East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-20

w. l. Pct.
Boise ................... 4 .6S6
Walla Walia .........7 8 .5SS
Pehdleton ..............5 Az
La Grande ...........4 .S64
Take nine innings of the national
pastime put in a liberal amount of
good baseball, add a couple of fluke
homeruns, drop in umpire's decision
or two of the smelly kind and into
the mixture sprinkle in a dash of the
essence of bonehead and you will have
the game which was played at Round
Up Park yesterday and which went
TO Walla Walla by the score of to
2, thereby giving that team the series.
The good baseball was played
throughout the whole contest as far
as the handling of the ball was con-
cerned, the fluke homeruns came by
Virtue of the fact that the centerfield
fence is about twenty-five feet closer
in than it should be, the odorous de-
cision was that by which Childers was
safe al first in the eighth and which
resulted in a run, and the extract of
bonehead was added when, with the
bases full, Nadeau picked up Martins
grounder and held it until all of the
four runners were safe, thereby being
responsible for two runs
From the spectators point of view
the game was alive with interest and,
but for the aforementioned elements
which brought groans and yells from
satisfactory. Rustemeyer was in the
box for the Buckarooes for eight in
nings and pitched steady ball through
out. 1t was no fault of his that VIC
tory went the way it did. Leonard,
the Titan haired twirler who has
been recalled to Spokane did a fare
well stunt for the Bears, and, with
the exception of the eighth. pitched
good ball. 1t was in the eighth that
CARROTS men got four hits and two
runs and had the bases full when the
last out was made.
Despite the fact that a thunder
storm and heavy rain bore down upon
the city shortly after noon, almost
resulting in the postponement of the
game, a crowd of zoo was present to
witness the contest, a good many
.Walla Wallans being in the throng.
story of the Game.
Walla Walla was BANKED in the
First and, but for a muddy field and
poor headwork on the part of Rob-
1nson. Pendleton would have scored
zone in her half of the opening canto.
With one down he got to first on
-Johnsons error and went to second
on Lodell's ground ball. Nadeau slam
med out a single into left field and
Robinson rounded third and started
for home. The heavy. paths made
speed impossible but it is probable
that he would have beat out Martini's
throw in had he have hit the dirt l.
stead of coming in straight up. For
this failure to slide Manager Garrett
fined the player $3.50.
In the second Walla Walla broke in
to the run column by reason of Mar
tinis two sacker. passed ball and
a single by White. Again in their
half the,@ocals were robbed out of a
run. but this time it was through the
good fielding work of Beck. With
two down, Pembroke reached first
by the error route and was put on
third by Augustus single. Rustemey-
er was next at bat and knocked the
ball through second for what looked
like a sure hit, but Beck scooped it up
and threw out at first retiring the
side.
In the third Walla Walia scored
again by Rochon's homer over the
centerfield fence and for the third
time, the Buckarooes got a man to
third without scoring. RAIDER, first
up drove out a bingle and was sacri-
ficed to second by Robinson. A mo-
ment later he was caught between sec
ond and third on Lodelrs ground
ball. Lodell reached first on the
play, took second on a passed ball and
third on a wild pitch. Nadeau walk
ed and stole second. Mensor was up
an sent out a stiff drive toward Ro-
chon. who intercepted it by a neat
catch, retiring the side.
The Bears third score came in the
fourth when Martini sent the ball
over the fence. Neither side had a
chance TO score again until the eighth
when both garnered two. With one
man down, Johnson singled over first
and Brown was hit by pitched ball.
Swanson's single filled the bases with
only one down, and the infielders
drew in close. Martini struck an
easy one down to Nadeau, who field
ed it perfectly, made a pass at the
plate, and at third and second in sue
cession and finally enGed by throwing
It TO first after Martini had reached
st in safety. Many contend that he
would have been unable to catch the
man running home but 1t was a fore
ed play. thus obviatlng the necessity
of tagging the runner. and by all the
rules of the game, the trial should
have been made. At the best 1t was
a bad play and one that called forth
hammers With the bases still full,
Chllders laid the ball down to Angus
tus who forced out Brown at the
plate. Pembrook whipped the ball
to first TO catch Childers for dou-
bile, and according to the judgment Of
the majority Of the spectators, he sue
ceeded, but Umpire Knell ruled other
wise. The grandstand was in an up
roar and Manager Garrett protested
the decision, only TO draw five dol
lar fine. A moment later Swanson
came home when one Of Rustemeyer's