Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-13
SPORTS
COULEE HIGH GIANTS
WIN PAIR OF CONTESTS

WIN PAIR OF CONTESTS
For the first time in several
years, the local high school base
ball team won from Nespelem. The
corr was IS to II.
The Giants have a good team
this year and have been improving
in every game. Nespelem has one
of the best teams ever turned out
there.
Dean Chaig, first up, got on
when the shortstop overthrow
first. J%orgensen got a single. Hope
flied out. Austin got on when Nes-
pelem made another error. Larsen
was out going to first, but Mutt
brought Craig and Jorgensen home
for two scores. Nespelem then fill
ed the bases on an error, a hit and
a walk. Williams, fourth man up,
poled out a hard fly that had the
earmarks of a real hit but Dean
Slol6S SOulCO SIty ECCOuu UdSO-
man, made a sensational catch,
covering second before the base
runner could return, and rifling
the ball to Hopkins at first, he
completed a perfect triple play, the
kind you read about but seldom
see. AT the end of the fourth the
Giants were leading Z to 3. In the
first half of the fifth tho Giants
hit hard and, aided by two errors.
scored s runs. Nespelem came up
in the last half of the fifth trailing
behind to the tune Of ten runs. Ten
runs ahead looked big enough,
but later proved to be none too
many Austin got himself in bad by
muffing two hits and hitting a
batter. Nespelem scored four runs
and the score stood Is to Z. In
the sixth the Giants failed to score
but the Indians put n more ac-
ross to make the score 13 to 8. AS
the teams started the seventh and
last inning, the Giants still led by
five scores. In THE first half of
the seventh, Nespelem tried hard
to even the score in the last Of the
seventh. They put three runs
across and 1t surely looked bad
for the Giants. Then with three
scores, across, two out and lei on
second and third, Austin famed
the next man and ended the game
Is to- IL in favor of the Giants.
Win From Marlin
Marlin came to Coulee City
Tuesday and lost to the Giants for
the second time this year. The Gil
ants won at Marlin three weeks
ago 6 to 3.
Marlin, first up. scored 4 runs
on two errors by Mutt. one by Jen-
sen and one by Craig. Craig and
Jurgensen failed to get to first,
but Hope got on when he connect
ed for a safe hit. He scored on a
single by Austin. Marlin failed to
o in the first half of the sec
ond and the Giants added 3 in
their halt to tie the score. Brim-
BILE. Hopkins and Craig all scored.
In the third inning Austin again
ran into difficulty and. together
with poor support. allowed 8 runs
to be chalked UP. The Giants came
back and scored S runs. Ben Jen-
sen then took up the pitching du-
ty for the Giants. Marlin failed to
score on him in the fifth. The Gil
ants added 2 more and the score
stood IL to II in favor of Marlin.
Marlin got one across In the first
half Of the fifth. The Giants then
really went on a batting spree and
scored 10 runs and knocked two
pitchers out Of the box. Craig and
Jurgensen hit safely. Hope slam
med out a home run. Austin, Lar
Gen and Tripplett got on, then Bot
Brimble smashed out aother hom,
er. Neither team scored in the six
til but Marlin put three across IN
the first halt Of the seventh. The
final score was "a to 16 IN FAVOR
of the Giants.
Ben Jensen pitched fine ball.
He allowed four scores In four In
nings, but only two were earned
He famed five, walked two AM
hit one batter.
The lineup for Coulee was Aus
tin. Larsen, Dean Craig, Hopkin
Jensen. Mutt, Hope, Jurgensen ant
Brimble. Substitutes wore Trip
plett for Mutt, and Winton Craii
for Tripplett.