The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-20
Capt. Dunn Couldn't Deposit
the Forfeit Monsy---They
Couldn't Agree
GAME MAY NOT BE PLAYED
Iovelock Now Wants to Substi-
tute Four PIaye $. Instead
of Two

Since Captain Dunn came home this
morning and reported the rsults of his
conferences with the Lovelock team s
managers. even money is offered that
the big game will never be Played
Captain Dunn went in good faith to
Loveioek, taking the articles OF agree
uent and the forfeit money, and he
brought both back with him. The
alfalfa fed fans of the lower valley
we're mot ready" to sign the articles,
and. of course, the forfeit money could
not be posted. Appearances either
are very deceiving, or indicate that
the Lovelock team does not want TO
play that game on July 5th, for $1,000
half as bad as they seemed to want
to play it a few days ago.
After arriving in Lovelock, it was
scme time before the officers and man
sger of that team could be gathered
together; tnen Captain Dunn laid be-
fore them the proposition in regaro
to the choice Of an umpire-that OF
sending to a we'll known house in
Frisco dealing in sporting goods
which is made the headquarters OF
the professionals among the sporting
fraternity, and having them recon-
mend a disinterested umpire, whose
fee for umpiring the game and ex-
penses should be paid out of the purse
or prize money. This met instant and
determined opposition. They were TO
two umpires or nothing. Captain
Dunn finally yielded on this point,
and inquired who their choice was.
to which they replied, Ed. Kane.
Jimmie stated that he wanted either
Henry LeMaire, CT Battle Mountain,
or Mike Leadbetter, of Reno. They
made no objection to this, and the UNI
pire question was therefore agreed
upon as stated.
The Lovelock men then stated that
they would want to change the per-
sonnel of their club in four places;
their pitcher, Sitton, they said, had
gone away and could not be heard
from; Davis had left the country, and
ii was hardly expected that he would
leturn; Johnson had gone to Tono-
pah to remain, and JOHNNY Welsh had
ponsitively refused to play. 1t will
be remembered that the propositiC n
of the Lovelock team was to play the
same men on both sides that took part
in the last game played by the two
clubs, and Captain Dunn informe1
them that he was not sent down for
the purpose Of giving away the thous-
and dollars to be played for. He in
sisted that if Winnemucca wanted to
see a lot of professionals from Cali
fCrnia play, an excursion should be
arranged so tnat the game could be
played in California. and the excur-
sionists get the benefit of the trip.
The remainder of the day was spent
in talk; they chewed the rag till their
lungs were lined with lint, but were
nc nearer together than when the
cCnfab started. Finally an agreement
was reached whereby the entire ne
gotiations were postponed until next
Sunday, when Howard Riddle is to-
come to Winnemucca for a final dis
cussion of the details of the game,
and If an agreement can be reached
SIGN the articles or contract on be-
nalf of the Lovelock team.
Since it was impossible for Captain
Dunn to deposit the $500 with the
Lovelock Commercial company, as
previously planned, and in order to
save him from making anothed trip,
1t was mutually agreed that the money
should be deposited in the First
National Bank of this city. and that
that institution becomes the stake
holder instead of the Commercial COM
pany. Therefore. the forfeit money
Is up. and whether the game is PLAYED
or not all depends on Lovelock's liv-
ing up to the first agreement, as pro-
posed by themselves.
In case the big game does not come
on, the Lovelock nine is anxious to
come here on the fifth and enter the
baseball tournament which viii be
bed in connection with the 4th OF
July celebration.