Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-06-08

Following Is the report Of the S%KSTrNEL's
representative who accompanied the base.
ball team and athletes from Eureka &c
Elko:
The excursionists received a hearty send
of at the train, and enjoyed the ride tC
Palisade very much. From Palisade tc
Elko everything moved smoothly, where
We arrived about 8 O'Clock P. NJ.
The baseball team was received by The
Elko team and the school boys by the Prin.
cipal and students Of the Elko High
School. The Eurekans were divided al
equally as possible between the hotels,
where they cleaned up and had supper.
After supper had been served in the Rail.
road Hotel the dinning-room was cleared
and q dance was given by the Elko base.
ball team to the visitors. About two hun.
dred people were present. and a very en-.
joyable evening was spent. At midnight
an elegant supper was served at the Com
mercial Hotel. The music, which was ex.
~cellent, was furnished by j. Guthridge.
The Elko boys made it q special point that
every Eurekan should have a partner, and
carried it out often to their own discom-
fort.
FIELD DAY o
On Saturday the whole town turned out
to the school contest. The Elko boys
showed the result Of careful training; Sny-
der and Hough were the leaders for the
home team. while George Young and Nc
Garry saved the day for Eureka. Never
theless, the others entered tried their best
and proved that if the flesh was weak the
spirit was willing. Following are the re-
suits of the day:
Fifty Yard Race-Snyder, first; Hough,
second. Time. 6 Is seconds.
High Jump-Snydsr, first; Hough, Sec
ond. Height 4 feet 10 inches.
One Hundred Yard Race-Snyder, first;
Hough, second. Time, IL Is seconds.
Hammer Throw-George Young, first,
50 feet 4 inches; Snyder, second, so feet z
inches.
Two Hundred and Twenty Yard Race
Snyder, first; Hough, second. Time. Is 2-5
seconds.
Shot Put-George Young, first, "a feet
2 inches; Snyder, second, 80 feet II inches.
Broad Jump-Snyder, first, IL feet 81
inches; Wines, second. 16 feet 10 inches.
Half Mile Race-McG larry, first; Wal
ter Young, second. Time, 2 minutes 4
seconds.
Points-Elko 46, Eureka IS.
AsKET BALI.
About half-past 6 P. M. the girls of the
Elko High School had a game Of basket
ball. One side represented Eureka and the
other Elko. The game was fast and furi-
GUS, and when the dust had settled Eu-
reka was the victor. The Eurekans made
the most of it, and the way they cheered
was q caution. The score was Eureka %,
Elko IA.
THE RECEPTION.
In the evening a reception was given at
the High School. where a very pleasant
evening was spent. During the evening
an enjoyable programme was given, after
which refreshments were served.
H BALI GAME.
Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock the
two teams, headed by the Ruby Hill Band,
marched to the ball grounds. The Eureka
team was first to practice, followed by the
Elko boys. At 2:3O the game was called
with Eureka at the bat, but it failed to
score up to the sixth inning, when they
got four men across the home plate for a
tally each. In the eighth inning they
Tailed another. The Elko boys did better
team work than the Eurekans, and that in
a great measure won the game for Elko.'
Throughout the game a friendly feeling
existed between all concerned. No ore
was sure of the game until it was over,
and the Elko team won in a hard, square
manner. After the game the band led the
two teams back to town with stirring airs.
The teams played as follows:
EUREKA. POSITION. ELKo.