The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-05-02
BASE BALL ON
THE PRAIRIE
Grangeville Has Four Games
in Five Days, With
Even Break.

On Friday of last week the
Fairview fans came in town with
a cracking good lineup and walk
ed the log of the high school boys
by a score of IA to A. The local
boys never seemed to get into
the game, the links" reigning
throughout. The visitors are a
clean bunch of boys and they are
ball players, too.
Indians and Regulars.
The Grangeville regulars and
the Kooskia Indians, with the
Myrtle battery composed of Nor
ris and Axtel Hayes, and Parsons
the short stop, engaged in a de-
cidedly interesting game on Sun
day at the local grounds, which re-
suited in "a winning for the home
team by score of 8 to 8. The
nlilery for Grangeville was In
gram and Holenstein. There was
no drag or dirth of interest at
any period of the game, all play
ing close to the ground and with
It Snar and vim that kept every
body on tip-toe.
The special features OF the
game were the three home runs
made by the visitors, out of seven
hits; the work of Ingram who
was at bat five times and got
five hits, struck out thirteen men
and allowed only seven hits; the
work of Branscombe at bat and
at first, where he played an error
less game, and in conjunction with
Pitcher Ingram and Catcher Hol-
enstein caught four base runners
mapping and sent them to the
sward; and Newton s base run
ming. The boys all coupled up
in good shape, after getting
strung out.
A second game was ribbed up
for Monday, and the Indians
brought in several new players
from the Kooskia white team
Result, ten inning game with
score of 3 to in favor of the
visitors. While the score was
much reduced in the second game
it was not nearly so interesting
nor replete with critical periods
and star plays as was the first
game. Holenstein and Jarvis
were the battery for the home
team, Holly pitching cracking
good game, whiting them out in
good shape.
Indians 4, Highs 10.
Tuesday the Indians stayed over
for bout with the high school
team and got badly worsted for
their trouble, the youngsters com
ing back y in great shape, clearly
showing that their work in Fri
day 5 game was not the kind they
were to be judged by. For stick
and team work nothing better has
been shown up on the grounds so
far this season. The boys went
up against Pitcher Morris speedy
tWisters without "a quiYer or the
bat of an eye and pasted them
all over the field, Ralph Brown
knocking "A long distance home
run clear over the deep field
fence. The boys worked in four
scores on squeeze plays and well
placed bunts, and made "a number
of other combination plays that
would do credit to the "perfesh. "
Lewiston Game Postponed.
Manager Virgins, of the Lew
lston team, had made all the pre-
llminary arrangements for a spe-
cial train and big crowd of fans
; to come to Grangeville for next
/, Sunday, but owing to the uncer-
tain weather which has prevailed
so far this season on the Prairie,
it was decided between him and
: Manager Don Fisher Of the
Grangeville team to postpone the
game until the 10Th, at which date
it is arranged for the special to
l come, and preparations are being
made for big time.
A week from next Sunday the
Y Kooskia white team will play
: Grangeville on the home grounds.
Grangeville against the best
2 combination of players that can
be formed in the entire Clear
/ water country, is the game that
e has been scheduled for Sunday,
f the 5th, to take the place of
the Lewiston game.