The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-06-29
MANAGER DOYLE
HAD COLD FEET

sprung one Sunday which, possibly
more honest, was fully as unsports
manlike, viz: eff it seems impossible
to win--quit."
The largest crowd of the season
gathered at Association park Sunday
afternoon for the occasion of the sec
ond game between the Elko and Win
nemucca teams It was good game.
Both pitchers, Manning and Kilhlay,
were in form. and had the batters
guessing for fair. Only % men faced
Manning for 26 putouts. Seven. Winnie
muecans reached first base safely, of
whom three were left ON bases.
Killilay pitched to 33 batsmen. Nine
Of them got on, one through an error,
and one being hit by a pitched bail
Five were left on bases.
Twice Winnemueca got man as far
as third base, and once Elko pushed
one TO the lookin corner. The Elko
man and one of the Winnemuecans
scored.
The game was a close one all the
way. The first three innings were
blanks on both sides. In the fourth
Ryan and Wilson each got hit, but
got no farther than first and second
In the fifth Indian Hank drove a clean
one into right field Wright sacrificed
him to second, where he was caught in
double play on Austin s fy-out TO
center. Two other hits were made bv
the visitors, both credited to Manning
In the fifth Manning beat out an in
field hit. Went to second when Wilson
vas safe on Giroux's error. Reinhart
famed. Hank hit close to third forcing
Manning out. Wright managed to put
one between short and second. Erskine
threw to third, catching Hank Just 3
second after Wilson crossed the plate.
For the locals, Walsh got the first
bit. in the sixth. Christian got a sin.
gleA in the seventh The eighth was a
blank. In the ninth, with one down.
G 'Brien got a safety Walsh sacrificed.
Christian drove liner past Manning.
The southpaw could not handle it, but
Knocked It down, delaying Austin at
short. Casey made a good pickup
and threw to first. To a man Is feet
away IT was guess without reason.
az to whether the ball beat the runner
TO the base or not. Umpire Krenkel.
being in the best possible position to
Judge'-inside the diamond near the
second base line-declared the runner
in and about the grandstand started a
howl Some of the players Joined in,
and in the confusion O'Brien romped
home, tying the score. This was, the
last straw for the redoubtable
= Billy The Winnemucca batters
we're beginning TO reach for his handy
legged portsider-two hits and a run
out of four men up; his players were
getting tired-but three hits in five
innings; one of his best men was
knocked out; and now to have the
score tied in the ninth inning-that
was too much. And so the call went
forth: 'Come on boys, let IS 90 home. "
No little one, they didn't quit
because of wrangling-all that part of
II came after Elko had declared them
selves out Of the game. The only kick
ing during the game was on a close de
cision at second base in the sixth in
ming, when Walsh was called out, and
that lasted only about 40 seconds, and
ELECTED a lot Of jeering about the
breed OF sports infesting Winnemucca.
oh, no, the nice boys from Elko abhor
masticating the old dry goods, but are
ready to march off the field the first
time close decision goes against them.
As to the decision which DOYLE
claimed was unfair: Umpire Krenkel
says there was a small fraction of a
second Of time between the touching
of the base by Christian and the smack
OF the ball in McF'arlane's S glove.
Frank was in the best position TO
know, and he makes too many close
decisions against the home team to be
accused of partiality for them.
MeFarlane said it seemed to him
that the ball and the runner reached
him at the same instant--an admission
that Christian was safe.
Christian said he would call it tie
base.
Umpire Happier did not question the
decision, as he Immediately passed on
close play at the plate, calling
O'Brien safe.
Pitcher Manning, when asked for his
personal opinion, evaded with the re-
marx, I've only got one eye;
couldn't Judge"
All of which puts il squarely up to
the manager, who, in crowd, over 100
feet away, assumed to question the
Judgment of umpires and PLAYERS and
called his men off the field.
The Elko papers, as would be ex
pected, put up plant for their team.
One, styling himself tSporting Edi
tor, - shows remarkable deficiency In
4 sporting blood and an equally remarka
BILE imagination. He draws comparisons
all the way from Jesse James 10
up-to-date highwaymen trying to illus
trate his idea of Umpire Krenkel, and
M doubt thinks himself quite humor
Gus. He makes one statement. however
still drawing on his imagination
which is hardly excusahle. He saws
krenkel, after the game. acknowl
edged he had made a mistake. and al
bets were declared of = No one who
knows Frank Krenkel viii give a sec
ond thought TO the first part of thai
quotation, but the latter end of il t
full of meat, furnishing very strong
evidence as to the reason for Manage
Dovle's action.
From the fact that Manager DOYLE
and his contingent had het a small for