Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-06-19
WIN GAME FROM
Colt 0 n NO Old,
LOSE TO LAPWA|

One defeat and one victory marked
the activities of the Grangeville base
ball club last week. Lapwai Indians
took the game on the local grounds
Friday, 8 to 0. while the home boys
nosed out ahead in the Cottonwood
game at the neighboring town Sun
day. II to 10.
Friday, the 18th was too much OF
a jinx for the local club, and they
blew up completely. totally and Who'll.
~, in the match with the Indians.
Practically everybody on the nine
contributed to the error column. some
repeating several times for good
measure Tom Hazelbaker attempted
to handle the Indians, but with his
twirling arm still in bad condition,
the visitors hammered him hard in
the second inning. This. combined
with an abundant supply of errors
and bOners, contributed TO give the
Indians lead of five In the remain
ing innings Clarence Heath managed
to hold the visitors to four more
scores, mainly the product of more
bad support.
The Cottonwood story reads bet
ter, and aside from the fact that the
local management is negotiating for
rnother series with the Red Men, the
fooner the Friday game is forgotten,
the better.
Cottonwood entertained high hopes
of humbling the Grangeville aggre-
CATION, and evening up the bad defeat
administered to them earlier in the
season. And with the shake-up the 4
home team had undergone the chances i
appeared good. Dale Eimers. who
has been receiving for Grangeville, |
accepted a position with the forest
service that put him out of the game
for the remainder of the season.
Jimmy HaZelbaker was shifted from
first base to catcher. and Alva Hazel
baker and Dick Derrig were given
tryouts at first Alva Hazelbaker
was also used in the box the first
two innings, being succeeded by Tom
when he got into bad hole. and
Tom was in turn succeeded by Clar-
ence Heath the following inning.
Heath finished the game. Urb Lester
played left field. in the absence of
John Eimers: Tom Hazelbaker took
center, and Powell and Dick Derrig
alternated in right Bill Heath. End:
Dale Faust, SIS; Dutch Hazelbakel ,
Bird.
Grangeville accumulated nine. err =,
rors to Cottonwood's three. but proved
more powerful at the bat and thus 8
DVercame the handicap of consider !,
able loose playing. The locals got six !,
teen hits off Vessels, who pitched for
Cottonwood. while Cottonwood batters :,
lrew six singles. three doubles and :.
Dne triple.
Grangeville commenced scoring in !
he first inning. when they forced one .
nan across the home plate In the !,
econd they grew holder and added
our more TO their talley. In the
bird. they made it to O. but then
cottonwood got busy and brought in q
our. In the fifth inning Cottonwood G
ucceeded in tieing the score. S to s. az
at in the following frame Grange W
lille AGAIN took the lead and held
leir distance until the end. OF
Sundays game was the eleventh ef
rangeville has played this season ne
inning seven and losing four. The 70
calls have won two games each from 10
ezperce and Cottonwood, and one nc
ON Kamiah. Kooskia and Cut 10
sac. They have lost two games IN
the Lapwai Indians. and one en-
ch to Ferdinand and Kamiah, M
ing tied in the Kamiah series
he seconl game with Ferdinand Ii'
kes place at Ferdinand June Doth. SCI
The series with Winchester opens WI
nday on the local grounds. The '"'
,ond game of the series is at Win A
ester, July 4th. eel
Sal
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