Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-07-04
THE LOCALS WIN
Crangeville Defeats Cotton
wood on Home Diamond.
LARGE GRO WD ATTENDED
winning From Start, Mark up
II Against q.

Speaking Of baseball, Grange
vile surprised herself by surpris.
ing Cottonwood at the rate of IL to
4, at the ball park Sunday after.
noon. The locals started off at the
beginning Of the contest at q
rOllicking clip and piled up of
the necessaries before the inning
closed. In the forth and fifth inn
ing, 3 more runs we're secured and
during the seventh and eighth
innings, the remaining 5 were OBJ
tanned.
Cottonwood fought on the de-
Tense until the fifth inning when
two of their players crossed home
plate. Again, in the sixth inning,
two more Cottonwood batters circl-
ed the bases and right there is
where their efforts ceased to bear
fruit. The boys from the railroad
city across the prairie played with
their characteristic vim and dash,
and never let up playing fast en-
Ough ball to make decidedly in
terestlng contest. They were up
against a combination OF perfect
practice and genuine ability, how.
ever, and came out second best.
With his usual extraordinarily
keen foresight, Capt. Abrahamson,
of the home bunch, peered into the
future of the contest and deciphered
what the final result was likely to
be. To make few errors now
and then, be figured, would even
things up. And thus he played.
Ralph Williams, at short, played
differently than his usual form,
and proved a most worthy help
mate in Capt. Eds error-making.
They piled up three errors apiece.
Their work at the bat, however
was above reproach.
Every member of the local ag-
gregation is entitled to commen-
dation for his work in Sunday s
contest. Other than the errors
cited above, misplays were exec
eding few on Granegville's side,
and difficult and spectacular plays
were in evidence very frequently.
If the honor of winning Sundays s
contest was to be conferred on any
one player Of the local tossers.
Catcher Loyal Brown would prob
ably be the lucky man. His work
at all time was Of the highest order
and too much cannot be said of the
manner in which his position wal
played. Loyal uses his head in
every play and might appropriately
be dubbed "the brains of thu
bunch.
| For sensational plays, Fielders
Carl Cummings and Hub Woot
contributed more than their share
Cummings making a very difficult
running catch and Wood cutting
of runner, who was about steer
inches from home plate and goin,
closer, by an exceedingly accurat'
throw from deep center field
Sempert did things with the bi,
stick and has a record OF four hit
from five times at the bat. Hi
handling of little pop flies wa
also good.
Clyde Nickel, the slab artist
Clarence Schmadaka, who covere,
the initial bag, and John Wilks
of the right garden, always did tn
right thing at the right time
"Nick" began pitching for Grange
vile some time after the Civil wa
and demonstrated by his work Sun
day that he is still eligible.
A very large, loyal and enthusi
astic crowd was in attendance a
the game to cheer loud and lon,
for the Grangeville twirlers. Th
grounds, which were recently re
paired, were in excellent shape
The grand stand has also beel
moved to very comfortable an,
convenient site. Geo. A. Smitl
held the indicator Sunday. an,
Frank Vandeventer looked afte
the official scoreboard. \
Throughout the contest th
: members of the visiting team wer
gentlemanly in every word an
/, action and from games of Sunday
, kind nothing but the appreciatio
; ; Of true craftsmanship can be rea
!. lied.