White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
CONCERNING THE RECENT
TRACK MEET AT McGILL
Ely. Nevada, May q, 1916.

Dear SIT. IL WAS WIN couctucT
able amusement that | read in the
Salt Lake Tribune that Mr.. r. r.
Bell of McGiil claimed the track and
field meet that was held In MeGill.
May s tn While Mr.. Bell claims
this meet, l am sure that he realizes
that 1t is only amusing to all people
who know anything at all about the
meet, for In the number of points
scored, McGill finished third.
Now, about the meet. East Ely
won this meet in great style, when
one considers that they entered only
two men. it Is a very remarkable
Ifeat they scored g. points. Ely
was second with Il y points. McGih
third with 17h points, and Lund
fourth with six points. These are
the points scored in the meet. In
competition. Now. the way Mr.. Bell
claims the meet is this: Owing to
train accommodation. ii was neces-
sary for East Ely and Ely TO leave
the field in time to catch the i've
twenty train home. We tried to
have arrangements made whereby
We could stay over until s~eYen-thirty,
but could not. As proof that We
tried. Mt. y. B~oyd-smith. the re-
eorder Of the meet. tried to get in
communication with the railroad au-
thoritiss. but we could not get the
arrangements with the railroad
changed. Now. being compelled to
leave the field before the meet had
been finished. we had to leave with
out competing in the junior and Sc
Nor relay aud the so and 100-yard
swim. What does Mr.. Bell do. but
actually compels his boys to run
these two relays. and swim these two
swimming races? Then he claims
nine points in each event. a total OF
SO points, u%nearned. just claimed,
adds these SO points to his total OF
points actually scored, making a to-
of 53h points. giving him the
meet BY. a total of 5 points over East
Ely.
l admit Mr.. Bell has a right TO
claim this meet, but l think it shows
a little bit of unsportsman1ike ma
ture. | wonder how much honor
and real pleasure there Is in saying,
Here is the cup we won In the meet.
won 1t by claiming the meet by
Default" Or will he say that he won
I by default?
The funny part OF the whole thing
s this: Mr.. Bell, In his haste to
claim the meet and everything In
light. claims the meet by 8 points.
While with all his points scored, and
he claims. gives him a total
If only ASA points. Mr.. Bell failed
take into consideration that the
two relay races only amounted to
i've points each, instead of nine. 1t
2 a shame to puncture Mr.. Bells air
.astles, but IL be will stop and think
minute, he will see that | am right.
There was only one place in the re-
avs. and that vas first place, count
ng five points. There was no second
Dr. third place, or so I was told before
the meet was held. However, Mr..
Bell was determined to win the meet,
30 he claimed nine points for each
So, Mr.. Editor. will you print the
correct results of this meet? Please
print 1t this way:
First: McGill-Points actually
17h; CLAIMED, %; total.
Second: East Ely-Points actual
ly scored. As; claimed. none; total.
40.
Third: Ely = Points actually
Ply; claimed, none; total.
Fly.
Fourth: Lund - Points actually
8; claimed, none; total. 6.
Thanking you In advance for the
courtesy of printing this. and apollo
giving to Bell for exploding part of
his dreams and air castles. I am
Respectfully yours,
]. G. HILL.