Mohave County miner., 1913-11-29
BIa EIks Day at Needles.

friends de parted to Needles, where an interesting program had beea prepar- ed by Needles Elks. The train was met at the station by the MohaVe Indian band and the line of march to Ho,el Arataba was taken up. All Elks were registered at this place and tickets for the banquet aud handsome badges were presented to the visitors
 The first thing on the program was the basket ball game between King man and Needles school girl teams. The Kingman team was made up Of Ethel and Mabel Grizzele, May and Matte Wilkins. Florence St. Charles. Lodema Cook and Sadie Harris. Miss Bernice Smith coached the team and had them in excellent shape. The game resulted in victory for the King man girls by a score of IT to Il. King man people should certainly feel proud of the team, their work showing ex cellence in every department.
 Afternoon brought on the game be- tweed Kingman Elks and Needles Elks. The two teams were dressed in I fantastic costumes and the mere sight of them put the big crowd in the best of humor. Bro. Nee of Needles refereed the two rounds that were played and his decisions created a rio', but he was saved by the intervention of the visitors from dreadful fate. While the boys say that Needles pre- sented them with the game they be.
 ieve that they won it anyway. Bro. ] Downs will probably protest this game on the ground that Kingman Elks have been practicing the game the past month or more, when it was understood that picked men would be barred.
 Following the Elks game came the ball game between the Needles regu- lars and the Kingman teams. Tommy Clark was in the box for Kingman and Price took his delivery. That he can pitch some ball is evidenced by the striking out of seventeen of the op' posing batters. Needles found his delivery a puzzle, while their own pitcher was found repeatedly by King n a Ii s-,-rs-.ss ,,rs >Mhile 70 fant attaches to the Needles patrons of the game we must say that the umpire was fearful ly and wonderfully rotten. Three times did batters of the Needles team swing at the sphere and three times did that poor, misguided umpire call them balls. Tommy's outs that cut the plate in twain were also balls long before they reached the catcher's init. Needles people were simply disgusted with the umpire's work and asked Us to roast the fellow to a finish, but we chartably believe the man knew nothing of the game and did the best that was in him. Kingman played a splendid game and while the Needles boys put up an excellent losing game our boys won by score of three to one This one score was forced in by an error of the third baseman not talk ing a wonderful throw of the pitcher on forced play. Several thousand people witnessed the game. the ladies being out In gala attire.
 Many people came over from Gold road and Oatman during the day and helped swell the crowd. Automobiles took care of the ladies to and from the ball grounds, but owing to the beauti
 ful day hundreds walked from town tt
 the grounds and back again. The ht
 tie city of Needles was in gala attire
 and everything possible was done tt make the visitors comfortable and tt create amusement for them. The bant furnished splendid music, which was enjoyed by the many thousands O people that had come out to witnes. the sports.
 With the first shadows of night came the big turkey spread in tn, Needles opera house. The banque was under the auspices of the Ladies . Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of En D gineers. which order worked with tho Needles Elks to provide feed fit fol the gods. Turkey cooked to a turl and everything that went to make i u appetizing was loaded onto four lon.