Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-09-11
Carson's Opportunity
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as Billy WOODBURY.; nay, let them
slide as smoothly as Brother Cheney.
No such technique has ever ap-
peared in any work on baseball as
they will see exhibited without van
ity and without boast on the field on
the fatal day in September. Days
will come and be forgotten but never
will they forget the day of the great
game of the year 1915. Crowds will
wait before the bulletin boards CT
the Journal and Gazette to read the
details of game and cheer as the final
score Of Reno, 597; Carson, 3 APP
pears. Thus will the Reno brethren
uphold the honor Of 5o7. We are NOT
boasting. we are simply telling You
the facts as they will appear.
Reno lodge is proud to think that
the Elks car be of service to the
orphans and hopes a large sum will
be realized for so good a purpose.
The only regret we have is that the
orphans will be compelled to wit
ness the Waterloo of their near
neighbors, people they revere in pri-
vate life, and will have to carry with
them through the years to come the
memory of an awful defeat.
The only trouble we have in choos-
ing a team is to keep peace after we
have to select but nine of our players.
They are all in fit condition, you un-
derstand, but we can use only nine.
Our exalted ruler mad a brilliant idea
the other night-he has them in the
day time too-and he thought he
would choose a team by calling TO-
volunteers and rely upon the modes
ty of the players not to volunteer III
too great numbers. He was also
possessed Of the idea that the Car
son players were wild pitchers and
hitters, so he wanted to get players
skilled in the right direction. RE
stood upon his pedestal and said to
the large crowd present in the lodge
room: "Now, | want to get the
best players; those who let nothing
get by, and | want all those who can
catch high balls to stand OF the
north side OF the room" The whole
crowd went over and tipped the build
ing toward the north. You never
saw a crowd take more interest in
baseball.
He told them they had made a base
run but had a foul tip and could not
run the Home that way without in"
viting financial disaster. He is qu.te
a stepper-Leeper when he gets wax
ed up.
Our team will be there and we
pray that you may be able to hold
your team together long enough to
get them on the field.
AS to the challenge of Brother
Burke of the state police to some
Reno officer to enter a swimming
match with him, we are mre thar de
lighted to say that Brother Hill
house, the chief OF police Of Reno,
81 dNNSPlSu lHS NlldiiNiSS dlib Will
be there with botn-no, just one foot
on the ground, to win that prize. We
also issue a challenge to you for a
slow auto race and put Brother
Etchebarren in for that race. If you
have any hot-air artists we will be
ready for them although we have
very few that are skilled in that line
and may have to borrow Brother
Fred Dangberg for that event. We
have chartered two drays to haul
home the prizes we are bound to
win. Leave your drays at home.
We are willing to help in every
way in the good work Of helping the
orphans and will be there in goodly
numbers, although the visit will be
tinged with sadness on account OF
the defeat of our friends from Car
son. Yours f~raternal1y,
ROBT. LEVERS, Secretary.