East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-24

Pendleton's inability to score-no
Walla Walla's, was the surprise of yes
terday's game on the Garden Cit!
gridiron, a surprise which will result
in harder work for the local boys ir
their nightly practice. Dopesteri
could hardly figure where Walla
Walla was to win in the meet, but
that Pendleton failed to monopolize
the honors surprised those who
watched the local fellows in their
practice almost as much as though
the Garden City gladiators had won
clean cut victory.
Without detracting from the game
ness, or the ability of the Washing
ton eleven. there can be no doubt
about II, Walla Wala must have been
unable to hold Pendleton to a no
score game had the locals been play
ing up to their capabilities, for PEN
dleton's team, while not one of veter-
ans is as likely a bunch OF high school
youngsters as will ordinarily be gotten
together.
mer, and this tie game is not going
to effect in the slightest Pendleton's
chances for the championship OF Ore
gon II does mean, however, that DR..
Lytle's men are going to get in and
drill and that the material is going
to be developed into a football ma
chine Of as near a steam-roller type
as good coaching is capable of MAX
New Men Played Well.
Although five men In the lineup
OF the team as II appeared in Walla
Walla yesterday were new men, they
acquitted themselves mighty credit
ably. These men were in the line.
Henneman, Graham, Chapman, Hos
klns and Shaw or the others in the
team. Captain Baker is the nearest
to q veteran and he has played only
two years.
The line. II is evident. is capable of
combining weight and speed. Five Of
the men in the center will average
167 pounds The two ends are lighter
but fast and intrepid. With Bean and
Devine as tackles, Captain Baker has
two men who are valuable in swinging
the tackles out OF the line to mass
support during the process Of play.
The team seems to possess the
requisites for successful work in for
ward passes. The backs are all men
Of feet 10 inches or thereabouts, ex-
ceptionally tall, and are fast, and
these two qualities should prove n de-
cided advantage in protecting a for
ward pass from the interference of
the opposing teams.
Strong With the Boot.
Another department in which PEN
dleton should. and probably will, show
great strength is in kicking and punt
ing. and although some fine foot work
was done yesterday II did not bring
the desired result-dld not win the
game According to followers OF the
game Il is doubtful II there Is more
consistent punter in oregon than Cap
tain Baker. Natural quickness with !
his one-step mode of puntng COM
bine to keep the opposition from
blocking his punts. Baker is n good
place kicker, too, but not so consist |
ent as Devine was shown during the
past season. when he made one goal
in every game, a result supporters of
the team regret was not possible in
Walla Walla yesterday.
II is hard to believe that Walla |
Walla had a better team-or has as
good as the locals-certainly it hasn't
the material. but whether their fail
ure was due to over confidence or to
stage fright, this much is certain:
Pendleton's eleven must not let the
grass grow on the practice lot behind
the school building But there is no
fear they will-such is not the spirit
of Pendleton High.