The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-04-13
SLIGHTLY WEAK
AT The BAT
n Alleged Game Of Base Ball In
Which Is Exempliiied the Trick OF
How Not TO DO IL.

An alleged game of base ball was
MAYED at Oroville Sunday afternoon.
Is just possible that worse exhi-
)ition of how not to do ii has been
cen in Okanogan county since the
two ball teams came together,
hut If so it has escaped the memory OF
ome of the oldest inhabitants who
lave taken an interest in the great
kational sport. The Oroville team dis
Slayed such marvellous ability of how
lot 9th do it that Tonasket could
lave easily won the game had all the
Valance of the team except the pitcher
atcher and first baseman remained
n the bench. 1t was not so much er-
ors of commission, although the few
vere bad enough, as the errors of
mission that made the game farce
rhe reader, who was not present to
Witness the funny proceedings can
brm some idea OF the weakness OF the
Dcal bunch handling the bat when 1t
stated that Niles, the Tonasket
hitcher, made new county record
" striking out 20 batsmen. Balmes
vas the only player who could hit
he ball, and Oroville reached first
base only six times, and three OF those
gere gifts on the part OF the pitcher.
While Ford was ait hard and fire.
huent, there being four three base hits
Registered against him, he must be
kiven credit for pitching himself out
BIZ an awkward hole several times.
when with bases loaded it looked as
though Tonasket was due to pile up
dozen tallies. But while giving the
home boys the razzle 1t is only fair to
tate that they are all local residents,
most of them with little experience
bn the diamond, four of them high
school lads, with only Balmes and
Ford seasoned veterans. 1t must also
be taken into consideration that they
were up against nine old and exper-
fenced players. only two Of them for
mer Tonasket performers. and the
bnly Wonder unuer rng ffcain Staffees.
lis that Tonasket did not make twice
Tor three times the number of runs.
&But this is not intended to detract
[anything from the visiting players.
fTonasket has an exceptionally strong
&team. and If any Of the lower valley
Hteams are to defeat them this year
A[they must go some. Furthermore, they
Mare clean ball players and credit to
xthe town they represent In Niles they
Ehave a pitcher about in the profess
~sional class. and Lawrence. the little
#sawed off catcher, is one OF the best
Avisiting back stops that has been on
1.-THE local grounds.
81 That interest is taken In the game
manifested by the large crowd that
Iswitnessed the proceedings. There were
#scores of autos surrounding the dia
mond and many people in the grand
Mstand and on the side lines. The fol-
VI lowing is the story of how the per-
h Hformance was pulled off:
M First inning-Tonasket- Grigware
Handed on first ball pitched for three
%bases. Picke nout, pitcher to first.
& Handlin singled to right scoring
ii #Grigware. Pratt juggled Oakes' hit
8 and the ball was thrown over into the
4 *adjoining county by Curtis and Hand
&l lin and Oaks scored. Three runs, two
#hits Oroville-Killian, Griffiths and
q Parks struck out. No runs, no hits.
III Second-Tonasket fann-
&ed. Niles out Griffiths to fist. Grigware
n singled Picken took first on four
& balls. Oaks rolled one to first and out.
n One hit. one run. Oroville-Balmes
a smashed out three bagger to right
and then Pratt, Curtis and d. G1erde
u stood up at the plate and Whitfield. One
{ hit, no runs.
u Tnird-Tonasket- Smithkins out
pitcher to first. Farver drove three
a baser to right Hermanson struck out
u and Lawrence out Griffiths to first
3 One hit, no runs. Oroville-C. Gjerde
n flew out to Niles; Ford and killian
& went the usual route on strikes. No
hits, no runs.
ID Fourth-TOnasket out Curtis
y to Pratt Grigware flew out to Grif-
& fifth. Picken out on high foul to Bal
u mes. No hits, no runs. Oroville-
VI Griffith hit to plate and was thrown
q out at first. Parks got a scratch in
field single Balmes struck out. Parks
Il attempted to steal and was out. Law
renee to Grigware. One hit no runs.
II Tonasket-Handlin flew out
to Ford. Oaks flew out to c. Gjerde
Smithkins was hit by pitcher and took
i his base. Fever hit to Ford and was
out at first. No hits, no runs. Oroyille
4 Pratt hit to first and out. Curtis strucl
out. D. Gjerde given first on four balls
a and managed to steal second while {
Gjerde was hitting the atmosphere
4 No hits, no runs.
Sixth-Tonasket-- Hermanson flew
out to Parks. Lawrence out, Curtis Il
4 first Niles knocked the ball dowi
among the autos to riglt for thre'
bases Grigware again singled, scor
ing Niles, but was out trying to steal
Balmes to Curtis. Two hits, one run
Oroville-Ford went the strike route
Killian rolled one to first. Griffith
missed three. No hits, no runs.
81 Seventh-Tonasket punch
ed out three baser to left. Handlil
followed with single. scoring Pick
en-. Okes hit to Griffith who naile
Handlin at second. Nixon to first o
Tour wide ones. Faver struck ou