Show MANTI WIN wi IN I j i fiRST LEAGUE GAME t f ft PLA PLAY Y GOOD BALL BALLI BALLf t t 1 tt A big crowd braved the chill chillI I I wind ind and the ruin rain Wednesday afternoon to witness t Me the e opening league game on the tho I Manti diamond and aud were rewarded s or f r their courage in seeing a good f though sided one contest wherein herein l l J the e temple city players tucked I ny r the scalp of oC the tho visitors by the decisive score of IC S to 2 2 It was 6 as the first game on the local dig di diamond dimond di- di g amond mond in several se years and the tho big i crowd in attendance proved that bIg i t the fans want to see some some ball again 1 To be the first game of of the seaon season seat sea- sea t decidedly ball ban balli i son on it was good i playing clean and almost free from errors It was Mantis Manti's game from the the first They consistently scored t throughout the game and held the j Visitors visitors awa away from the tho home plate except for two contacts in the tho eighth The visitors tried three pitchers G G. G Peterson started the thet t game erne ine and held the mound until the fourth 11 when M. M Graham took his II lace to be in turn retired in the th by But Dut the lo locals loi lot lo- lo t i cals als as had a good streak of batting balting and and were able to connect right t along ng The swift ball by Erickson who hO blo pitched for the locals inter inter- spaced with his undershot ball balland balli i sand and d curves held the visitors to few 1 1 hits its and in most cases it was a ai ane aone 1 i one ne e two three strike out t Manti started scoring in the f second when J. J Braithwaite's two TT agger Dagger sent H. H n. n Cox jox OX safe sale saie over oyeI the LUU i plate j In the 3rd V Erickson I II landed ded one in the cow sheds for the first first homer of the season In the I ManUs Mantis well vell placed hits hilts sent I three three men over o the plate In InI Inthe the Verns Vern's two sacker sent Henry safe home and a few minutes min min- utes its tes later Jay cracked a long fly 1 letting tUng Stott connect safely with s the home plate and again in the Edgar Merriam's 1 two sacker j. j and nd Henrys Henry's single brought in the 1 last ast ast run scored b by the tho locals j Jin In the was the only time the i saw third base A couple Hof well placed hits in this frame i ilet et two men complete the circuit s I rn t was in this frame where one of he e view Fan boys bos made a gallant slide hide e for third only to be called t ut t but i in n making the attempt lie he his head and rind was out of j the he he game for the rest of oC the day dar t i lit It will be two tiro weeks before the r text next league game is played here t r fil 1 t Pleasant will be the visitors I f tomorrow Manti goes to Moroni j The Juvenile band led by hr C. C Vi W. W i Barton arton ton was a conspicuous part of 1 Wednesdays program At three this fine rine aggregation of i wing gung oung artists s started things mo 11 ng g by playing up town and then F to the grounds followed f. f the tea team m. m During tile the g gi game gamer sore r i toy hey liberally did id their s stuff luU that I more than passing good goott Ma Hands Hand's tl's up line-up Wednesday ay was 1 Erickson pitcher G. G Henrie J etcher Catcher teber O. O Hall 1st base C. C Aled Al- Al 1 ed red On In n d T TI it i 5 S q 5 b J. J J oj n o. o t H i rY y Cox 3rd r G. G u St h hm m m L L. 1 P. P Stott Center Fielder and j clan Reid L L. L Fielder and laud iud laud Maylett Sub 1 j CYrus Nielson of or Ephraim was SPIre |