Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-07-11

taken down by Rosencrans with
his horse Spot" Second place
was given to Nick, owned by
Workman, and third place to
Nugget, own ed by Smith. Eight
entries were made in this event.
Kamiah-Forrest Game.
The game between Forrest and
Kamiah Friday afternoon was won
by the Indians, the score being IA
to 4. Forrest has a mighty good
team but they were unable to do
much with Kamiah. We are un-
able to secure the tabulated score
and as consequence are compelled
to omit the anne. The first money
Of $50 was given to Kamiah and
$25, the seco nd money to Forrest.
Fifty dollars additional was given
to Forrest Saturday afternoon for
making arrangements to play Kam-
iah again when there was some
little trouble with the Cottonwood
team 80 the boys came out ahead
even though they failed to take
down any OF the big purses.
The Small Sports.
The small sports took place on
Main street Saturday forenoon and
the following are the prize winners
in the various events:
The 100 va ard foot race, free for
all was won by Roy Leeper.
Foot race for boys under twelve,
first money, Dale. Jackson; second
money, Levi Richardson.
Girls race under twelve, first
money, Minnie Dowell; second
money, Ada Robinson.
Three legged race, first money,
Harry Carpenter and Ben Manner
ing; second money, Wayne Jackson
and Carl Wa nnewetch.
PotatOe race, first money, Harry
Carpenter; second money, Dale
jackson.
The 22O yard foot race was won
by Lawrence Bibb.
Game Saturday Best in Years
Before one of the largest and
most enthusiastic audience that ever
attended q ball game in Grange
Vile, the X amiah ball tossers ad
ministered crushing defeat to thu
ash weilders from Cottonwood or
Saturday July 9th, at the bal
park. Cottonwood although rein
forced with Brown from Grange
vile and Trucket from the Fores
; base ball clubs went down in tn,
dust before the superb fielding o
the Indians. The game was re
plete with sensational playing from
start to finish, and kept the large
: crowd, particularly the Kamial
! rooters, in a state of mental an
. guish until the last man was re
! ! tired in the last inning. Although
0 out batted by Cottonwood, tn
4 Kamiah's almost perfect fielding
won them the game. The batter,
2 work on both sides was super
: and very few stolen bases was tn
. result. Mccoy Hill for Kamial
although hit harder than F. Lam
a a of Cottonwood, was the most effee
!, tive in critical stages, besides hav
n ing almost perfect support, an
when . hit would have won tb
game for Cottonwood, the bate
b as rule was retired on strike
r amidst the " wildest cheering.
In brilliant playing Trucket fC
Cottonwood in the fifth innin
made sensational catch in cent?
e field of J. Parsons long fly whic
Il looked good for two bases. Agai
& in the sixth inning Prices catch ,
r w. Parsons high foul fly off fir
n base brought forth q storm OF 81
g plause. Both of these catches b.
y ing made with the bases full an
which retired the side.
=. For Kamiah j. Pareons catch
y left field of Fred Lang's long f
d in the sixth inning which retire
!. the side leaving Noel on third bat
"a after having made q three bas
s- hit brought the great crowd to i
1t feet and the cheering was long an
Ia wild. But when Mccoy Hill ste
:, ed to the plate in the same innil
10 with Reinhart on first base III
"a landed on the ball for three base
'. scoring that runner and crossiI
" the plate him mself minute later I
4. Boleo's over throw to the pitch
II of . return ball to him fro
Brown, pandemonium reigned g
preme. Again in this inni
Brown for Cottonwood stepped
be to the plate and elammed out wh
se looked like . safe hit towards rig
" field, but by most remarkat
Il: pick up, and throw to FIRST by
III Martin the runner was retired
40 fret. w. Parsons catch of hi
% foul fly of Peterson's bat in
ly seventh inning again brought {
ed great crowd TO its feet and