The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-07-16
ATHENA WON CHAMPIONSHIP
Takes Inter-League Series BY Wallop-
ing Darling For Two Games.

II The Press were New York World
it could dc vote three sporting pages
to the championship series between
Athena, tha winner and Pilot Rock,
loser 10 the contest. However. with
bis limited space. the Press sporting
editor will give the boys the best the
shop affords.
The series began on the Athena
grounds Friday after noon, with l3.
inning game, Athena winning 8 to g.;
was continued at Pilot Rock Sunday
with q s to 2 win for the Pebbles, and
ended In Pendleton Monday in a COM
plete rout of the Blue Mountain
League team ty 10 to score. with
Athena on the long end. That's the
story in nutshell. But how the
games were won and lost takes three
chapters more to tell. Here they are
in abbreviated form:
Fridays Game.
Pilot Rock came to town Friday
afternoon, winners of the Blue Noun
tain League pennant over Stanleld,
Hermiston and Pendleton, to contest
for the cham pionship Of Umatilla
county. Later in the evening they
left town after having dropped 49,
inning game to Rusty" Shiok by q
score Of to s. Darling. the idol Of
the Blue Mountain League, had met
his fret defeat Of the season. His re-
cord Of ten straight victories made
him none the less vulnerable against
Shick g support which, wobtly though
it was at times, pulled itself together
In the critical stages Of the game and
old Rusty" did the rest. Darling
received hot one from the bat in
the 4th inning which injured a finger
on bis pitching hand, but East End
hitters were getting to him before this.
Several close decisions served to put
pep into the session, and at one time
the whole Pilot Rock team packed
bats and left the field. After Darling
had received rest, they returned to
the play.
Shick began the game by passing
the first man to face him, and this
was his worst inning. He struck out
the next batter. Westgate was safe
on Brooks error, Darling singled, AL.
breoht came through with a saorcace.
Smith singled, scoring Sayre and
Westgate. Hays was hit by Shiok
Clock was safe on fielder's choice,
Darling soroed.
Two hits, an error and a sacrifice
scored another run for the Rock in the
fourth. A single by e. Williams In
the fourth started things for Athena.
Tuerck smashed out triple, scoring
Williams. v. Williams was safe on
Clock 70 error, Tusrck sooling.
0sborn's men kept right after Dar-
ling in the fifth. Shiok got one
through Hays error, Brooks singled,
Lieuallen drove one to Darling which
was too hot to handle, and was safe
while Shick was caught at third by
Darling. who had recovered the ball.
u. Williams scored Brooks and Lieu
allen with three-bore drive and
scored when Tuerok dumped one into
the indeld, the tall returning to the
plate 10 time for close decision.
Pilot Rock tied 1t up and in the
seventh and the game went into the
18th inning with Shiok growing
stronger. In the last four innings bs
famed seven hatters aud allowed no
hits In the last six innings.
In the 18th Brooks singled. Lieu
allen followed with another and Il.
Williams delivered the swat that put
"Brooksy" over with the winning
run, and nobody down. The score: