Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-06-19

WAITsBURG, June l3, 1885.

l was so hurried to catch the mall
that | had no time in my former letter
to give you any particulars Of the first
game of the tournament, and / uninten.
tionally gave an extra ''out" to both DIR.
Williamson and Mr.. Powell that should
have been charged to Capt. Beam. Lee
Beam made home run in this game,
the only enc made in the tournament.
There was no game on Thursday fore
noon, as the Walla Walla Whitecaps
had net arrived. In the afternoon the
Walla Walla and Dayton clubs had a
game, with the following result: Walla
WaIla Al, Dayton 5. 1t Is due to Day
ton to say that the club was organized
on the Saturday before just to fill out
the tournament, that the men had no
practice and had never played together;
but Capt. McCully, who is as noted as
fine player as he is esteemed as a good
teacher-and that is saying great deal
worked his men to the best possible
advantage, and with practice will make
an excellent team out of them, as the
material is good. Even now as feIders
they are more tnan usually good. The
Walla Walla club played Sergeant Dun
sirg OF Fort Walla Walla and private
Bernard OF Fort LapwaI, which added
not little to the good playing, the lat
ter being fine catcher. Next on the
programme was a game between the
Mill Creek and Weston clubs. AT the
end of five innings, it being then quite
late, the contending captains agreed to
quit, the scere standing, Weston 35,
Mill Creek 6. Shields fine pitching,
Lee Beams sure catching and DR.. Viii.
liamson's vigorous batting largely con-
tributed to the result. Capt. Sullivan,
of the Mill Creekers, who was perhaps
the best general player on the ground,
had only seven men, the other two were
picked up from the spectators. At this
stage of the tournament misunder-
standing arose. The managers, who are
entitled to the greatest praise, vainly
endeavored to arrange game between
the Walla WaIla and Weston clubs to
suit the convenience OF both. The
statement in the Union that Walla
Walla could not get a game cut of Wes-
ton met with an emphatic denial from
the captains of the WaIsburg, Dayton,
Mill Creek and Weston clubs. 1t orig
mated not SO much perhaps from the
mistaken conceit Of ga. j. Junr." who
sent the telegrams, as from the NJ alicious
stupidity OF small Paul of the Union,
who cannet forgive the people of Wes-
ton for appraising him at his true value
instead of accepting him at his own es-
timate-the difference being immense.
The truth is Weston agreed to play
Walla Walla on Friday forenoon or af-
ternoon, or Saturday forenoon or any
time that the managers of the tourna-
ment might designate, but Walla Wal
la was so situated that they could not
accept the conditions, and they with
drew from the tournament. On Friday
forenoon game was played between
the Waitsburg and Mill Creek clubs, the
latter being filled in by j H. Cannon of
Weston aud genial Joe Mccoy of Waits
ourg. AT the end of the seventh inning
the score stood, Waitsburg 81, Mill
Greek 90. The captains decided to let
it stand. In the afternoon Dayton and
Weston played. Capt. McCully had
improved his pine, especially by the add
dtion of L. W. Agate of the Dayton
Chronicle, who made an excellent short
stop, and by one or two other changes
On the other hand Weston was not Ii
good form. For the first time during
the whole tournament our first baseman,
Harry Nelson, missed a ball or tive.
This was noticeable from the fact that
his excellent playing in his position had
been the admiration of all, for not only
did he play well, but with all easy grace
fulsess that made him a great favorite.
Froome, Powers and Proebstel, who are
generally strong batters, played out OF
luck throughout the tournament. Pow
ell played better than usual. In this
game Capt. Beam had an arm on the
strike which impaired his play. Great
interest was manifested In the game
Weston won and was thus entitled tc
first money The score, for which | an
indebted to MIR. Ormsbee, the affa bic
and attentive secretary of the tourna
ment stood as follows:
WESTON DAYTON.