Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-07-26
BASEBALL NEWS
BALL PLAYERS vISIT FALLON

Through the kindness OF the w est
| Hardware Co. Ierington's Ball Play
ers had a most enjoyable and thrill
ing trip to Falllon last Sunday in
the Company new international
High-o-Plane, the occasion being the
much talked of game with Fallon. TO
provide the necessary seating accom-
odations taxed the ingenuity OF the
owners, but after wrecking all old
stage coach, enough parts were found
and force OF men put to work the
night before, So by $50 a.na,, the ap-
pointed time for leaving the ground,
all was in readiness and the eager
ball players with their inseparables
were on hand Chief mechanlcian
| coldsworthy took his passengers
around the huge fier and after explain
ing to them the various hickeys and
gadgets he instructed them to re
frain from rocking the boat and by no
means to look down if doing 50
made them dizzy. The wireless man
took his station, received a mes
sage from Washington, reading -
Proceed all air pockets closed Tor
two hours and y minutes he
engineer then pulled one hickey, put
his foot on gadgct then turned an
other hickey and with roar they
were off on the first AFRO Baseball
expedition in history. In maneuver-
ing to avoid collision with the
sky-scraper IO.O.F. building they
very nearly colided with the spacious
Cooper Insurance Block, but their
clever manipulation set them Tree OF
such obstacles and soon they were
pointed toward L;Dhontan with tare-
well bark from our Main St dogs.
The vigilant night custodian OF the
city attracted by the barking, looked
out from his bunk, then up, and as
he covered his nose again. he mum
bled very .oitiy. They're up III the
air all right and they weret4 ler-
rifle crashes OF the wireless caused
panic among the passengers but the
presence OF the wireless man Gained
them as he read the message to them,
One air pocket broke loose. opening
up in vicinity of Aeriugton !; then
he explained that the message had
to be substauiiated by letter, 80
f%Don't worry because that must y"
through the Internal Revenue. Board
of Health and other departments
before they even mail It Reas ured
once again and getting accustomed
to their elevated position, they were
held in rzppnue by the magnificent
scenery as the slaughter house. N a
buska Stlsion etc, passed below
them IN a birds eye panoramic view
Once again they were startled by
ire ireless and all eyes were ON thf
operator as he received and sent mes
S4rcs finally he closed the machine
and stated that his noisy wireless ar
gument was with Fallon, and went
an Ia rellte that they were airai6
Yeriugtor wls on the war-path and II
GO. the game would have to be called
off as certain parties essential TO the
game would be missing. lie mad
assured them however that Ne were a
peace-loving people, not too proud
to fight OF conrse but that we
were overlooking certain nisstatc-
ments published over therre. -NlSo
that our Mayor was not on Ms way
owe, with machine gun battalion
l.hut had sent his best regards instead
Lahonton Lake at this time Dnt the
Milo, suddenly turned hard-sl-port,
The big hier was about to cross the
niped all hands to clear for action and
skirted the lake explaining that the
peIicans might mistake the ship Tor
the 4th 0f July ilier and attack the
sauadrons. Presently the watch on
the deck i'll stcntorian voice An
,onced. Mud scow three points TO
,arboard". After consulting the crew
they all looked in that direction and
saw great cloud oil dust moving
along below. The pilot explained
that the cause of the commotion was
= aier built after the fashion di
hedgehog and little heavier thIn AR
go could not rise very high but being
made OF light tin and very tim rnpnef
il was able to keep well of ne
ground when running fast. To those
wishing to take up low flying aero
nautics he gave the name and address
of lin Nugent a. agent. JUS theh
with Al bump and a terrific uproar the
f,ier was almost thrown into disas-
,rous tail spin and came to 1eaa
On. The genial pilot explane' ihat
the, we're not cointering any driit-
ing filled with air pockets but were
,mmt aiately over the Lincoln ll'eh-
WAY leading into Fallon. Owing 10
v,.cus and numerous de essions' II
heavals. etc. on that highway, the ar
above naturally had to conform to
the underlying topography and would
ra,,se some inconvenience but not 10
he alarmed. No sooner started asa'',
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