The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-25
FIRST OF THE SEASON.

lOr TWO seasons, III winch the 10
5eam has participated took place al
X Sunday, resulting in the success
De Oroville aggregation by a score
to 2. The game can hardly be
Jed as snappy, for neither team
had any practice this season, the
)nds were in miserable condition
<at no stage of the proceedings did
players on either side ginger up
ever, from the spectators point OF
the contest was interesting, for
OF the time 1t was so close that
Result was in doubt. Twice Omak
wo men on bases without any one
kThe spectators howled for a rally
1.-THE prospects looked gloomy for
Visitors. In these pinches Philip
his nerve and pitched himself out
De trenches. The game was pleas
from the fact that there was no
Ewrangling among the players.
BIZ and Bartell were the only old
on the diamond among the Oro-
outfit. but there were excellent
4itutes for the missing old players
ch new material as Philip. Stan
4 Redhead. Bumgardner. Ford,
Jackson and Provo. With a
a weeks practice the team as
Reconstructed and somewhat re-
Med should become dangerous
rsary for any of the bush clubs.
|e Sunday game Omak did not play
d its usual standard, nor did it
the showing it Will with more
Nee. The Omak contingent has
ears been one of the strongest in
ounty. and when the club appears
Sunday for the return game the
will put up better game than
led the last one. The following is
4 gay it happened by innings:
fst, Oroville-Frank Bartell was
)nted first on four balls and stole
Id while Redhead was saving the
3 Bumgardner rolled one to third
6mitkin pegged him out at first,
ell taking third; Hicks pushed a
" single to left, Bartell scoring;
B took second; Standard hit to
Ter and was out at first. One run.
-Smitkin was out on pop up
1cks; McClosky died on three Of
pi's twisters; Gasser hit to Bar
who lost theball and the batter
Efirst; Simpson shot up short fly
tst No runs.
eond, Oroville-Powell replaced
at third, Ford going to center.
took first on four wide ones and
second; Provo sacrificed Ford to
going out pitcher to first; Pow
hd Phillip struck out. No runs.
k-Stanton hit to pitcher and was
II first; Cartwright and Corson
d. No runs.
rd, Oroville-Bartell flew out to
kin; Redhead took first on balls
$|stole second; Bumgardner sent
y one to right, Redhead taxi
Hhird; Bumgardner stole second:
pn dropped Hicks fly. Redhead
hg and Bumgardner going to
y Whiting could not field Stan
- hit in time and he was safe at
n Ford missed three; Provo out,
Lin to first. One run. Omak-
ding and Whiting could not con-
& Smitkin out on fly to Ford. No
@nrth, Oroville-Powell hit for a
Ind stole second; he was sacri-
% third by Philip, who went out
on to first; Bartell struck out,
&edhead died third to first. No
eDmak-McClOsky smashed out a
H single; Gasser flew out to Ford; ;
on beat out bunt down the first
me; Stanton smashed out cork
uble to left, McClosky scoring
Impson going to third; Cart
succumbed to three good ones,
& 5UOrSOn sent one out to PrOvO'S
|I@1ry and was a victim to misplac-
6fidence. One run.
Oroville-Bumgardner hit to
In, and of course died at first;
perished at first, Whiting to Nc
~ Stanard sawed. No runs.
= 1-Spaulding flew out to Powell;
|t1ng was a victim to Philips
~; Redhead mussed up Smitkin s
I'd the runner was safe; McClosky
~ Phillip and was out at first. No
IHfh. Oroville-Jackson took Hicks
AT right. Ford out pitcher to first;
NJ struck out; Whiting was slow
11ng Powell's easy tap and the run
Nas safe; Smitkin juggled Phil
hit and the batter was safe; Bar
u Id to Smitkin and was out at first.
ms. Omak-Gasser's hit went
gh Bartell and the batter reached
~ Simpson hit by pitched ball. The
"a went up in the air and the pros
ri were gloomy for the visitors, but
I1pi pulled himself together strik-
\ 4ut Station and Cartwright, while
On hit to Bartell and was out at
E settling the momentary hopes OF
1lly. No runs.
<Hents, Oroville-Redhead out TO
ding to first; Bumgardner got
on four wide ones. Jackson flew
10 Simpson; Stanard flew to Cor
No runs. Omak-Spaulding out tr
pi to first; Stanard let the third
Re go by and Whiting was safe al
Smitkin pounded atmosphere and
osky hit to Bartell, who touched
ling on the base line. No runs.
ghth, Notwithstanding lei
Is grounder slip through and the
kr was safe; Cartwright Stopped
Provo's hit and first and second
8 occupied; Powell hit to Smitkin
J negotiated a double play retirins
"a at third and Provo at second
yell stole second and third scoring
Phillips pretty single; Phillip stole
|ond and scored on Bartell's double
left; Bartell stole third and at
1pting to score on pitched ba!
D caught at the plate by Stanton
b runs. Omak-Gasser took first OF
4 balls and was advanced to SECOND