Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-07-07
BONNERS WINS
OVER TIGERS"
N0DED STANDPOINT TEAM DEFEAT
ED BY BONNERS FERRY In
4th OF JULY GAME
WAS AN EASILY WON VICTORY
Local Team Has the Best of the Con-
test Throughout.

One of the fastest and best exhibi-
tions of baseball ever played by the
Bonners Ferry team on the local dia-
mond was that witnessed during the
big Fourth of July celebration when
the Bonners Ferry aggregation took
the far-famed Standpoint Tigers into
camp with score of to 2. It was
Bonners Ferry's game from the very
beginning, and at no time was the
local team crowded to any extent. 1t
was game highly pleasing to the
eight hundred or thousand fans that
had gathered to witness it, a game
replete with spectacular stunts and
double plays by the local team.
Standpoint opened the game at bat
but couldn't connect with Heather
shaw's curves and was soon retired
Bonners cheered up the local fans by
scoring one in the first inning Sand
point tied it with one in the second
but Bonners came right back with two
runs in the third, scoring two MOI e in
the sixth and one in the seventh, while
Standpoint didn't cross the home plate
again except for lone, solitary run
in the ninth.
The local boys also chalked up three
beautiful double plays to their credit
In the third inning with runner on
third, Heathershaw picked up a hot
grounder and slammed it to first, re-
firing the batter, and Roughcorn. at
first shot the ball to Hydorn at the
home plate who easily tagged the
runner, who had tried to steal in from
third. The second double play came
in the fourth inning, with a runner
on first. Heathershaw again stopped
a grounder. threw to Johnston at
second and Johnston slammed it to
Roughcorn at first in time to retire
the batter. The third double play
came in the sixth. Johnston connected
with a grounder, touched second and
fired to first, retiring the runner and
the batter.
Another pretty play was registered
by Heathershaw, who was playing
at shortstop, in the fifth when he
jumped into the air and caught hot
liner above his head. In the third
Hydorn came to bat with Moline on
third and Bruce on second He
slammed out stiff one over third,
bringing in Moline and Bruce. In the
first Hydorn knocked out a two bag
ger, scoring Johnston.
Each of the Bonners boys played a
tip-top game. Bruce, Rolf and Moline
in the outfield captured everything
that came their way, and made some
pretty catches on long runs. Chamber
lain at third played a consistent game,
as also did Johnston and Roughcorn
at second and first.
Heathershaw threw the first five
innings, and pitched a game seldom if
ever surpassed on the local field. Sand
point seemed helpless before him and
registered only one hit from him. In
the beginning of the sixth Heather
shaw voluntarily retired and Hoke
went into the box Hoke finished the
game in fine shape and the visitors
only got two hits from him. Hydorn
behind the bat played the game in his
usual faultless manner.
Since Mondays game one hears COM
ment everywhere as to what fine ex-
hibition of baseball it was and high
praise is spoken of the local players.
It is realized that Bonners Ferry has
a ball team that has rounded into ex-
cellent condition and one that will win
a big majority of the games to be
played the balance of the season.
A large delegation of Standpoint fans
accompanied their team, flushed with
the seasons victories and highly conf
dent of taking the Bonners bunch into
camp. Standpoint had won 10 out of
13 games and expected to add another
victory to the list. They opened the
betting by offering two to one money
and had lot of it. Bonners soon Gov
cred a goodly amount of what later