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Show 8P0RTING GOSSIP. While the local baseball team has not had particularly smooth sailing since its debut in the Pacific National league, it has, nevertheless, kept plodding on, winning enough games to make a creditable showing in the column. The Helena crowd finished strong in last week's series, and after the Sunday game the fans were anything but encouraged. This week, however. Captain Davis rounded his bunch into better shape and the manner in which the hooks were connected with the Angels in the opening game Tuesday showed that the locals can play the national game at least on some occasions. The game on the following day went to Los Angeles, but this was owing to Salt Lakes weakness in one position only, that of pitcher. Jensen started the game, but was hammered out of the box and Father Tom Kelley, who took his place,, showed little improvement What the Saints need, and that badly, is more pitchers. With two more rubber artists such as Eddie chances Quick, our pennant-winnl- g would soon become more threatening to the 'old teams. The other positions on the nine are mostly well taken care of. Anderson behind the bat, Slats Davis on first, Donahue at second, and Hanley and Bradley in the field, all show the requisite far miliarity with the national game. Diesel, it is said, is coming to hold down third base, and while the remaining positions are not particularly well taken care of, their present holders can do very well until the pitching staff is strengthened. The games this afternoon and tomorrow will close the series between the Saints and the Angels, and next week we will have old McCloskey and his San Francisco aggregation, with Buck Weaver included. per-centtag-e Jl Jl The active management of the local club has passed into the hands of J. M. Reynolds of Butte and W. V. Garrett of Spokane, as was stated would probably be the case in Truth of last week. There was no monetary consideration connected with the transfer of the club. Reynolds and Garrett had paid the transportation expenses of bringing the team here, and they had also, it appears, put up the necessary money to get the franchise for Salt Lake. From this it appears that the1 local directors had been dickering with Reynolds and Garrett long before Salt Lake was admitted Into the league, and it also shows that these gentlemen were in a gret measure responsible for our admittance. The new managers are thorough baseball men, and what they dont know about baseball affairs in the northwest is not of much importance. Their acouaintance with ball players will enable them to secure good men, and there should be no more dallying with semi-professiona- ls. Jl Jl The manner in which the members of the local team persisted in dogging Third Baseman Cook became almost intolerable to the fans. Cook is the only Salt Lake player who was able to make good in the new team, and for some unexplainable reason the imported players took it upon themselves to make it disagreeable for the soldier. H0 has In the face of all their hounding, however, played good ball, and his stick work has been Donahue and above the average. offenders main Davis have been the in this unsportsmanlike work; although not a member of the team has missed a chance to throw it into Cook. Many of the errors made by the latter have been due to this interference on the part of the other players. J Jit A match between Herrera and Oscar Gardner, the veteran lightweight fighter, was all but arranged for during the week, but M. E. Mulvey decided suddenly Thursday morning that he would have nothing to do with It, and the whole affair was called off. Now, Biddy Bishop is burning up the wires again in an attempt to reach De Coursey. The latter left San Francisco for, Los Angeles several weeks ago and ever since he has been lost to the pugilistic world. Bishop was not particularly anxious to match his man with Gardner, and he only decided to do that after he had failed to get a line on De Coursey or Benny Yanger. The Herrera camp will remain here until about Aug. 10, when a move will be made to San Francisco and while here Bishop wants to pull off a good fight to atone for fiasco. the Herrera-Downey Jl Jl Mauro Herrera, a brother of was matched with Tommy Markd ham, the Tintic champion, for a bout, to come off as a. prelimAu-rell- o, ten-roun- r go, inary to the but it has necessarily been canceled Herrera-Gardne- These two fighters will very likely get together, however, before Bishop takes his Mexicans to the coast A twenty-roun- d fight at the old Armory building is talked of. also. Jl Jl Well, G. C. McLaughlin has done the Idaho circuit as the showman Mack worked his fake would say. wrestling game until he reached Boise, when it seems, he either became reckless or else overestimated the gullibility of the natives. For, be it known, that in the city of Boise he revived the old footrace game, and it worked like a charm, one of the victims being a former Salt Lake dancing master, the Hon. Mose Christensen. Of course, the natives tumbled to the fake,- - and the McLaughlin combination found it to its convenience to depart very noiselessly, but Mose Christensen, whose experience, according to the Boise papers, had. bereft him of $200, was an angry man, and Mose, accompanied by a posse of sheriffs And deputies, gave pursuit McLaugh- lin was captured, while on a train and now all Idaho is awaiting the last chapter. Jl JK local pugilistic circles. With his man McLaughlin stranded in Boise, and his Kid Price fake exploded, Shaver has evidently come to the conclusion that the sporting world can do very nicely without any more of his "announcements. Of his $20,000 athletic club it is still in existence, that is, as much as it ever was. JS JK T. P. Montgomery has a fair show- ing of race animals collected at the Agricultural park, although there are not half as many carloads there as the daily papers announced had arrived. The local horsemen are not particularly enthusiastic over the y meet For some reapresent son they consider Montgomery as a gutter-iand some rumors are afloat to the effect that certain notes, and bills will be satisfied by the attachment of the gate receipts. six-da- n the Hofman-Downin- RAltKKK. Hopper-Samuel-so- n g, teams Tuesday night was about WALKER BROTHERS . . the best thing Manager Schefski has Bankers. offered his patrons this season. The Establish 1861 latter combination won, but only after Salt Lake City, Utah a hard grind and a brilliant sprint. A General Banking Business Transacted. There is a very interesting amateur Gaiety Deposit Boxes For Rent rider at the saucer track, one Star-buc- k by name. He is interesting because the spectators dont know what second he may wobble into the other Utah Light & Power Go. riders, and amateur spills are althat is It figured ways interesting. Starbuck usually rides an extra lap INSTALLATION. in every mile, owing to this BLBOTRIOAL.1 tendency of his, but for all that Water MOO H. P. Salt Lake he occasionally gets in the prize Steam 1500 H. P, Salt Lake Water-60- 00 H. P. Ogden money. Water-10- 00 Leased Plant B. P. JK jK It is said that a movement is on as. MCn. Ft. Dally. foot looking to the stopping of Sunday Salt Lak 60 M Ctt. Ft. Dally. Ogden baseball in this city. Truth hopes 7 8. MAIN 8TREET. that this rumor is unfounded, because ALT LAK CITY. there is no necessity for such action. The sentiment of the community does not demand it, and the stoppage of the games would no doubt cause more harm than good. As the matter now stands a large number of young men look forward to the Sunday afternoon game of baseball with a great deal of anticipation, and if it were denied them they would doubtless seek other recreations of a more harmful nature. From the standpoint of one who believes in a devout observance of the Sabbath day it would seem that where two evils present themselves, the least should be chosen. That looking at a clean game of baseball is far better than going some place and guzzling a lot of beer is evident. Those who would be deprived of their weekly recreation by such a course of action are not of a class that will attend COMMERCIAL NATIONAL DANK cnurch for the sole purpose of avoidCAPITAL PAID IN, $200,000. ing ennui, and the only satisfaction derived by the promotors of any such GENERAL BANKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES movement would be in the thought James E. Cosgriff, John J. Daly, that they had stopped something that O.Directors J. Salisbury, Moylan C. Fox, J. U. Cosgrlfl, tended to make mens hearts lighter W. P. Noble. Geo. M. Downey, John Donnel-laA. F. Holden. and afforded them some pleasure which by reason of their avocations they could not get week days. ut n, JK j NATIONAL It may be as well to state to the new management of the base ball team that this city is full of men who belong to the general anvil chorus. That unless a team plays ball from start to finish, the music of the hammers will continue from early morn until dewey eve and then some. Truth does not wish to be classed with the knocking fraternity, but it believes the noise made by some of these fellows is correct to a certain extent and that the team should be strengthened. It is therefore gratifying to note the statement of Manager Reynolds, to the effect that he is getting some new blood and that his batteries will be reinforced by a good man or two. It seems as if this man Cook should be let go at third. He does not seem to get along well. And when a man does not get along well it is better to release him and secure some one who can. There are a few other little changes necessary which the management can detect without suggestion. If the management does the best it can In these matters, Truth believes the game will be well patronized. JK j( But criticism of the management does not complete the work which it is the duty of the press to perform. The citizens owe it to themselves to see to it that every game Is well patronized. Patronize the games and good ball will result. If the players see their efforts are appreciated it will JK JK put ginger in them and they will 4o a The tandem pursuit race between great deal better than' when the U. BANK wthe REPUBLIC 8. DEPOSITORY. PRANK KNOX. A. LOWE, Qeorge W. P. ADAMS, - Vice CAPITAL PAID IN . PniSIDBNT -Pssaionar CASNien $300,000 Banking In all lta branches transacted. Exchange drawn on the principal oitlea of Europe. Interest paid on time deposits. W. 8. MoCORNICK. J. l. nnsaiDENT H. LYNCH, MSNABBR vica-pnaa- Dtali savings A DALY. T. 8S0. i Trust Co. ALT LAKE CITY. CAPITAL PAID UP SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS. $150,000 $44,000 Interest paid on deposits. Loans on ap-roved security. Aots as executor, admin-itrato- r, E guardian, assignee, receiver, eto. Title Guarantee Department: Iusuree Titles and makes Abstraeta. Miss Nora Gleason. TEACHER. OF MUSIC rer m.tudio, bo. first 'PHONE 12891. v |