Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13
Volume 3S.
Saturdays Games.
Elko Wins Easy Victories
Over the Winnemucca
Teams.

Tho games between tho Winncruucc
and Elko high schools Saturday after
noon were Witnessed b., nearly the I'm
tire population Of Elko. The baseball
game between picHcd up mines Of th,
two schools WIS the first cvcnt. IN,
game opened with the visitors at tn,
bat, but they did not stay there lonl
enough to mnkc IA tally. The Elk,
boys then took their turn at the 'ba
and made two tallica, when they w,r,
retired. The Winncmuccnus ngaii
took the bat and added another COOS,
egg to their score. The Elko boys I'm,
better luck and added another talley tc
their score making the game stuud thrc,
10 nothing ~ favor Of Elko at the end
OF the scconU inning. IN the third III.
Dmg the Winncmuccans had better luck
ana Two OF their men srUsscd the home
plate, while the Elko boys had To be
content with large sized goose egg
Tho scOr" stood three To iw" in favor OF
kiko nj the beginning Of the fourth III.
n'nG. In tho fouth. fifth and sixth in.
EIngs, the Winnemucca bows were
"hltewashcd, while the Elko team ad.
Icd fourteen la their score. In the sc.
venth inning the Winnemuccans made
one tally and the Elkoitcs nine, mixing
the score - to ,. In the first hnIf
OF tic eighth. X. Case sent the ball Gown
the right field and made Il home run.
This was the only home run during the
game, md the last tally tho visitors nd.
dcd to their score.
Tho vIsltors seeing the utter hopeless
ness OF cont"sting further threw up the
epungc ut the end Of the first hall OF the
eight mnning. In eight innIngs the
they Ind only four tnllics TO their credit
while the Eiko boys made twcn,y.siy in
seven innings.
NJ the end ~ the third inning, il look.
cd as IL the game would bc closely con.
tested, but the superiority Oi the Elko
team III size. alcrtncss and knowledge
Of the game showed itself and the result
wns that the Winncmuccn team went to
pieces Tins was hastCncd however,
10y thc pitcher 81 the Wrnncmuccn team
colIiding with bnsc runner and being
badly shaken up.
Tho home team not only OntcIasscd
The vlsltOrH IN si2o but also in nlcrincss
quIckncRs and general knowledge Uf the
game. S:monscn, the pitcher, anh Car.
VILE, the man behind the bat, muGc u
battery tur the Elk0 team TINT is hard to
beat III the high schools OF the State.
lho work oi the rest Of the tenn was OF
Tho samo high order. Each man wnB Il
captain III his position. Each member
"f the team played Tor blood and the
score shows that they got plenty oi it.
Tho Elko boyH went into the game
with the determination to show tho Win.
ncmucca people that size md Drawn,
when coupled with scientific training
made n combination harI Ia bent. They
"ntrolntcd md outplnycd their oppon.
"nt7 IN the field, Mt the hnt, om the buses
ana ~ short, everywhere.
Tho umpircs were Mr.. Ewing Tor the
WInncmuCCR team nnd Lander TnbCr
Tor tho home team. IA there wnR no
wr"nglmg during tho game, their dccs.
Ions must have been RntisfaCt0ry.
During tho game, tho high school
s'udcnta took position in q wagon hear
the diamond and chccrcd on their team
by songs md school yNlls. Miap Edc.
iise Swincy and hIrs. Wood, the teach.
"rB, joined IN tho songs and Kept the On.
thusjns'n of the boys and girls 10 the
highest pitch,
Tho Whncmucca viRitora took pu.
fition on the stock yard fence md did
what they could in the carly pnrt Of the
gamc Ia encourage their team. 1'hcy
soon lost heart md ;heir faces wOro n
fnrawny look as the gamo proceeded.
Prot. Cninr wna the moai enthusiastic
person nj the game, He was everywhere
counsclinR ms boys md urging them to
show their visitors that they had brainp
as we'll M brnwn. How we'll his buye
responded, in told in tho score, At the
close ~ thu game he joined with tho
team in three hearty cbecra Tor the vis.
ilora.
1HE BASKET HALL GAME.
Tho bnskct ball gnmc between the
High echOola Oi Winncmucca uud Elku
wne called Mt G:lO =. NJ. Miss Alice
Hunter acted M referee. Misa Kcrby
wnn umpire for Winncmucca wliIo Miss
Fern Gcdnoy acted for Elko. Prof
Abcl, time Keeper; Gins Gnrdnor
Scorer. MieeW Laura Robbins md