The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-06-02
The Grove City Captures a Few
Good ScaIps this Week.
POCATELLO MEETS DEFEAT
Large Crowds Attend Games.
Juniors Play Two Games and Lose
One of Them.

When the special train pulled into
Pocatello last Tuesday afternoon with
about two hundred Blackfoot citizens
on board and our base ball team, the
Gate City acknowledged the return of
compliments for the large delegation
that accompanied their ball team to
this city last Sunday week ago. The
weather man was not so kind, however
and the visitors had hardly got settled
in the hotels when a wind swept down
upon the city, soon the skies filed
with clouds and rain began to fall.
For awhile it looked as if the game
would have to be called off, but at
about 2:30 the shower slackened and
the band came down the street playing
lively piece. People began pouring
from the hotels and other resorts and
dropped in line headed for the ball
ground The grand stand and bleech-
ers benches soon filled to overf1owing,
giving the more ardent rooters a
chance to line up along the diamond.
And in this connection we will say
that Blackfoot turned out goodly
number of enthusiastic ones. The
Blackfoot boys went to the bat first.
O'Leary took the stick and faced the
mighty Bowling; he of the Northwest
ern league, the man with the long
reputation and short curves, both gave
a defiant grin and the umpire called
the game. AS the first ball left the
pitchers hands a mighty yell went up
from the bleechers and when the gen
tleman from Cork landed on the leath-
er for two base hit it developed into
deafening roar Then Wessler came
up with the same variety of grin but
Bowling was not there with the re-
turn, instead his face was drawn and
set; he ground some dirt in his hands,
spit on the leather covered sphere aud
let it go, but Wessler didn't; he smack
ed it hard one, square in the face,
and went to second on it. Two base
hits seemed quite the rage and Captain
Sage decided one would look good
hanging from his belt. He picked out
nice one, landed hard and when the
excitement was over he stood on sec
ond and gave the bunch one of his
most choice smiles; O'Leary scored on
Sage's two-bagger and Wessler went
to third. McRoberts flew out to CEN
ter, but Wessler could not score. Cas-
tleton made one base hit. Geiger, the
good deal like kid, but when he met
the ball with the club it went clear
over the fence and he sauntered around
the path and brought in three scores.
George Roberts had offered ten dollars
for home run hit and Geiger got the
money. This spread eagle, whirl-wind,
rapid-fire performance was too much
for Pocatello and almost too much for
but we stood it pretty we'll,
the tough luck of the
two proceeding games. The rooters
rooted, the women yelled and few
people danced a gig, but the
band didn't play, Provincial was the
next man up and he took a fall out of
the mighty Bowling, but the short
stop gobbled it up and threw him out
at first Whetzell retired the side by
pushing wind. And still the band
1idn't play.
Blackfoot lined up in their positions
very quickly, full of ginger and ready
for chance. Castleton was at his
best and slammed them over the plat
ter with precision. Ruef was the
irst Pocatello man up and made hit.
Karr followed and sent a high fly out
70 Provincial in center and the old
1orse was all same as well, it dropped
n his nit and he throwed it into Sec
md. Lee then flew out to O'Leary at
,hird and Crow dropped one into right
ield, but Geiger was under it and re-
,ired the side Blackfoot went to the
,at again and even though they found
he ball failed to get anyone around.
:. Fredell hit a short one down to the
,itcher and was thrown out at first. Il.
Fredell came up and landed on the ball
or home run. Fuller hit grounder
lowp to third AMI was thrown out at
irst Ba;rd hit to the pitcher and