East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-07
BLUE MOUNTAIN LEAGUE
MAY Be REVIVED WITH
PENOlETON AMONG TEAMS

Preliminary negotiations for the re-
vival of the old Blue Mountain
league with Pendleton represented in
1t instead of in the Western Tri-state
league have been begun by the Pilot
Rock Commercial club and last night
the proposal was formally made to
the Pendleton Commercial associa-
tion in a letter from E. B. Casteel,
president of the Pilot Rock organ.
ization. While the local association
took no action, the sentiment of the
business men present seemed very
favorable to the suggestion.
In his letter. Mr.. Casteel expresses
professional ball. Pendleton is ready
to drop back into a county league for
Sunday ball and with amateur play
ers. He declares the old Blue Noun
tain league as 1t existed in 1910 was
a paying proposition and aroused
much enthusiasm. He proposes that
the league be composed of teams
from Pendleton. Pilot Rock, Athena
and Weston.
F. f. Judd, j. F. Robinson and A
]. McAllister all spoke in favor OF
the idea. declaring they were tired
of league in which they were COM
PEELED to subscribe and then re-sub-
scribe several times and in which the
money was spent for out of town
players. Also they declared their be-
lief that it is much better for the
city to be united in league with
other county towns.
President Wesley n. Matlock of the
Pendleton ball club, while not pre-
pared to endorse the idea or admit
that the city could not retain Its
berth in the Western Tri-state. did
concur in many of the expressions OF
those present. However he stated
that it is too early now to talk base
ball and. at his suggestion. nothing
was done.
The meeting last evening was large
ly taken up with the reading of com
munications but before adjournment
1t was decided that members of the
| association who were actively engag.
ed in business in the city should pay
$3.50 a month, s1.00 being for dues
and $3.50 as a subscription TOWARD
keeping up the club. 1t was left tC
the membership committee to deter
mine the business houses that should
! contribute
II. II. May Improve.
Replying to communication from
| President Tallman. William Bollons
division superintendent of the O.-W
r. & ~. wrote that he would be her
soon to confer upon the matter of i'm
proving the county road in the east
ern end of the city. which runs alon
the railroad right-of-way. Their
was some discussion last night as.
whether the present track would b
maintained in case the company ad
opts survey now being mad
through Riverside and supposed |
: be for the purpose of eliminating tt
steep grade just east of the city an
also several dangerous crossings.
is believed that the company col
templates running its main line trair
over the Spokane division bridge an
then routing them through Riversit
to connect with the present main lir
again near the Sam Bitner place.
{ this Is done, the present track ms
be cut out where it runs along II
: county road east of the hospital.
e The association last night voted
: have printed upon its stationery Il
slogan, BUY Your Ticket by Way
i Oregon" at the suggestion of c.
y Chapman of Portland.
d Communications from Tom Ric
e ardson relative to his visit to tn
i county this week in the interests
e Oregon development, were read al
: president Tallman announced he h;
made all arrangements for meeting
n John p. McManus was voted no
IS resident membership for year.
o The treasurers report showed ba
t ance on hand of $1S0S with q
o monthly collections yet to be ma
and the monthly bills yet to be pal
1t was announced that the cattl
e mems association is to meet here
e the third Tuesday in March.
: A communication from B. Wa
King, an advocate of the split-l
II drag for the making of good roat
Is stating that he would be here abo
March 20, was read,
=" At the suggestion Of A. ]. McAll
ter, the chautauqua committee W
instructed to see that the notificati
of the dates of the first Pendlet
chautauqua is made through the m
ss dunn of the county schools.
A communication from the Asto
- Chan Der of Commerce asking lo
o, assistance for the establishing of
C. naval station on the Columbia "
IN rnnh and q number of other comm