The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-05-19
LOCALS LOSE
CLOSE GAME
Reubens Won, 2-1 Return
Game Sunday-G. III. S.
Beat Nez Perce.

The Grangeville ball team was de-
feated al Reubens last Sunday in one
of the classiest games ever seen in
the Northwest. Score 2 TO /.
But there is pleasure, supreme and
unalloyed, in such defeat,
The local players have gotten TO
gether under adverse circumstances
.--.s spring and very little interest
has been manifested in the organiza-
tion by fans in general Hard work
and diligent boosting. however, have
yielded one of the best hall teams
,ae Town has ever had The team
work OF the club is not perfected vet
and the teams high rank is due to
in u ,i sGel excellence on the part of
the seY~4al players. Another com
* -s..,c and most gratifying move
n .Ac part of the new management
Is tn. o. dropping out some OF the
3ld players who have seen wears and
years of service on the local dia-
mcnd and substituting young blood.
a. R4A 4AtAN - q AAt al I'll anu lllGll
work for Grangeville viii ever be ap-
preciated, hut some have run the
gauntlei OF real usefulness. Younger,
ambitious players have been taken
in ana although the change may re-
suit in some costly errors in the first
few games, the new recruits viii i'm
prove with every contest and the
capabilities of the club will increase
steadily. But TO tell the story Of the
game:
Abrahamson led off for Grange
vile with a smashing hit to right
field that landed him on the initial
pillow with moments to the good
His attempt TO purloin the next bag.
however, was fruitless and he went
out, as did also two of his team
mates on little infield hits.
Reubens at bat meant meant Reu-
bens at the mercy of Carr, the
Grangeville twirler They simply
couldn't connect with Carr's contri-
buttons. Up until the seventh inning
the game went on in this fashion
Grangeville hitting Fred Lanee. the
Reubens tosser, almost at will but
his companions were fielding like big
/ league veterans behind him, and Reu-
bens tanning the air III vain but Wig
orous attempts to get a hit. In the
seventh Moses, for Grangeville, went
to first on a pretty hit and event
I na11N fn1 low.
Lange, the Reubens shortstop. who
luggled the ball bit and then threw
il in the general direction of first
base. The throw was bad, real bad,
and Moses reached home from sec
ond with the first score of the game
Reubens went TO bat and scored
by a hit and a wild throw by Pap"
Jarvis. In the eighth the original
program was resumed-Reubens still
slapping at slants from Carr and the
Grangeville boys batting in bum luck
This was continued during Grange
ville's regime with the stick in the
ninth but when Reubens took the
willow the thing happened. Capt
"SAi - NoAol AS Wt4N IAdg AlIE SIGdA
ball and with two out, a runner on
third and the score tied, the situa-
tion became crushingly critical Carr
got two on the batter. who hit the
next ball to Moses at third. Moses
returned the pellet to Jarvis but the
throw was wild and the old veteran
was forced TO reach to spear it. The
Reubens runner scored and the game
was over.
Grangeville made but two errors
and Geo. Lange's bad heave was the
only bobble by Reubens.
List unto the pitchers records:
Lange yielded six hits and struck out
only five Grangeville batters. Mr
Lewis Carr. our twirler. gave up two
measly bingles and struck out fif-
teen players The lineup follows:
Reubens-Curry. Sb; Truckoyitz,rf;
LitchfieId. CT: G. Lange. SIS; Farr.
Id; Cleveland. c; Lowe. If; Frost, 2b:
F. Lange, p.
Grange lb; Pet