Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-23
SPORTS.


h Foot Race.
Fully one thousand people OF both sexes
and all ages were upon the base ball grounds
Of the Eureka Club, Sunday afternoon, to
witness a practice game between the regu-
lar nine, which so recently vanquished the
Piochers and backed down the Bristols,
and a picked nine. The mountain side
overlooking the grounds was crowded with
interested spectators. They we're perched
upon the rocks and packed into the caves
and grottoes. while vehicles of all sorts
were scattered about outside the ropes,
and not a few horsemen we're to be seen.
The scene presented before the opening Of
the game reminded one of a down East
camp meeting, and among the powders
there was about as much love making, if
all stories are to be believed. The Eurekas
played a picked nine consisting of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Crawford, D.; Daniels,
c.; Wescoat. LIST b.; Shinn, I'd b.; Dono-
van, s. s.; Walsh, !. f.; Hicks, r. f.; with
Watts out in the sagebrush. The regulars.
Rodgers umpire and Cohn scorer. 1t was
O ''whitewash' for the first nine for four
innings in succession, but they woke up at
last and tailed seven; the second scored
ten. Cheers, misses and advice were freely
offered by the enthusiastic spectators.
Hicks was a stranger, aud in moving
among the throng we heard one say that he
saw Hicks play with a Chicago Club but a
few weeks ago, another declared that he
was fresh from San Luis Obispo, and an
other swore he was travelling with a Gin
cinnati Club, for the benefit Of the yellow
fever sufferers, not a month ago, through
Illinois.
R%oxbury, catcher for the Club, has been
considerably under the weather for several
days, and then Skinner, third baseman.
was saving up a little vim for his race with
Barton. This evidently had something to
do with the result Of ~ to TO-"
The game lasted two hours and a half
and was conducted smoothly and in a
spirited amer. There was an Interrupt
ton about the seventh inning. A chap,
being short of stature, straddled a white
broneho and sat grinning while he watched
the proceedings. Some ischievous scamp
slipped a handful Of crossword brush under
the horses tail and over the ropes went
the beast, as handily as could thorough
bred hurd'e-raeer, and across the grounds
at a rate that discounted Gilpin's ride. The
horseman cut about as elegant a figure as
did MI. Gilpin.
As soon as the base ball game closed,
Sam. Friedman mounted Long Jefss"
accommodation wagon and commenced
selling pools on a l00-yard foot race be-
tween Al. Skinner and Harry Barton. The
first pool sold was $40, Skinner first choice,
to Sl3 for Barton, but opinions changed so
much that the last pool was IS, with Bar
ton first choice and Skinner 81 so. Jerry
Fitzpatrick and Wm. Smith we're chosen
judges, with C.. H. Clay as ref.ree. The
odds were against Skinner, many claiming
that his base ball playing was enough for
one days exercise. Barton led Skinner
from the score to the anxious seat, beating
him about four feet. For 80 yards they
ran about even, when Barton opened a gap
Of three or four feet. just after the race.
in his flush Of victory, Barton declared
that he could beat Skinner IL feet in run
ming the same distance any day, aud AL.
offered to put up $500 that be could not.
A forfeit of 5000 was deposited last night.
Agreeable weather helped the good feeling
along, and all in all it was a pleasant and
enjoyable afternoon.