The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-04-12

The first ball game of the season in
Dville took place Monday afternoon
ZEN the local lads met a team made
of students from Okanogan College,
Summerland, b. c., and for the
ening of the season better game
IN better aggregation of young
prts could not have been desired
the strength OF the game, Monday
made a gala day for Oroville. All
business houses closed from 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon. and a
BE crowd assembled at the grounds
the hour set for the game. Those
esent were well repaid by Witness
one of the cleanest and most in
esting contests ever pulled off in
pville. The game was far from per-
L, but slips could be expected from
fact that the players have had no
ectice this spring. 1t was an aus
ious opening. and if future games
to be as close and exciting as the
tial contest the ball season of 1912
pmise to be very interesting one
he college boys had to travel a
g distance to get here. Summer
d is located on Okanogan lake
pve Penticton. The visitors took
1t from Summerland to Penticton.
Penticton they were informed that
road to Orovillc was in bad con-
ION, which was intentional misin-
nation, or statement made
pugh ignorance. and. the. party had
drive over to Keremeos, instead Of
Ging directly to this point, and at
femeOs take the train for Oroville,
ch greatly increased the distance
I had to be travelled as well as
ing materially to the expense The
tors arrived Saturday night. re-
ming over until Tuesday morning.
y We're highly pleased with the
option received in OrOville, and
home happy and contented, even
hey failed to win. They came so
winning that defeat under the
hmstances was no disgrace. The
is made up of clean cut, jolly,
ly young college lads.
FLOR to the game the players parad-
he streets in automobiles. At 2:30
r the warming up process, Mayor
se stepped into the pitchers box
h Chas. Powell, ST., facing him.
mayor did not propose to let Mr..
he ball. and in order to keep it out
reach threw it over the grand stand.
Masters acted as umpire, and as
bal was fair and impartial in his de-
Ions. The weather was ideal for
u playing. but the heavy dust made
N unpleasant to both players and
ectators. After the first inning the
me was constantly in doubt, and it's
ny closeness made it intensely eX-
ping. The teams were evenly matched
ID it was anybody's game to the very
Dd. Every good play was loudly ap-
huded, and the crowd was impartial
that respect. The visitors had a
pzzling pitcher in McDougal, and he
eemed as strong at the end of the
NTH inning as when he fired the first
Rll over the plate. The score was
Fed in the seventh, and again in the
tnth, requiring an extra inning to
|ecide the question of supremacy. The
|elding in the main was clean and
harp. while the batting was weak.
Fhe features of the game were great
Rtches by Wilson, Hart, Finnis and
Iorlock, and the inheld work of Frank
Dartell, Powell, Cunningham and
)tevens. Powell led at the bat with
screaching three bagger in the
Eighth inning. The following tells
he story of the game by Innings:
First innings - Summerland - The
Iame opened rather inauspiciOusly for
he home boys, and for time it looked
Is though the visitors had Hedger's s
Ioat at the start. Although Corey, the
lrst man up fell down on three
|trikes. Geo, Bartell dropping the
bird strike and spearing the runner
u iirst,) Stevens placed safety in
hort left. and Finnis Immediately dup
Heated the hit. Stevens trying to
make home on the hit was caught at
he plate by a peg from Frank Bartell
NcDougal could not dodge an in shoot
ind was bored in the ribs; Cunning
lam reached first on dropped third
strike. With the bases full the situa-
ion was serious. but Finnis attempt
'd to score on short passed ball and
Vas tagged out, catcher to pitcher. No
'unS. OrOVille-Hart made first
through a bad tumble by Corey; Pow
I'll was given life when Finnis was
slow in retrieving a hit toward third ;
Hart taking second; Wilson drove a
sharp one to center. and Hart trying
% score on the hit from second was
nailed at the plate, short to catcher
Powell taking third on the play; q
'assed ball scored Powell; Frank Nc