The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-08-19
oRA1aMoNr TOOK
HARDFoUGHT GAME.
,..r Two Thousand Fans Cheer
1eao1,e Leaders In Battle at
Nezperce Sunday for
Prairie Pennant.

qb;rteen hundred people paie
= soc the ball game last Sunday
~ ~ the local grounds between the
Navnerce NJ and Craigmont teams
therein ,, the stake was the prai
10 nennant, and they got theil
rmMonev's ~ worth. It was the larg.
M ast crowd ever assembled at a
hall hal game on the prairie, and both
emtending ami teams were well
hacked by rooters. Two hundred
automobiles were counted at the
grounds.
The score was 5 to 4 in favor
Of Craigmont. which very well
indicates the tenseness and vigo1
dominating the contest from be-
ginning to end, though the visit
ors led off with two runs in the
second inning, adding two more
in the third and their final run in
the fifth-Nezperce not getting
! man across the coveted home
plate until the sixth and there
after taking one run each inning.
In the ninth with two men on
bases and Elsea at the bat, it
looked very much like Nezperce
was due to tie. if not surpass the
Craigmont lead, but Moran was
putting everything he had in this
final effort and he retired Elsea
with a strike-out.
In spite of the tenseness and
the strong desire of each side to
win this coveted honor, the game
was clean baseball throughout,
with the exception of a play be-
tween second and third, wherein
Andrews, running for Nezperce,
and Gray, playing third and
fielding low throw for Craig
mont, collided 7on the line about
half way between the bases, and
though Andrews contended Gray
caught his leg and held him and
the latter did drop the ball, the
umpire called Andrews out. With
this brief interruption the game
went on, but the play had caused
Andrews to tell Gray (both play
ers were imported men-the for
mer from Potlatch and the lat
ter an Idaho University man)
that he would get him after the
game. And he kept his word.
This brief meeting led to misun-
derstanding between Ralph Stell-
mon, who was trying to disperse
the swarming crowd, and Wade
Emick-which also was soon de-
clded. and the multitude adjourn
ed.
Following is the story Of the
game:
First inning: Kaufman out at
first; Gray did the same. Scho-
Der famed.
Moe struck out. Elsea reach
ed first on Gray's error and stole
second, but was out at third on
Andrews grounder, Andrews
reaching first. Laird popped to
Smith.
Second inning: Moran walk
ed' Smith singled. the ball glanc-
ing off the bat handle. Boiler
tanned. Litchfield flew to Moe.
Moran and Smith scored on e.
Sc sea s error. j. Wade reaching
nrst. Stratton out at first.
;, dlesa out at first. Moser did
likewise. Williams walked. Stell-
mon out at first.
Third inning: Kaufman walk
ed.r Gray got on by Noes wild
,,arow. ,9w Schober popped to Elsea.
moran reached first on Elsea s
error, filling the bases. Smith
got on the same way, Kaufman
ssc:ofng. Boiler famed again.
lL,ltchfleld scratched a hit down
Inc third base line, the ball TAX
ing a nasty bound and hitting
woe woe IN the face. Moran scored on
Ihls play. j. Wade out at first.
:. oschlldknecht struck out. Moe
liq the same. Elsea out at first.
Fourth inning: Stratton Whit
.ed. y Moser dropped Kaufman 8
y after a long run. Gray fann-
"a. Schober out at first.
Andrews hit to deep center and
successfully reached second but
'yefran the base. Being unable
. %, return he ran towards third.
Mnhen Andrews ran into Grey,
lie baseman slipped to the
ground, and then, according to
ne statement Of the local players
.Snd a majority Of the spectators,
a1rey held the runner by the leg,
andrews ! falling over him. An
lrews was called out. Gray fum-
'led the next ball hit, Laird
first. (If Andrews had
lot been called out he would
ave scored on this play.) Giesa
vent out at first. Moser famed.
Fifth ip,,;pr Morop cinU1ed