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T T r';,rwtv OBSERVER. THimsnAY. AUGUST 8, 1912.
MARVELOUS
HITTING WIIS
VEST, MESOlt, MBKIItE A.M
kl(i MA US.
Soeu to Fiie Game Thrills With Sen.
Milloiial Stunts.
Bang-up babtball for five innings
moved the proverbial handful of peo
ple in the grandstand to much excite
ment In a game ,tl.at La Grande man
aged to wiggle away with though fre
quent efforts to blow up In the last
Inning or two kept tlie outcome much
In doubt until the last minute. Fitch
ntr and Jamison were working agaiast
tfh otl'.er and tl.e drubbing that Jam
ison gof was something awful, but
notwithstanding that there were hit.
enough to make a dozen runs, La
Grande only got seven across. There
were plenty of features about the
game, and they came preuy nearly ev
ery Inning, foremost among them be
ing the wonderful way in whlcn
Fitchner would get out of holes. Ther
?re holes and holes, but some of those
the smiling labster got into were
tottomless pits. For Instance: In the
fifth inning before the small-sized
blowup, a lightning double saved
Fitchner from sure scores. This dou
ble in Itself was worth some big type
and Bullheads, but for Individual work
.me has to slip It to Kelchner who
knocked down a hard hit ball that slz
iled by Clark and looked like two bas
ts. How the second baseman ever got
on It Is a mystery but be did. For
real stunts It was supreme. King, who
was back In the game, came to Fueh
rer's rescue in one straining Inning
pad grabbed a long high foul Just
pbout when three or four score loom
ed. Then the hitting of West, Men
tor, McBrlde and King, on one side,
and the clouting of Clark, Frelne and
or.e or two others on the other side,
added still more features. All In all,
the game was so thrilling as to be
painful. La Grande earned It, bow
oier, and has nothing to be ashamed
rff or taking It. Boise tried hard to
ccme up from the rear, but she was
ripped In the bud In the ninth after
Jiays had failed to pinch hit.
La Grande scored in the third af
ter King had doubled to signalize his
return to the game. The manager was
still lame and Mountain ran for him
coming home on Esola's single "Pe
wee" was himself again after a day
off. In the fifth the Pippins landed
with terrible strength on Jamison's
offerings. Esola made good with a
hit and Lomond ft r ed hii.i at t cji.,l
but Jamison balked and then came
Mensor's first triple of a brace of
them for the day. Mensor scored from
third on West's third hit fon the nay.
The left fielder ma le a wonderful rec
ord and he is the idol of the funs to
day. Peculiarly enough West (or lo'it
wore a Boise uniform and his swats
were perhaps doubly sweet to Mm.
The Boise Irrigators broke up a
winning streak in the sixth though mil
until after a run. Altermatt and
Clark did it with some l.tt
Then came the seventh wlien Lit
Grande nitaln sent three home, done
with Mensor's seeoml Ut; ,' West's
fourth hit ,a triple, Naughtou's sai r!
.fice. McP.ride's double and Titi nm i'
drie through Heams.
Peculiarly enough tho Po' peonle,
Scored their (list time without hits.
Frelne strut k but Kelc-lire.- w .-.'.';;.
ed, Jamison's drive M Xauaht'.n w
boceil, Beams walked. Nanghton mus
sed up Clark's drive, and Altermatt
sacrificed to Mensor. N.r.iKhttin kick
ed t!ie thlitl one around and the mis
ery ended ith Fitchner striking out
T.iylor. But t! rep runs resulted.
The hardest hrtini; for I'nNe of run
Inninu enne In tho ninth with C!;irk
doubling. Altermatt walking j.i.
Felne tripling, Kelchner scoring him
with a single. Scott struck out. retir
ing the side when it lonVe.l lue'ty !!-
bimi. about th Fiiiplrs m'!!!E nwn
with It.
The score:
All B II P? A K
Reams, ss r. l o :l 4 i'
Clark, lb f. 0 2 9 1 o
Altermatt. lib t u 1 1 r, l
Frott, rf ." ii 1 n o
Taylor, c 4 0 1 4 I 0
Corrlgan. If 4 o (i t -i
Frlene, cf 4 1 ? 4
Kelchner, 2b .:l 2 I 1 1 '
Jamison, p 3 1 u 1 2
iSSMfiifi! . SNAPS - SNAPS 1
4 1 1 7 1 l U UUIHk.hr I
3 0 2 2 1 2' I " , I
5 1 2 1 1 0 )
5 2 2 1 0 0 ......,.. TrF.noK ((OIPWY'B I
J I II .'1 I. It ' ' - H
MEETS HAltKJER. ;H , . I
King, lb
Esola, 2b
Ixiniond. Cb
Mensor. cf
West. If 1 1 0 '
Sanghton. ss 3 0 ,1 1 1 3
j 1 Oil 1 f .
McBrlde, c 1 - lu -
Fitchner. p -1 1 2 J 0
afl 7 18 27 S
Bat led for .tiiuiitou in ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Boise 0 mi (I 3 ii i) 2 -:.
l.a Grande 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1-7
SlWi.MAiY.
Stolen base. Scott. Kelchner, E.-!a
West, Mc Bride, Fitchner; sacrifice
hitB Frelne. Jamison, Esola (2), ami
Kaughton; two base hits, Freine, Clark
I . King, West, Mi-Bride: three bat-e
hits, Frelne, Mensor (2), West: d"ti
1 ' V i.lavs. Lomond to McBrlde to Kins.
Esoia to McBrldge, Altermatt to
Kelchner to Clark; left on bases,
Boie 17. La Grande 10; struck out.
by Jamison 1, by Fitchner 11; base on
balls, off Jamison 2, off Fitchner ?;
hit by pitcher, Taylor. Time of game,
2:20. Umpire, Golden. Scorer, S. Van
Buren.
ite of the Game.
King's running stop of a high foul
started the sensational stuff.
Kelchner's stop will long stand aR
a phenomenal stunt. It is likely he
couldn't pull off the same thing again.
Altermatt is a rattling fine player,
also a good talker. His line of tongue
dope U usually clean and wholesome
and goes well with the fans.
Luttrell came to Fltchner's assist
ance in the third when things were
going wrong, and pulled down a hard
fielding stunt.
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Taylor rlit Fitchner on the toe with
a terrific drive that made Mr. Fitch
ner cringe. It would probably have
broken his leg bad It hit him on the
shin.
'Walla Walla Wins.
Walla Walla, Aug. 8. (Special)
Garrett was trounced in a stellar
game here yesterday. The score:
R. H. E.
Walla Walla 4 5 0
tctidleton 3 5 1
Batteries For Walla WaV.a. Brld
eer and Brown; for Pendleton, Gar
rett and Wilson.
Miller's Arm All Right.
It was rumored this morning that
Wm. Miller had received a broken
arm. This was positively denied by
Mr. Miller, who swinging his a, mi'
freely and contracting his ham's into
a compact ball remarked that he ruight
break his arm If he found put who
started the story. It seems that in
handling some serious complication of
ais banking business, namely a gf
of baseball in the Twilight lea - ? :
Miller injured a rib wh'ich nas ,
his active retirement from the nation
al game for the 4ime.x The I.ai.lctis
have not won since Mr. Miller ipti
'he fame, by the way. Howver. It
scm that Mr. Miller swells a irnuss"
'ti 'he' rvmor of his injured arm an 1
expects to rap back before long one
prove his right as the champion I'.rv
baseman of "he league.
Speedy .lattice in (Mil Dominion.
Bichmoinl, Va.. Aug. S: Something
if a record for swift justice In V:r
'nlrt will be established tomorrow,
when ;i Lynchburg negro is U ! ele -ti'fuute,'
in the state penitentiary
here for criminal assault. The crime
was (ommitted on June J'.i last. Tec
negro was captured and indicted '.1
next day and on the second day he va
tried., convicted and sentenced t
death.
Derailment Is Fatal.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 8. Two train-
. t. ni: ! owv pasenger were killed and
S'i others injured, some seriously, to
day, when a train of the New Yot
New Haven & Hartford railroad w.r.
deiai'ed near hero.
The engine to:ul"d f- :n 'ho trr.'"
I'd t. h :sg'igo uvA o'her car.? followed.
LOST A hliuk and white pointer. I
o. use number, 78. Leave informa
tion with J. E. miliary or phore
Vain !H. ;-8-.'-t
Hard Words l'u While Debate .on
Silbiect Was Discus-ed.
Not without heated argument, de-1
bate and cross fires in personalities, ;
the council last night at i s regular
session denied the petition of the Eas- '
tern Oregon Co-0iera(ivt Teleplionc ;
company to obtain a franchise in
city. The isoiie was debated pro and j
con for an hour or more, Attorney j
John Hodgin appearing fira 'fof the j
netltioners. President McKinnis of the ,
company, E. S. Norrls and other tak
ing the floor .pf the council In favor of
granting the franchise of the farmers'
line. The franchise was given its first
deathblow when the special commit
tee to whom the application for a fran
chisefiled a week ago was refer-1
red reported adversely, basing its !
decision, the committeemen say, on a j
canvass of the business section of the j
city. When the report came to the ,
council for acceptance or rejection, a j
lengthy petition from local business j
men, amounting to 80 names or so, ,
was read, urging the council not to
allow the franchise, believing the
present service to be ample. General
Manager Van Houte of Walla Walla
took the floor against the franchise,
setting out points of discussion
against a dual system. He was sub-1
jected to a vigorous going over ny j
Councllmen Fitzgerald and Campbell, j
Mayor unurcn was ireijuciiuj w"-
to quiet the combatants. Harsh state
ments were made by the applicants
and councllmen probably under the
spur of debate, all but Fitzgerald were
well satisfied with the. present ser
vice, however.
When tne aye and nay vote was
cast, Campbell, Davis, Fitzgerald (ind
Mnckey voted to reject the report, and
Jones. Lilly, Lincoln and Finley to
adopt. The chair cast the deciding
vote, against the franchise.
While telephone economics were be
ing discussed at length by men who
know r.tore about their own affairs
than about economics of monopolies,
there wasTonsiderable common, ordi
nary business transacted in the half
nicht session.
The monthly budget of bills was
gone over and routine reports acted !
anon. The Warren Construction com-!
pauy w!8 given the contract for pav-1
:,' t"..e alley through block 105. While j
actijK on petitions for considerable
macadam on streets, the council e'e-!
elded, upon recommendation of City j
Engineer Neil, to ask Road Expert Ay-1
ers of Corvallis to draw the speific a-:
tlons. Aycrs was recently In La
Grande and is familiar w:th local cor.- j
- v tv.t his speci!ica:tons would I
w- a 3 r.ear correct as any j
. r e i!d make them.
The Fir street crossing ,reeic'
considerable attention and the corn-,
cil Is fully determined that a Jawn j
or gate shall be Installed before the
'nii5"rous crossing is the scene o? Ta i
tuiiiics. I
Three i!--inking fountains of vi:i;e
e,amc!et! ware, will be erected In the j
.ni al portioa of the city for the j
i.t enience of (he public. !
?pedy efforts to rush cons-rucu .n i
of the new city hall will be made en.
the pf.vi of Cortractor Slater. Wi
n. al meetings of the council will b
held to decide upon the plans. j
W.i r the minutes w ere read at tl
ctiaaci! meeting la--t evening the b :i- i
new- .i.i.tiagc r of the Panama Anni-.--metit
company asked permission "i
the coi ncil to use the streets of tl,
-ity or a carnival that Is to co1'
to l a Grande next week. The locat '
near 'he depot upon the O.-W. R. Sr.
V m ; evty and what portions of !'
levscn avenue that will b recpi!.-''
wag asked for. A good clean crnlxal
nf so', on shows was promised If the
council saw fit to grrnt the use of
the streets. The matter was referred
to the street committee wiih power to;
Kt ard t':e nia'tir will be decider
muii.. tf:re tedny.
T'i. -e'iort of t'te street commi'te"
to ac en: t'le ofT-r of the prno'r'v
. -: r en ?ii til'' tr"" Pt the rail
, - ,i 1 ('Hiding to straighten Prcond
street at that p'ir.t .vas adopted npor.
ccud'.t'i-n ,vat 't would be satisfae ory
. ONE OF THE NICEST.LITTLE HOMES IN LA G&ANDE. Five nice rooms,
.ri i. tly modern. No street assessmentts. s?2200. $600 cash and balance on $25
monthly payments. .
Ki n.-res of the very best land nt Cote, i 11 younar trees and small fruits. The best
'snap in Cove District. Price $250.00 per.'are. $1500 cash and the balance on very
easy terms. J -
2400 acres of grain, fruit and pasture lan d. An ideal dairy ranch. Price $10.00
per a-re, and only takes $5 00 in cash to handle it, and, balance on long time at.
H per r ent, interest. Nothing better in t he county at much larger price can equal
this.
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Don't forget GRAND VIEW ADDITION.
It's a Sure Winners
La Grande Investment Co.
Phone Main 752.
La Grande, Ore.
with the railroad company.
The report of the street committee
that the petition of the property own
ers on Pennsylvania avenue for bitu
lituic pavement be alowed was adopt
ed. The engineer's estimates for the
work Cone by the Warren Construc
tion company were allowed and order
ed paid. -
JfOTICE.
My wife. Ruby Macey, baring left
my bed and board without just cause
r will pay no more bills contracted bj
ber from this date, Aug. 6th, 1912.
i FRED MACEY,
8-5-10te
coat from buggy. Finder will plean
return to City Livery barn. 11 lu
Lola Allen. g-8-3tp
LOST Wednesday night, a long gray
Notice.
Anyone caught hunting or trespas
sing on our land will be prosecuted.
Peehler Brother."!. 8-6-tf
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