East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-23

> the selection OF an all-star team which
i played the Pondleton Athletic Clut
0 team a close game ono evening al
2 Roundup park. The churchmen
! wore defeated but it was spirited
!, contest.
Q The Pendleton Athletic Club stood
> behind the local team and the mem
. bership Of the nine was drawn from
: athletic club members. Hex Ellis,
head OF the athletic club, was one of
the organizers OF the league and was
} honored with its presidency. Although
guiding baseball leagues was new
idea In Ellis career he stcered the
ship through a season OF IL games
and often righted the keel when one
or the other teams had a grievance
\ The prospects for a stronger and long
er baseball season in 1921 loomed
brightly after the success attained by
the first postwar baseball effort in
P9ndleton.
The Y. NJ C. A. organization and
the Pendleton Athletic Club shared /
responsibility for the athletic progress
made here during the past year. The
former held an inter-church basket
ball tournament before the baseball
season was taken up. There were
as took part in baseball and in this line
of sport there were also teams OF
Juniors giving three instead Of two
divisions The youngsters, as well as
the men, took hold Of the game in
good style.
The athletic club organized Just be-
fore the summer months and fitted up
the old gymnasium formerly occupied
by the athletic club of the Pendleton
Commercial Association. The coming
of fall probably will see activity in i'm
door athletics boom as the club is
composed of number Of live wires.
Boxing. wrestling, handball and gym
nastics are probabilities for the fall
and winter season.
During the summer considerable in
terest was manifested in tennis and in
golf, both of which are popular here.
There are tennis courts maintained by
the old Pendleton Tennis Club at
Round up park and hither each after
noon go a number of devotees of the
net game. The Pendleton Golf Club
has an excellent nine-hole course and
clubhouse just at the city's edge on
The north side of the river near the
state hospital. a paid professional
Is in charge of the club and during
he summer new greens were installed
~ him. making the course consider
lbly better than before. The golf
.lub has a healthy membership and
he game draws largely from both
exes.
Swimming Is a popular sport here
gith the eity's municipal natatorium
pen during the four months of sum-
ners Pendleton is one OF the few
titles in this section TO maintain
'ublicly owned pool and although
minimum charge is made for its use.
he pool has more than paid its way
he past two years. Money which
cerues in excess of running expenses
5 used to make improvements about
he natatorium building and grounds.
irass is laid ont, walks are built and
ther necessary betterments.
Pendleton Post OF the American Le-
'on. was delegated last spring by the
ity boxing commission as the sponsor
or boxing bouts held in the city and it
vas responsible for two excellent
mokers which were staged in the
rena of Happy Canyon. The first was
n the night of April 10 and the second
n tho night of July 8. Both cards
onssted of lot of>high class profess
ional talent and the caliber of box
ig shown here was appreciated high
Y by fans The post is planning to
AXE up athletic promotion in the fall
nd probably the coming winter will
ee further affairs under auspices OF
he former service men.
The high school youths of Pendleton
ast fall produced a fair football team
nd followed with a good basketball
uintet. The spring was devoted to
he development OF a track team.
,ack of funds with which to obtain
he best OF coaching material handi-
apped the school somewhat in ath-
etics and the students showed by
heir demonstrations at basketball
ames that they appreciate fighting
nd winning team. The prospects for
he coming fall and winter, are far
lore rosy.
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