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Show I f SALT LIKE WIS OPENING CONTEST I fl HH BEARERS Id I Bill Rumler Starts Bees to I! Victory in First, Inning by If Hitting a Home Run I SALT LA KB CITV, April 7. Bill I Rumler, the Pacific Coast league's I leading1 hitter in 1919, was the chief I factor in. the initial 10 to G victory of I the Bees over the Portland Beavers I here yesterday. Rumler snapped the I first ball offered by Pitcher Poulson L' oycr the left field wall, thus giving the : K- 3008 three runs in the opening spasm. The Beavers added a tally in th second, while Ihc Bees raced ovcrthCj platter on five occasions In this frame. i u Two fast double plays marked the i 1, fielding work of the Bees. Stroud, ! !j on (he slab for Salt Lake, was hit I hard, but his mates kept ihe score down when the invaders threatened. McCredie used four slab men in attempting at-tempting to stem the tide. I It is estimated that 6,000 fans j bj-aved the cold to witness the openor. ! The opening ceremonies were Tea-! turcd by the twirling of Mayor Bock.! The mayor wns one of Utah's best bull ! players a few years ago and showed j signs of being a "pro." Lester D. Freed, president of the Commercial j club, donned the ma?k, while Chief of; Police Jos. E. Burbidgr was thu bats-, ! man. Associate Justice J. E. Frick of i I the supreme court was the umpire. The band hits up lively tunes during the game, which tended to cheer the fans. The box sqore: PORTLAN'D. Iab. n. if. ro. A. E. j Blue, lb. " '5 1 110 1 0; Wtcsterzll. 3b. ...5.0 3 o t 0 Maisefc cf -I 1 .2 I 0 o' Schalkcr. If -1 1 1 1 0 0 s-ker, c -1 1 1 G l 2 , Cox. rf A 0 1 2 0 u. Kingdon. ss. 4 1 1 0 2 ll Spranger, 2b A 0 2 1 2 0j Poulson. p 1 o o.n o o J Uurning, p 0 0 0 0 o 0i S. Johnson, p 1 0 0 0 1 u Juney, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Barnabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 Xochlcr .. ..' 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals . . : 30 fi 13 24 11 3 SALT LAKE. ' AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Maggertcf 4 1 2 3 J 0 B. Johnson, ss 3.2 0 5 4 u Krug, 2b 4 2 L 1 3 2 Rumler. rf 4 2 1 1 0 0 Sheely, lb 3 '2 1 12 2 0 Jtellly, If. . . 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 Sand. 3b 1 0 0 0 2 1 Byler, C 3 1 A 5 0 0 Stroud, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 10 a 27 12 3 Burnabe batted for Durnlng in the fourth; struck outw Kochlcr ' batted for S. Johnson in the seventh; singled. - SCORE BY INNINGS. Portland ' Iluns 010 010 013 C Hits 131 120 113 13 Salt Lake I Buns 350 100 01 10 HUs .340 001 01 - D Summary: -TJome run Rumler. j Two-base hits Wisterzil, .Maisel, Sprangler, Krug, Bcilly. Sacrifice hits Stroud. Johnson, Sand. Schaller, (fly), Cox (fly), Beilly (fly). Buns batted in By Spranger 2, Schaller. Koehler. Cox, Jlumler 3, Sheeley 2, Maggcrt, Reilly. Thrown out stealing steal-ing Reilly. Krug by Baker. Struck out By Stroud T. by I'ouIhoii 1, by Durnlng 2. by Johnson 2. Bases on balls Of Stroud 1. off Poulson 2, off During 2, off Johnson 3, off Juney 4. by pitched balls Kingdon. Alaiscl, nker. Eight runs, 7 hits, off Poulson. 11 at bat in 1 1-3 innings, out in second, two on. one out. No runt-, no hits off Durnlng. 4 at bat in 1 2-3 innings, One run, one hit off Johnson, 12 al bat in 4 Innings. Runs responsible responsi-ble for Strotid st p0ulson fi. Double plays Sheely to Johnson to Sheely 2. I. ,efi on bases Portland 12, Salt Lake II. First base on errors Salt Lake 1, Portland 3. Charge defeat to Poulson. Umpires McGrew and Casey. Time, 2.17. |