Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-05-05
CHARITYGAME
TO BE WARM

After some gum shoe tactics and a
! threat or wO, judiciOus use of i TWO
bit piece in the right place and 9th
er devious methods, we are able to
announce to the public that Judge
Frank Langan of the first judicial dis
trict in and for the county of Ormsby.
the county of Lyon and the county of
Douglass, to say nothing OF the coun-
ty of Storey, will umpire the charity
game Sunday in behalf of he Elks
We have not yet been able to To-
cate the Eagle umpire but learn on
| more or less competent authority that
Assemblyman II. Leslie SMALL will
perform in like manner for the Ea.
giles. Thus is each team protected
There was an idea That a man who
be selected by both teams but this
caused trouble right away. Elks de-
c.ared they wanted a man who will
soak the Eagles and the Eagles de-
manded a man that will give them
the benefit of good plays they expect
to make. Captain Cox made his buff
the Elks. This made Sam Platt so
sore That he countermanded his or
der for a new baseball suit and the
AdOnis OF the bar will appear without
Il suit. Fine.
Cox refused to give up his lineup
but it is known that the two Picketts
will be the battery.
meeting is to be held of both
Eiks and Eagles in the band room
tomorrow evening O discuss this,
that and the other thing pertaining
to the game. The tickets were put
out today and every man. woman and
child in Carson City is expected TO
buy one, Whether he, she or il intends
TO attend or not.
The supreme court will be on hand
to decide ueStiOnS of strict law in
Interpretation of the base ball rules.
Inc meeting tomorrow nlSnt Is TO
determine, among other things, if the
zane shall be played Sunday accord
ing to the revised rules Ior 1909 Ma
..Cnal Association, or Marquis OF
Queensbury.
Frank NorcrOss inciines to the lat
;cI as does Judge Talbot, but Sween-
I, b,N
Eall suit and wants to display it. DR..
GoOde will be in the Elk team TO eX-
tract victory from what now looks
like certain defeat, if ne can. Abe
COhn will be there. For several ev-
enings the neighbors at the south
end OF the city have been annoyed by
fat streak flying up or down the
straight level road. 1t was Abe time
ing himself for base running. Capt.
Cox has drafted him as sub-base run
ner for the decrepit George Sanford,
Bert Cahlan and Will Epstine, all
of whom are poor runners.
The Eagles are walking around
with a chip on their shoulders. 1t
seems that several of the members
Of this Aerie have seen a prOftssiOn-
al ball game. Nutf sed.
The Eagles have issued the follow
ing official statement:
The dehOrnin9 of the Elks will
begin at p. m. sharp ana continue
as long as the Eiks last. t has been
whispered around that each and ev-
cry Elk making as far as first base
will be given Il prize. 1t is strictly
understood that any member of the
Eagles team not making a home run
during the game will be fined not
less than five dollars. The Elks have
ordered extension bats, extra large
cnest protectors and reinforced
masks.
"Pickets has ordered stills to be alb
le to catch high balls" Capt. Cox.
has ordered out the state police to
guard all side streets SO as to force
the Elks to return to the Main street
after their defeat.
Sheriff Regan has declined to play
with the Elk team as he says that
he does not care to be defeated. Fred
knOblOck has the spit Dall down pat
and is training hard so as to be sure
of an Eagles victOry.'