East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-04
SPORTS


Walla in the old Inland Empire
league, and answered roll cali on pay
day last year with Griffith's High
landers III the American league, he
ported to Manager Brown yesterday.
Two more of Managers Browns
men reported today. Catcher Dick
Boettiger. and First Baseman Shrieb
formerly with Seattle in the Coast
league, being the latest arrivals. This
Aberdeen has arrived at last to do
her spring training. With this nice,
sunny weather and the spongy
ground-well, Brown knew what he
was doing when he picked Pendeton
as training quarters, for he has been
here before.
The boys who hold the fate of
baseball In their hands this year in
Pcndleton have been working like
trojans all this week, in order to
have the grounds in good condition
for Sundays game. And they are
doing good job at that.
II Is not a tryout, but a fry-out be-
tween Dode Brinker and Andy An
derson of the Aberdeen boys, to see
which can lose their surplus avoirdu-
pois in the next 10 days. Incident
ally it's rumored around town that
cotolene will be cheaper next week.
Hal Chase, who has announced his
acceptance of terms with the New
York Americans, Is to be married
shortly after his arrival in the east
to Miss Nellie Hefferman, of Bay
onne. n. j., whom he met a year ago
when the Highlancers were practic-
ing at the Jersey city.
The local fans will not only see
good game of ball Sunday, but they
may expect to see some very bril-
liant work by the different players
who are trying out for the Aberdeen
team. Brown has too many men, so
II must be po'k chops for some while
the others must read the "21 and
postage" sign.
Now that Larry Mclean has left
the coast. it's up to Dodie Prinker or
some ether small chap of his size, to
come forth with sweeping challenge
that he can lick anything in crea-
tion from Old Bill Squires to a can
celled postage stamp. ir order that
his manager may always have a re-
serve fund of press notices for rainy
Lays.
Guess Rube Vickers, Russ Halls
eccentric twirler with the Seattle
team last year. isn't making good.
Relieving Plank of the Athletics in
the fifth inning of a game against the
New York Giants recently, Vicl5ers
twirled his way through five innings
without allowing a run and tanning
six bascmen. The Giants got but
four hits.
No, ladies, you may sit in the front
row in the grandstand next Sunday,
thet man Donovan. Aberdeen's third
sacker. is not the wild Bill of base
ball fame, but only a mild and mod
ast creature OF the same name, al
though it may be said of him that in
practice he eats everything that
comes his way, with or without
whiskers.
Frank q. Ward well known In ev-
cry conner of this land where the
busy baseball bee doth hum as Pug
gy," has been signed by President W.
u. Lucas for the umpire staff of the
Northwestern league. This makes
Mr., Lucas staff in full, which now
includes such well known officials as
j. j. Mullane, Red Ehret and
Piggy Ward.
Big Moose Baxter, last year first
baseman with Charlie McIntyre's
Butte team in the Northwestern
league. has been given chance to
beat out Jake Beckley on John Nc
Closkey's St Louis National league
team. Beating out Jake Beckley is a
task that tany one might well study
over seriously, but the Moose is
game.
Major league players are in a state
of panic over the fact that Harry
Dolan, on his death bed. murmured
strangely of Chick" Stahl, who had
taken poison the morning before Do
lau died, the latter having no pos
sitle means of knowing that Stahl
was dead. Ball players are natural
ly superstitutous, anyway, and this is
hard on their nerve.
Clark Nelson has been appointed
field captain of the Pendleton team
for this year, by Manager Frazier.
Clark knows the game and is very
popular among the boys-players as
we'll as fans. Captain Nelson and
Manager Frazier both state that
there will be no such a thing as ia
vorites" this year, but that every
man must be the best for the place.
That sure sounds like we are to have
pretty good team this year.
"PncumCnia's Deadly Work
had 81 seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Conno- Of