East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Standing of the Teams.
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ana the neaft OF the Pendleton ran is
glad. For the consecrated day
which is symbolic of sunshine, special
music and millinery. yesterday ush-
cred in the season of the Blue Noun
tain league and the opening was most
propitious for the local colts, for the
bird of victory settled down and
perched upon their standard.
Eight times they circled the run
way and registered upon the tally
board while the Pilot Rock home
spuns could only chase over six, de-
spite the valuable assistance of sever
al of Pendleton's wild-winged veter-
ans.
To the victor belongs the spoils. so
to young Harlan must go the laurel
man victory. The young slab artist
who is but a week old in Pendleton,
proved to be an %unsolved enigma to
the willow wielders of the Rock. In
vain they faced him with visions of
home run and madly cheering grand
stands. Vainly they swung for three
inc two bags. andS but three could
connect for a single sack. His. shoots
and benders could not be fathomed
and when the last 'canto was written
IA would-be electrifiers had famed
the breezes with their stick and beer
retired to the bench by the route that
dyes the face with shame. And the
light haired youth proved, too, that
his was not a One-sided development,
for he demonstrated his ability at the
bat, in the field, and on the bases as
well as on the mound. Yes, it was
a happy day for the local sports when
Jack Huston sold his Printery to the
Wheeler county lad, and what is Con-
don's loss is Pendleton's gain.
The game itself was interesting to
the spectators, Notwithstanding nu-
merous errors and a few bone-head-
ed plays. What it lacked in gilt-edg-
ed quality. it made up in amateur
character. and enthusiasm ran riot
throughout its course. And the fact
was demonstrated, too, that both
teams contain some excellent mate
rial in the rough, which with the pol
ish that m from practice, will
shine with some considerable bril-
lance. But as far as Pendleton is
concerned, yesterdays contest reveal
ed the fact that the hope of captur-
ing the coveted penant reposes in the
development of the younger element.
The older generation, whose roseate
days We're in the dim and distant past,
and whose chief claim to present elig-
ibility is the glory of former achieve
ments, must be RELOCATED to the util-
ity bench. When in action yesterday,
some of these heroes of bygone days
plainly exhibited evidences of locomo-
tor ataxia, hook worm and limb leth-
argy. Pilot Rock had a few notable
exceptions to this general criticism.
Lobaugh in the box and Lieuallen at
short are still on deck with only
slightly diminished powers.
Victory rested in the balance until
the ninth inning, when the lucky
margin of two was annexed by Mana
ger Frazier's sprinters. Pilot Rock
started the scoring in the second in
ming when two players romped around
the diamond with the assistance of
a pass to first and two spectacular
errors. Three more errors in the
third gave them an additional two
and the game stood 4 to 0 when Nell
son came to bat in the fourth. He
raped out a single, went to second on
a wild pitch, stole third and register
ed at the tally a by a cleverly exc
cuted squeeze play. In the fifth the
Pilot Rock balloon assembled. Seven
errors were written on their record
and when Pendleton's third out was
called, the tally sheet read Pendleton
5, Pilot Rock 4. In the sixth RAIDER
lead off with a hit and scored with
the aid of clever base running and two
errors. In their half Of the sixth can
to, the Rock team managed to secure
two hits which, with the usual budg-
ct of errors, tied the score. Then in
the ninth, Nelson reached first on a
fielder's choice, stole second and Sc
cured third on an error and waltzed
home when Hays lined out a single.
"Whirlwind" Alexander then seized
the willow and laid it against the
horsehide for a siZZler which enabled
Hays to romp howeward. This end
ed the scoring and the victory was
won.
About $50 local rooters accompan-
led the team to Pilot Rock on a spe-
cial train, arriving home at $50. The
Imam on1 tahtt1ota1 gonro fnIIoma.