East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-13
SpOrtIand SparkIes

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cap" Rollo Brown. the veteran
leader of the Walla walla Bears,
who was incapacitated last year by
injuries may coach the Walla Walla
high school team this year, an effort
being made TO sign him up. The
cap knows considerable about the
game.
Baker not only has golf links
but has club house and a profess
sional instructor in the pastlme. J..
I. CANADIAN arrived Thursday from
Sioux City, Iowa, to take charge or
the links and to instruct the menl-
bers in the sport. He is quoted as
saying that the. links OF the Baker
Country Club compare very favor
ably with those In the east.
Rabbi Coyote has no more to
fear the electric trap than he has
boy with an airgun. according 10 a
letter received from Fred Beck. who
with his wife and Glen Bushee. set
out some months ago for southern
Umatilla county to bag coyotes with
an invention which was calculated
to electrocute the animals that tam
pered with the trap. He declares
that up to the time Bushee return
ed to Pendleton. they had not taken
a coyote.
Local golfers are rejoicing over
the death OF one OF the badgers which
has been digging pitfalls for their
unwary little pellets. The animal
evidently ate some OF the poisoned
wheat and was in its last moments
when party OF golfers came upon
II Wednesday afternoon. They soon
stopped its ebbing career with q few
blows from their clubs.
In the new high school trophy
room are some mighty interesting
pictures Of early day athletic teams.
the teams which pioneered It here.
Some OF the members OF those teams
are prosperous business men and far
mers here now and are sending chill !
dren TO school. Incidentally, the
gallery is not complete and the
school would appreciate the dona- |
tlons Of old pictures by such early
day students as have them lying
about their homes.
The next clash between the PEN
dleton and Walla Walla high schools
viii be In a dual track meet on April
80 and both teams will train hard
for the contests Walla Walla car
ried away the bacon in football and
The basketball honors were divided
$3.50. Therefore. to be even for the
year. Pendleton must win the track
md field meet. Walla walla highs
'irst meet Is with waitsburg on APP
I'll II.
The probable lineup OF the Pilot
Rock team in its ST. Patrlcks Day
game with Pendleton. Is announced
IS follows: Roger, IS; Gilbert on
bird. Westgate and Clock. first;
Noes or Pickett, second; Albrecht, C;
Darling and Kennison. p.: Evans
3alcom. T. Hlnkle. Smith, shafer and
Zones, fielders.
An Enforcement for Marion Jack.
veil known Pendleton man. for ap-
'ointment as eastern Oregon's repre-
on the game commission,
vas sent to Governor James Witty
ombe. from the Milton Rod and Gun
lub the first of this week. The let
er was signed by F. E. Cockburn.
PRESIDENT; G. A. Cowl, acting secre-
airy, and 7. w. Hewitt. treasurer.
Walla Walla high schools inter-
lass and cross country run will be
eld Friday afternoon, the course be-
ng from Dixie to Walla Walla. Five
nen from each class will participate,
ach running two mile relays.
Athena and Weston seem to be
lirting with two prospective leagues.
he six-club county leadue to be dis
used here Monday night and a four
lub league with teams In Freewater-
Hilton, Helix, Athena and Weston.
he following item appeared in the
Weston Leader of this week:
AT baseball meeting held here
lst Monday evening j. II. Price was
unanimously elected as manager OF
ne team which Weston proposes to
ut into the field this season. This
reatness was thrust upon Mr.. Price
uring his absence from town, and
e played even by in turn thrusting
upon Clark Wood. a delegation
as over from Athena this week per
ltomobile and proposed strictly
nateur league to consist OF Helix
thena, Weston and Milton, Freewa.
#. They say the proposition is re-
lived with favor in the several
WINS and that It Is likely such a