Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-05-19
'BkSEBALL TRIP
~. Win Majority Of Well Played
Games

THEW arrived in Salem at II O'Clock on
wednesday, May 9th, and that afternoon
rlovedi their first game in Oregon against
willamette University on the Willamette
field.
McCully and Thompson were the battery
Cor the w. S. C. and Simpson and Rhodes
Cor Willamette. McCully pitched fine
cau,e. striking out seven of the Willamette
Olayers and allowing only three hits. Simp-
,on struck out two w. S. C. men and was
touched for eight safe hits. w. S. c., by
bunching hits and errors by Willamette,
especially RAIDER, secured six runs in the
second inning. They also got one in the
sixth and two in the eighth. Willamette
was able to cross the home plate only twice,
and that in the fifth inning by two hits and
errors. Thus ended our first game in Ore
gon by score of 9 to in favor of w. S.
C.
SECOND WILLAMETTE GAME.
On Thursday Willamette strengthened
their team by replacing RAIDER at second
base by King and Jennan as pitcher. Hahn
and Thompson formed the battery for w. S.
C. The collegians started the run getting
in the first inning by sending Triplett across
the home plate; they also got run in the
second and third innings. Willamette was
able to score lonely run in the seventh by
a three base hit by RAIDER and wild throw
by Hahn. Hahn struck out nine William
cite batsmen and allowed five hits. Jen-
nan for Willamette struck out seven w. S.
C. men and was hit six times safely. The
second Willamette game was a victory for
W. S. C. by score of 8 to l.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON GAMES.
The team arrived in Eugene on the nine
o'clock train on Wednesday evening. The
following afternoon the State College boys
lined up for the first baseball game ever
played between the University of Oregon
and the W. S. G.. on the Recreation Park
grounds at the south end of town. Hard
and Kelly formed the battery for the u. of
.. and McCully and Thompson for the State
college. The w. S. C. scored her first run
in the first inning by an error and hit by
Weller, bringing Capt. Brown across the
home plate. u. of O. scored one run in
the fifth inning and two in the seventh by
punching three hits off McCully In the
ninth inning it looked as though the State
College boys would tie the score by bunch
ing three hits, but phenomenal throwing
from out field on part of u. of o., caught
Weller and Thompson at third base, thus
retiring the side, allowing only one more
run for us and losing the game to the U.
Of 0. by score of 3 to 2.
SECOND U. OF o. GAME.
On Saturday afternoon the u. of o. and
State College teams crossed bats for their
second game. Hahn was in the box and
'ffs0iA oShAHu buS Udt IoT w. >. " anu
Beck and Kelly for the U. of o. For seven
innings not man on either team saw home
plate and not an error was made. IN the
nrst half of the eighth inning hits by Trip
lett, Weller, Myers and Thompson brought
In three runs and as the gong sounded
'nree times in the grand stand solemn look
came over the rooters for the University of
oregon. In the last half of the eighth in
ing an'error by Triplett and hit by Hath
away scored the lonely run for the u. of 0.
Neither team scored in the next inning,
mus ending the second game with the u. of
u as victory for the State College and
eohciuding series of as closely contested
ana as fine collegiate games as were ever
played in the Northwest.
inns series of four college games in Ore
sOh gives the Washington State College the
'0lege championship of Oregon. by win
ning two games from Willamette Univer-
sl'y and by winning one game from the
University of Oregon, since the u. of o.
"as already lost one game to Willamette.
saturday evening the u. of o. and w. s.
= teams were banqueted in the dining room
u 'ne boys dormitory. The banquet table
was beautifully decorated with red roses,
anu delicious spread of four courses was
b ps,sed' After the banquet President Camp
!. ss'i entered the room and in few well
az s.Oseh remarks greeted the w. s. C. stu
senes and expressed the desire to see the