The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-06-19
RENO ELkS AND FALLON
TEAMS BATTLE SATURDAY
Fierce Offensive of Visitors Brings
Defeat to Home Team After
Prolonged Struggle


club opened their offensive on the
Fallon front last Saturday after
noon, large portion of the commun
ity being persent. having been offic-
tally notified TO abandon their homes
to witness the crushing of the enc
my Following the preliminary at
tack of the enemy the indications
were the fulfllment of the official
announcement, as the Fallon bat
talon successfully met the light
bombardment of the enemy and at
the close of the gunfiring had gained
some ground. also capturing impor-
tant bases.
The enemy in the next attack ma
neuvered for position and opened
heavy FIRE with the intention of re-
covering lost ground. bringing up a
number of heavy field pieces, the ar
tillery doing heavy execution, with
the result that our battalion was
forced to give way, the enemy recov-
ering lost ground and advancing his
position TO a point that seriously en-
dangered the Faiion main supply
base.
The F'allon contingent then made
counter attack. their principal
grenade thrower who had shown
signs of weakness in the previous
engagement neW more accurately
guaging his time fuse and a number
OF the enemy fell victims to the per-
fection of his aim, the close of this
action being a slight gain Of lost
ground for the Fallon army.
The next drive of the enemy ex-
pressed his determination TO annlhi-
late his foe and bringing up his
heaviest artillery. and with a steady
rain of shell gas the Fallon battalion
broke In disorder. the enemy making
heavy gains at every point and cap
turing the principal bases from
which all efforts to rout him failed.
Captain Pete Blackmer rallied his
forces for another counter attack.
introducing Mapes Ferguson as the
bomb threwer to destroy the enemy
and for a time victory lowered over
their linas but this elusive bird ex-
tended his wings and vanished in
the dim distance leaving the enemy
in possession of the fruits OF long
drawn cut battle, drawn out two and
half hours worth.
In all fairness II may be said that
Captain Pete Blackmer has te m
Of ball players that with practice. of
which they had very little prior to
the game OF Saturday. can be whip
ped into shape and with drilling in
team work and the correction of the
chief faults of failing to cover bases
and base running. would be among
the best In the state.
The position of left fielder was
particularly trying Saturday on ae-
count OF the fierce rays Of the sun
making IL difficult for the fielder to
rightly guage the fight OF high fly
balls. The double umpire plan wa
supposed to have been adopted. but
the umpire on bases to save a riot
should be on top of every play which
did not happen once in the game last
Saturday.
II is hoped that the commauit
will give these 7nang m.n
support rs they certainly viii do
credit to rallon against any simi'ar.
ly organized club they may he pit;ed
against.
In the Reno club were three form
or league players, Walter Magic NJ
ono time the star pitcher of the
Coast Les que and later a member of
the Pittsburg club, their pitcher aou
ser who played in the Three States
League and Whisman, and yet the.
home team scored more earned1runs
than the visitors. their run column
having been fatteped through the
~s-ess---~-----s-~