East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-05
IN TEN INNING BATTLE PILOT ROCK
WINS FROM PICKED WEST END TEAM

The league teams may play cleaner
and more scientific ball but they don't
furnish any more close or exciting
contests than that in which the Pilot
Rock beavers and the West End Sc
lected nine battled for ten innings yes
terday afternoon at Roundup Park.
With the score tied up to when
the natural end of the game came, an
extra inning had to be played to de-
termine which aggregation was to
carry home the biggest half of the
bacon BY virtue of little desperate
ball. a little luck and some unfortu-
nate blunders upon the part Of the
alfalfa stackers, the boys from the
sheep city, garnered the winning
marker
The pitching of Fischer proved a
stumbling block to the irrigationists
But for the errors of his supporters,
never score would have been hung
up on the West End board. As a
matter of fact the defeated bunch had
superior fielding aggregation but
their stickwork was not of the same
caliber Clark. who twlrled for them
was good at times but three of the
five runs made off his team are to be
charged directly to him.
The game was witnessed by
crowd that would have made the
Western Tri-state magnates sigh with
envy. 1t was an enthusiastic crowd.
too, and. when the final innings APP
preached with the game tied tip the
cheering was vociferous. There was
no Grabbing such as generally mars
small town baseball for the game was
played under league rules which per-
mitted the umpires to fine or eject the
players. Elmer Turner called deci-
sions on the bases and Lee Drake
passed Judgment on the balls and
strikes. They got away we'll with the
jobs and their decisions were not
questioned.
The Echo -Stanfield-H d-Hermiston pre-
ferred stock team started out like an
easy winner by registering three
Fischer commenced wild. walking the
first man up. Rogers error put two
on the bases and when Fischer HIM
self overthrew first after fielding
Clarke's grounder, one run crossed.
Charley Hoskin's three-ply swat to
left completed the circuit for two
more. after which Fischer settled
down and breezed the next three bat
ters.
1t was not until the second that the
Rockers broke into the score column
In that inning they found the altalfa
pitcher with a vengeance. Gilbert
first M. received a slant in the Stats
! and scored on Rankin's three Dagger
which was one of the longest hits seen
on the local diamond. Fischer fol-
lowed with a two sacker over third,
scoring Rankin. and Westgate's dou-
| BILE enabled Fischer to cast anchor at
home. The next three men were re-
tird and the game proceeded with the
score to 3.
The West End lost her chance to
win in the second because of Nor
mans slowness in getting back TO
second on Phelps long fly to center.
campbell had reached third on three
bagger and scored on the thrown. but
his tallv didn't count because of the
double play. Another chance went
| glimmering in the fourth when Roy
er's peg caught Lunwall at the plate.
Pilot Rock too figured in the hard
! luck column for McInnis, after scor-
! ing in the third on Rankin's TWO
sacker was called out for cutting the
third bag. In the fourth. however
the south end boys crawled into the
lead Hits by Westgate and Roger
had placed two men on with TWO
down and one score was rung up
when Rover heaved the ball away IN
| throwing to first.
The game was again tied up in the
eighth. With two down. Lunwall got
life when Myers made wild throw
to first. A hit to center by F'ui1oru
pushed him to third and when MY
ers muffed Smiths throw from CEN
ter he cantered homeward.
The last of the eighth and the tlrst
of the ninth saw the batters retird
In one. two, three order but the ROCK
men got two men on in their half of
the ninth but were robbed OF chahce
70 win when Markham gathered in
McTnnis' drive.
With two down in the tenth, both
| Markham and Lunwall hit safely, put
Fischer got his strikeout ball to
working and famed Fulford. Flscher
himself broke up the game by getting
the winning run. After Markham
had nut two outs by gathering in DIFF
ficult chances. the Pilot Rock pitcher
drove the ball into safe territory
Then came most disastrous play Tor
the west 'enders. Westgate laid the
ball down to short and Fuiford stop
ped 1t within two feet of the second
bag. He had but to step to second
to force Fischer and retire the SIDE
hut he chose rather to catch the pat
ter at first, His throw was wide ana
both men were safe After taking a
long lead off second. Fischer made
desperate dash for third. He had the
base stolen but drew wide throw
from C. Hoskins which permitted
him to amble home with the winning
score. MI.
By winning the game, the fno'
Rock team took home check for
| s150 while the losers had to content
themselves with SIS.
TabuIaIed Score.
West End. ABB 1B PO Il