The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-07-10
Baseball Tourna m e n t
Closes Season - Colville
Wins 4, Loses 3.

Falls was defeated by the local
team 8 to 1. The battery for the
visitors was Keyser, Hayden and
Smith, with Clark and Graham
for the home team, Hayden
and Keyser striking out Z, while
Fuzzy" Clark famed 9 of the
Columbia river sluggers. The
visitors succeeded in lining out
a hits, while the pair of sand
town pitchers were landed on
for 10 safe bingles.
In the Saturday morning game
with Kettle Falls, the visitors
were blanked while the locals
scampered over home plate 8
times. The battery for the visi-
tors was Orr and Smith, with
DeGreif and Graham for the
locals. The home boys landed
on Orr for 8 hard hits, while De-
Greif held the visitors down to a
single scratch, Orr striking out
5, and DeGreif 7. The home
team put up an errorless game,
while the visitors had but 2 bone
heads to their credit.
In the game with Chewelah
Saturday afternoon, the visitors
were again blanked by an error
less game, and 3 runs on the part
of the home team. The batteries
were Battiste and Scholer for the
visitors, with Churchill and Gra-
ham for the home team, Church
i'll holding the visitors to 3 hits
while the nifty Indian was lam
basted for 7 slams. Four errors
were charged to the visitors.
In the game with Chewelah
Sunday, which was long and
hard fought battle of Ia innings,
the locals were defeated a to 3.
The battery for Colville was Rog-
ers and Graham, with Young,
Battiste and Scholer for the visi-
tors, Rogers pitching the entire
IA innings, while the visiting
pitchers took turns of 7 each.
Rogers was hammered for 10
hits while the home team landed
on the slippery-elm Indian for 6
bingles, Rogers having II strike
outs to his credit..while the visit
ing twirlers famed but 7.
In the last game of the tour
nament Monday afternoon Col
vile again won a victory over
Chewelah by a score of 3 to 2.
The battery for Chewelah was
Battiste and Weller, with De-
Greif and Graham for the locals.
In this game, which was a pitch
er's battle from start to finish.
Battiste the spitball artist struck
out 10, while DeGreif the Colville
high school twirler had 9 to his
credit, the hits standing Z to 5 in
favor of the visitors.
While Colville and Chewelah
were playing a no-run and Shit
game on the part of the home
team last Saturday afternoon to
a $50 gate. Victoria and Tacoma
of the Northwest league were
playing a game in which the B.C.
team made 18 runs with "a hits
while Tacoma was victorious by
a score of 81 runs with 26 hits.
H. L. Battiste of Tum Tum,
the Indian pitcher, although to-
tally deaf, is considered by many
fans in this section to be the best
spit-ball artist ever on the Col
vile diamond. having had years
of experience in professional ball.
His judgment on young players
is considered good. In speaking
of DeGreif and Wernli, Battiste
says: 'DeGreif looks good to me.
and I believe with training can
make good in fast company. AS
to Wernli it does me good to see
him work; his fielding the Sd base
position and his pegging cannot
be improved on, and with a little
more weight and batting train
ing he will make good in any
company"
The closing game of the season
played with Chewelah last Sun
day, completed a schedule of 21
games for the Colville team, of
which they won IL. making a