American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-06-20
BATTLE FOR
TWELVE INNINGS
Rockland Wins Best Game
Ever Played Here.
Game Sunday Shows Up Some Very
East Talent.-BOth Pitchers
Made Good Records.

The fastest base ball game to
De played in Aineric3n Falls and
likely the fastest one which will be
Witnessed here for many months,
was pulled off here ON Sunday after
noon when the Brush Diggers from
Rockland put one on the American
Fails boys, taking the odd score of
q twelve inning game. 1t was a
battle contested every inch with
eighteen men playing base ball all
the time. There was no place in
the game when the winning team
could be named until the first half
OF the Twelfth when Rockland land
Cd n safe over the home sack, and
1t was then and not until then that
a winner of the game could be
guessed at. The small end of a
20 score in a twelve inning game
Is certainly nothing to be ashamed
OF and the local supporters of this
Team are feeling proud of the way
cur boys handle themselves on the
ground.
Foxy Oliver had his toe id the
gravel for the local boys and with
Grover Evans behind the bat did
some excellent execution and on one
or two occasions pulled out of bad
places leaving Brush Diggers on
sacks in sight of home and a game
In sight. Sixteen strikeouts is the
record of Foxy. allowing one man
to walk. His work on the mole is
tina of a professional, always keep
Ing in the game and working his
mead as we'll as his arm. He is a
slayer in the box and famed two
IN the twelfth inning, and one of
these a a record of two two-bag-
ger and a single for the game.
b visitors vas by no means
without a firstclass battery, and in
Jensen and Sprague have something
which has to be reconned with in
a ball game. Jensen is a quiet man
In the box, but makes up fora lack
OF noise with fast and accurate ball
playing. He famed twenty men
during this game, allowing only one
to walk and his playing is the kind
which make leaguers.
American Falls scored first in
the third when Smith took a sack
on a hit and scored on a three
Dagger by Foxy. In the next inning
Rockland tied, and in the last half
the local made a second. Here it
stood 2-1 until the first half of the
eighth when Rockland again tied.
Although several times during the
rest of the game the local boys
planted men on the bases and in
the last half of the Twelfth a man
on second and n on third stood
no show to tie the core.
Nine errors were all which were
recorded for both teams and at no
time was any indication that either
team intended to go up" Some
plays which might be classed as
sensational were pulled off. One by
Smith in center when he pulled a
three-bagger down and loosing con-
troll of his feet rolled over several
times but held to the ball. Again
when Watts. who plays in the right
garden, stepped off forty acres and
pulled in one with a man on first
and another on second. Altman.
the third sacker for the locals, did
some fast work when during the
game he cut off two runs at the
plate and showed that he had been
at the national game more than a
little time. Little Hooker, who is
likely the fastest little short stop
in this section of the country. was
at work all the time and while he
made on error in fumbling a fast
ball redeemed himself many times
by being on Xac time in several
places which counted. Doe West
who invented base ball, held the
first sack, and nothing went his
way which was taken care of. Two
errors were charged to him but as
they really cost the team nothing
Docs salary will remain the anne
Altmyer covered the second sack
and the record only one man stole
to his mound during the game. He
did fine execution in his field work
which he did not handle. Tyler
in left field had two chances and
took one of them clean and recover
ed on the other in time to cut a
man at the third sack.
Game BY Innings.
First. Ogden first up for Rock
land, hit to Foxy and went out at
first. EIieson hit to left field and
Tyler took it. Jensen could 20
connect.
Smith, Oliver and West. first on
the batting list for the Falls, came
in their order and not one found a
ball TO suit them.
Second. kurr lined out for a
two sacker and there he camped by
order of Foxy who took the next
three. Hilhouse. J. Reed and Spra-
que. as fast as they arrived at the
pan.
Evans famed. Hooker got a hit
and stole second. He died there
when Altmyer Inc Altman famed.
Third. C. Reed was taken in by
Doc at first. Houtz also was called
at this pan. being cut off by a
throw from Foxy. Ogden famed.
Watts famed. Tyler hit into the
left garden but Elieson scooped it
hit and scored on a long drive
by Foxy. who planted it in the al
falfa for three sacks. Foxy tried
to steal the score and was caught
Fourth. Rockland tied the score
here starting off with a two Dagger