The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-04
East Ely Will Be the
Mecca For All Pleasure
Seeking People Today
and Tomorrow.
A SERIES OF SPORTING EVENTS
HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR
THAT WILL ECLIPSE ALL
PREVIOUS EFFORTS.

made memorable in this district by
the most exciting series of sporting
events ever known in White Pine
county. The days doings will COM
mence with ball game al the East
Ely ball park, beween the Ely and
McGill teams. This contest will be
much out of the ordinary run of
ball games seen here, for the Ely
team will put up. a far better game
than it did when it went against the
railroad boys. Since that occasion,
the members have been doing a world
of practicing and have also secured
the services of several outside play
ers, whose reputation for ball play
ing is not confined to any one state.
While the Elyites have been improv-
ing both their team and teamwork,
the Smelter boys have also added
considerable new timber to their
nine and as for practicing, they have
been even more faithful than the
lads from the county seat. The
Smelterites feel as though they have
a score to settle and that this after
noon, at the East Ely park, is the
time and place to do it. Immediately
following the ball game, the Wild
West show will begin and if there
is anyone in the vast crowd which
will surely be present, that does not
experience several hours of intense
excitment, it will be because that
particular person lacks something in
his or her makeup.
For several weeks past, Manager
Nevin has been securing the country
to find horses, whose reputation for
is established and If he
succeeds in getting several of them
in the arena, there is going to be
trouble ahead for those who try to
ride them.
II practice makes perfect, then the
cowboy drille which will be one of the
most pleasing sights of the day, for
the young ladies and cowboys who
will take part in this dance, have
spent every evening for the last two
weeks practicing. The steer tieing
contest will be the star attraction of
the day. To those who have never
witnessed such a scene of this kind,
there is in store for them a few OF
the most exciting moments of their
lives.
Another event which will make all
present hold their breath, will be
that of an Indian riding without
saddle or bride, the, widest horse
Frank Nevin could find within
radius of so miles. According to
Mr.. Nevin, this event is the one which
is being commented on mostly by the
cowboys, as there are several of them
who claim Indian George, who is to
do the riding, is going up against
game which might cost him dearly.
The days sports will not close with
the doings at the big arena, for the
citizens of East ,aly have arranged
for a series of races to take place
on c street, Immediately following
the contests at the East Ely ball
park, The street on which the races
will be run, has been put in excellent
shape and if there are no records
broken, it will not be on account OF
the condition of the track.
The committee having charge OF
these sports have arranged to make
the races open to all and II those
from the other towns show the great
er speed in the different races, they
will be welcome to the purses. Inc
100 yard dash will attract much at
tention, as it is claimed there are sew
eral men at the mines and smelter,
who have records of 10 and nth
seconds. The three first passing
over the tape will receive purses OF
SIS, SO and SIS. in the order in
which they run. The prizes given
in this race will not be the object
for which several of the contestants
will enter but it will be the means
of settling an argument OF several
months standing.
The tug of war between the nine
members of the Smelter and Nevada
Northern ball teams will settle for
all time the question as to whether
the railroad or smelter has the
greater pull in the district.
Unquestionably the event of the
whole day will be the free for all
horse race, in which every horse OF
any merit in the district will be
entered. The purses given for this
race will be $50 for the winner and
s25 for the one running second.
The other events of the East Ely
program will be: 100 yard foot race
for boys under 16 first place So; sec
ond SO. SO yard sack race; first