The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-05-09
IDAHO BASEBALL PHENOMS
BECOMING KNOWN OF ALL MEN
Walter johnson, Vean Gregg AL Bonner Paul Bridger and
Dave Gregg all Winning Distinction
in the Box.

Iudlo Is WeAl TO the front a
this time in the production o
base ball wonders when the mar
Vicious work of Walter johnson
the Weiser lad, now with tn
Washington bunch, and the I'm
surpassed performance of Veal
Gregg, of Lewiston, with til,
Clevelands, is fully considered
But now comes along three othel
youngsters, al Bonner, of Lewis
ton, who pitched one season will
Grangeville, later went to the
Indians of Spokane and is now
with the Pelicans of New Orleans
Dave Gregg, of Lewiston, now
with the Portlands, and Paul
Bridger, of Twin Falls, who pitch.
ed shutout game against the
Vancouvers, the great stick art
lists of the Northwestern league,
last week in his first game in
fast company, at Spokane. Fol-
lowing are some comments on the
bunch:
Paul Bridger.
Boise Capital News: Spokane
believes it has made another Ida
no find" pitching wonder, in
Paul Bridger, who halls from
Twin Falls and is on the staff of
the Indians, the Spokane club in
the Northwestern league. Bird
ger is already classed with such
Idaho "phenoms" as Gregg and
Walter johnson. In a recent
game pitched by Bridger for Spo-
kane against Vancouver, recog-
nized as the strongest club in
the Northwestern league, he slip
ped them a shut out by score
Of 5 to 0.
The friends Of Bridger in Idaho
will read with interest the follow
ing from the Spokesman Review:
The big Idaho southpaw had
worlds of speed and, as the game
grew older, unloosened curves,
change Of pace and other pitching
tricks that come with increased
confidence. In the first few inn
ings he was inclined to be a bit
wild, although unhittable. In this
period the Beavers tried the
waiting game, making the boy
pitch. Later, when they began
swinging on anything that looked
good, they found it impossible to
swat when a swat meant a run.
Vancouver got only one man to
third and that in the ninth inn
ing, when the bases were filled.
That's going some for raw
youngster, who never saw league
game before. Ostdiek held the
boy up in magnificent style and |
Cooney and Wifi, roommates,
put up performance around sec
Dnd base that has probably never
been equaled in the Northwestern
league. Between them the pair
handled "a chances without an
error, including three lightning
double plays.
Spokane did not make an error
behind the big Idaho boy and
ome of the plays behind him
we're more than extraordinary,
tut all the same it puts world
# confidence into a youngster to
vim his first league game by the
hutout route, and Bridger is go
ng to be mighty hard boy to
'eat from now on, or we miss
'ur guess.
Dave Gregg.
ldaho's crop of baseball won ,
lers is the talk of the baseball {
World just at the present time, !
or having Jared big company
Nth Walter johnson and Vean
iregg, and produced another
find known as Bridger of Twin t
'alls, this state is still being !
card from in Dave Gregg, broth
r of Vean, who is pitching for i
he Portland team in the Pacific
cast league, having been handed /
yer by Manager Nick Williams
f the Portland Northwestern to y
lanager Walter McCredie of the {
cast club. q
Speaking of Gregg, McCredie
add He looks fine. | may
AXE him along with me on the a
ext trip, and if / do / will start h
i'm sure. He has curves, speed i,
nd plenty of confidence, and D
le boy is picking up in exper- u
nee every day. OF course he |,
oesn't know all the insides of L
itching yet, but Vean taught c
i'm lot last winter up at his "
ONE in Lewiston, Idaho" G.
"All he has TO do is to get
lat pill over and nobody can hit D
I'M" declare, Artie. "Vean e.
MT in it with him for speed. b