The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-20

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the front. 1t has been disclosed that
the fund to be subscribed will reach
an amount that will be equable to
the support of the club-and that's
the game. Let's all swing together
and get the goods
There is no reason in the world
why Ely should not have a baseball
team, and There amt goin to be no
reason"
We have the material, right at
hand, and, if they are not strong
enough, you bet we can reach out
and grab the right thing
Ely wants and needs a winning
team and is going to have it. If it
is to become a baseball center, it is
very necessary for the citizens to
support the team-if needs be to
contribute to a fund-we will get
the men who will play ball.
A baseball player-a man who is
conversant with the game and who
has all the fine points of the play
at his finger-ends, is not one who is
in the game for his health; for the
love of money, or the glory thereof
he is there because he is IT-and
don't want to do anything else. Of
course, the mazuma cuts some ice,
and if you think he amt out for the
real thing, why, stand from under"
These remarks are made in the
who knows the game, and will "go
the route with the bunch" whenever
it comes.
When Ogden comes here, We must
do the best we can to entertain them.
On Elys trip to the northwest, they
were treated royalty and it is due to
our visitors that we should come
through.
Probably the longest game of base
ball in the history of the game was
played at Cleveland between the
Brooklyn Athletic club and the East
End All-Stars, when the teams battled
thirty innings. The next longest
game was at Boston, when two school
teams went % innings.
The ST. Paul club has purchased
Tim Flood from the Toronto Ball as
sociation for something like $4,000.
Bull" Perrine is on vacation
and President Cal Ewing has placed
Jimmy Arlett to officiate for few
weeks.
A baseball team composed entirely
of Chinese and known as the Alohas
defeated a team from the Twentieth
infantry, u. S. A., at Honolulu, by
a score of 80 to 2. The Chinese Ath-
letics, another Celestial team, de-
feated a picked nine from the whole
island of Hawaii at Hilo at to 8.
The Bee says that few more
Coast leaguers with Stockton, the eat
ing of the pie would be nothing at all.
Well from our knowledge of that
bunch, you'd better keep your eye on
the ball.
Alas Rube has hit the limit! He
Is going to take up grand opera! lis
another story of the boy and the hot
brick.
Charley Doyle, formerly slab man
for Sacramento, Fresno and later OF
the National and Eastern leaguers,
has returned to his old love-Sacra-
he is now ornament
ng the center garden. Charley has
got his old eye back, and Is straining
he seams on the ball every time up.
Haley Is swatting the ball like a
'riend, and will, no doubt. lead the
batting order In the Coast league for
his season.
Speaking of funny incidents in
the one following might be
aiken with a grain of salt, but not
90 much salt 1t was in a game be-
ween the old Athletics and the
Nets" of New York, and the game
vas anybody's.
Jack Cullen, who had gone East |
bout that time had the big mitt,
md Meegan, who discovered the
raise" ball, was pitching for Phila-
lelphia, and worked his raise ball,
tut too low. 1t went through Cullen
ike a brick through sheet of wet
,aper, and hit him on the end of his
protector.
Jack fell to the ground, seemingly |
lead, and, with their usual solicit
ude, the bunch "hollered" for water.
lack with wrath and pain in his eyes,
at up and fairly hoWled.
Water, water! Do you monks
hink I'm a desert? Gimme whiskey."
He was raised from the ground and
,iven the desired drink and, after be-
ng taken to the clubhouse, was
ound to be gloriously drunk.
Cullen, I'm astonished at your ac
ion. Surprising that ball had struck
on in the face-and with two strikes
N him, tool"
WELL" Jack said, Il was taking
chance and l had two on me-one
n the protector and the other when
hit. Now, pay me Off!
1t is needless to say that Jack was
ct released,