The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-13
PENTicToN AND OROVlLLE BALL
TEAMS FURNISH EXCITEMENT
FOR THE CELEBRATION.
OR0v|LLE WINS, SCORE 2 TO 0
Voted by the Immense Crowd as One OF
the Best Contests Ever Seen In tho
County.

Ths ball game last Thursday afternoon
between Oroville and Penticton; tne pIi- pn
Iciple feature of the second days ceie-
lbration, was by long odds the most eScit-
ing and interesting game ever playeu III u,
Oroville, and that Is sayias ary soco corkins
close games that have been pulled OH OF oi,
the local diamond. An immense crowa d
witnessed the game. ana was Sp Kept krs Kes nd
stand was crowded, living hedge sur
rounded the diamond, while over loo auto
mobiles were parked ABOUT enidnsbs 5ne owins
to the absence of all wrangling. The home
team was in great form, and never mace
a single slip through Ines tne ehtire and ii defence
was only a trifle less effective for only
two errors were made. and they 1io NOT no.
in the box for the locals and was In great
form, but he had little edge over BAKER
the Penticton twirler. The Penticton play
gentlemanly sports when taking part IN
games in this place, and in this instance
took their defeat with good grace: Anye s1aye
SO near even that the losers had no cause
for regrets. By request, the game Is CIV
en- by innings: 49, .o.
opened the inning very auspiciously by
lining out the first ball pitched over snort
for single and owa made bt to ntoher cn ans
Baumgartner in trying to, make third Was
caught between bases and run out pltcner
to third to second; StannaTd r PouhHeo hich ae vae
taken care of by the catcher. No NO runs. MS.
Penticton-Christenson went dead or,
that was gathered in by Redhead; Syer
flew to Stannard No runs.
Second-Oroville- sent high
Mabee; Provo fell down on three strikes;
Prince hit to Baker and was out at first.
No runs. Penticton-McPherson flew out
and Rathvon followed with a single over
short, and in this inning runner Tor
Penticton reached second and third, the
one to Powell who made line peg to first,
Baker taking third and Rathvon second
the play MSbee poa ated hg6 ag6ef fly yaaS sS
the strain was Off No runs.
sThird-Oroville-.-J flew out to
center. Isiil out from third. to first. and
was held by Mcpherson. No runs. Pen
ticton-Phipps hit to Daily and was out
front OF the plate and was thrown out at
first by catcher; Daily soaked Butler and
that gentleman, celebrated the, event by
one to Provo and that ended his career.
No runs.
h-oroville-Powen drove a two
connect; Daily swatted to right for two
Mabee; Provo did likewise to Rathvon
Daily and out at first; Redhead dropped
the third strike on Baker throwing the
runner out at first; Rathvon flew to
-Orovilie-Prince drove a long fly
over right for three bases; jackson singl-
ed, scoring Prince: Hill flew out to short,
Phipps mussed up Baumgartner,s hit,
giving the batsman life, and jackson
took third; Powell hit down the third base
line; Jackson attempted to score and was
Stannard hit to short and was thrown out
at first One run. Penticton-Symme was
given his base on four balls; Mabee and
Phipps struck out; Christensen hit be-
tween first and second, Stannard fielding
the ball and touching out the runner. No
runs
Sixth-Oroville-Dail hit to Phipps and
was out at first; Redhead and Provo flew
out to short. No runs. Penticton-Butler
hit to Stannard and was out at first; Say
er smashed one to Provo, who beat him to
short left; Bakers fly was taken in by
Provo. No runs.
-Oroville-Prince's high fly to
right was captured by Mabee; jackson hit
to third and was dead at first; Hill sent a
fly to Butler. No runs. Penticton-Rath-
Won flew out to Hill; Symme fell down on
three strikes Mabee rolled the ball to
Stannard and was out at first. No runs.
Eighth-Oroville-B sawed,
Rathvon juggled Powell's hit and the
runner was safe; Stannard hit slow one
! trived in time; Daily hit to Phipps and
was out at first No runs Penticton-
Phipps. counld not connect; Christenson's $
high fly was captured by Prince. Butler
hit to short and was out at first. No runs.
h-Oroville-Redhead hit to Syer
who made the out unassisted; Mcpherson
dropped the third strike on Provo. but
threw the runner out at first; Prince hit
Syer and was out at first. No runs PEN
Iticton-Syer flew out to Prince; Redhead
| missed the third strike on Mcpherson but
one to Daily and perished at first. No
runs.