East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-31
BUCKAROOES LOSE
TO MOUNTA|NEERS
BALLOON BREAKS LOOSE
IN FOURTH INNING
Milne Pitches Good Game But Timely
Hits by Weston and Errors by
BucllarOoes Are Responsible for
Defeat-Final Score 8 10 s

The Buckarooes dropped another
one yesterday another one to wes-
ton. the fourth this season. True.
they only lost by one point by the
score of 9 to S, but that is poor con-
ISOLATION, for they had the game safely
slowed away and simply resented it
to the MOuntaineers. With the score
. to 0 in their favor in the fourth,
the balloon cast loose from its moor
ings and floated far into the bluey
ozone with the result that seven Of
the visitors made trips around the
diamond. The cause of the ascen-
sion is indelibly recorded in the scor-
er's book. Six safe hits were taken
from Milne in that inning and his
team mates threw two errors in to
relieve him of the full responsibility.
But the loss of the game must be
charged after all to the errors of the
men behind the pitcher. Four times
was the ball winged far out of reach
Of any fielder and these four wild
ones We're directly responsible for two
runs.
Milne pitched the game from be-
ginning to end and, with the excep-
tion of that one bad inning, his twirl-
ing was equal to that of Wheeler, who
is reputed to be the best amateur
mound dweller in the league. Every
body on both teams was hitting the
ball yesterday and had it not been for
number of bad errors, the game
would have been exceedingly inter-
esting. Toomey, who caught the
game for Pendleton, was the premier
stick artist, garnering four safe ones
out of five times at bat. Whitten, the
clever player at short for the Buck
aroOes, and Groves, the Weston Sec
ond bagger, were close seconds with
three apiece out of five times up.
Story of Game.
Both teams were blanked in the
first, but the locals scored one in the
second after two men were down as
the result of a Texas Lacquer by Too
mey and a long double by Shaffer.
In the fourth the Buckarooes got on
and rode to a finish. Milne, first
up, drew a pass and stole second.
Dickson landed at first and sent Milne
" NHtIl DOONtu
grounder. Both men were then
brought home to the rubber when
Captain Nevins banged the horsehide
on its tender side for two bags. Ber-
ger was robbed out of a hit when w.
Nor Dean plucked his hard line drive
just as it was about to settle safely.
Whtten drove Nevins on to third by
clean single and himself stole sec
ond on the next ball. Nelson whitfield
the zephyrs but Toomey again won
a hand from the fans by sending
the waiting runners with another
single. Shaffer flew out to left field
and the inning ended with Pendleton
5 and Weston zero.
Then came that fatal fourth and
the briefer the tale the better. Suffice
to say that seven runners registered
as the result of hits by Byler, Wheel
er, Cox, Al Nor Dean, Blomgren and
Neyins. The locals took one more in
Their half when Milne secured home
by two errors and hit by Dickson.
In this inning Berger was robbed of
his second hit by Blomgren's pretty
catch while running with the ball.
The score was evened up in the last
1f the sixth when Dickson stung out
4 corking three sacker and scored
IN a sacrifice by Nevlns but
Weston again took the lead in the
seventh when w. Nordean was hit
Dy pitched ball and made the circuit
1y two bad overthrows of bases In
he ninth the lead was increased an
1ther score when Berger dropped |
Wheelers fly and the ball was again |
brown away by the infielders. The
Iest Pendleton could do in the final |
,anto was one run despite the fact |
hat a two bagger and two singles |
we're batted out. Berger started the |
fireworks by a drive which landed |
lim at second and Whitten followed |
With single which sent Berger to |
bird. Then Keefe got in some OF his |
oxiness by throwing to second and |
.atchng Whtten who did not think |
le would risk throw with a man
m third. Bliss, batting for Nelson,
hen struck out, but Toomey with |
lis fourth hit of the game registered |
Berger. Shaffer finished the game
When he grounded out to short.