Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-03
THE II ID
The Piochers Come Back at the
Bristol Boys.

PIocHE. July 30, 1879.
EDITOR SENTINEL: The SENTINEL of July
23d contained an advertisement Of the fact
that the Bristol Base Ball Club had been
beaten by the Chloride Base Ball Club of
Phoebe, together with the sad lamentation
and pitiful squeal of some member Of the
former at being beaten, and thereby losing
a few Of the dollars which are said to
grow most plentifally upon the ~sqgobrush
surrounding Bristol. The article bore on
its face such complete evidence Of weak
ness that the many misstatements it con-
tanned we're hardly worthy of denial. Talk
is cheap. and Nevada people are apt to
value it at no more han its actual worth /;
but when such an efficient channel as the
SENTINEL is made use of to disseminate a
slur upon the character of a gentleman, it
is time that TIE truth should be made
known.
DIR. Ryan, the umpire of the game, has
now lived in the town OF Phoebe something
less than a year and a half. He does not say,
nor did not say that he bad been Captain
Of the Knickerbockers of San Francisco"
He was at one time a emb OF an or
ganization bearing than name, IN that city.
AS every base ball player knows, no UNI
pire ever lived that did not make errors in
decisions but among over 300 spectators,
not one disinterested person could, or can
be found, to say that the umpire i'll this
game favored the Chloride Club. The
general impression was, that although Mr..
Ryan intended to be fair in all decisions,
yet, if there was any Partially shown, it
was in favor Of the Bristolians. Some
OF the players in the Bristol nine we're gen.
tlemen, and they did not hesitate. after
the match, to state that they believed Mr..
Ryan entirely free from blame, and also to
admit that the game, both technically and
justly, belonged to the Cllorides. To this
it may be added, that during Mr.. Ryan's
stay in Phoebe, because Of his retiring
manner and close application to business
(the scientific reduction Of oresl, he has
not made a large circle Of acquaintances.
But those who do know him-and they are
not a few, either socially or in the way of
bnsiness-unite. without a single exception,
in declaring him to be 10 all respects an
honorable, intelligent gentleman beyond
reproach. Thus much for the past.
The Bristolians have limited at a future
game. The Chloride nine. for their own
self-respoct as we'll as he respect of their
acquaintances, could not by any possibility
be induced TO play in another such game
for, though there were some gentlemen in
the Bristol Club, yet the language and ac-
tons Of some tended to make the days
sport partake more Of the nature OF a sec
ond class dog fight than that of an athletic
contest between civilized human beings.
Still, as Phoebe usually let's a " buffer "
win only by playing his game to the end,
let the 81 900 spoken Of in the " Enter
prise. or 5000 if necessary, be thrown in
sight and there is little doubt but that it
will be covered by Pioehers, poverty
stricken as they arc said to be. For the
"gentlemanly" part. neither Keely stake
hoider) nor Goodman did nor will admit
that Keely was wrong in giving up the
stake money. The Phoebe boys showed
the Bristolians every courtesy in their
power. 1t is a fact to be regretted that
those coartesies were neither appreciated
nor returned. 1t is to be hoped that the
Eureka boys may come over here to play
for if they do, though they may beat the
amateurs Of the Chloride Club, yet they
viii he able to testify TO those who read
the advertisement referred to, whether or
not they are treated as gentlemen deserve.
NuF SEQ.