The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-05-01
OROVILLE VS.. CHESAW

grounds Sunday afternoon when teams
representing the Chesaw and OrOville
school met in friendly contest. From
a scientific point of view it was not
a thrilling exposition of the national
game, but the very numerous errors
possessed an element of interest, and
the score was so close at all periods
OF the proceeding as to keep the crowd
keyed up to a fever heat. 1t was any
body's game from start to finish, and
after the locals managed to forge one
point ahead in the ninth the hackers
Of the home organization were suf-
fering palpitation until double play
wound up all hopes for Chesaw
Turner did most of the twirling for
Chesaw, Wilkes changing off with him
for an inning or two, and Mooney was
the backstop. Prince and Provo Oc-
cupied the box for Oroville with Mitch
ell behind the bat. The pitchers were
given ragged support at times, and
the size of the scores is largely due
to errors, rank errors or errors of
Judgment. There was no feature
plays during the session. Prince
smashed out three Dagger and a
double, which was the heaviest in
dividual batting. The following de-
tailed record by innings tells the
story
First-Orovlle-Stan first UP,
raped out clean single, following 1t up
by stealing second. Schultz hit to pitch
er, who over threw first, Stansbury scor-
ing and Schultz going to second, i'm
mediately stealing third. Coles single
scored Schultz. Turner made bad
throw to first and Cole took second, NOV
ing up bag on wild pitch. Warren out
on a fly to Keeley. Wheeler struck out.
Powell hit to Keeley and was thrown out
at first. Two runs. Chesaw-Albert Han
son opened by lining out single, but
was forced at second when Wilkes hit to
Cole Stansbury covering second. Kelley
went to first on four wide ones. Arthur
Hansen hit in front of the plate, and
Wilkes was forced at third, Mitchell to
Powell. Mack struck out. No runs.
d-Oroville-Vincent lifted a fly
to Wilkes. Mitchell hit to Woodwork
and was nailed at first. Prince drove the
ball over center field making a clean
three-base hit. Stansbury singled, Prince
scoring. Stansbury tried to purloin Sec
ond with the ball in the pitchers hand
and was thrown out. One run. Chesaw
Mooney out on a fly to Stansbury
Schultz dropped the throw to head of
Woodwork and the runner was safe
In attempting to steal second he was
thrown out Mitchell to Cole. Trodden
failed to connect. No runs.
-Oroville-Mooney made the swell
play of the game, running back almost
to the grand stand, capturing Schultz's
foul fly. Trodden took in Coles fly
and Warren famed. No runs. Chesaw-
Turner out on strikes. Albert Hansen
took first on four wide ones. Wilkes
raped out a single. Kelley hit to Pow
ell, who caught Hansen trying to make
third. Arthur Hansen scored Wilkes
with a single, and Kelley scored on a
wide pitch, Hansen going to third. Mack
singled and Hansen scored. Mooney took
first when hit by the pitcher. Wood
worth tore off a single, and Mack tried
to reach home from second, but was head
ed off at the plate, pitcher to catcher.
Three runs.
Fourth-Oroville-W struck out.
tumble by first gave Powell life.
Vincent sacrificed Powell to second, 60
ing out pitcher to first Mitchell out on
a fly to Wilkes. No runs. Chesaw-
Mooney, Woodwork and Trodden went
out in quick order the first from catcher
to first on a dropped third strike, the
second pitcher to first, and the third on
three strikes No runs.
Fifth-Oroville-it was one, two three
in a row. Prince hit to first and was out;
Stansbury out, pitcher to first; Schultz
struck out. No runs. Chesaw-Prince
moved down Turner, Albert Hansen and
Wilkes on three strikes. No runs.
Sixth-Oroville-Wild throw by Wilkes
put Cole on second. Warren singled
scoring Cole but was out trying to steal
second. Wheeler out pitcher to first
Powell was given first on four balls
stealing second and third. He tried to
slip in on Vincents dinky hit, but was
thrown out at the plate by the pitcher
One run. Chesaw-Keeley struck out;
Arthur Hansen out second to first; Mack
hit to pitcher and out at first No runs
-Oroville-Another wild throw
by Wilkes let Mitchell reach second
Prince, who was hitting em hard, smash
ed double over left field. In the relay
Wilkes threw to third Prince scoring
A dropped throw gave Stansbury first
and second. Schultz was thrown out
catcher to first. Cole out on strikes
Warren hit safe, scoring Stansbury. A
tumble by Wilkes let Provo, who ha6
taken Wheeer's place. reach first. Pow.
ell hit to Kelley, and was out at first
Three runs. Chesaw-Mooney struck out
wild throw Of Woodworths hit let the
runner around to third. Trodden hit tc
first, and was out Woodwork scoring
Turner took his base on four balls. AL
bert Hansen struck out. One run.
-Oroville-Vincent made a two
bagger. Mitchell hit toward third. ant
Vincent was thrown out by pitcher in ar
attempt to reach home Arthur Hanser
dropped Princes fly. The ball was thrown
to Wilkes who caught Mitchell tryine
to make third, on the~error. Stansbury''
hit in front Of the plate was fielded t
third In time to head off Prince. N,
runs. Chesaw-Wilkes took his base OF
balls. Provo in the box. and advanced
by wild pitch. Keeley was given hi
base on four wild ones. Hansen's hi
got through second and Wilkes scored
Mack's single scored Keeley. Mooney
double sent Arthur Hansen and Macl
home. Mooney out trying to steal third
Mitchell to Powell. Woodwork on