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Show oo BUTTE DEFEATS MURRAY TEAM Provo, April II. Cliff Marshall, star centerflelder of the Butte club, stole home this afternoon In the sixth inuing of the game with Clifton Biankcnship's Murray team. This run probably won the game for the Butte team, as, at the end of the game, the score was 5 to 4 in favor of Holmes's team. The teams have arranged to play at Lucas field In Salt Lake on April 23 and 24. "Blank" Is determined to get revenue re-venue on the Butte team, and thinks that if Changnon Is able to play thb outcome will bo different. The improvement of Marshall is startling, and Manager Holmes is confident that he will develop Into one of the best outfielders in the association. as-sociation. Last year Marshall led the league In hitting for several weeks, and also starred with his sensational base running. When the training season began Holmes made Marshall hit left handed, hand-ed, and since then he has been batting bat-ting like Joe Jackson. With his extraordinary ex-traordinary speed. Marshall is now able to beat out many infield hits, and it is expected that he will bat close to .400 this season. Holmes says his little outfielder will surpass all In fielding, and declares that Marshall will go to higher company this ear. Biankcnship's men were not used to rock diamonds, and the infielders made errors today on Home easy chances. Blankonship was well pleased with the showing of his mon, although the field was in poor condition. con-dition. Otto Aucr, alias "Dutch," uphold hiG reputation of being a classy slucger by putting one over the right-fled fence for a home run. Unfortunately for Murray, there wore no men on bases when Aucr cracked out the long one. Jack Halla, McCrcory and Robinson all showed considerable class Mc-were Mc-were on the mound for tho Ducks, and Creery and Robinson pitched for Rnttn last voar ami wore nmoncr tho best In the association. Jack Halla twirled for Lotf Angeles last season. Another star moundsman whom Holmes will havo is Kdmundson, who played with Venice last year. The first score of the gamo was made by the Ducks in tho fifth inning, after Murray had been blanked in Its half of tho "fifth. McClelland started the inning off -with a two-bagger Lewis, next up, got a walk; Halla filed to Thornton, Sharon made a wild pitch, which let in McMurdo. The next counter was made In the sixth by the speedy Marshall. Marshall Mar-shall beat out a bunt, was sacrificed to second by Stevens, and on the next ball stole. homo. The decision wag a close ono, but he was declared safe. Halla got a hit in the seventh and went nil the way around on Ruegg'a throw over first after picking up De Magsio's hard slzzler. In the eighth the Butte club made their last two runs, Marshall led off with a hit, whent to second on an error er-ror of Stevens's grounder, was sacrificed sacri-ficed to third by MacMurdo. and romped home on Pendleton's single, which also scored Stevens. Murray also made two runs in the eighth, both on clean hits. Ono of tho hits was the homer by Auer. With the score 5 to 2 In favor oT Butte In the ninth, Blankenship's men threatened to tie the count. Seven men came to bat in this inning, but only two runs came across tho pan. Caveney flew out. Ruccc was safe after Smith made an error. Auer hit a long one to Marshall who made a pretty catch. Rex Dawson, who hit for Brown, delivered a triple to center cen-ter field fence, which scored Ruegg. Gay got a double and scored Dawson. Cortltz walked, but Billy Mcnges hit to McClelland, who threw to Pendleton, Pendle-ton, forcing Cordtz. |