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Show MURRAY DEFEATS THE MEDICI BOW TEAM Salt Lake. April 13. Murray took the second game of a two-game series from Medicine Hat of the Western Cauada league yesterday. The score waa 7 to 6. M urray won the first game Saturday, 13 to S. It is probable prob-able the teams will meet again on Friday, which at present is an off date for both teams. Medicine Hat will piny in Ogden Tuesday and Wednesday and again on Saturday and Sunday. Murray will play Uuttc at Provo tomorrow, and the Lomps team of the Trolley league at Lucas field Wednesday. Yesterday's contest was fast and interesting, despite a slight chill in the air and a diamond made slow from the rains of the last few duys, Murray had things to Its liking throughout the game, although towaro the end .Medicine Hat threatened to break loose and pound out enough hits off Finch to tie the score. Their rally in the seventh, however, when they scored three tallies, putting them only one run behind Murray, was cut short when Daniels was caught be tween second and third trying to advance ad-vance a base on balls given to Flei-ger. Flei-ger. The side was retired one. two, three, in the eighth, and In the ninth a fast double play by Menges, Cavc-ney Cavc-ney and Thornton, after Healy had fanned, retired the side and ended the game. The features of the game were Dawson's pitching for four in nings. in which lie didn't allow a hit; Auer's home run Inside the lot anu Carman's smash over the left-field fence. Lind, pitcher for Medicine Hat, was hit hard and timely at first, but later la-ter in tho game ho steadied down and was not touched up so freely. Murray started scoring in the first inning. The runs were made by twos until the seventh inning. Murray Mur-ray made two in the first, second and sixth frames and Medicine Hat made two in the filth. The Canadians followed with three In the seventh, and in the same inning in-ning Murray brought one and the last run of the game across. Umpire Bert Spencer camo in for a large amount of panning in the seventh, when he called Catcher Blis3 of Medicine Hat safe at the plate. Bliss may have looked safe to Spencer, but it was evident those seated In the grandstand grand-stand did not agree with the umpire s decision. A remarkably quick return by Menges of Daniel's grounder to catch Bliss at the plate appeared to beat Bliss by several feet and the runner was duly touched by Auer, but he was safe according to the umpire. um-pire. . Medicine Hat threatened to tie the score in the seventh. Hillman led ofr ;wUh a hit down the third base line. He was retired at second on Finch's peg of Hcaly's grounder to Menges. The shortstop's throw arrived at first too late to catch Healy. Hayes hit sharply to Caveney at second, who made a remarkable stop, but was unable un-able to get the runner at first- Healy took third on the play. Bliss smashed a hot one at Finch, which glanced off the pitcher's glove, permitting Healy to score. With Hayes on second sec-ond and Bliss on first, Fincli walked Lind and tho bases were full. Daniels Dani-els hit to Menges, who threw to Caveney, retiring Lind at second. Haves scored and Bliss was safe at third. On the next play Bliss scored from third on a delayed steal. Auer's peg to Menges was swift and Meuges's return was even swifter, but Bliss slid in and was declared safe. Flolger was given a base on balls, and Daniels Dani-els was thrown out at third attempting attempt-ing to advance a base on tho play. The final run of the game was made in the seventh when Carman drove a high one over the left-field fence, with no one on. Medicine Hat pulled off a fast dou-blo dou-blo play in the third when Carman was thrown out at second, and Thornton Thorn-ton at first' on the latter's smash to the shortstop. " Murray pulled a double in the ninth in a like manner, when Hayes was out at second on Bliss's slam to Menges, Bliss eing retired re-tired at first by Caveney's quick throw to Thornton. Harry Changnon, Murray's third baseman, was accidentally struck in the face by a thrown ball In practice yesterday. His face above the eye was badly cut and his eye swollen. The force of the blow rendered him unconscious. The ball which hit Changnon was one thrown wild during the fielding practice. Changnon was carried from the field and his injury dressed by Dr. C. P. Harvellle, president of the Murray Mur-ray club. He will rest up for a few days and will do only light work, so that he may be in the best of condition condi-tion for the opening game of the season. sea-son. . nn |