Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-08-06
Payette Wins
Championship
Defeat Weiser and are Now Champ
ions Of the Idaho-Oregon League.


lest crowds of the season, the fas
Payette Greyhounds defeated tn
Weiser aggregation in cne of th'
toughest games CT the season, art
cinched the 1914 Championship cf the
Idaho-Oregon League. T he game wdi
a weird-exhibition from the very star
the Weiser fans and players were in
clined to resort to "Rough-Neck" tao
tics, which resulted IN many delays
and near riots. In the Sixth inning
with three men on, Dallas tripled
and was called safe at third, Waters
the Short-stop for Weiser rushed at
Umpire Muphy and demanded that tn
ocision be changed but Murphy stocd
firm and ordered the game to con-
tinue, but Waters was on the war
rcth and hurled vile language at
tie Umpire, which almost results d
ir free for all fight, the fans and
fanettes were swarming all ever the
diamond by this time, Captain Bow
don and Manager Waters CT We'ser
came to blows which was immediatel.
stopped by The Police and also by
King but not before Bowden had
planted one of his shoes in Waters
dinner basket. Bowman also had a
little trouble in trying to quite a
couple of irate fans, and was no5ly
rescued from bodily injury by third
baseman Hall who acted as peace
maker.
The Greynounds displayed true
Championship form with tie exceF-
tcn of Bowden who seemed to have
difficulty in stopping the pellet, his
reverse of fern being surprise to
the Payette Boosters. Kirg was en-
the firing line for the lccals and
lad the Weiser sluggers completely
at his mercy, he get in several bad
holes but by mastery pitching man.
aged to puli out. Petersen and Har-
mon the two new men also showed
up we'll both at the bat and in the
field. Sellen and Hungry" Higgins
we're the life of tn Weiser Club and
figured in most of the scoring, Rrown
woS the particular star of the Weiser
infield, accepting several hard and
difficult chances.
Brockman could not hold tie heavy
hitting Greyhounds and was derrick
ed for Wells, who was also pounde
to all corners of the lot.
This is the first Pennant that Pay
cite has captured in years, Manager
Hurd of the lccais has gathered tc-
gether the fastest bunch of ball tos-
sers in this section of the country,
and deserves credit for the showing
he has made with the club, since TAX
ing charge of the team not a defeat
has been chalked up against them.
Everybody seems we'll satisfied with
the good showing he has made, and
hope that he will handle the reins
again next season.
Next Sunday the League will come
to- close after a successful season,
the boys who successfully upheld Pay
cites reputation and brought the Pen
nant to this city, will scatter to all
parts of the globe. Spike" Arnspik
er will more than likely make his fu-
ture home here, "Steve" King VII
be leaving for Pittsburg, Penn, Peter
son goes to Portland, 'Pori1y" Dallas
will leave for Waitsburg Wash. where
his bride awaits him Cash. Bow.
den will finish the season with Van
ccuyer, Shorty" Hall will leave for
NJ, Sme very shortly. Charlie Frei-
20 will take care of his business in
Nampa, Claude Ensign and Bowman
will be the only ones of the champion
who will staay here this winter.
"Shine" Harmon will continue his
vocation as Bridge Foreman attn yssa
Fobliwing Is the score CT the Battle
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