Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-05-02
Kooskia Indians and the 0rangeville
Whites Mix It in Fine Shape
Honors Equally Divided.
EACH TEAM WINS ONE CANE
Sunday Slugging Contest Won BY
Locals 8 to 9.--Monday Ten TIM
ings Game to Indians, to 4.


The first ball game of the season
which was played Sunday proved to
be one of the very best ever seen on
the local diamond. During the last
few innings the game was closely con-
tested, the Indians being in the lead,
until the end of the ninth, when the
Grangeville bunch raised their score to
nine points, while the visitors could
only show eight.
The Indian battery was Hill and
Spencer, while the home team pinned
their faith on Ingram and Hollistein.
This game was the first appearance
of the local team on the home grounds
and the fans feel much elated over the
showing they made. Ingram. did the
twirling and seemed to have the visi-
tors on his hoodoo list, striking out
13, although Axtel Hays, Mccoy Hill
and Jimmie Parsons put the ball out Of
the lot for homers, and these swats
were responsible for five of the eight
tallies. Outside Of that, Eli kept the
hits well scattered. At the same time
he found Mccoy Hill for five safe hits
in five times at the bat. The work Of
the team in general was quite salts
factory, especially Branscombe at first,
who is the fastest man Grangeville ever
had at the first station.
On Monday the Indians came back
and put II over the local lads by to A
in a ten-inning game, the Indians tieing
the score in their half of the ninth
inning. The Kooskia battery was Nor
ris and Hays, while Hollistein and Jar
Wis worked for the home team.
The game proved to be better than
Sunday IS game and the few rooters who
braved the threatening storm witnessed
a struggle that isn't likely to be seen
again for some time. Sundays game
was slugging contest, but on Monday
hits were pretty scarce article on
both sides. Hollistein or Morris never
were in trouble much during the game
and Sam Ellenwood IS little Texas lea
guer over third base ended the game.
On Tuesday the Grangeville high
school tangled with pickup Kooskia
team and won the game by punching
hits and aided by errors of the infeld.
The score was 10 to T. The feature of
the game was the work of Bowman
M hn hx,
Next Sundays game with Lewiston
has been cancelled owing to some play
ers being unable to go to Lewiston,
but Lewiston has promised to come up
May 10Th. The Kooskia white team
comes up May 18th for its return
game, the local team taking the first
game at Kooskia on April 14th by a
| score of to 5.
Grangeville has team this year
that the town should be proud of, all
home boys, and they are ball players,
too. Any team that plays the game as
they have so far is entitled to the loyal
support of every resident and business
man, no matter what has happened in
previous years.
Now for the remainder of the season
let's make it point to encourage the
boys all we can. Come out and watch
the practice; talk baseball among your
selves, even if you can t go to the
games. Let's all boost for the boys
and the town. We have the best town
on Camas Prairie, the best ball ground
and the best team; let 3 show the boys
that we are with them.
A Fan.