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Show LOCAL BOYS SHOW CHAMrKlf MOOSE TEAM HOW TOMAY REAL BASEBALL American Fork certainty lias much to be proud of in her base ball team, which has now completed their season's sea-son's playing. Every pluyer on the team; Manager Drlggs, and E. J. Scastrand, and otlioi i wio havo helped help-ed to mako our tpnm a success nnd to put Amorlcan Fork on the map, are to bo highly complimented upon their splondld work. In all, Amorlcan Fork has played 20 games and have only lost 3, nnd have won 17, giving tbcm a pcrcentago of .857, whlcli Is perhaps tho best rating In tho state. Wo havo returned good for ovll by defeating every toam which won from us; beating Lclil 3 times to mako up for tho ono gnnio thoy got from us on errors. During Uio ccason they hnvo mado sovoral shutouts, many npoclncular plays and homo ruus, and all spenk in tho highest manner of the splendid coaching tho team lias re. ccived from their couch "Happy" Holmstcad, Thrso and such other activities are among tho best advertising a city can got. j' Perhaps next year thero will bo.aAiinty league and wo know that Atnerpjn Fork can hold hor own. v 0( Jnthjjjraino Monday, In which tho .American Fork team ended their seasons playing, they fought nnd won ono'of iho most decisive battlls thoy havoxcvor engaged In. The gnmo wns bctwocu the Mcoso cltft of Salt Iiko wlnnoru of tho Commercial league pen ant, and our boys. Tho game dovelopod Into u iiltchers' bntllo Iwtween Miller, Iho local heaver, and Roland, pitching ror tho .Moose aggregation. Mlllo.. ot tho l)est of the ''argument, allowing tho visitors on"ljr(3 hits, while our boys took R hits' tntin them. Sijnppy fielding featured In tho gnmo each team executing threo fast doubl(. plays. Durrant scorned to bo "relu'afo" man, making tho only 2-baso hltn Uio gamo and also u wondnrful running ofie-hnnd catch. 'Tli scoro resulted 2 to 0 In favor of.'ihe local team thu vlaltors wero never allowed to reach third base. - |