East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-21
ATHENA Wins FIRST
GAME OF SEASON
CAPTURE CONTEST FROM
WESTON YESTERDAY
New Pitcher Helps TaiIenders to Break
Hoodoo-Game Won in Eight In
nings When Five Runs Are Chased
Over.
(staff correspondence.l

baseball fans are possessed Of an
ecstasy Of Joy which approaches al
most a state of happy delirium. The
great hoodoo spell which has held
them in its power for two months and
which has forbidden them to break
into the pastures where the sweet
grass of victory grows, has Been brok-
en-. The Yellow Kids have won a
game and the manner in which 1t was
won assuages to great degree the
pain of past defeats. Before a mon
ster crowd gathered to celebrate the
memories of old Scotland, they gath
cred in a game from the leaders Of the
league. donating the Weston Noun
taineers with the 2 end of a 7 to 2
score.
TIL game was won in the eighth in
ming when the Weston balloon was
released from its leashes and allowed
to soar to the celestial realms, there
to hold communion with the wander
ing comet of the heavens. This dis
astrous ascension was the result Of
terrific batting rally by the home
O'Harra and was responsible for five
complete vircuits of the bags.
Game in Detail.
The game In detail reads as follows:
w. Nordean, first man up for Wes-
ton, hit over short stop for a single
and stole second. went to third on hit
over third base by A. Nordean and
scored on a passed ball. Peters fam
ner. Groves fouled out to catcher
and W. O'Harra went out by a
grounder to pitcher. One score.
In Athena's half, Stone hit over sec
ond for a single. Willaby hit a hot
grounder between first and second
advancing Stone to third. Smith
fouled out to first base. Langberg
/, next up, bunted to pitcher, who fum-
bled, scoring Stone and advancing
Willaby to third, putting himself out
at first on the sacrifice. Lieualien
then hit to pitcher. who again fum-
bled and threw to first. but too late
to catch the runner and allowing Will
laby to score. I.ieuallen was caught
trying to steal second, retiring the
| side. Two runs.
Weston tied the score Wheeler
reached first when catcher missed
third strike. Blomgren hit to short
stop, who threw high to second in
| trying to head off Wheeler, who
reached third on the. play and scored
| a moment later on an overthrow to
| second in an attempt to catch Blom-
gren who stole second and advanced
to third on the same play. Lansdale
and n. O'Harra struck out and Blom-
gren was caught between third and
home in an attempt steal home
when the catcher had fumbled the
ball. For Athena DePeat and My
rick struck out and Booher grounded
out to pitcher.
Doing Weston's half of the third
inning both w. Nordean and A. Nor
dean grounded out by the third base
route and Peters struck out.
For Athena, Picard grounded out
to shortstop. Stone hit through short
stop for a single. stole second and took
third on wild pitch. but Smith hit a
grounder to. shortstop and was re-
tired at first and Willaby flew out
to center field. retiring the side and
spelling a good chance to give Athena
another score as Stone died on third.
There was nothing doing for Wes-
to second base, while w. O'Harra fam
| ned and Wheeler grounded out
Athena went out in one, two. three
order Langberg famed. Lieuallen
grounded out and DePeat famed the
| breeze
In the first half of the fifth Blom-
gren flew out to left field Lansdale
went out on a grounder to pitcher and
~ O'Harra was oZoned.
| In Athena's half a short session was
| held as Myrick grounded out. Booher
| flew out to shortstop, and Picard
went out on a grounder to second
Sixth inning-W Nordean went out
on a grounder. A Nordean repeated
the operation and Peters struck out
For Athena Stone struck three holes
in the atmosphere Willaby got a
hit over shortstop and stole second
Smith flew out to shortstop and Lang
berg swung three times at the ball
retiring the side. leaving Willaby to
die on third, which he had in the
meantime reached. and Athena again
lost an elegant chance to score.
In the seventh. nothing doing as for
| Weston, Groves and w. O'Harra were
| whipped" by the three strikes route
| Wheeler got a hit over second and
stole the latter bag. but was left there
to die when Blomgren was fooled
three times by the new Athena pitch
er Picard. Athena made very short
work OF her half, as Lieuallen and
DePeat We're quickly famed by
| O'Harra. and Myrick grounded out tc
first base.
| Weston went out in record time
order as Picard took the measure OF
Lansdale N. O'Harra and w. Nor.
dean and famed them in a hurry
And right here Athena sent up the
airship, broke the hoodoo and wor
her first game, making five runs sc