Early baseball in Oregon/Game 1

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"Base Ball in Oregon." [The two clubs are the Pioneer in Portland and the Clackamas in Oregon City.] Recently the Pioneers visited Oregon City and played a friendly game with the Clackamas. Score, 77 to 45, in favor of Pioneer."

Charles Peverelly, The Book of American Pastimes, page 497. Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) Monday morning, October 15, 1866 Page 3, 1st column, 2nd item of "CITY":

MATCH GAME - On Saturday last the game came off between the Pioneers and the Clackamas's at Oregon City. The day was very fine, and at six o'clock all the party, accompanied by a number of ladies from this city, started out on the Senator. They were met by the first nine of the Clackamas Club and the Oregon City brass band, and escorted to the Barlow House, where the party did ample justice to a splendid breakfast. They then proceeded to the ground, about a mile from the city, and the game began. A mistake was made in laying out the ground, the pitcher, basemen, and fielders, all were stationed facing the sun. This was unfortunate, as the playing was made unpleasant by this disposition of the men. After the game, they returned to the Barlow House for dinner. After dinner, the champagne began to circulate with the following results. The following toasts were drank:

• By T. F. Miner, President, on behalf of the Pioneer

B.B. Club. "The Clackamas Base Ball Club of Oregon City, second in the field, by date of organization, may the day soon come when it will be first by right of championship."

• Responded to by J. L. Barlow, President of the Clackamas

B.B. Club. "The Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland, the champion club of Oregon, may they wear their laurels until fairly won from them."

• Offered by Steel. "America's sons of the Base Ball

fraternity, who for four years dropped the bat and ball to carry the musket and ball until they made the rebels bawl for quarter."

• Offered by ----, "The Ladies -- We admire them for

their beauty, appreciate them for their intelligence, adore them for their virtue and love them because we cannot help ourselves."

• Offered by ----, "The Ladies present from Portland."
• Reponded to by ----, "The Ladies of Oregon City."

Afterward facetious remarks and speeches were in order and many availed themselves of this opportunity of> immortalization. We note the following:

Conundrum--by Steel--Why are the members of the Clackamas Base Ball Club like the people of Rome? Because they have a Pope among them.

The Pioneers returned to this city on the Senator, much pleased with the courtesy and kindly feeling manifested by the Clackamas Base Ball Club. This is the first match game ever played in the State and it is a splendid beginning. Much applause is due the Oregon City boys. Their club has been organized but a short time, and they have so well improved their time that we predict that but a short time will pass before they wear the laurels. After the game they offered the winners the ball, which was very properly refused, as the game was a friendly one and not for blood. The following is the scorer's report:

MEMORANDA.

Clackamas Nine

• Randall was put out 0; Pope, 4; Shepherd, 3; Bridges, 3; Harding, 4; Barclay, 4; Zigler, 2; Mason, 3; Charman, 4.
• Randall put out 4; Pope, 1; Shepherd, 6; Bridges, 2; Harding, 4; Barclay, 3; Zigler, 2; Mason, 1; Charman, 4.
• Bases on Missed Balls -- Randall, 1; Shepherd, 1; Barclay, 2; Zigler, 3; Mason, 2; Charman, 2.
• Outs -- On Fly balls, 3; Bounds, 3; Foul balls, 7; 1st base, 9; 2d base, 4; 3d base, 1; home base, 0.

Pioneer Nine

• Witherell was put out 4; Miner, 3; Steel, 2; Upton, 2; Wadhams, 3; Quackenbush, 4; Buchtel, 1; De Huff, 5; Warren, 3.
• Witherell put out 9; Miner, 6; Upton, 1; Wadhams, 5; Quackenbush, 1; Buchtel, 1; De Huff, 3; Warren, 1.
• Bases on Missed Balls -- Witherell, 6; Miner, 2; Steel, 1; Upton, 8; Wadhams, 2; Buchtel, 2; De Huff, 2; Warren, 6.
• Outs -- On Fly balls, 7; Bounds, 8; Foul balls, 4; 1st base, 2; 2d base, 3; 3d base, 2; home base, 1.

Time -- Two hours and forty minutes.

Clackamas won choice of positions and took the field.

It will be seen that the Clackamas Nine rapidly gained as the game advanced and the Pioneer Nine played carelessly toward the last. The first was also obliged to change Barlow for Zigler in the second inning which worked disadvantageously. In justice to the short stop, it is well to state he is required to help the whole of the base players, and particularly the first, and a good proportion of the number put out by the first base player ought to be credited to the short stop.   J. ANDERSON, Umpire.  H.T. LEVINS, Scorer.

Sources

• Charles Peverelly, The Book of American Pastimes, page 497.
• Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon); Monday morning, October 15, 1866; Page 3, 1st column, 2nd item of "CITY".