The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-25
puOENIX VS.. OROVILLE.

4 sane of ball Sunday afternoon
- Orcville and the exempiifiers
u national sport from Phoenix
British Columbia mining town,
. beaut. but sorely disappoint-
n the hackers of the home team
10 the fact that the locals were
= at the rear when the last man
out. It is hoped that she boys
mcceed in breaking the habit of
y before the season is over. How
Notwithstanding the humiliation
sieat the game was a fast and ex-
insly exciting exhibition, and the
m crowd had their moneys
n In lot of dashing stunts in
0eId. After the rain of Saturday
n the grounds were in perfect con-
q. which aided materially in max
clean fielding possible. During
morning the sky looked dubious,
nteuing rain, but the clouds broke
n before the game was called and
veather was delightfully."- cool and
kmnt. The young men from Phoe-
know how to play ball, there is
rafting around that. and while
3 we're Inclined at times to swarm
aeld and argue with his jumps
Il recognized as part OF The
q. The visitors played clean bali,
much snap and ginger in their
r. and are wide awake on the
chIng lines. 1t is all around the
lest team that has eve: mayed
ffoyille, barring none. Eiwin is
ceptjve pitcher, with terrftlc speed
lle he did not strike out i,s many
Imen as Hedger. he vas ;'Dol and
III IN the box, forcei runners to
~ close to bases, and ne opposing
nen seemed wholly lnab!e to bit
nafely. And he had excellent sup
=. which gave him confidence at
~ stage of the proceedings. No
can be fOurd with tne way the
ne team fielded, for errors we're
n end far between, ye- thafe at
need tn NJ Eck of III" old time
l.oo-tht -iOes and-hustla lhat GJr-
md pusi 'nat in former da|s was
Slrong iasros IN winnin.; u, tories.
he disastrous first inning seemed to
he the starch out of t.e boys. and
&Ih0ugh the, worked steadily and
uegedly to cake head against that
|tuyy handicap there was an - s,..i"r
n tepper i, l':e field, or on T." side
NJ The material is all right, but
~ the dash, the esprit de ;orps,
~ is absent, and which is SO essen
y h IN uphill game. This MAKE:
~ games in a row that the locals
"a dropped. Possibly the hoodo
" AQQken the next time the team
81 tie arena. Jack Myers filled
- trying position of umpire efficient
n sni impartially. The story as to
1ew the Phoenix lads spread it over
|Ae 0roville bunch is contained IN the
hllowing details:
FIRST inning -PhoeniX-Blair, the
lfst batter up, swung the hickory
lhFee times Intellectually, and the root
a. tore of a howl of delight, as the
Suspicious beginning promised an ca
y Victory. But the JOY was short
iked, as Hedger lost control and Fol-
xm took his base on four balls. Pat
teFson followed with a corking two
hgser to right, on which Folsom scor
Il Hedger again lost his eyesight
and Quinn took first on four bad ones.
Hamilton shot pretty single between
short and second. scoring Patterson.
NcD0nald lifted long fly to left that
iell oltside the foul flag. There was
much pow wowing over the nit, but
= was fonl, and the umpire would
lot change his decision Nc was evl-
dently hot in the collar, for he lined
ont the next ball pitched for Il double.
Quinn came In, but in trying for home
nom hrst on the hit Hamilton was
lhrowp out at the plate, the bail be-
lAg relaid from Hart to Frank Bar
le!l to Geo. Bartell, Mcdonald taking
nlfd on the play. Elwin tagged the
all, It falling in front of the plate.
Ceo. Bartell recovering the shpere
~ throwing the runner out at first;
Mfee runs. Oroville-Frank Bartell
cracked the ball between .irst and
second out Patterson made \ clever
pckHp and the runner was cat down
y hrst Hart WAS more lucky as ne
pneed q single between first and sec
"a, bit he never got beyond the inl-
ual sack, as Mcdaniel failed to con-
lect, and Wilson's long fly was smoth-
sfed by the right fielder; no runs.
second PhOeniX-Mattice made the
mistake Of lifting a high one to left,
vn'ch Blackler got under. and thcre
~ nothing further doing. Mcken
lss high foul back Of first was taken
are OF by Stansbury. Hedger fed a
'ex upshocts to Blair and that young
sentleman bit three times; no runs
MoVille-The locals half of this IN,
.,ns was equally as brief. Geo. Barter
0aaeed a long fly TO center. Powell
sfalned his shoulders missing three
sooo ones, and Stansbury gave the
selver fielder another chance, ano
.nst individual was there with the
goods; no runs.
ihird-Phoenix-Again it was three
oul 10 regular order. Folsom hit .
mort infeld dy that Frank Barter
81 onder, Patterson lifted long II!
Ny mai looked like three bases out II
nacklers territory and was Sure out
Alu Quinn sawed; no runs. OrOviii'
-nedger was out because could no
oucn three balls. Elwin kindly pass
y biackler. Frank Bartell could d'
y better that to pop up short ny u
sseeond. Hart rolled the ball down tn
'sse line to first and was dead one
10 runs
rourth-PhOenix-HamiltOn put on