The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-23
THEPENNANT IS WON
The Blue Mountain League Flag Will
Be. Nailed to the Mast of Little
Johns Bunch of Miller's.
Standing of Teams.

With the defeat of Weston Sunday,
the 1911 pennant of the Blue Noun
tain league was won by Billy Little
johns fleet bunuh of Millers. and the
Athena team could lose 10th of the
| remaining games on the schedule and
still be in the lead of the Garden
City Bears by several points.
Sundays contest resolved itself into
a carnage. when "Slats" Wheeler.
Weston's premier twirler from the
weeping willows of Col. Woods
back yard. mounted the mound and
essayed the twirling stunt. He essayed
just two thirds of the first inning.
during which essay eleven Athena
batters faced him. Slated" him for
FIVE juicy bingles. two of 'em 2-ply
smashes. added to which was gen.
erous oontr ibution of four errors by
bis infield support. The entire mess
netted the Millers seven tallies. After
every man on the team had faced
him and Picard started the second
round with single, Wheeler "slat-
ted'' Lieuallen in the ribs. Twas
then that he discovered that he had
been knocked out of the box, and with
out any coaxing gave way to Newt
O'Barra. The boy from Pea Ridge
allowed nine hits, scattering them
until the sixth and seventh. when the
Millers found him in bunohes.
Weston really looked dangerous in
the first. Keefe beat out an infeld
tap that Everybody expected would
roll foul Cox went safe on Frink g
error, Keefe going to second. Things
looked good to Bill Nordean, who
raped out liner that stuck on first
baseman Gilbert's mitt. He touched
the base for double and whipped the
ball down to Picard at second, whele
Keefe was mbling to get back.
The throw was not perfect. the ball
just tipping Jesse's mitt and pulling
him off the bag. A. Nordean made
the third out, and tho danger was
over.
Then the fusilade commenced and
the Millers took their seven Stats
out of Wheeler. Picard was safe
when Johnnie Barnes mufted his fly
out in right, and Lieuallen ambled tc
the first station on felder's choice
Picard taking second on Blomgren Z
error. Frink came through with 6
sacrifice, advancing both men. Brown
was safe after Minniok had gotten
hold Of the tall and held to it. Then
Pelland scored Picard and Lieuallen
with two base swat. and Winn fol
lowed with gloriously timed single
which brought in Brown and Pelland.
Gilbert flew out to Bill Nordean and
Bundy singled and went to second on
an error by Cox. Owens. following
recent precedents. scored him by clout-
ing the ball for two bases. Then Pic
ard faced Wheeler for the second time
in the inning and laced out single.
advancing Owens to third. from
where he later scored on passed ball.
Lieuallen followed Picard and was
pasted in the ribs by one of Wheeler e
slants. Then Wheeler strolled to the
bench and O'Harra took the box.
Frink went out, ending the ba tfest.
Owens brought in his seooud run il
the third. Ae singled after Bundy hat
struck out. Picard sacrificed him tt
second. Lieuallen scored him with
two.Ease wallop. Gilbert scored il
the fourth when he singled, stole sec
ond and crossed the platter on Bundy'
single. Frink and Brown found o.
Harra for singles in the sixth. Pellan'
lined out to Minnick.
Winn struck out, Gilbert was saf