The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-22
ELKO BASKETBALL
FANS TALKING LOUD


Local basketball fans will read
with interest the following article
clipped from the Elko Free Press. OF
how the Nevada Industrial School
proposes to tackle the stupenduous
task of putting Elko con the map.
II exposes the rather mysterious FOR
nation of what is hoped will be an
,nvincibIe team OF basketball players
who intend TO clean up the entire
state in a ruthless fashion. The
story follows:
What was perhaps the greatest and
most important meeting held in Elko
for some time, and which will be good
news to the many basketball fans
in these parts, was the meeting OF
the basketballers of this vicinity
held at the Nevada School of Industry
Thursday evening and was attended
by a number of the lovers of this
great indoor sport.
The town of Elko has had thrown
at its feet a challenge from the niue
burg of Winnemucca for a series OF
games between the two towns, n as
Winnemucca boasts of having on Its
team the mighty Erskine and the FUR
Their fact that they have a good work
ing team and a strong aggregation to
go with. and the merchants and bust
ness men are behind them TO a man
they are rearing to go" They
have Just succeeded in taking Love
lock to the cleaners and they feel
pretty "cockey" and think no more OF
issuing a sweeping challenge now
than they would of eating a square
meal at the Meadow Hotel. Well
Alvis Immediately got his Scotch up
called to his aid many of the
Irish. Danes and Anglo Saxons and
a council of war was held and when
they considered that this team from
Winnemucca, even though 1t a
its mighty Erskine. should thus chal-
lenge the city of Elko, a real town
with even a city commission; their
indignation burst forth, and all clam
ored for the floor at once, but accord
ing to Hoyle, only one man could
speak at a time and after all had tole
in no uncertain words how they
would enlist and none would try te
evade the draft, all agreed that We
should organize and accept this chal-
lenge.
the Nevada school was unanimously
elected captain for the Elko team, and
Alvin McFarlane unanimously elected
as business manager and press agent
The boys then asked Judge Milne.
who has turned out many a winning
team. in college class, if he would
act as coach, and a satisfactory sal
airy being agreed upon. the Judge
consented to whip the boys into shape
and a series of practices have been
arranged for and the Elko fans are
thus promised some rare treats in
this popular game. Captain WINS and
Manager McFarlane hereby call upon
any of the old-time stars in the gamt
to report and try for places on the
team. None of the positions are
cinched and it is an open competi-
ton for all; we invite all interested
to come out and get the advantage
Of some expert coaching AMI enjoy
the sport as well as put Eiko on the
map. Let's go as strong as Minne.
mucca is going and while we are a. il
we may just as well go to Pershing
county and also accept the in yitation
to go over into White Pine and show
the natives there how the gam. is
really played.
The following have already decided
that they would willingly wear the
scalps of those would-be-warriors
from the outlying districts:
Alvin McFarlane, old star of the
Elko high school; Lorraine r. WINS,
center of Ely and Dixie high schools;
Harold and Freddie Fernald, at Lead
Vile high two years; II. A. Danielson
guard at Manti high school for two
years; Jimmie Sutton, forward at
Elko two years; Les Hartman, old
University Of Nevada star guard;
Arthur Stoker. Elko high school; f.
Bait, Elko high school; Harold Har-
ris. forward Elko high school for
three years; Wendell Porter. forward
Elko high for three years; Hugh
Lipperalli, guard Elko high school;
E.. ]. Milne, coach, L. d. s.. University
three years coach of the University of
Utah two years, and member of the
famous Chautauqua. New York, team
for four years.