The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-04-23
FIRST BASEBALL
GAME OF YEAR
COLVILLE DEFEATS MARCUS IN
GAME ON HOME GROUNDS
LAST SUNDAY
The City League of Three Teams
of Business Men Names James
Petty as Its Manager

The first baseball game of the
season in Colville occurred last Sun
day afternoon with about 200 fans
in attendance, who showed a lively
interest in the outcome of the game,
which promised well for the season.
The battery for Colville consisted
of Max Hydoin and Grover Graham
and the game opened with the follow
ing Colville players on the diamond:
Wernli, 1st base; Rogers, I'd base;
Sill, Sd base; H. Smith, shortstop;
Tremblay, left field; Wyatt, center
field; Page, right field. The fol-
lowing substitutions were made:
Broderick on Sd in Sill's place; Quill
Ian replacing Tremblay; Exley re-
placing Wyatt; Page replacing Gra-
ham for two innings.
The feature of the game last
Sunday was in the third inning with
Marcus retired by three pitched
balls, the three runners being put
out at first, with the inning played
in three minutes.
This was Hydoin's first appearance
pitching. He showed up we'll in the
box and also proved a good hitter.
Rogers and Smith were the stars at
the bat, Rogers getting the $3.50
bonus for making the first home run.
Colville has at least five pitchers to
work this year and plenty of first
class material for almost every po-
sition. There is no reason why
Colville cannot have a team that
will prove a contender with any this
year. Richardson and Oberhansly
did not turn out last Sunday and it
is expected that they will strengthen
the team materially.
A return game will be played
with Marcus tomorrow, and the fol-
lowing Sunday Colville will play
the first league game at Springdale.
Manager Raftis states as follows
regarding the admission price to
the games, which has been criticised
as being too high: Fifty cents was
the amount agreed upon for the
league and is not too high when we
consider that war tax must be paid,
together with travelling expenses and
baseball equipment, which is high at
this time. It should further be
remembered that contributions for
the Colville team have not been So
licited for two years."
Schedule of League Games
Colville at Springdale May 1 and
June 1; at Valley May 20 and June
12; at Chewelah May 80 and July A.
Chewelah at Springdale June IL
and 10; at Valley May Is and June
26; at Colville May % and July 10.
Valley at Springdale June 80 and
July 3; at Chewelah May 1 and June
S; at Colville May 8 and June 10.
Springdale at Valley May % and
July 10; at Chewelah May 8 and 20;
at Colville May Is and June 26.
This schedule shows the games on
the Colville diamond as follows: May
8 with Valley, May Is with Spring
dale, May % with Chewelah, June
10 with Valley, June 26 with Spring
dale and July 10 with Chewelah.
The City League
Much interest is being shown in
the organization of the three city
teams to be composed of business
men on the east and west sides of
Main street and the courthouse. The
men who feel sure that they will
make the teams are ordering suit
able clothing and shoes and inspect
ing the necessary equipment. James
Petty, a baseball manager of 20
years ago, has been named general
manager of the three teams and it
will be up to him to keep the three
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