East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-27
HELIX IS RETURNED
WINNER OVER PILOT :
ROCK IN GAME HERE
Hilltop Team Scores Three
Runs in Second Inning and
Another in Sixth; Hundreds
in From Both Communities.

Summerfallow lay untouched and
lambs bleated to a deserted world yes-
terday afternoon while the inhabitants
Of Helix and Pilot Rock sat in the
grandstand of Round-U park through
an hour and 80 minutes of the best
baseball this town has witnessed this
year. Helix emerged victor by a score
OF 4 to 2.
In the field. at bat and on the bases
both teams played the best game they
! know. Hundreds of farmers. stock
men and ranchers with their families.
| applauded every neat stop and throw
/ every hard catch in the outfield. every
lusty blow from the bat of their fav-
/ orites. Hundreds OF local fans. anx-
ious for a free-for-all which never
! developed. packed the stands.
Best of Feeling Shown
Although the game was the play-off
OF contest protested by Helix on ac-
count OF alleged imported" players
on the Pilot Rock nine, the feeling
| throughout was of the best and the
game moved along like a big league
contest. Umpire Dave Roberts. be-
hind the bat. never was questioned on
balls and strikes and John Dickson. on
bases. also gave complete satisfaction.
Helix showed clearly that it has the
better ball team. although the losers
strengthened near the end of the
game. McNutt. bit wild at times. oc-
casionajly put the stuff on the ball that
famed a Helix batter at the right time
and caused several to pop up. Helix
got at McNutt in the second inning
for most Of the damage.
In that inning Dad Hargett open
cd with blow to center good for one
station. A wild pitch put him on
second. II. Thorne singled to the
center patch and Hargett rested on
third. Thorne stole second on the
first ball. ''Homerunr Hargett came J
UP amid cries of the Helix delegation |
for a homer. He responded by lacing |
the ball through the right center field |
fence. scoring the two ahead of him.
by ngreenIent on ground rules. his hit !
was good for three bags.
Ad Huey popped up a high foul in |
The direction of first base and Gilbert I
McNutt and Stevens all congregated
near the ball. Gilbert made the catch
and Hargett. on third, scored after the
catch. no one being there to cover the
plate. Huey was credited with a sac
rifice fly. 'Shang" Thorne singled to
short before the inning was over but
died on base.
Neither side scored until the sixth
when Vic Bracher, Pilot Rock out
fielder. connected with fence ball
and made the circuit. Bracher's hit
cleared the center field fence near the
bandstand.
Pitcher Hits Healthy Ono
Cho rrss hA fyth
for Helix with long hit over Sturte-
wants head in center which rolled un-
der the fence and gave him three
bases. Owens hit to shortstop and was
brown out at first, Thorne scoring on
he fielders choice. Helix filled the
bases again in the seventh but three
men died when McNutt threw out S.
rhorne at first by step, while fumbl-
ng the ball on the ground on his
lands and knees.
In the eighth Pilot Rock put one
un across when J. Gilbert got.to sec
md on Owens overthrow of first and
cored on b. Gilbert's double to center
ield. Helix, in the last Of the eighth.
md Pilot Rock. in the first of the
iinth, went out one, two. three
Helix Hits Consistently
Helix made one or more hits in
very inning save the eighth and every
nan on the team is credited with at
nast one hit. Huey and s. Thorne
ach made two hits. Stevens and r.
Hilbert, for Pilot Rock, garnered two
ach and Bracher got the fifth.
The work OF both outfields and the
wo catchers was of high order.
horne and NcNutt worked well in the :
OK the latter showing the best form
T the year after he got going. Both
hortstops were responsible for boots,
ue partly to the rough infield. The
core: