The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-13

The members of the Ely baseball
team have returned home after a
try-out on foreign diamonds. AL
though they didn't win the majority
of games played they demonstrated
that they were capable of putting
up good contest even though badly
handicapped by being on a diamond
they were unaccustomed to. An
other thing that had considerable
to do with the boys hard luck was
the fine treatment given them by the
Ogden people. Too much entertain
ing on the part of their hosts natur-
ally had its detrimental effect upon
the team. Not that the ELY boys
were to blame for accepting the hos
pitality of their good-natured Ogden
friends. To have refused the many
courtesies extended would not have
spoken we'll for the ball players and
under the circumstances they could
not have done otherwise.
In view of these conditions, how
ever, the Ely team has nothing to be
ashamed of. The games played with
Preston were as fine contests as the
people of that country ever had the
pleasure of seeing. A score OF to
with only one error shows that
there must have been some good
ball playing. Arrangements are be-
ing made for return games on the
local diamond and it is quite certain
that Ely will more than recover lost
honors and that the tables will be
turned.
jeff VS.. Burns.
For Burns is an ambitious man.
The report that he recently sent
his manager to interview Champion
Jeffries as to the possibility of get
ting a match with the big fellow
monstrates beyond any doubt that
the victor of the Burns-Squires go is
ambitious, and more that that, he is
nervy.
Jeffries now holds the undisputed
championship of the world and the
general public is of one opinion
that he can continue to hold 1t as
long as he desires to.
"Whip Mike Schreck and l will
talk fight with you"
The above was the reply sent to
Burns by Jeffries after he had been
appraised of Tommy's desire. In
other words, Jeff very politely ad-
vised Burns to obtain proper title
before attempting to enter his class
Had he desired to use the newsboys'
slang he would have said:
GO get rep first, Tommy"
Burns has made many admirers
by the quick and clever manner in
which he solved the Australian puz-
zle, but even among these admirers
there are no doubt many who do not
believe he can put away Schreck.
jeff is evidently not satisfied and
until Tommy Burns does something
more in the pugilistic line he will
not be given chance with the cham
pion.
Burns could get match with Jack
Johnson, the colored heavyweight,
who is in training at Atlantic City
for a fight with old Bob Fitzsim-
mons. The scrap is dated for the
18th and johnson states that he will
settle matters with the Australian
Johnson is quoted as follows in re-
gard to the Burns-Squires fight:
Didn't l say Squires was the big
gest sucker they ever sent over?
Why, Jack Palmer could lick him.
He never did nothing, never had
nothing and never will amount to
nothing. Lucky punch? Stop that
noise. When you go into the ring
you go in to give to or get it. don't
you?"
John D., The Athlete.
John D. Rockefeller is a great
golf enthusiast. When he is not en-
gagged in cornering some market or
lodging a subpoena server he will be
found ON the golf links.
John D. was ~ bright and early
the other day and was one of the
first at the Cleveland links. He was
particularly interested in the playing
of EoeI Byers, the amateur cham