Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-20
NEXT SUNDAYS GAMES
Grangeville at Nezperee
Ferdinand at Winchester
Kamiah at Kooskia
Craigmont at Cottonwood

G.angeville baseball team won its
first game of the season Sunday, when
the local boys defeated Winchester,
) to >, in a fast game on the home
diamond Three hundred persons, in
GLIDING many from Winchester, wit
messed the game.
In the first inning Winchester sue
ceeded in getting three men on bases,
but by fast fielding or the part of
the Grangeville team, they were un-
able to score In Grangeville's half,
Eli was given life at first on fieldcrs
choice. stole second The next man
famed, Eli stealing third, but a high
fly made the third out.
In Winchester's half of the sec
ond, with two men down, third man
was given life by. low throw from
the third baseman, and which the first
baseman missed, but the next man fan
ned, so no damage resulted In Grange
yille's half it was three up and three
down. The home boys were unable
to fathom the mystery of the visiting
pitcher S delivery, and the net result
was three strikeouts.
THIRD INNING
In Winchester's part off the third,
the fans saw a repetition of Grange
vile s half of the second. In
Grangeyille S trip to the plate, the
story resulted in the first man tanning,
second man getting life to base
on four wide ones. The next man up
famed but by clever base running,
the Grangeville runner had reached
third base before the third out, a. foul
fly, which the catcher succeeded in
holding, was made.
Winchester up in the fourth, fell
easy victim to- the delivery of Freil,
with three strikeouts. Grangeville
came dangerously near scoring in this
inning, when the first man up took
first on balls, and by clever base
running had reached third and made
The third out trying to slide home.
Winchester put the first score over
IN the fifth, when the first man at
bat singled over first base, took sec
ond and third on two errors. The
next man received base On balls and
stole second a few minutes later. Next
UP SOl Ill lut way VI OhO W
freil s fast ones, and was sent to
nrst base. The next man secured
sacrifice hit, bringing in TIE first run
of the game.
Grangeville then frightened up and
retired the visitors without another
score. Grangeville was an eesy out
IN Its half of the fifth. The visiting
second baseman secured three assists
ana the first baseman three outs
., Net results in Winchester 8 half of
Che sixth were two strikeouts and a
ny to shortstop. Grangeville man got
as far as second base on the center
Ilelder's error.
GRANGEvILLE SCORES
Winchester could do nothing in the
seventh except two strikeouts and
ny TO short. In Grangeville' trip to
sne plate in the seventh, she secured
ner hrst tally. Hartnett, the first man
up ounted and was safe. Next man hit
ii,to the infeld and by one of the
cieVerest exhibitions of base running
seen IN Grangeville in a long time,
liiartnett not only took second, out
also third in this play, being safe by
o'V ~, decision, scoring a minute later.
me first man at bat for the visit
els IN the eighth, was given life at
nrst base by low throw from the
,'lneld, and scored a moment later on
Two. Dagger to left field. This APP
parently would have been an easy out,
seFe Tor an embankment near the
s"ool building, which impeded a field