East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-29
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BUCKAROOES WIN IN
TH|RTEEN|NN|NG BATTLE
BERGER'S CURVES DOWN
WALIiA WALIIA BEARS
Game Was Most Exciting Contest That
Has Been Played on the Local Dia-
mond This Season-Score Z to Q.

The Bears came over the mountain
Their hearts were black as mud,
Each swore to chew a Buckaroo
And drink a cup of blood.
But Berger's curves were battling,
The Bruins couldn't find 'em.
Alas, alack, they journeyed back
And left their hides behind them.
Berger's good right arm and Dick
sons mighty bludgeon turned defeat
into victory yesterday, but it took 13
innings of heart thrilling, nerve
tightening, soul narrowing, agonizing
baseball to do it and the local fans
were weak with the strain when the
winning runner cantered over the tai
ly pan. The new Bond Bros sign
board read Pendleton Z, Visitors 6
at the finish and the sight caused a
wild pandemonium in the camp of
Buckaroo fandom but sad indeed IT
was to the disgruntled Bears.
Berger Is Wonder.
Never has a game so exciting been
seen on the local diamond since that
famous seventeen inning game of last
year. Never at all has a pitcher per-
| formed with such brilliance and
pluck as Berger and never was one
given the ovation accorded him wher
| he walked from the field in triumph
Time and again he was put in bat
| box by weak support of his team
mates and just as often did he ris'
to the emergency. Instead of giving
up in disgust as do many twirler'
when they are not backed up prop
erly, he only worked the harder Onc'
in the 11th inning with a man OF
third an other on second with non,
| down, when a safe hit meant two runs
he tightened up and, although Bade'
three heaviest stickers were sent u
to clout out victory, he retired tn
first two by the strlkeout route AM
the third by a pop fly In the in
ming before and in the one after, h
was put in a hole likewise but hel,
the runners to their bases while h
killed the batters The fans were no
slow to appreciate his wonderful bat
tie and when he pulled the game ou
of the fire time after time, there wa
shower of gold. and silver coin
from the grandstand. His co-workei
too, Snooks, the best receiver in tn
league, was rewarded for his splen
did work behind the bat.
Dickson There With Stick.
To Johnnie Dickson goes the pair
for bringing in the run that broke u
the game. In the first of the thir
teenth, the Bears sent runne
around the circuit and it looked lik
the game was won and lost righ
there. Few had hopes that tn
Buckarooes could score in their hal
but Nelson caused a temporary re
vival when he struck out a clean hi
, but there was another sinking of tn
, heart when he was forced out at sec
ond by Whittens infield ball an
when Shaffer famed the breeze
) thus making two men down with
runner on first. Bliss came to I'll
! bat but received his fourth pass {
the day. Nevins was up and pound
ed out a hot one to snort which N;
!. deau proceeded to boot so far th'
l Whitten reached home with the t.
8 ing score. Then came Dickson to Il
bat and the hopes Of the fans wei
once more soaring, for the little thil
. baseman had already pounded out
three Dagger. He did not disappoll
them for he met one Of Hanson
slants full on the nose and sent II
horsehide hurtling through spac
Pembrook in right field made a de
perate effort to pick it out of Il
sky, but the best ne could do was
barely touch 1t with his finger mi
Bliss raced home and the game WI
ended.
Umpire Buerstatte Fair.
The game was marred by muc
unnecessary "beefing" by the Wal
Walla players. Umpire Buerstatt
who has always been considered Il
best holder of the indicator in Il
league and whose fairness has alwa!
been unquestioned, had an unusu
number of close decisions to NAL
but anyone whose knowledge Of II
great national game is based upc
the official guide will uphold him
his decisions. In the ninth Harmo
knocked a home run, bringing In
runner ahead Of him, but as the fir
runner cut third base by several fee
he was promptly called out and, |
this was the third out, neither ri
could be allowed, all of which II
censed the Bears much. Inasmuc
as Buerstatte had previously callt
a Pendleton runner out for the san
offense, he can not be accused
T.tx
this morning contains the howl
the defeated, declaring that the Bea
were robbed of the game and that
protest will be made.
"Mystcrious MITCHELL in Game.
Defeat was particularly CALLING
the visitors because they had mao