The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-31
DUCKHORN BEATS
ELK0 THREE TO TWO
Closely Contested Game To The
Eighth Inning When Elko
Loses By An Error
From Mondays Elko Independent

rrOm MONDAY : ElkO independent
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
cor of 8 to 2. And it was a
game of games. The players in
stilled more thrills. heart breaking
plays and general assortment of en-
sations than has been witnessed on
the local orchard in many moons.
Any one who wanted their money
back at the gate yesterday should
hike to the tall timbers this day. The
fans and fanettes certainly had their
day, and basehits were scarce as
English soldiers in Berlin.
Elko started out for the first seven
innings like a real team on the de-
fensive, and Buckhorn did likewise.
Manning was going like a house on
fire and the willow wielders from
Wingfeld's mining town had amerry
time trying to guess at his slants.
Howard for the visitors held the
home boys safe with a 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 swing
ing and swinging, and Manning and
Hanks who are supposed to hit once
in a while never got started.
Messrs. Bateman and Myers (may
their tribe i~ncrease) made a big hit
with the fans when they we're sent
into the game late and many think
too late. These boys acted like real
ball players and after practicing on
the local lot all week YER given an
opportunity to work. Any one who
has followed baseball any length of
time could readily see that it meant
runs for the team when the two
players came to the plate. Bateman
batting for McFarlane hit safely and
advanced when Myers who took
Merithew's place lined a single to
the garden. Then. Helfrich came
through with a lovely swat and Andy
Ryan brought the crowd to their
feet with a 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 Balls, who by
the way looks the best of any short
stop seen this year, played for it and
the game was over.
Buckhorn made their three runs
in the latter end of the game when
Manning, McFarlane and Merithew
all made errors which combined with
two hits Melted the visitors a trio.
Dutch Voight. a former Varsity
player on the Santa Clara club and
this years Varsity's Rughby star.
entered the game~after Howard had
been batted 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 a team the
Buckhorn squad looks much the
better club, and as one of the play
ers stated that if they had Manning
they would defeat any club in the
State. Elko couldn't win because
they didn't have the hitters that
make the runs. Reinhart and Smell
son were both out of the game which
weakened the hitting strength of the
club. Elko will try to schedule a
game with the Buckhorn squad in
two weeks which should draw one of
the banner crowds of the year. The
lineup of the teams:
Elko-Hanks, C; Manning, p; Nc
Farlane, Bateman. Id; Helfrich, 2b;
Austin, SIS; Ryan, 3b; Merithew.
Myers, rf; Wright, eff; Hicks, If.
Buckhorn-Talmage C: Howard,
Voight, p; Pritchard, 1b; Sheehy. 2b;
Balls, SIS; Hogan, 3b; Voight. Hew-
ard, IF; Connors, CT; Clark. If.