Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-07-31
BY RAYMOND M. REESE.

Schoper's injury and Sharon's
sore arm are responsible for the
loss Of the second game in Sundays !
double-header to Diamondville, the
first game they have won from
Montpelier this year. The first
game was one of the prettiest seen
on the local diamond this season,
and the record-breaking crowd which
witnessed it was well pleased when |
Montpelier won by score of 5 to a.
Smiley" Vaughn was at his best,
and, although the visitors scored
several singles, the big boy kept
them scattered so they did no harm.
Every man of the team was work
ing all the time. and no pitcher
could have had better support. Only
two errors were chalked up against
the home team. Sage the big first
baseman, dropped one on first when
Cavanaugh ran into him, but it was
not his fault as the throw had pull
led him off the bag. Cline, the
third baseman, failed to handle a
slow one in the seventh.
Neither side scored in the first.
Sage started off in the second with
a clean single which was followed
by McNeil's line drive for two sacks
scoring Sage. Mcneil scored on a
wild pitch. In the third the visitors
tied the score on pass and three
singles. In our half Schoper got on
thru an error and scored or Jack
sons single. In the first half of the
fifth Cavanavgh singled for the Wis
itors and attempted to steal, but
Macs peg was working fine and
Schoper tagged the runner. Two
men scored, however, on clean hits.
Neither side scored until the last
half the eight, when jackson start
ed off with singing three bagger.
Sage hit safe. scoring Jackson, Nc
Neil sacrificed Sage to second and
the big boy stole third. Spongberg
struck out. Sharon signled, scoring
Sage. Diamondville failed to score
in the ninth.
The second game started after q
fifteen minute rest, with Vielie on
the mound for DiamondvilIe, while
Sharon did the twirling for Mont
pelier. Downing played the firsl
inning all by himself. caging three
long drives in right field. 1t was {
pretty exhibition and the GROVE
voiced its approval. In the SECOND
with two down Mcneil got thru OF
an error, stole second, took third ol
a wild pitch and scored on Spong
berg's single. In the fourth Jack
son came up with his mighty wa
club and drove the sphere SO ia
down center that he had canterel
over home plate before the fielde
had succeeded in locating it. tn
fans showered their approval 0
jackson in the form of coin of tn
realm. The visitors scored one i
the fifth.
Sharon's pitching arm, which ha
been hit by a ball in previor
game. weakened in the sixth an
Vaughn was rushed into the gal
The big boy was tired from havin
uitched the entire previous gam
However, and the visitors score
three runs in the sixth and dup
Gated their feat in the eighth. Wit
two men down in the ninth Clyl
drove out three bagger and score
on Humerick's single. jacks
came up and walloped the ball I
the nose. If the center fielder hi
been in his regular position inste;
of fifty feet further back it wou
have been another home run As
was he pulled down Jackson's
after a short run, retiring the SD
Carl Spongberg twiried for t
home team in the ninth and retir
the other side without score.
Schoper let line drive thru
hands in the fifth and suffered
badly bunged up eye in consequen
It was feared for a while that
would lose his sight.
Jackson did the heavy stick W
for the hyme team, driving out !
singles and a three bagger 10