etc at its close all retired feeling amply paid for the time spent too much credit cannot be div given en the umpire will young esq of escalante who discharged t the e duties of this very important position to the entire satisfaction of the players and others we would also make mention of the hearty laughter indulged in by all present at the witty sayings and original jokes delivered by calantes Escalant Es els favorite comedian mr J N butler the following are the names of the players who took part in the game cannonville Cann onville team J H dails if 11 ezra olsen s ss a H elmer p AA A A stevens ad b W J henderson jr c W R rig biggs ad b R thompson r 1 J M dunning iain b captain I 1 escalante ante n ne H gates c GA dewel 1st ast b J I 1 f K X hawks p W H gates ad b E X griffin c f K R porter ad b i J hawks r 1 j geo W wilson ilson in 0 captain cip tain J M D |