The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-05-25
OROVILLE VS.. OkANOGAN.
Oroyille Wins in One Of the Prettiest
Games Played this Season.

Okanogan and Oroville high. school
ball teams met on the local diamond
last Friday afternoon for the last high
game proved to be the best that has
taken place in the town for many
, day, and probably the closest and most
exciting of any OF the high school con-
tests in the valley this season. To
add to the interest of the contest there
was not single demonstration of
friction throughout the session, never
decision of the umpire questioned. 1t
was simply friends exhibition of
skill between two very friendly teams,
and the mines were so evenly balanced
that it was anybody's game up to the
M. griffith, i0ethe box for Oroville.
had the best of Steiner as the record
goes to show. Each Of the pitchers
had IL strikeouts, but the boys behind
Griffith garnered six hits while the
Okanogan lads could only connect
safely for two. Griffiths was entitled
to shut out. In seven innings Okla
hogan went out in one, two,three or
der. They accumulated one hit in the
third and one hit in the fifth after
several chances were given for put
outs. The fifth inning was disastrous
for the locals, and it looked for time
as though the game was going to be
thrown away West, the first man up,
popped. up short fly to right that
could easily have been taken either
by Gjerte or Hart. but the fielders
ran into ea.h other, and the ball was
dropped. Following this break San
born let nit get away from him,
and after Stokes went out Gjerde
heaved the ball out of the lot on
Seiner's hit which accounted for two
runs and a single following scored the
the locals were in any danger Griffith
pitch I'd a steady game and with the
exception Of the DISASTROUS fifth was
well supported The real features Of
the game were when both Smith and
Piper stole home from third in the
STAGES the runners had stolen from
first to third after having been given
life On errors. on the most daring base
running that has ever been seen on
the home grounds The following is
record of the game by innings:
First Embellishments -Grahlma
struck out Stout hit hot one to Cur
It's and was thrown out at first. Greene
tailed to connect. No hit; no run.
Oroville-Smith hit to West at first,
who let the ball trickle through his
legs, and Immediately stole second. b.
Curtis whitfield. Stout, at short jug
gled Gjerde's grounder and the run
ner was safe. Smith stole third and
G1erde followed by stealing second
Sanborn took first on four wide ones.
Hart struck out. After two strikes
had been called on Gay, Smith made
dash for home and was safe with
the first run Gay struck out. No hit;
one run.
Second-Okanogan-Wells fell
victim to three strikes. Potvin hit to
G1erde and was nipped at first. West
out on the three strike route. NO
hits; no runs. Oroville-Piper fan
ned. Griffith hit short fly to right
and Grahlman and Green performed
the Alphonse and CASTOR act and the
runner was safe. Steiner took II.
curtis short fly. Smith hit to Stout
and was out at first. No hits; no runs,
Third-Okanogan- Argenbrignt hit
TO Sanborn at third and the ball beat
MIN to first Stokes famed. Steiner
registered the first hit of the game
uasy cutter through left. Grammar
wa given a life when Gjerde booted
MS grounder Stout could not find the
pail One hit; no runs. Oroville-B'
ourtlA struck out. Gjerde given a base
on four wide ones. Sanborn's hit roll
ed to first and he was out, Gjerde tax
ing second. Hart shot single to rlght
upon which Gjerde scored, Hart TAX
ing second on the throw in. Gay drove
hot single out to right upon which
mart scored, but Gay was put out try
ing to stretch the hit for two bases
Greene to Grahlman. Two nits; two
rurs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Wells
struck cut, and Potvin ended the in
hihg by going out Gjerde to first. NO
hlts; no runs. Oroville-Piper opened
Tie inning with a single and Griffith
was given life when West mussed up
MS roller. The two runners died on
oases while f. Curtis, Smith and b.
curtis were striking out. One hit; no
runs
Fifth Okanogan- Gjerde INJURED
VESTS fly Sanborn let Argenbrights
mt 20 through and West scored.
stok>' hit to plate and was thrown out
catcher 20 first. Gjerde fielded Stein
efs hit and threw wild to first, Argen-
Drleht cfn1a second,