The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-08-10
E1URN GAME
WITH MoLsoN
small Crowd OF Base Ball Fans See
interesting Contest on the Local
Diamond Sunday.

One Of the smallest crowds tnat has
aver attended a base ball game in
Ouyie was present Sunday when
Nelson and Oroville met on the local
liamond for the second game between
he two clubs of this season. This
could be largely accounted for by the
reat number of citizens who were out
motoring over the country, taking ad-
anlage of a perfect summer day.
The game was not an exciting one, al
though interesting from spectators
Njnt Of view Nelson had been weak
ened by the absence of one or two of
tae best players, and hence did not
put up the scrap that marked the con-
test that took place at Nelson the
week previous. There were no sensa-
donal features to the game and the
batting was weak on both sides. Some
dthe hits made were scratch hits that
should have gone for outs. Dunlap led
he Visitors VITA two singles and a
double four times up, and Ford, for
The home nine, made three singles
four times up. Dougherty drove out a
ripple scoring two runs and added a
single. While Bartell and Gjerde each
registered two singles. Turner accum-
lhted two singles. Horning, Henning
ind Pickering were specially weak
Tsak at the bat, the former
striking out four times and the
other two three times each. The freak
feature Of the game was in the first
inning, when with first and second
base occupied the umpire allowed
Horning to take first base on three
strikes, the ball getting away from the
catcher. An unusual record for put
outs for OrOville was that "a OF the
u iell victims to the catcher and first
Mse No fly was caught in the out
hsld. Shaw lost the only chance CIV
en- Tor an out field fly. Nelson proved
tobe jolly good natured sports and no
game has ever been played on the To-
al grounds in which there was less
melton and objection to the ruling
o. lne umpire, and, indeed, Mr.. iKnauss
must be given credit for marked fair
aess and impartiality in his decisions.
lae following the record Of the game:
FIRST inning-Molson-Pratt let b.
ScDowell's hit get away and the run
YET was safe. Dunlap singled Horning
aM three tsrikes called on him and
ae catcher losing the third strike tle
umpire did not call the batter out but
W nun take first base. Balmes also
os' the third strike on Pickering. but
y TINS case the umpire declared the
pal'er out B. Mcdowell scored on the
Ms'up Dunlap going to third Mess
lO'e struck out. Dunlap attempted to
''sal home on pitched ball and was
WI at the plate. No hits; one run.
orOvlIle-Bartell singled to right.
oSoyOOs lake, as pretty ~i---U' =
Ter as lies out doors in a country
led with many and beautiful la
That Is the rarely surpassed sc
surroundings in which Oroville
tes and 1t is an asset that Is De
appreciated by strangers than Il
Who have had it spread before I
eyes for years.
There is little improvement
could be desired in the matter OF
mate. There is just enough emil
tae winter to make the climate IN
Wating and sufficient heat in the
mer to insure the most perfect l
mat enters the channels of CONNIE
Inc winter temperature is singui
Tree from the intense cold that ma
Tue same parallel of latitude Iur
east and the light snow fall Is rem'
co by all who spend a winter III
pace. Many tnories have Deeh
sanced to account for the freedom
colo and snow at this particular p
10 the valley, which requires sur
VI the imagination to understand
understood at all, but whatever
cause the fact remains and canho
controverted. Frequently during
winter when our streets are barre
snow few miles down the va
trains will be stalled by drifts.
No town in north central WASH
Ton is more fortunate as reg
transportation, and there IS De
hing toward making this ran
center. There is rail outlet TO
east, west, and south and II Is On
question of a short time before y
Will be a railroad to the nortn
1nere is missing link of only a.
niles between the Great Northern