East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-03
BUCKS DROP OPENER
BUT ALMOST WIN
IN NINTH
Bears, Batting Rally Nearly Ties
Up Game.

Walla Walla, July S.-After Walla
Walla had shut out Pendleton at
Suortsman's park for eight innings
yesterday afternoon. the Buckarmoos
threw an awful scare into the Bear
camp in the ninth, by scoring three
runs after two were dead. The visi-
tors however fell one short of tying
the score, the locals winning in the
first miXup of the series by the score
of to 8.
After Wilson had been retired on
fly at center and Garrett had been
famed in the ninth, trouble for the
Brown tribe started when Rochon let
Raiders grounder get through him.
Robinson followed with a two-base
clout on which RAIDER arrived at
third. Pembroke drove a liner to
center which Harmon dropped, two
runners scoring. Nadeau was next
up and with two and three on him,
he smashed the horsehide for two
sacks, Pembroke registering. \
wild heave by Br'dger advanced Ma
deau to third and the fans were hav-
ing visions of a tangled count when
Lodell ended the agony by striking
out
Harmon's costly error clouded
what would otherwise have been a
brilliant fielding day for the little
tow-headed outer gardener. The To-
cal center fielder made one of the
most spectacular ever seen here this
year when in the fifth inning, with
the bases loaded after a hard run,
he grabbed Robinson's drive, almost
off the ground, retiring the side. He
also made another stellar catch in
the ninth by getting Under Wilson'S
fly after a great sprint.
The locals registered their first
marker in the opening frame. Har-
mon leading off with a double be-
tween left and center continuing to
third when Augustus let the throw-in
from the outfield get through him.
Childers famed but Johnson slam
med a hot liner which Nadeau barely
touched and Harmon tailed.
Childers marked in the third, singl-
ing to center and moving up to the
second sack when Robinson pegged
poorly from the outfield. Johnson's
out at first advanced the runner to
third Thompson famed but Wilson
muffed the third strike and was
compelled to throw to first, Childers
counting when Wilson muffed Lo-
dells return.
Browns men got their two final tall
lies in the fourth. Davis geat out
an infield hit to short and took Sec
ond when Martini laid down sacri-
flee to the pitcher wild heave by
Garrett entitled him to third and Ro-
chon's clout between right and CEN
ter for two bases, sent the runner
home. Rochon scored a moment la
ter when RAIDER made a pretty pick
up Of Bridger's grounder but heaved
wild to first.
The visitors did not get runner to
third until the fifth inning, when
Harmon saved Bridger's bacon by his
spectacular catch. In the sixth with
one down Nadeau hit for two sacks
along the right field foul line and ad-
vanced another notch on Lodell's out
at first. Teck made the third out,
however, by flying to center.
The Bears made the only double
play of the game in the third, when
Bridger, after picking UP Robinson's
grounder, threw to Davis mailing Ra-
der at second, Davis getting the ball
to Thompson in time to retire the
batter.
A drizzling rain fell during a por-
tion of the contest but not sufficient
ly hard to warrant a suspension of
play
The score.