The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-05-21
WESTON BALL TEAM
SURPRISES ATHENA
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Weston I, Athena .,
Milton.frres Ater -, Helix 10,
Next Sundays Games
Weston a. Milton. Freew Ater,
Athena at HELIX,

II Is never wise to expect 60 lcac a
hall game, since IN lust about % cut
of 100 instances the expectation viii
then he realized.
Yet Il Is far better 20 expect to lose
hall game and win u. than 10 expcc,
90 win u and lose Il. Fans and players
alike feel Infinitely happier and the
horizon takes on rosy glow.
After which bit OF wisdom We viii
proceed 60 relate that last Sunday
Weston expected 10 lose a game which
Il won and Athena expected 60 win a
game which Il lost. Figure now for
yourselves the burg In which the Joys
are rlotously rampant. and the one In
which the Glnoms hold fearful sway.
Before you guess, takr one good look
at Altltudinous Al NorDean. the Athe-
ma first sacker II might help,
II We could tell about the game In
three lines. We would say that Swedc
BlomEren saved Il and that Farmer
oHarra won u for Weston.
That's Just about all. In a nutshell,
Anything further with be elaboration.
Nevertheless, we wiz elaborate for a
few rods and furionEs,
The Swcde' grew and hlossomed.
We presume. In the baseball bushes 81
Scandinavia. II such there he. other
wise he may be an adopted and adapt
ed product OF the American bushes
Leastwisc he has played around wes-
ton for quite a spell. and invariably IN
tho inner garden. Let this suffice for
biography,
Long Boone" Barnes. weston'a
center fielder and outficld captain.
has had his eye ON the Swedc. and has
long wanted TO transplant him 90 the
outer garden and toAboss him and cui-
tivate him. Sunday before last Barnes
had his wish and plomgrcn took four
chances In left field without skip
chances--generally at critical moments
with men on bascs--and two OF them
were brilliant spectacular. thrilling
catches. He was crippled from losing
a few acres OF cuticle In sliding a.
bases. but nevertheless robbed an
Athena batsman out of Teaxs leaguer
after a wonderful run. on another
occasion he pulled down the bali with
one hand when Il all but oyerShot
him. turned over backward through
the force OF his momentum and after
ward bobbed up sercnely with the
sphere In his hand. Friend and foe
alike gave tongue to vocifcrouA cheers
Farmer o'Harra was In mailing good
form and outpitched Rusty Shlck. but
nevertheless owed much TO the field
ing activities Of his team mates.
The Farmer won his own game IN the
ninth. when after Wood had singled
and Wheeler had doubled he scored
them both with timely drive for two
bases. Blomgren sacrificed him home.
stats whceicr's stunt IN the fifth
was an amusing feature. He hit into
the rye grass jungles jus, beyond the
first station and ambled TO third while
the Athcnians were searching for the
ball. A wild heave TO third enabled
him to complete the circuit with the
first tally OF the game.
Athena's two scores came In the |
sixth. and we're largely due 10 singles |
by f. Williams and DePeatt and a |
by Franz.
The bitter melancholy that has
Inged the recent narratives Of Scorer
Barnes gives place this week. we nTe |
glad to see. to note Of profound Joy.
Read and rejoice: