The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-07

which from appearance ought TO run
well in copper. The width of the vein
at the present development is nearly
twenty feet with no foot wall in view.
Smithie came over on yesterday
mornings stage and upset the general
peacefulness of the town with the re-
port that the Fairview base ball team
were afraid to meet Chloride for big
money. We would like to remind Mi.
Smith that the Fairview boys have
had the best of the last five games and
had publicly stated before the last
match came off that they were tired of
the business and wanted to rest till
their crippled hands had got well.
Nevertheless, Monday brought a chal-
lenge to play for not less than fifty or
more than one hundred dollars. This
challenge was quite unexpected and
soon got the boys together in serious
conclave. The result of this meeting
was to return the challenge and make
another to play for $3.50 or $500 and
take a week for practice, the game to
be played in Chloride next Sunday
week instead of Sunday with a fifty
dollar forfeit. Sharp on the heels of
this Chloride returns with a challenge
for $500 to be played next Sunday or
never. Several of the boys being at
work in Grafton, time was asked that
they might be communicated with and
see what could be done in shape of
practicing for the contest. Charley
Cady, boss of the Alaska, refused to let
Jim Lackie off on the ground that
Judge Adams might object to a miner
taking more interest in base ball than
his work. 1t was ascertained further
that several of the men had work to
attend to which would result in loss OF
practice and necessarily the game,
Fairview has only seven fair ball play.
ers and several of them unable to prac.
tice, therefore considered it best to let
go, but still willing to stand by their
proposition. A remark on the points
involved in playing a money game may
not be out Of place. Fairview is limited
to a short nine, and some of them fool.
ishly offer to throw up employment
worth seventy-6ve dollars a month fol
the empty honor of winning a scrub
game and a small prize. While Chic
ride with her possible two or three mines
and every opportunity for practice seeks
to draw her short handed but plucky
rival in the meshes, a net from which
there would be no escape.
Shortly after one o'clock the Chloride
base ball team attended by the usua'
lockers on arrived, while Grafton, the
ella and surrounding country was
creditably represented. A little time
was lost in making the necessary ar
r%angements. betting, etc, then Fair
view went to the bat. The was closely
contested, Fairview doing the strong
est batting and Chloride the best field,
ing. Harve Wringer acted as umpire
and though making several bad decis'
ions his honesty of purpose is above
question as they were divided fairly
between the contending mines. Tit
following is the score by innings:i
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Fairview ...,.............. 2 6 o 3 l 2-2
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Chloride. ........ ..........8 0 0 0 5 0 8 %
Chloride sustained four embarrassing:
in the second, fourth. fifth and seventh
innings; FairView one, In the fifth in
nings. The absence of good balls caus
ed some delay and the wind and SUI
were to blame for the number of mutf'
made. Taken altogether the game
was very creditable and there Seems
little doubt that the united range cal
put a nine into the field that will
plague New Mexico to beat. AS sool
as the game was closed, the bets pail
over, and considerable refreshment
consumed, the horse race took tn
crowd to the upper end of the tow
where a very poor track had been cho
sen. The horses entered were |. Gray
bay horse, Henry BUNS bay pony
Hugh Lackie's dun pony and Georg
Webber's gray. The Chloride hors
was backed by that town, Fairview an
Grafton taking the field. After severa
attempts they got away, Lackie's hors
taking the jump and holding the ad
vantage thus gained coming out tw
or three lengths ahead. Ike Gray
horse second Blun's pony third an
Webber's gray a bad fourth. Rejoicin
and refreshments over. Kean st. Char
and Greg Maloney run a foot ace 80
yards for an impomptu purse OF abou
ten dollars. Kean won the race easil
Maloney when only about half the dis
lance was taken with. a pain in the sid
and dropped off speed so visibly tina
his hackers lost all hope. Not Statistic
with the result of the former a C Tx
Gray and Henry Blum got up anothe
for twenty-five dollars a side, Harv
Moreland riding Gray's horse and
Mexican riding Runs. Blun's pom
got the start by seven feet, Gray
horse closing the distance in about 1C
yards, but on striking the gravel hi
feet being tender and having had h