East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-09


the spirits of those same defenders
were sunk as low as the valveless
shell fish of the deep blue sea, and
the faces of the fevered fans were
cast in forbidding gloom. For dur
ing that brief interim a tragedy had
been enacted within the four fences of
Matlock park. The bowling mob of
bleacher gods had seen their gallant
champions ruthlessly slaughtered by
the revengeful pirates of Pilot Rock
and thus the pail of sadness which en-
shrouds the sporting circles of the
county seat today.
Yes, Pendleton lost the game yes
terday, the first defeat on the home
grounds, the second of the season, and
the last that can be afforded. Credit
for the result is not difficult to place
and can be passed around without
much show of favoritism. With the
exception of Powell, no man in blue
uniform was in any other form, either
in the field or with the stick. The
poor Spauldlng pellet was booted un-
mercifully, and of the six runs that
the visitors pocketed, not one of them
but was directly due to painful blum
ders But in this regard the Pilots
made frantic endeavors to outdo their
fumbling rivals and when the final
gong was sounded honors in the err
ror column were evenly divided, each
team having eight there written. ILe
batting record, too, was about the
same, therefore an analysis of the
comparative box work might serve to
solve the problem as to why the To-
cal Colts got the little end of to
score. To Lobaugh, the Pilot Rock
slabster, let all due credit be given for
he was in fine fettle and his control
of his shoots was wonderful. Harlan,
Pendletons premier mound dweller,
was out of town and young Milne and
Dickson assayed the task of bewilder-
ing the willow wielders from the Rock.
They did bewilder them. indisputably,
as only five safe bingles were secur-
ed off their delivery. but they, unfor-
tunately. could not make their bend
ers conform wholly with their inten-
tions. Five times was the leather
sphere driven against the an
atomy of a would-be slugger and four
times were players issued free passes
to the first base by the four ball route.
Therefore it is safe to conclude that
poor control aided and abetted by
bungling support, was primarily re-
sponsible for the final outcome.
Story of the Game.
Briefly chronicled, the sad tale
reads thusly
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thing in the first canto, but both un-
limbered in the second. Lobaugh,
first up for the visitors, laced out
two-sacker, but was retired there
when he made an unsuccessful at
tempt to reach third on Oakley's liner
down third. The latter player reach
ed first on fielders' choice and pur-
loined the second bag. Milne sent
the ball into the ribs of the next two,
filling the bases. Westgate hit to Sec
ond base and Leonard neatly cut off
Oakley at home. The next play was
the fatal one, and caused a mighty
sigh to issue from the bleachers. Smith
sent out long fly to Nelson who
let it leak through his fingers with
the result that two runners cavorted
to the platter. In Pendleton's half
of this inning after two men had gone
down, Hays drew a pass. went to third
on hit by Milne and rang the bell
when Lieuallen fumbled Collins
grounder.
The Pilots made a cipher in the
next but the locals tied up, when with
two down again, RAIDER took first via
the error route and raced home on a
corklng drive by Powell. In the
fourth the visitors pulled down an
other couple, after two men had drawn
blanks. B. Gilbert got to first by an
error and Westgate advanced him a
couple of bases by clean single.
Smith reached first on another err
ror by RAIDER, and a hit by Lieuallen
followed by passed ball by Collins
two men to record at the rub
Der. In the fifth, Dickson beat out
bunt and Nelson raped one out to
B.@Gilbert who lost the ball in a cloud |
Of dust and before the pellet could be
Dickson had bounced on the |
tally pan
Pendleton had a fine chance this |
inning to win the game for the bases |
were full with only one down, but Lo-
baugh was equal to the occasion and
struck the next two batters out. Pilot
Rocks remaining two came in the
seventh when the first three men up
we're allowed to reach the initial land
ng by errors which likewise allowed
wo of them to make the circuit. Pen
ileton's last score came in the ninth
'y the sensational base running of
Vhirlwind Alexander. who replaced