White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-02
Steam Shovelers of Copper Flat
Will Meet the Smoke Men of
the Smelter Berg
MYSTERY OF BOTH LINEvps
ELY GOES DOWN BEFORE Me-
GILL IN WELL CONTESTED
GAME WITH A SCORE OF TEN
TO NINE.

There will be series of baseball
games for the holidays beginning
with that of today which will be
between McGill and Copper Flat at
McGill. Tomorrow, tat East Ely,
Copper Flat and Ely will cross
bats at East Ely; and on the Fourth,
McGill will play the winner of this
game.
Great interest has been aroused
over the game which is to be play
ed today, and considerable money
will be waged upon the result.
The lineups of the teams have not
been announced, but it is thought
that Griffiths, one of McGill's new
men will occupy the box for the
smelter men with Stack behind the
bat. Griffiths has been tried out
in the twilight league games and has
proved himself one of the best
twirlers in the district. Workman,
to the regret of the fans, will not
be the backstop of the steam
shovels, his wrist being still out
of commission. With Griffiths in
the box. the smoke men will have
strong array with which to go
up against Copper Flat, and the
game promises to be "a dandy from
all view points.
The game of last Sunday be-
tween Ely and McGill was full of
interesting plays. good hits, good
fielding, good running, not a few
errors. some kicks and finally a
protest which was not allowed
Umpire Kent was called upon to
make some very close decisions; one
at second, where he called l.. Price
safe: and again where he called
Fay out at the plate because Kidder,
who was coaching him, ran home
with him from third. Kent has
been declared right on both de-
cisions. and then resigned from the
league, declaring that the life of an
umpire in the Steptoe league was not
a happy one.
Kent has been the casus belli
with regard to the Ely and Copper
Flat Club. but there has not been
legitimate kick against him regis
tered, which anybody has been
able to make stick. AS far as the
public is concerned. he has been re-
garded as one of the best, II not
the best, umpire yet acting in the
district. He follows the ball like
fielder; and the charge of bias
against him does not make good.
With one umpire in the game, it is
difficult to watch everything going
on, and therefore the league direc-
tors have decided to have two
umpires consisting of ball players
Today, Willis Lockhart of Copper
Flat and Moss of the smelter will
be the guardians of the game
Baubie. McGills new pitcher,
was not success in the box from the
standpoint of the bleachers and
grandstand. He was generously hit,
and his deliberate manner of
twirling, delaying the game 20 a
considerable degree, did not sit well
with the spectators. Fans like
snappy ball. but Baubie seemed to
have brought his crochetting work
with him, and didn't seem to care
whether school kept or not. Stack,
behind the bat, made very good
impression for the two innings he
caught, being retired with
finger Happy Day being substi-
tuted. Britt gave the impression of
having the goods. but was apparent
ly not yet acclimated. Griffiths made
good In the field and at the bat.
making a home run. and his hits
were timely and well placed.
Fay for the Ely team certainly
distinguished himself in the field