White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-14
Ooening Contest of the Series
at Ely Park Gives Promise
of Brilliant Performance
WILL Be BATTLE FOR BLOOD
REGULAR RATES ON RAILROAD
INCLUDE ADMISSION TO PARK
AND WILL BRING RATTLISG
GOOD ATTENDANCE.

The opening game OF the baseball
season will be held in the Ely park
this afternoon between the n. N.-Ely
and McGill teams. and 1t promises to
be brilliant game In every respect.
IL will be a contestfor blood and judg-
ing from the lineups of both teams,
il will be anybody's game. The con-
test of last Sunday between the n.
N.-Ely club and the boys from Cop
per Flat has whetted the public ap-
petite for the sport. and today's at
tendance will. without doubt. be the
greatest ever seen In the district.
Last Sundays game was a presen-
tation OF real ball. Some went away
after the first inning. disappointed
by the showing that had been made.
for the Copper Flat team put IL over
the local boys for nine runs. Those
who stuck through witnessed some
OF the best exhibitions of ball tossing
and batting ever seen In the state,
and while only an exhibition game 1t
was pennant ball by both sides In
the first inning the miners had IL all
their way, and then the n. N.-Ely
put Fay into the box, and with nine
talles TO discourage them the local
fans played like demons.
This is why today's game should
be a corker. for II Is cinch that
there will be no such lead on the
home nine as there was last Sunday.
and both will go on the diamond In
the best OF condition prepared TO
play their best ball. There will be
rooters from McGill and there will be
some modest yellers from the home
towns. McGill has not announced
its lineup, but there will not be much
OF change from the team which put
II all over Ely two weeks ago. In
the players who have been entered
for the seasons playing are %
names. and the n. N.-Ely has %
players signed up. The names OF all
the players for the three teams are
given below
The grounds will be In the best of
shape, for there will be no game in
the morning to tear up the diamond.
They were wet down yesterday after
noon and gone over and are In splen-
did condition. Ii Is aimed to make
a gala day In the district of the
opening day of the league. The city
and county officials have been Invited
to attend and parade Will be held
from downtown to the ball grounds.
The trains from the mines and Nc
Gill will doubtless bring crowds OF
spectators. special arrangements
having been made TO hold both trains
until after the game.
Low Rates Secured.
BY arrangements perfected with
the Nevada Northern railway round
trip tickets from McGill. Copper Flat
and East Ely. including admission TO
the ball game. will be sold at the FOL
lowing prices From McGill 5Oe'
from Copper Flat 60e; from East
Ely 40c. These rates include all
actual expense for the round trip as
we'll as admission to the ball park,
and should result in a record break
ing crowd for the opening league
game. All tickets must be pnrehas-
ed of station agents as they Will not
be on sale by conductors. Keep this
In mind and procure your ticket be
Tore boarding the train. Returning
trains will leave Murry street for
McGill at 4:55 and for Copper Fiat
at $500 p. m.
Officers aud Players.
Following is the list of officers OF
the Steptoe Valley league managers
and players of the teams: James ID.
watson. president of the league, w.
W. Lockhart. vice PRESIDENT; A. j.
carpenter, secretary-treasurer.
n. N.-Ely Team.
r. s. Durkee, manager; Royal
Matthias, assistant manager; p. Z.
watt, director. Players: II. S. Dur
kee' l.. Il. Fay. w. l.. Fulmer, f. j.
Curry. j. II. Fulmer, p. Smoot, r. r.
Matthias, w. A. Crawford, p IL.
sanford. Lester Hip. c. w. Dieken-
son, X. Dillon, w. c. Hull, II. Boyd
smith, A, j. Carpenter, Neil A. Nc
Gill, #. o. Waltz, Ed. Veal. II. E.
Dewitt, l.. f. Deckelman. c. nj.
oWessing, Waldo Duddleson.
McGiII Team.
" j. Barnes. manager: F. A. But
ler, director Players W. j..
v NELL, w. f. House, Harry A. John
son. F. L. Bittenbender. r. G. Price,
Edgar Richards. Guy Malley. Willard
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