East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-12
NERVE SCATTERING 10
ROUND GAME WON
BY LOCALS
JGruclling Pitchers Duel Made More
Thrilling by Endless Sensational
Plays.


Never before was there such a game
in Pendleton. Never before was
there such a pitchers duel Never
before was there such a succession o.
plays. Never before did a crowd
leave Roundup Park with nerves so
frayed and shattered and never be-
fore has an occurrence so monopolized
the gossip of the day.
1t was ten inning battle, the first
extra inning game seen this year on
the home field. but the third in which
the Pendleton and Boise teams have
opposed each other during the sea-
son. That Pendleton won by four
TO three score was probably somewhat
of a happenstance. but it would be
hard to convince the fans that every
man of those nine 3uckarooes is not
entitled to have his name emblazoned
in gilded letters in the temple OF
baseball fame.
Two peerless twirlers were on the
mound osborne for Pendleton and
Smith for Boise. ana each fought his
hardest. Smith, easy, graceful ana
smiling. conscious ana confident Of his
science and skill, Osborne, grim and
determined and relying upon the SUI
preme mastery of his hand and arm
over the little sphere. Both were IN
Vincible to the opposing batters and
victory came not in the supremacy Oh
one over the other, but in the super
ioritv of the fielding work behind the
local twirler. Osborne's support was
we'll nigh perfect. while that accord
ed Smith, while brilliant at times,
was sadly lacking at several crltlcai
junctures and thereby Garretts men
were able to snatch the laurel and
mount to the topmost rung Of the per-
centage ladder.
Into the game was injected base
hall of the variety which a king
might we'll feel pride in witnessing
Time and again the ball was hit lhte
what seemed safe territory and
looked as if the game was broken III
only to have one of the fielders ac'
com plish a miraculous feat and Keel
If on the same standing. For Fen
dleton il was a Teck, an Augustus,
Nadeau or a RAIDER who performed
these heart thrilling stunts While ~
Roise il was a West, an Aftermath o
a Jansen. and the grandstand wa
kent in a continual uproar by them
Until the sixth inning the gam
was a one to nothing AFFAIR WIN III
advantage with the home squau al'
but for the interruptions by TN
shrinking pot above, it might nav
-,raad that way Pendleton look
scora in the opening frame. A oas
nm halls an error by Lundstrum an.
hot one from Nadeau's bat whlcI
Jansen couldn't handle, gave Roplil
son a ticket around the circuit 10
the tally.
with both pitchers working 1lh'
there was not a chance for any Hloi
hell ringing until after a ten mlnu'
;ntarmission at the close of the IlrS
hale of the sixth because OF do"i
pour of rain. When Smith went Dac
into the box he was cold and aIl'
he had issued a pass to .LodeH an
had allowed Nadeau to Dunt' lee
swung his blugeon on one ol II
curves for a lightning chaser "hle
skinned along the ground almost
the river. permitting both Lodell al
Teck to score.
With the score three to nothing u
game looked safe but when Osporl
went into the box in the seventh
too was chilled. One of his sian
rocked the ribs of Fox and the ne
four we're wild enough to form TIC
ct to first for West. Dad Gimnn la
one down to first which Lodell tlel
cd in time to force West at secoi
and there was a runner on thlrd al
one on first with only one down. Cir
lin tried to work double steal
Pembrookes short peg to Nade'
bluffed Fox from essaying the 1ourn
home and Gimlin was chased pa
to first. where he was caught. 1t
a timely putout, for Jansen, next u
clouted the ball for three clean pa
and was followed by mighty sW
from Smith who made the roundtr
before the ball could be relayed bac
The score was tied and Osborne II
ished the inning bv striking Luh
strum out.
Both pitchers again settled doN
and neither team could push a m
over by the close of the nine innini
though in the eighth Pendleton wor
ed Nadeau around to third and in t
ninth put Augustus on second.
the last of the tenth, conditions we
ripe for score for the head of
batting order was up. RAIDER work
smith for a free trip to first and re
inson Immediately followed with
hunt which put himself on second a