Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-06-23
Tn Great Gang

The Wide Waists. Notwithstanding
the prestige of their forms. position
and capacity. the reckless young TEL
lows, careless Of the respect demanded
by seniority, in fact regardless OF age
and previons condition of servilude,
and moi caring the toss of ball for
color, organized a fisal club. The
Short Belts have no articles of ineor.
poration on file, but they nave assnr-
ance and skill enough TO supply this
tribng deficiency.
As soon MS il was understood that
Ben Curler, Ben Rosenthal and Bob
King were getting in motion. The man.
ayers of the Wide Waist club knew
that lively business was imminent.
Shortly after the first rumors of prep.
araton and war came the official an.
nouncement that the Short Belt club
had been formed, Johnny Forbes,
presidents; Ben Curler pitcher and
Bob King delegate at large. While
not terrifying, the news was alarming
to the Wide Waists and it WAS at once
decided to make c. B. Snow an hon.
orary member to keep him from join.
ing the boys club. Or course Knapp
and Summarized objected. Knapp
said he vas too thin, and Sum merfield
said he was too short, but the other
members were firm and Snow came in
with n unanimous vote, that is would
have been unanimous # Knapp and
Summerfcld had not voted against
him. Angel then sant in his applica
tion and was elected with Cheerful,
enthusiasm which did much toward
restoring harmony. 1t was plain that
challenges would be received and
1t was voted to accept 1t in advance
The delicate work of assigning posi-.
tons in the field began and everybody
wanted to be either umpire or referee
This unanimous but discordant wish
threatened dssention and disaster
and it was resolved on motion of
Hogan to have no umpire or referee,
but TO claim SO many runs and insist
on the claim. Ii was difficult work
to select a pitcher. Charley Kimbal
wanted to pitch and catch, and. owing
to his size and general I'll temper, the
club was not inclined to oppoae his
wishes, but none seemed to know huw
the thing could be done until Charley
explained that he would throw the
ball and then run around behind the
fellow with the bat and catch it.
When the game was made the Willie
Waists had the first INNING and if
they could have staid in would I'M
doubleday have won, but fate was
against them. Knapp WAS the !irs,
man at the bat and When he struck the
bah it went so far that they couldn't
find il. Angel who was umpiring
for the Short Belts said thai Knapp
should not run. Then Fentoh came in
missed the new ball and made home
run which was not allowed jim
Tompson took the bat made mag.
nitiicent blow at the bali, hut il was
not IN the right place and Jim spun
around like a top for several seconds,
until he had 10 let the bat fly out Of
his hand. Its momentum was so great
that il struck HE front of LEWIS great
emporium of dry goods and stuck IN
the wall. Levy Immediately abau.
doned the game and claimed the bat
as fixture to his establishment. He
brought out one of those cheap but
elegant suits and hung it on the late
ball club and refused to permit Further
proceedings. The game was given o
The ShOrI Belts by the umpire and
there are moody feelings among the
gallant but unfortunate Wide Waists.
Their challenge for II revenge game
has been accepted and full report
vii. he given of the Interesting event.
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