The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-06-08
OROVILLE VS.. WENATCHEE.
Al Last the Local Team Has Broken
the Ice and Won a Game.

Proclaim 1t in the streets shout II
from the house tops, Oroville has won
game of ball at last this season. The
victim OF Oroville's prowess was the
Great Northern team of the We
natchee City League. and while the
Wenatchee boys are not particularly
strong at base ball they are sure good,
clean sports, for rarely has ever a
game been played on the local
grounds where there was less
grounching. The visitors took their
medicine in merry spirits. and the
dose was large and bitter. The game
took place Sunday afternoon, and from
the condition of the grounds the play
efs would have cotton around more
conveniently had they worn gum
boots. The heavy rains Of the few
previous days had left the diamond
SLIPPERY from mud. and pools Of wa
ter stood back Of the catcher in which
the ball was constantly taking duck
Ing leaving 1t in such condition that
the pitchers found it difficult to han
die the old apple.
Il was long and tedious game yet
the large crowd had a chance to see
plenty Of action, some creditable and
some discreditable applying the word
to the skill or lack of skill Of the play
ers, and judging from the general
clamor all present were getting kick
out Of the performance. The local
team was somewhat handicapped by
the absence of Balmes, the regular
catcher. who Is out of the game on
account of an injured finger, but Buck
Ford filled the vacancy, and while
the young man is not as good a
catcher as he is pitcher, ne did very
well as backstop. O'Dougherty
pitched tn first four inings for OrO-
yille but as the manager wished to
save him for the Keremeos game, that
was played Monday, Griffith, the
crack high school pitcher, was sub
stituted in the fifth, and that lad
proved such a puzzle to the visitors
that not a hit was made off him
while he was on the mound. With the
accumulation of few more pounds
OF beef, and another seasons eXper-
ience' that boy Griffith is going to
turn out box artist who will keep
the best batsman guessing. The fol-
lowing record by innings will tell the
story OF now It all happened:
First lnning-Wenatchee-- Taylor
tanned. Sanborn dropped Elliott's in
Held fly and the runner was safe. G.
Farr was given first on four wide.
ones Tucker hit to the plate and Ford
mrew Elliott out at third. Carter out
on three strikes. No hit; no runs.
oroville-Johnson opened the game
with two Dagger to left. Fields out
Neal to Carter. Carter attempted to
catch Johnson at third and threw wild
johnson scoring. d. Gjerde took first
on four balls. A wild throw by pitcher
gave him second. Ford doubled
70 right and stole third. Griffith
struck out. c. Jerde singled and stole
second. c. Farr, who fielded the throw
oy catcher threw wide to pitcher and
u'erde took third. Carter juggled
1ratts hit down first base line, G1erde
scoring. A wild pitch put Pratt on
second. Taylor was slow fielding San
porns hit near the plate and the run
ner was safe, stealing second. A wild
pilch scored Pratt. O'Daugherty hit
70 the plate and out catcher to first
inree hits; five runs.
Second-Wenatchee- Pepper fan
ned' Geo. Farr got a scratch single.
lisylng too far off his base he was
.ausnt at second, Pratt to Johnson.
veal iiew out to Johnson. One hit; no
runs Oroville- Johnson whitfield.
f'eios rolled one to the pitcher and
.ut at first. d. Gjerde waited for four
'our wide ones. Ford hit to the plate
and was out at first, Taylor to Carter.
No nlts; no runs.
Observation-Disclosures flew
". 10 Sanborn at third. Taylor nit 10
soanson and out at first. Elliott struck
out No hits no runs. Oroville-Grif-
I'm nit to pitcher who threw wild TO
inst Z. Jerde got first on four balls
Sarter 1uggled Pratt's hit and Grlr-
n.n scored, having taken third on wild
p'cn Sanborn doubled to left, scor-
Jug G1erde and Pratt, O'Dougherty
struck out Johnson flew out to
'alcner. Fields hit to Anthony and was
W. al first. One hit; three runs.
fuorth-Wenatchee-C. Farr strucS
ouI Fucker singled to left and tooB
second on wide pitch. Carter fanned
.epper singled to left and tucker
scored. Geo. Farr could not locate the
= ra'i Two nits; one run. Oroviiie-
ulerde hit to pitcher and out a.
nisr Ford famed. Griffith flew ou'
+" carter No hits; no runs.
Observation-Disclosures took hrs
.au Tour balls, Griffith pitching, tax
as oDougherty's place. A passed pal
~ MIN on second and he stole tnlru
~a'aony struck out and Taylor 1o'