East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-04-26
HEAVY CANNONAD|NG BY
BUCKAROO |NF|ELDERS
RESPONSIBLE FOR WIN
Pilot Rock Succumbs, 9 to Q, in
Opener When Crews, Olson
and Carey Bunch Hits With
Cowpunchers' Errors.

Too much Olson comes pretty neal
explaining the victory of Pendleton
over Pilot Rock Sunday at Round Up
park, in the opening game of the Blue
Mountain season, to 2. The Bucka =
roos second baseman clouted out four
! clean hits, one of them for the circuit,
| in five times at bat and scored four
I OF the teams nine runs. He also
j handled nine chances with but one
I boot.
Crews and Carey were close behind
their teammate in clouting the offer
ings of Kennison and McNutt, each
rarnerine three hits. one of Carey's
being a triple. The Bucks amassed 2
hits. all told. while Warmth, recruit
pitcher, held the Cowpunchers to 6
hits.
Pendlcton Scores in First
Pendleton started scoring in the
first inning. Olson singled to right
field and went to second when Gilbert
let the ball trickle through his legs.
Hays hit one to right field on which
Gilbert made another error and Olson
scored. Five runs were put across iii
the third on four hits and two errors.
Smith, Pilot Rock center fielder. con-
tributed largely by dropping fly bali
from Warmuth's bat that was fin the
Well"
Pilot Rock looked dangerous in the
third when II. Gilbert got to second
because Geisel muffled his easy fly TO
left. ]. Gilbert followed with his sec
ond hit. a single to the pitcher the
ball being too hot for Warmth to
field. Pickett clouted one to center
field that was good for two bags and
R-4s
tuted n runner at first base without
first obtaining consent of the jumps.
however. and was allowed only one
base on the hit. Pickett retired to this
juncture on account of a turned. ankle,
sturtevant going to right, r. Gilbert
to third and ]. Gilbert to second.
Warmth StinGy With Hits
After the third, when Pilot Rock
got half of its, hits. Warmth allowed
but one hit in the sixth and one in the
ninth, in the fifth. sixth and seventh.
only three men faced him each inning.
A double play by Pilot Rock in the |
second prevented almost certain scores |
by Pendleton. Ammon was on first by |
virtue of an error by j. Gilbert.
Carey hit n liner towards second.
v hich Pickett just reached and easily
COUPLED Ammon off first The clout
vas ticketed for about two bases into
right center. The Bucks came back
with a double. Crews to Olson to Carey
N the third, nipping Smith and Royer.
Tho game was kept moving right
along, with a good-sized crowd and
perfect weather as accompaniments.
It was devoid of thrills, the ump
aasn't grabbed at. nobody staged any
ooners and there were no tense mo-
l1ents. The number of errors was
nigh, due partially to the rough spots
n the field. although most of the
eoots in the outfield were from muffed
lies. Umpire Miles called balls and
strikes to the satisfaction of all and
Kept the game moving right along.
Outfield Can Stand Strength
Manager Spells team looked good
Doth at bat and in the infield. A little
of the outer works probably
will bolster that department. Fans
were pleased with the GOODNESS and
Judgment of 'tRockey'' Warmth in
he box and look to him to win several
moro contests this SpaSOm