Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-27
BASKETBALL TRIUMPH
FOR ELKO PLAYERS

Last night at the Bradley theater
the people OF Elko witnessed three OF
of the most interesting games of bas.
ketball ever played in this county. The
three hundred and fifty spectators all
lost their voices before the games
were anywhere near finished. These
We're the hottest games that have been
witnessed by local fans in the annals
OF the game.
The Elko players put a new land
sCape on the score board when they
came in with a victory that set the
house wild and put lines OF care and
pangs of despair in the hearts OF the
crowd, players and rooters, from Starr
Valley.
The Starr Valley team had come
prepared to pack home a score that
would reach the fourth dimension In
mathematics and would leave the Elko
team with the consolation that could
be represented by a doughnut
The Elko girls had determined that
the reputation of the Starr Valley
damsels had its foundation laid in
quicksand and they began from the
moment the game was on to prove con
clusively that said reputation was not
laid on rock. The Starr girls had
never been invited to taste the gall
OF defeat but they went home this
morning like a bunch OF boys that
had got into a ounce orchard think.
ing they We're picking pippins. The
score was twenty-seven TO seven !
favor OF the Elko Grammar girls and
the seven was a donation.
The second game was the Starr
Valley High boys against the ElkO
Grammar boys and the same story
Will be told TO the home folks in the
valley that the girls will try to cover
up when they get back where IN,
fields are wide and the consoling
walks are Of easy access. This second
game was a nip and tuck affair from
start 10 finish and the final score was
twcnty-fOur TO twenty-five. The close
proximity of the Starr Valley boys TO
the Elko players at the finish of the
score must not be taken TO mean that
the Elko boys were not playing much
faster than the visiting team for they
were leading the Starr team by a wide
margin until one incident occurred 10
mar the otherwise perfect playing.
This was ball tossed too high and
the result was to give the visitors a
chance TO work in close with the score
showing signs of evening up Had the
Elko boys lost TO the visitors the
score would have been no slandcr TO
the blackboard. regulations consider,
ed.
The third game was played by the
lightning beateTs of Starr Valley and
the Elko high school team. This game
was mentioned In the advance notices
as shameless slaughter for the ElkO
innoccnts, the Starr team having q
reputation that could be printed on
nothing put pure white-until they
'Nhi' AWAY llOil lOIilc Ou u plibIlllldBt
of conquest. The final score in this
session of the most exciting entertain.
mcnt that has ever been given to the
patrons Of the Bradley opera house
was set down as twenty-eight for the
home team and twcnty.four for the
hay tossers.
On the whole the games were the
finest ever Witnessed here and the
local boys and girls deserve great ere,
dit for the showing last night They
proved the fallacy OF tht aging that
they cant come back.
They not only did come back but
they did II with a vengeance and they
put stop to lot of talk that was
scheduled to float In the breeze o
Starr Valley from tonight until tn,
next game is played by the gopho,
chasers. In Starr Valley there will
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