Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-20
~I[IEdATED. I 70 l,r..
''''iTHE HAS-BEENS
,oyEprv STRICKEN RENO
r09 ,rrs LET NATIONAL GAME
GO BY DEFAULT.

C~oQpUIuoh
ihs ~, soostsrs and live citizens was
pseu - the has-been class Mon
.'' sy The president and the other
Of the Nevada State Base
n''' '..,o Reno, the proud and
oueen of Nevada cities
~' motto has been Watch Us
'p'~ sos had that motto changed
CIV, & now Watch Us Co
.na When the Nevada state
pow. vas formed the leading people
s'S D.no cot together and announced
attention of having the best
psA in the league. why
D@ 49,, we" they said, Reno is
~ greatest town in the state and we
u' that a fine thing 1t will be to
'' . hall league in this state
-, was all right, but when it came
,~s TO raise some money for the
.so,, Of the team those big guns,
% unbounded enthusiasm had
.,oa them away at first, refused
'.,,,hlapk and said, See SO and SO,
"a 4 he contributes I will too So
alters went from bad to worse, and
Mia Tonopah and Goldheld raised
,,oOo aplece and Carson came
's,00gb with a $500 guarantee. Reno
,,,auslly sunk into a deep lethargy
.s,eh nothing could arouse. Reno
,s always able to get the transient
n,ters that visit there, but the
cents of the last few weeks show
An they have not enough energy to
tsp up a graveyard. HOT AIR!
nor ARR! HOT AIR!!! Let these
rrds ring in the ears of that bunch
4 cuglomeration which represents
RpOs progressive citizenship.
Reno played her last series Satur
ty and Sunday with Carson ant
ure disgracefully beaten to the tun'
Ito and 13 to s. Fifty rep
,seuatiyes Of that Wanted popu
hbOn q. $4,000 sat in the grand
sand and hollered rotten wheneve
Reno player made a bad play. JUS
hlnk Of It, fifty people at a gam
rhen crowds of 400 and 500 wer
attending games In Tonopah an
Gddheld. A fellow by the name {
Haher tried TO pitch and he abb
sdsted the Reno team to its las
resting place. Several other duh
we're tried out, but their playing wa
Ike grammar school boys and Ii
game ended before a bunch of empt,
less in the grandstands. No wond'
President Powers is disguised wit
he condition of affairs. over s2S
5 due the players. Morrell III
GeFlaek, both stars of the fir
magnitude, which, II Reno had Ike
Eould have given that town n wi
hing team, left long ago for the
California homes, and such playe
as Ballantyne, Dewey, Brooks. Swa
iou, Bridges, Reese and Fisher W
saye Reno as soon as they 2
enough money to pay ear fare.
The franchise will no doubt
transferred to Fallon, as that tow
through Jacob Sweigart. has offer
% put up $500 for the support OF
team monthly, The directors of I
sague are considering the apple
aon and no doubt will transfer I
Reno franchise.
up here whore town spirit con
uS before every other conside
uon, we feel the humiliation VIII
we Northern city has put on
'ada' We're mighty ashamed of y
Reno, but We know what YOU HI
Ea from now on and will treat
accordingly.
mere Is II man who has worI
very hard for the success of
'esgue and that is President Pow
" Inc Nevada State league. He
sven his time and experience TO
Vmatlon of a league which VIC
~'petuate league baseball in
'sua Tor all time and the success
'nuup OF this first season of the
aOual sport In Nevada will be M
uue to his efforts. The o.
"'ns IN the league are on a
financial basis, and as soon as
"'uo franchise is granted to on
"e Aaif dozen cities which wan
le trials and worries of the p
uen' and the other officials will
an end,
resident Powers. during
"' ume he has been in New
lay made many friends and not
tne confidence of the ball pla
managers, but Of the peopI
NY, where he has spent mos
'nle since being in Ne,
,Vnn ! Powers was for many f,
president of the Wisconsin
Sssue and It was mainly due t,