The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-05-10
OMAK vs. OROVH.LE.

The game Of ball Sunday at Omak
between the team of that place and
the Oroville bunch of swatters (whC
did not swat on this particular occa-
sion sc far as could be Observed,) was
one OF the best that has ever been re.
corded In the county, and is especial
ly remarkable in the fact that the Oro-
vile boys did not get single hit, on
ly Opc player reached third base, and
only three touched first. they securing
that privilege through the medium OF
four wide ones. Davis, the Omal;
pitcher, is a slight-of-hand performer
with the ball. Now you see it. and
now you don't see 1t. Is his stunt. He
Is a left handler. throwing sharp
break, and ne had the visitors at his
mercey. He struck out 10 men, In two
instances the catcher dropping the
the third strike. throwing the runner
out at first. The Oroville lads did
some ragged playing at times, yet they
held their strong opponents down to
two runs Mitchell pitched himself
out {. a hole two or three times when
things looked decidedly squally for
the Oroville boys. The Omaks accum-
mulated five hits. earning one run.
could not hit the ball, the Omak nine
had to play ball to win. and had no
walk away. A large crowd witnessed
the erfOrmance, quite number be-
ing present from OrOville. The fol-
lowing Is record of the game by In
ntngs
FIrst--Oroville - Powell was the
first to face the left handed wizard,
and he plowed the air manfully: Nc
Daniel followed Powells example. but
the catcher dropped the third strike
and had to throw to first to catch the
runner; Frank Bartell managed to
tick the ball. but 1t settled In the hands
OF Vhn Zant. No runs. Omak-The
opening performance looked dismal
and threatened trouble. Station
reached first on four wide ones. but In
trinE to pilfer second he was caught
pitcher to second; Van Zant rolled
one toward first Stansbury fielding
the hall to Mitchell, who covered the
base; Stoddard hit to pitcher who
heased wild to first and the runner
was safe: another wabble at first gave
Danielson a life: Fitzgerald ended the
agony by popping one up to Mcdaniel.
No runs.
Second-Oroville - Wilson, Black
stone and Stansbury, hit at Davis
crooked shoots and fell victims to a
failure to connect. No runs. Omak--.
Davis took some Of his own medicine
ana sAtlred % atrileea: 0aascr hfteh.
q high fly to right: Hart made great
effort but slipped down as the ball
struck his mitt, and the runner was
safe; Farrell wounded the circumam-
bient ozone; Kinna placed his ribs up
against o Roater. and won a base,
where he roasted. as Station hit to
short and was plunked at first. No
runs.
Third-Oroville- hit to Sec
ond, Davis ran and covered first and
the r, nner was caught by a throw by
Van Zant: Mitchell and Powell failed
to locate. No runs. Omak- VanZant
was given a life when Stansbury
dropped Bartell's throw; the runner
stole second: Stoddard hit to Mitchell
who threw trifle wide to first and the
runner was safe: Danielson sent fly
to short right: Hart dashed In, nailed
the ball by handsome catch. and got
It to first In time to double up StOd-
dari at first; Van Zant took third on
a passed ball: Fitzgerald sent long
fly 10 right and as Hart went after II
that ended the inning No runs
CONGRATULATIONS walked
to the plate to sit down again on three
misses; Hart sent sky scraper to
left and Danielson took 1t in; Bartell
tried Gasser ON the same kind of q
hit, but Gasser refused to muff and
the side was out. No runs. Omak-
Here Is where trouble began. and the
game lost and won. Davis landed on
the first ball pitched and sent hot
one to right for one base; Gasser
tapped one up in the air that fell in
Bartelrs territory and was attended
to; Farrell made a clean single, send
Ing laws to third kinna hit to pitch
er who threw Farrell out at second,
and In he effort to make double play
Stansbury dropped the ball, giving
Gasser first and scoring Davis; Station
reached first on four wide ones; Van
Zant lifted one to Hart and the inning
was over. One run.
Fifth-Oroville-Da moved down
Wilson, Blackstone and Stansbury on
strikes. an exact duplicate of the Sec
ond inning. No runs. Omak-Stod-
dard struck out; Danielson hit to short
and was thrown out at first; Fitzger-
aid hit to Bartell. and Stansbury
muffed the throw. the runner immedi-
ately stealing second: Davis fell down
ON three good ones. No runs.
-Oroville-O'Brien failed to
connect: Mitchell was given base on
balls, and boldly purloined second and
third; It was now or never for a run,
but fate was against the lads as Pow
ell few out to short and Mcdaniel
could not find the ball. No runs.
Omak-Gasser started In with long
liner out to left that under ordinary
circumstances should have been good
for two bases. but Blackstone fielded
sharply and the runner was held at
first; Farrell went out on a foul fly
to Powell: Kinna hit to Mitchell. who
started q sharp double play, catching
Gasser at second and Bartell getting
the ball down to Stansbury In time to
head of Kinna No runs.
Seventh-Oroville- wilted on
strikes: Bartell hit to second and was
headed OF at first: Wilson famed. No
runs. Omak-Here the game was
cinched. Station went out on strikes;
Van Zant pounded out a single and
stole second. StOdda rd was hit nv the