Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-26
BUCKHORN BEATS
ELKO THREE TO TWO
Closely Contested Game to the Eighth
Inning When Elko Loses BY
An Error In kielding

The Amalgamated Order of Muck
ers, Shovelmen and Drillers from
Buckhorn have some baseball club
Said order descended upon our prides
yesterday and humbled them by a
score of 3 to 2. And il was a game
of games. The players instilled more
thrills, heart breaking plays and gen.
eral assortment of sensations than has
been witnessed on the local orchard
in many moons. Any one who wanted
their money back at the gate yester.
day should hike TO the tall timbers
this day. The fans and fanettes GER
tainly had their day. and basehits
We're scarce as English soldiers in Ber-
lin.
Elko started out for the first seven
innings like real team on the de-
fensive, and Buckhorn did likewise.
Manning was going like a house a
fire and the willow wielders from
Wingfield's mining town had a merry
time trying TO guess at his slants.
Howard for the visitors held the home
boys safe with n few curves and fair
control. Elko clearly had an off day
in hitting. Some of the Prides couldn't
hit a horse in the head with a banjo.
They kept swinging and swinging, and
Manning and Hanks who are supposed
TO hit once in while never got start
ed.
Messrs. Bateman and Myers (may
their tribe incrcase) made big hit
with the fans when they were sent in
TO the game late and many think too
late. These boys acted like real ball
players and after practicing on the
local lot all week were given an op-
portunity to work. Any one who has
followed baseball any length of time
could readily see that II meant runs
for the team when the two players
came TO the plate. Bateman batting
for McFarlanc hit safely and advanced
when Myers who took Merithew's
placed lined single to the garden.
Then Helfrich came through with
lovely swat and Andy Ryan brought
the crowd to their feet by nice
double, and both players scored. The
next time up in the ninth inning both
Bateman and Myers hit safely and
with two out and two men on bases
Helfrich came up, and hit a hard drive
to shortstop that looked safe but Bal
lis, who by the way looks the best of
any shortstop seen this year played
for II and the game was over
Buckhorn made their three runs in
the latter end of the game when Man
ming, McFarlane and Merithew all
made errors which combined with two
hits Letted the visitors a trio
Dutch Voight former Varsity play
or on the Santa Clara club and this
years Varsity Rughby star, entered
the game after Howard had been bat
ted out Of the box, and held the locals
safe. Talmadge the young catcher for
the visitors looked good and worked
hard all through the game Taken as
team the Buckhorn squad looks
much the better club. and as one of
the players stated that IL they had
Manning would defeat any club in the
state. Elko couldn't win because they
didn't have the hitters that make the
runs. Reinhart and Snelson we're both
out of the game which weakened the
hitting strength Of the club. Ellko will
try to schedule game with the Buck
horn squad in two weeks which should
draw one of the banner crowds of the
year The lineup of the teams.
Ellso-Hanks, c; Manning, p; Nc.
Farlane, Bateman, 1b; Helfrich, 2b;
Austin, ss; Ryan, 3b; Merithew, Ny
ers, rf; Wright, CT; Hicks, IT,
Buckhorn-Talmage. c; Howard,
Voight, p; Pritchard, 1b; Sheehy, 2b;
Balls, IS; Hogan, 3b; Voight, Howard
RI: Connors, cf; Clark, II.