The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
CAL|ENTE ALLOWED
EAGLE TO SCREAM

caliente residents are deserving of
special mention for the manner in
which Independence Day was ceie-
brated in that city Monday. July 5. a
large crowd Of people from the sur 1
rounding territory was present. many l
Phoebe people being there. in spite Of !
having celebrated at home two days 4
before
At the baseball game in the early |
afternoon Caliente walked all over the |
representative team from Alamo. the
score having run into nine figures. il
being out of the question to tabuiate il
without the aid of Mr.. Burroughs and
his modern machinery. Anyway. not
a doubt existed in the mind of any
Caliente fan but that Phoebe would be
found as easy-comparatively.
The fact is. Spec" who is plotting
Phoebe on it's turbulent journey
through the 1920 baseball season. suf-
fered the pangs of conscience at hay-
ing so numerically whipped the hot
town boys on two separate occasions
this year, and spoke the magic words
which sent Babe Rutherford into the
box for Phoebe to hurl the pill to the
hungry maws of the Caliente batters.
but somehow or other those warm-city
batters did seem to have their batting
eye and they proceeded to knock the
little rounder all over the diamond.
In addition to which the personnel of
the Phoebe aggregation seemed to be
suffering temporarily from the JIM
jams or something of the sort, and be-
fore it was realized by the Caliente
gents they had amassed four tallies
in their half of the first.
"Spec" interfered n the proceedings
of the afternoon at this point to tt
extent of sending the village postma
ter into the box. Jay didn't have n
Jams or anything else but the Cal
iente boys had his number, and hefor
the side had been retired in the see
ond inning three more runs were
across the platter for Caliente.
That Caliente would win the game
seemed a certainty to many--that she
could lose it never entered the head of
any Calienteite. Hands began to shove
greenbacks around in the crowd and
cries of "even money were frequently
heard. But alas and alack, as well as
the torrid city people should know
spec" they once more misjudged him
and he went into the box himself,
checking them as usual
The game ended with Phoebe on the
long end of 16-to-3 score and the
purse offered by the committee to the
winners. This game. while represent
ing total of nineteen runs during the
nine innings of play, was one of the
most interesting baseball contests ever
witnessed in this county and there
was question in the minds of all VI
to the last minute to who would bf
the ultimate winner
Alex Orr once more came into tht
limelight In this game when he mad'
pretty running catch of short fll
near the left field foul line, when tive
men were out and the third station wa
occupied by a player wearing a Cal
ie'tA uniform. This catch may hav'
saved the game, and Judging by tn
fuss made over the little man he vii
hask as the citys baseball hero fo
some time to come.
The lineup of the teams in thi
game was as follows
Pioche--Hames, catcher. Rutherford
Christian and Dolan. pitchers; Fran
Wilcox, first base: Dan w. Franks
second base; Charles Ronnow. short
stop; Christian and Dolan, third base
Alex Orr, left field; Ernest Neilso'
and Rutherford center field; Christia
and Nelson, right field.
Caliente-Cook catcher: Delane'
pitcher; Babe Denton first base; E.
Smith, second base; Forbes. shortstol
Barton, third base; Olson, left felo
Fieldson, center field; Lloyd Dentol
right field
Umpires-J. Less Denton and F.
Brown.
The dance in the evening was large
ly attended and highly appreciated /
all. the crowd breaking up about %
in the morning when Mr.. Wiltse, WI
plays the piano as If he knew just no
it should be done and is being don
closed up his box and wended r
weary way home, full of satisfactit
in the realization that he had made
possible for other people to thorough
enjoy themselves, even though he mi
have worked incessantly for five hou
to make possible enjoyment for &
who were there. Mr. Wiltse is sor
piano player. and those who lost t
opportunity to step about to the sen
intoxicated strains emanating fro
the piano missed out on somethi1
worth while.
The newly organized Caliente pa
rendered some delightful music
the edification of all who were with
hearing distance. Although a you
organization the Caliente band is f
of promise and with a little addition
practice will be in a position to furn1
many an hours diversion for the re
dents of the railroad town.
SCOTT ANNOUNCES HIMSELF