East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-30
CHAMPIONS OF
EASTERN OREGON
RASNET BALL TEAM
RETURNS HOME VICTORIOUS
High school Players Badly Crippled
But Trlumphant--Comp Brilli-
ant Tour.

Battle Scared and so badly Grip
pied that they could scarcely get off
the train but triumphant and happy
the members of the Pendleton high
school basketball team returned yes
terday afternoon from their voctori-
Gus tour of Union and Baker coun-
ties BY winning the game yith I'm
ion high school saturday night by
the overwhelming victory of 81 to 10,
they completed their series with
straight string of victories.
Despite the great margin with which
they took the game from the Union
team, it looked very dubious at the
close of the first half when the score
stood 9 to s in favor of the home
boys. Captain Houser had not en-
tered the game at the beginning on
account of the injuries he received in
the Baker game and his absence
seemed to demoralize his teammates.
However. when the second half op-
ened. he was at his usual position
despite his badly sprained ankle and
from then on basket followed basket
in quick succession in the Pendleton
end of the hall.
MOrnlOnS oNcfColiiitSut'
The boys declare they had the
Mormon team of La Grande beaten
before they went on the floor as those
players were suffering from bad
attack of over-confidence due to
their two years of unbroken victor
les They were not prepared for the
scoring machine which the Umatillas
had developed and thus they were
swept off their feet in the first half
and were held safe in the second.
The Baker game was a fast and
furious one and rough as well, ac-
cordpg to the returned champions.
but the result was brought about by
superior team work. Nat Kimball,
who acted as referee in all three
games. declares the Pendleton boys
in this department of the game, were
simply wonderful and that they can
overwhelm any one of the teams on
the ir home floor.
Both the Mormon and the Baker
high teams will play return games in
this city during the week and local
,ans viii be given an opportunity to
witness something in the line of
| basketball that is not afforded them
every day or every year for that mat
ter The former team will play here
On Wednesday night while the lat
ter will play on the following night.
The Baker Game.
The following is the account of the
Baker game as chronicled in the Her
aid of that city:
With a smoothness of team work
| plly TN1D
ers off their feet in the first minute
If play, the Pendleton five hung the
ndian sign on the locals and won
| tie game by a score of 33 to 81.
II vas the finest game seen here this
season and the visitors are deserving
Of much praise for their fine work.
II was an exciting game throughout
and the large crowd was we'll satisfied
with the exhibition.
Pendleton was the first to score
and made a basket almost as soon
as the ball was put in play. Their
| team work was the finest that has
ever been seen here and time and
again they pulled off some very pret-
ty plays. Every member of the team
\ is fast and they worked with a pre-
cisicn and smoothness that was fine
| to watch. They excelled the locals
in every part of the game except the
throwing of fouls, although they were
good there. At the end of the first
half they had scored a lead of nine
points the score being IS to 9.
In the second half the Baker boys
played a better game, but they still
showed little nervousness and did
not put up the game that they usually
play. They were all in the game but
they were up against a better team
They gained on their opponents with
the score of 81 to 33 in favor of the
visitors. A return game is scheduled
for next week when Baker will go to
Pendleton.