Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-07-03
FAST GAME
WON BY BOISE

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league twirler, did his stuff and the
Payette batsman whanged away at
the ball for near sensational two and
three-ply drives but the visitors field
ing was checked with many errors
and Boise nosed to 5 victory at
Cody park Sunday afternoon. Kaiser
is not a spectacular pitcher so far as
strikeouts are concerned but he held
the Mountaineers to six well scat
tered hits. He stopped nine sluggers
before they started the circait. Shad-
er. Mountaineer moundsman, famed
II men but three of. the nine hits he
allowed were for two and three basis
and came at times when blows could
we'll be afforded.
Base running by Girod. diminutive
Payette keystone sacker. and fielding
by Menges, Boise second baseman,
furnished thrills to the game. Girod
was credited with two stolen bases,
each OF which ultimately resulted in
a run, and he would have been credit
ed with several more II Nountaineer
.meu- had ateppted IN Itch him ~
tween first and second. When Micky
Shader wound up he was down the
I line like a flash, checking in at
second before Kerwin, Boise back
stop, had time to handle the ball.
Errors Lose Game.
Six inaportune errors by Payette
fielders explain Boise's victory. An
error figured in every un garnered by
the Mountaineers. The first one came
in the initial inning when Eddy slam
med long drive to the center garden
and Perry, covering that position.
ran too far in and the ball dropped be
hind him. Eddy went to second base
on the play and was advanced to
third on Kaiser's wild pitch. he
scored on Ashenfelter's long triple.
the errors continued in the third in
ming when Eddy and Nenges went to-
first on errors. They were botn
scored on Ashenfelter's single to CEN
ter field. Again in the fifth inning. !
when Eddy went to first on short !,
stops error. Menges poled out long
drive to center fielder, who let ii so /
through his legs into the weeds. !
Menges made the circuit without a !
pause. The next costly error came .
wien Kerwin went to first on a short .
hit to third and was safe when first
STEPPED off the sack a. he received the
ball. Kedwin scored when Lattig
at second, dropped Sherman's poo
fly. This was the last score by the
locals.
Eddy Kept Busy
Five of Payette's extra base hits
went to left field in Eddy's territory
but lust out of reach. In the sixth .
inning. with his feet dragging. Eddy
dropped back so far that when the (,
inning ended he didn't arrive to the .
bench until Boise had started to
bat.
Payette went scoreless until the
fourth inning, when a rally. appar-
emily. induced by an error by Eddy.
allowed Stewart to go to second base.
Shafer. following walked. Stewart
attempted to squeeze home but was
caught on the third base line. Hanni-
gan. umpire. however. declared he
was entitled to score because too
many Mountaineer players ran to
the scene and helped to tag him.
Lattig carried on the embryo rally
with a bunt and Dibble singled.
Kaiser then went to bat. with three
men on. He famed. Perry hen step
ped up and clouted a mighty three
bagger. cleaning the bases. Shader
walked the next man and famed
Bird with two men on bases. Pay
ette's last run came In the sixth In
ming. when Girod poled q three-base
hit to left field and scored on Birds
,rirle into the same territory
The game went scoreless after the